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• Audio


  is defined as anything connected to sound, specifically when received,

  recorded, transferred, or duplicated (HarperCollins, n.d.). It is anything related to

  the documentation and transmission of sound (Cambridge University, n.d.).
• Audio Media 


  • Uses audio equipment to report, document, and deliver information through sound
  • may also refer to audio formats such as analog tape cassettes, digital compact discs and computer files containing audio
  • file or sound created and transferred using high fidelity waves
• Radio Broadcast


  he act of sending a live or recorded audio through radio

  waves meant for a large group of listeners
• Music 


  an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating

  instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
• Sound Recording 


  the encoding of any sound from the surroundings; the

  act or procedure of making a record of a certain sound
• Sound Clip/Sound Effect


  the sound, aside from dialogue and music,

  artificially made to create an effect in a movie, play, or other broadcast

  production
• Audio Podcast


  an episodic series of digital audio or video file or recording

  that can be downloaded by a user from a website to a media player or

  computer to listen
• WAYS OF STORING AUDIO FILES:

  Tape 


  a magnetic tape sound recording format on which sound can be

  documented
• Compact disk 


  a plastic-fabricated, circular tool on which audio, video,

  and other digital information is recorded, stored, and played back
• USB Flash Drive


  an external hard disk drive, small enough to fit on a

  keychain, that can be plugged into the computer’s USB port
• Memory Card 


  a small, flat flash drive used to save data such as audio

  files, pictures, texts, and videos for use on small, portable, or remote

  computing devices
• Computer Hard Drive 


  a secondary data storage device for saving digital

  data
• Internet/Cloud 


  a wide network of remote servers in the internet meant to

  operate as storage and retrieval of audio files and other computer data
• MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer 3)


  a coding format for consumer audio, as well

  as a mean of sound sequence compression for the transmission and

  playback of music on most digital audio players
• M4A/AAC (MPEG-4 Audio/Advanced Audio Coding)


  a file extension for lossy digital audio compression
• WAV (Waveform Audio File Format)


  the Microsoft audio file format standard used for the storage of digital audio data on personal computers
• WMA (Windows Media Audio)

  a file extension developed by Microsoft and used with Windows Media Player
• CHARACTERISTICS OF SOUND:

  Volume 


  The force of a sound
• Tone


  the musical or vocal sound of a definite quality
• Loudness 


  the feature of a sound that determines the degree of the auditory

  sensation produced
• Purposes of Using Sound or Audio Media

  ❖ Tnable the learners to listen to the ideas and views of the experts and

  other reliable people;

  ❖ Allow learners to listen to learning materials, like speeches;

  ❖ Serve as alternative guides for the learners when they are doing their tasks, such as experiments; and

  ❖ Grant the learners audio files of important past events or sounds from the settings that the learners cannot personally visit.
• ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF SOUND DESIGN:

  Dialogue 


  a composition in the form of conversation between two people
• Sound Effect 


  the sound, aside from dialogue and music, artificially made

  to create an effect in a movie, play, or broadcast production
• Music


  an instrumental or a vocal sound that conveys emotions and ideas

  in significant forms through the elements of color, harmony, melody, and rhythm
• Silence 


  the complete absence of noise or sound
• Mixing 


  the balance, combination, and control of numerous sound

  elements
• Pace 


  the editing and the time control of sound design; it has numerous

  categories:

  • Linear
  • Non-linear
  • Multi-linear
• Linear


  the sounds that are permanent, used once, and will be in the

  same place
• Non-linear 


  the sounds that are much more open in comparison to

  linear sounds
• Transition


  the process of getting from one element or fragment of sound

  design to another; it has various types:

  • Segue
  • Cross-Fade
  • V-Fade
  • Fade to Black
• Segue


  an uninterrupted movement from one piece of music to

  another
• Cross-Fade 


  the smooth transition of a sound between two side by

  side audio files on the same track
• V-Fade


  a switch from one volume level to another softer or louder

  level
• Fade to Black


  a type of V-Fade which has some silence between the

  elements of sound design
• Stereo Imaging 


  the feature of sound documentation and duplication

  concerning the supposed spatial locations of the sound sources, both

  sideways and in depth.