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MAWD 3.01
Understand Principles of Audio
Term | Definition |
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Sounds | vibrations that travel through the air |
Sound Wave | audible vibration that travels through water or air |
Decibels | the loudness or intensity of a sound |
Crest | the maximum of the sound wave |
Trough | the minimum of the sound wave |
Wavelength | distance from crest to crest |
Amplitude | distance from rest to crest or rest to trough |
Frequency | number of waves to pass a point in one second |
Pitch | quality of a sound determined by the rate of vibration. The degree of highness or lowness of a tone |
Analog | continuous phenomena, such as microphones, video cameras |
Sample Rate | converts electrical energy to binary code |
Bit Rate | the number of computer bits that are conveyed or processed per unit of time |
Waveform | a visual representation of an audio signal |
Clip | is a short segment of audio |
Track | an area upon which audio moves |
Trim | removes everything from the left and right of selected audio |
Amplify | change the volume of selected audio |
MP3 | Compressed format |
.ogg (Ogg Vorbis) | Open Source Compressed format Well Suited for Internet popular with Gaming Industry |