Audio

=Audio=

//In this list, audio objects include files containing voice, music, and other sounds//.

General Information Audacity Sound Recorder Conversion Tools Other Audio Tools

Also see sources for finding audio clips on Multimedia Collections and information about adding audio clips to PowerPoint presentations on Multimedia in PowerPoint. Also, see Release Forms for information about using recordings of individuals in your projects.


 * GENERAL INFORMATION**

Internet Archive: Audio files for download http://www.archive.org/details/audio

Audio and Multimedia http://jimthatcher.com/webcourse6.htm

Tricks and Techniques for Sound Effect Design http://www.gamasutra.com/features/sound_and_music/081997/sound_effect.htm This article, which was presented by Bobby Prince at the Computer Game Developers Conference, covers basic technical information about using sound. It is really quite interesting.

Movie Sound Effects http://www.tpt.org/newtons/12/movisnd.html This is a step by step lesson for making sound effects. This is from a web site from Newton’s Apple, a public television show about using science in everyday life. Go the home page at http://www.tpt.org/newtons/ for links to additional activities.

Old Time Radio: Sound Effects http://www.old-time.com/sfx.html A fun article about the history of sound effects on radio.

Tutorials – Video and audio http://www.utexas.edu/academic/cit/howto/tutorials/av/index.html

Narration in PowerPoint http://www.indezine.com/products/powerpoint/ppnarration.html This article is by Geetesh Bajai.

Odeo [|http://odeo.com] ” Millions of MP3s and 1000's of audio channels—podcasts, music, and more. Listen, download, subscribe... FREE”

Sounds http://www.teach-nology.com/netsecrets/sounds/

Resources: Sounds http://www.presentersonline.com/resources/sound/


 * AUDACITY**

Audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ “Audacity is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds.”

AUDACITY by Becky Hare http://edtech.usca.edu/courses/et793/sp07/wrt/Harewrt/HareAudacityindex.html

//This little tool is built into Microsoft Windows.//
 * SOUND RECORDER**

Information about Sound Recorder http://www.computerhope.com/software/soundrec.htm

Wav Sound Recording: Sound Recorder http://www.musiknet.se/mla/encoding/wav_recording.htm

How to Use Sound Recorder to Change Compression Settings http://support.microsoft.com/kb/142745

How to Increase the Maximum Recording Time in the Sound Recorder Utility http://support.microsoft.com/kb/82215

Practice speech skills with Microsoft Sound Recorder http://www.microsoft.com/education/soundrecorder.mspx


 * CONVERSION TOOLS**

Switch Sound File Conversion Software http://www.nch.com.au/switch/plus.html

Wav2MP3 Wizard http://sourceforge.net/projects/wav2mp3lame

MP3 to WAV Converter [and WAV to MP3] http://www.audio-ware.com/audio-converter/mp3-wav-converter.htm It says it is an “ideal all-in-one tool for converting batches of MP3 files to WAV format files for CD burning. … It's also great for converting your favorite old collection of WAV files into the space-saving condensed MP3 format. And it's just an excellent MP3 player and WAV player on its own.” (Windows only)


 * OTHER AUDIO TOOLS**

iTunes http://www.apple.com/itunes

Sounddogs.com and Windows Movie Maker 2 for Windows XP http://www.sounddogs.com/htm/MM2.htm They look free even though the main site is commercial….

Sound Control http://www.reallyeffective.co.uk/ This is a free tool that “allows you to add hot keys to adjust any combination of your sound mixer volumes.”

Free Downloads [Sony]: ACID XPress http://mediasoftware.sonypictures.com/download/freestuff.asp This is a stripped down version of ACID, which is a popular music creation tool. You can also download sample projects to work with.

Anvil Studio http://www.anvilstudio.com/ This is a tool for people to “record music with MIDI and Audio equipment, compose music for MIDI and Audio equipment, sequence music with MIDI equipment, or play with music using a computer and sound card.” (Windows only)

MP3 Recorder http://www.mp3-recorder.net/ This page has inks to tools you can download free trials (and then pay for them.) Most of these tools allow you to capture and then play back sounds you have gotten through a microphone, from the internet, or from other devices like VCR/CD/DVD/audiotape players. (I assume you would have to purchase the appropriate cables, etc separately. I didn’t see information about that.) Some of the programs allow you to save files in other formats, such as WAV, in addition to the MP3 format. Additional information about one of the tools on this site, All Sound Recorder, can be found at http://www.audio-ware.com/sound-recorder/all-sound-recorder.htm.

Sound Forge [commercial] http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/products/showproduct.asp?pid=961 You can download a free trial version from this site. If you are interested in purchasing the full program, be sure to look for academic pricing (through [|http://www.compusult.com] ), or you may want to choose Sound Forge Audio Studio http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/products/showproduct.asp?pid=975 which is the “home version” of the professional program. “If you want to record music, edit and restore audio, create streaming media, and burn songs to CD, Sound Forge Audio Studio software is all you need.”

Goldwave – an audio editor recommended by Sam Baker [commercial] http://www.goldwave.com/