Lesson 11: Audio Information and Media

Audio

refers to a sound made or created by various platforms.

Audio Information and Media

refers to instruments, applications, programs, etc. that teachers and/or students use to convey new information to help learn the uses, assessment, and production of sound.

TRUE

The purpose of audio is to:

➢ Give instruction or information.

➢ Provide feedback.

TRUE OR FALSE

FALSE (➢ To personalize or customize.)

The purpose of audio is to copy or imitate

Radio Broadcast

Live or recorded audio sent through radio waves to reach a wide audience.

Music

Refers to sound that are made vocally, sometimes combined with instrumental sounds, to create harmony that is performed or composed to express thoughts, feelings, or emotion, for artistic, ceremonial, entertainment, or religious purposes.

Sound recording

Recording of an interview, meeting, or any sound from the environment.

Sound clips/effects

Refers to sounds that is synthetically produced to make an effect in a composition or presentation.

Audio Podcast

A recording of a story or a radio program, typically released or can be downloaded in series or episodes.

Tape

Refers to a magnetic _____ that can store audio or sound.

CD

Refers to circular plastic-fabricated medium used for keeping and playing on a computer data (e.g. video, audio, programs, pictures, or even text files)

USB Drive

A type of external storage that is portable and can be connected to any device that has a USB port.

Memory Card

➢ Also known as storage card or flash _________ card
➢ Usually connected to a device (e.g. cellphone, laptop, etc.) to store data.

Computer Hard Drive

Secondary storage device for storing audio files.

Internet/ Cloud

Websites or file repositories for retrieving audio files, and more precisely the files are stored in some datacenter full of servers that is connected to the internet.

MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer 3)

Standard audio format for transferring to playing audio.

M4A/AAC (MPEG-4 Audio / Advanced Audio Coding)

An audio format that is the successor of the MP3 audio format that has better sound quality.

WAV (Waveform Audio File Format)

A standard audio format for Microsoft for storing audio or for the playback of game sound effects etc.

WMA (Windows Media Audio)

Technology developed by Microsoft for compressing audio and is used with Microsoft’s Windows Media Player.

Volume

the loudness and quietness of the sound.

Tone

Refers to the quality of sound.

Pitch

the highness or the lowness of the tone.

Dialogue

Speech, conversation, voice-over.

Waterfall

Refers to a state where the second audio starts with full volume just as the first audio fades out.

Sound Effects

Any sound other than music or dialogue

Silence

The absence of audio or sound.

Elements of Sound Design

Silence, Music, Sound Effects, Waterfall, and Dialogue are all part of what?

Mixing

The blend, symmetry, and control of multiple audio.

Pace

The timely order of events. This may be linear, nonlinear, or multi-linear.

Stereo Imaging

Using left and right channel for depth.

Transitions

How one element shifts to another.

Segue

➢ An audio begins as soon as another stops.
➢ Also refers to “cut” in films.

Cross-fade

➢ An audio fades in volume just as other fades out in volume, making both elements overlap.

V-Fade

An audio begins after the first one fades to silence.

Fade to Black

Like V-Fade but a silence is included between elements.