http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/audio These advice documents cover all aspects of creating, managing and using audio resources. en joel.eaton@bristol.ac.uk Copyright 2010 2010-03-10T17:00:17+00:00 http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/audio/advice/creating-an-audio-ident/ http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/audio/advice/creating-an-audio-ident/#When:17:00:17Z This paper discusses some of the design considerations and practicalities when using and/or creating idents for audio resources. The paper is divided into two halves - the first offers an overview of audio idents, discussing areas including when idents can be effective, and the types of sounds that can be used in idents. The second provides a how-to guide on constructing and adding idents to existing spoken word recordings using the software Audacity.

]]> Creating new digital media, audio editing, ident, music, software, sound recordings 2010-03-10T17:00:17+00:00 http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/audio/advice/aac-audio-and-the-mp4-media-format/ http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/audio/advice/aac-audio-and-the-mp4-media-format/#When:16:03:31Z A guide to the creation and use of AAC compressed audio resources. AAC is the successor to the popular MP3 format, and this document explains its advantages over MP3, as well as its place within the wider MPEG-4 media family.

]]> Creating new digital media, Managing your digital resources, bit depth, codec, compression, conversion, delivery, digitisation, dvd, file formats, finding audio, metadata, mobile, music, open source, software, sound recordings, standards, surround sound, video 2010-02-12T16:03:31+00:00 http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/audio/advice/uncompressed-audio-file-formats/ http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/audio/advice/uncompressed-audio-file-formats/#When:15:34:31Z This document summarises the main features of uncompressed audio file types, including WAV, AIFF and Broadcast WAV (BWF). It gives an overview of these ‘raw’ formats, and a simple explanation of the common options they will offer the user when creating or working with digital audio. It also looks at lossless compression tools for subsequently reducing the size of these files which will allow reconstruction of their original audio data sonically unaltered. Several sections include links to further resources covering specific relevant topics in more detail, so this is a good place to start if you want to learn more about any of these formats.

]]> Digitising analogue media, Creating new digital media, Managing your digital resources, audio editing, bit depth, codec, compression, digital preservation, digital preservation policy, digitisation, file formats, metadata, resolution, sound recordings 2010-02-10T15:34:31+00:00 http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/audio/advice/user-guide-to-mp3/ http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/audio/advice/user-guide-to-mp3/#When:13:07:01Z A guide to the creation, manipulation and use of audio flies in the popular MP3 format, including a close look at the many audio and metadata options which MP3 offers, and its use within teaching and learning.

]]> Digitising analogue media, Creating new digital media, Managing your digital resources, Finding and using digital media, accessibility, audio editing, bit depth, codec, compression, conversion, copyright, delivery, digital collections, digital preservation, e-learning, file formats, metadata, podcasts, software, sound recordings, standards 2010-01-20T13:07:01+00:00 http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/audio/advice/metadata-and-audio-resources/ http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/audio/advice/metadata-and-audio-resources/#When:14:40:07Z Working with metadata can be a very time-consuming and resource heavy activity, so it is important to have a firm understanding of your objectives before initial decisions are made. Before reading this advice document, it is worth familiarising yourself with the document An Introduction to Metadata.

]]> Managing your digital resources, digital collections, digital preservation policy, digitisation, metadata, repositories, sustainability 2010-01-07T14:40:07+00:00