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Digital Audio |
9.1 |
What is the heart and soul of a multimedia
project? Give three examples. |
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9.2 |
What is digitizing? |
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9.3 |
What are six benefits of digital sound? |
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9.4 |
What is the basic function of
your computer's sound hardware? |
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9.5 |
What are the three sources of
digital sound that you can record from on your computer, and how can you
make sure that your sound input device is correctly selected on a Windows
computer? |
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9.6 |
When you are digitizing sound, what two factors
determine the quality of the resulting digital sound file? |
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9.7 |
What happens to file size and sound quality
when you convert a 16-bit sound file to an 8-bit one? |
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9.8 |
What is typically the lowest-quality sound file
acceptable? |
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9.9 |
What is
the leading sound editing software application for the PC? |
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9.10 |
What is sound file
cropping, and why is it particularly handy when editing recorded
sound? |
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9.11 |
What is
normalizing? |
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9.12 |
What are common sound file formats for PCs and
Macs, and what should you be sure to check before committing to a sound
format? |
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9.13 |
Skill Display #2: Create a 30-second
audio commercial for the Digital Media course. Be sure to mix
background music and voice narration. |
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9.14 |
Skill Display #3: Regardless
of which design option you choose (see top of page), please mix
narration with music for your HOME (or INTRO) slide and configure the
sound file to play as that slide appears via the SLIDE TRANSITION menu. |