audio on the web
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Audio on the Web
A Presentation by Joel May
Examples of What’s Available
• Downloadable Music Files
• Professional Podcasts• Amateur Podcasts• Internet Radio• Streaming Audio
Examples of What’s Available
• Downloadable Music Files
• Professional Podcasts• Amateur Podcasts• Internet Radio• Streaming Audio
Downloadable Music Files
• Definition: Music files stored on web sites that you can download, save, and play on your computer or portable media player
Some are free and some are not
Some are legal and some are not
Downloadable Music Files
Downloadable Music FilesSome Examples
music.download.com
www.ez-tracks.com
musicdownloads.walmart.com
Examples of What’s Available
• Downloadable Music Files
• Professional Podcasts• Amateur Podcasts• Internet Radio• Streaming Audio
Professional Podcasts
Definition: Audio files (typically university lectures or commercial news reports) that you can download, save, and play on your computer or portable media player
In many instances these will be available as both audio and video
Professional Podcasts
Professional PodcastsSome Examples
www.npr.org/rss/podcast/podcast_directory.php
tech5.podshow.com
www.ted.com
Examples of What’s Available
• Downloadable Music Files
• Professional Podcasts• Amateur Podcasts• Internet Radio• Streaming Audio
Amateur Podcasts
Definition: Audio files of a wide variety of quality on a wide variety of subjects created by a wide variety of people that you can download, save, and play on your computer or portable media player
Caution – Some of these are pretty raw
Amateur Podcasts
Examples of What’s Available
• Downloadable Music Files
• Professional Podcasts• Amateur Podcasts• Internet Radio• Streaming Audio
Internet Radio• Definition: Commercial radio stations
around the world that broadcast their content simultaneously on the air and on the Internet
• You can search for stations based on – Call letters– Country of Origin– City and State– Format
Internet Radio
www.radio-locator.com
www.kcea.org
www.iheard.com
Examples of What’s Available
• Downloadable Music Files
• Professional Podcasts• Amateur Podcasts• Internet Radio• Streaming Audio
Streaming Audio
• Definition: Audio that is transmitted over the Internet and played while it is being received
• Most of it is the product of individuals who want to put content on the Internet (audio blogs)
• Think of it as a sort of private radio broadcasting system
Streaming Audio
www.astreauxworld.com
www.archive.org/details/audio
www.songza.com
Streaming Audio
• Another kind of streaming audio allows you to create your own virtual radio station
Internet Radio
www.pandora.com
www.musicovery.com
www.slacker.com
Some Possible Issues
• I can’t find the button to start the play– Believe me, it’s there somewhere. Just
keep looking
Some Possible Issues• The audio won’t play
– Search the screen for tips on installing needed software. There’s usually a button to get the download right there
– There is never (at least in my experience) a charge for this
– If it still doesn’t work, it probably isn’t your fault. Try a different page. This stuff is new to the web and isn’t always implemented properly.
Some Possible Issues
• The playback starts and stops in a jerky manner– This is caused by the fact that the
audio (or video) is trying to play on your computer faster than it is being streamed (downloaded in real time)
– Press the Pause button to stop the play and wait 30 seconds or so to allow the streaming to take place, then press the Play button to resume playing
Some Possible Issues
• The volume is too high or too low– There is usually a “slider” that you can
use to increase (slide to the right) or decrease (slide to the left) the volume
– If you can’t find it (or it doesn’t exist)•Click Start > Control Panel > Sounds
and Audio Devices > Volume Tab•Then use the slider in the Device
Volume section
Experiment on Your Own• Try to learn how to download and
save the audio files to your hard drive• Try to learn how to email audio files
to a friend• Learn more about audio formats. Use
wikipedia.com to look up the following audio formats:
• MGP, MPEG and MP3• RM, RA and RAM
• WAV• MIDI
Play it on Your Stereo• Are there times when you wish you
could move your music collection from your PC to the living room?
• There are devices that make it possible to stream all digital music file formats, wirelessly to your home stereo or powered speakers, without running additional cables.
Linksys Wireless Music Bridge
802.11G
$99.99
Play it on Your Stereo
Play it on Your Stereo
Audio on the Web• Downloadable Music
Files• Professional Podcasts• Amateur Podcasts• Internet Radio• Streaming Audio
Enjoy!!