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MaWD Lesson 3.01 (1)
Understand Principles of Audio
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| AIFF | Developed by Apple High quality |
| Amplify | Change the volume of selected audio |
| Amplitude | Distance from rest to crest or rest to trough |
| Analog | A continuous phenomena |
| .avi (Audio Video Interleave) | Created by Microsoft Use less compression Supported by most computers |
| Bit Rate | The number of computer bits that are conveyed or processed per unit of time |
| Capture | To record audio, video or still images as digital data in a file |
| Clip | A short segment of audio |
| Crest | Point that exhibits maximum amount of upward displacement from the rest position |
| Decibles | The loudness or intensity of a sound in which it is measured in |
| Frequency | Number of waves to pass a point in one second |
| MP3 | Compressed format Popular foe music |
| .ogg (Ogg Vorbis) | Open source Compressed format |
| Pitch | Quality of a sound determined by the rate of vibration |
| Sample Rate | The rate or frequency at which a sound is sampled to digitize it |
| Sounds | Vibrations that travel through the air or some other medium |
| Sound Wave | An audible vibration that travels through air or water |
| Track | An area upon which audio moves |
| Trim | Removes everything from the left and right of selected audio |
| Trough | Point that exhibits maximum amount downward displacement from the rest position |
| WAV | Developed by IBM & Microsoft for Windows High quality |
| Waveform | A visual representation of an audio signal |
| Wavelength | Distance from crest to crest |