AOTD (Acronyms of the Day) 11/17/08 November 17, 2008
Posted by ConnorSmith in : AOTD , add a commentThought I’d start doing this, both to get me posting daily and to develop a small glossary of audio-related acronyms. My goal is to get at least one AOTD everyday.
AAC – Advanced Audio Coding (Codec)
MP3 – (MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3) Motion Picture Experts Group -1 Audio Layer 3
Variable Bit Rate Explained (a side note) November 17, 2008
Posted by ConnorSmith in : Chit Chat, File Compression, Project Studio , add a commentSo, what is variable bit rate (or VBR)?
This is a tangent from the compression articles. I thought I should explain VBR. (more…)
coming soon to a blog near you… November 17, 2008
Posted by ConnorSmith in : Chit Chat , add a commentComing soon… (more…)
Everything about File Compression: Take 2 November 17, 2008
Posted by ConnorSmith in : Chit Chat, File Compression, Project Studio , 3commentsMP3
Loved by many, despised by some… regardless of where you stand, mp3 is hugely important in the proliferation of internet music. It is the original method of delivering compressed audio (mainly over the internet).
What does MP3 stand for? How does it compress? Why is it “good”? Why is it “bad”? Let’s dive in… (more…)
Everything about File Compression: Take 1 November 13, 2008
Posted by ConnorSmith in : Chit Chat, File Compression, Project Studio , 2comments(as a side note, sorry for the lack of my posts lately, grad school is getting the better of my time…)
Ah…. the internet. One of the greatest inventions of our time, not only for information technology… but also for (you guessed it) the audio industry!
The internet has allowed us to turn the music market upside-down. With CD sales on the fall and internet music on the rise, a substantial need for good-sounding compression formats has arisen. But how do these compression codecs actually do what they do? Why do some sound better than others? Why do some sound like… well… bad? We’ll explore this over the series of articles. (more…)
GarageBand ’08 Impressions November 1, 2008
Posted by PJ in : Apple, Chit Chat, GarageBand , add a comment
Better late than never! I finally made the switch to Leopard by way of a new Macbook Pro (Feb. 08 Edition) and with it the newest version of GarageBand.