Audio Information

and Media
 is defined as anything connected
to sound, specifically when
received, recorded, transferred, or
duplicated (HarperCollins, n.d.).

 It is anything related to the

Audio
documentation and transmission
of sound (Cambridge University,
n.d.).
Audio Media and
Audio Information
Audio Media

• refers to the media communication that uses audio

equipment to report, document, and deliver
information through the means of sound.
• It may also refer to audio formats such as analog
tape cassettes, digital compact discs, and
computer files containing audio.
 Audio
information
• is the file or sound created
and transferred by using high
fidelity waves that are heard
through certain audio tools.
 Types and Categories of Audio Information
There are several types of audio file:
❖ Radio Broadcast – the act of sending ❖ Sound Clip/Sound Effect – the
a live or recorded audio through radio sound, aside from dialogue and music,
waves meant for a large group of artificially made to create an effect in
listeners a movie, play, or other broadcast
❖ Music – an artistic form of auditory production (Oxford University, n.d.)
communication incorporating ❖ Audio Podcast – an episodic series
instrumental or vocal tones in a of digital audio or video file or
structured and continuous manner recording that can be downloaded by
❖ Sound Recording – the encoding of a user from a website to a media
any sound from the surroundings; the player or computer to listen
act or procedure of making a record of
a certain sound (Merriam-Webster, n.d.)
Different ways of storing audio files:
❖ Tape – a magnetic tape sound
recording format on which sound ❖ Memory Card – a small, flat
can be documented flash drive used to save data such
❖ Compact Disc – a plastic- as audio files, pictures, texts, and
fabricated, circular tool on which videos for use on small, portable,
audio, video, and other digital or remote computing devices
information is recorded, stored, and ❖ Computer Hard Drive – a
played back secondary data storage device for
❖ USB Flash Drive - an external saving digital data
hard disk drive, small enough to fit ❖ Internet/Cloud – a wide network
on a keychain, that can be plugged of remote servers in the internet
into the computer’s USB port
meant to operate as storage and
retrieval of audio files and other
computer data
 Audio file formats:
❖ MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer 3) - a coding format for consumer audio, as
well as a mean of sound sequence compression for the transmission and
playback of music on most digital audio players ❖ M4A/AAC (MPEG-4
Audio/Advanced Audio Coding) - a file extension for lossy digital audio
compression
❖ WAV (Waveform Audio File Format) - the Microsoft audio file format
standard used for the storage of digital audio data on personal computers
❖ WMA (Windows Media Audio) - a file extension developed by
Microsoft and used with Windows Media Player
A Friendly Reminder: Hearing vs.
Listening

Hearing- is simply the act of perceiving sound

by the ear.
Listening- is something you consciously choose
to do.
 Characteristics of a
Sound
 Pitch - the degree of highness or
lowness of a sound (Oxford
University, n.d.)
 Loudness - the feature of a sound
Volume - the force of a
that determines the degree of the sound
auditory sensation produced
(Merriam-Webster, n.d.)  Tone - the musical or vocal
sound of a definite quality
(Merriam-Webster, n.d.)
 Purposes of Using Sounds or Audio Media
The following are some of the p

o These enable the learners to listen to the ideas

and views of the experts and other reliable
people;
o These allow learners to listen to learning
materials, like speeches;
o These serve as alternative guides for the
learners when they are doing their tasks, such
as experiments; and
o These grant the learners audio files of
important past events or sounds from the
settings that the learners cannot personally
visit.
Elements and Principles of
Sound Design
 Elements of sound design

 Dialogue – a composition in the form of conversation between two people

 Sound Effect - the sound, aside from dialogue and music, artificially made to
create an effect in a movie, play, or broadcast production (Oxford University,
n.d.)
 Music - an instrumental or a vocal sound that conveys emotions and ideas in
significant forms through the elements of color, harmony, melody, and
rhythm
 Silence – the complete absence of noise or sound
 Principles of sound design,

 Mixing – the balance, combination, and control of numerous sound elements

 Pace – the editing and the time control of sound design; it has numerous
categories:
 Linear – the sounds that are permanent, used once, and will be in the same
place
 Non-Linear – the sounds that are much more open in comparison to linear
sounds
 Multi-Linear
 Transition – the process of getting from one element or fragment of sound
design to another; it has various types:
 Segue – an uninterrupted movement from one piece of music to another
 Cross-Fade – the smooth transition of a sound between two side by side audio
files on the same track o V-Fade – a switch from one volume level to another
softer or louder level
 Fade to Black – a type of V-Fade which has some silence between the elements
of sound design
 Stereo Imaging - the feature of sound documentation and duplication
concerning the supposed spatial locations of the sound sources, both sideways
and in depth.
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