Year of release: 2013
Manufacturer: Pluralsight
Manufacturer’s website: www.pluralsight.com
Author: Mark Heath
Duration: 02:48:56
Type of material distributed: Video lesson
Language: English
- 346.1Β MB
Description: To work effectively with digital audio, it is important to understand its basic principles. In this course, we’ll cover fundamental concepts such as sample rate, bit depth, decibels, clipping, dynamics, effects, codecs, file formats, synthesis, and visualization.
In order to work effectively with digital audio, whether as a computer programmer trying to use audio or making your own recordings, it’s essential to have a good grasp of the basic principles of digital audio. In this course, we’ll cover fundamental concepts such as sample rates, bit depths, decibels, clipping, headroom, effects, codecs, file formats, synthesis, and visualization.
Contents :
Audio Sampling 00:45:24
Introduction 03:36
What is Sampling? 04:38
Sample Rates 05:51
Nyquist Frequency and Aliasing 04:02
Sample Rate Demos 07:05
Bit Depths Intro 04:03
Decibels Explained 04:35
Bit Depths Continued 04:30
Floating Point Samples 02:59
Channels 03:04
Summary 01:01
Audio File Formats 00:38:49
Introduction 01:09
Audio File Contents 02:05
WAV File Format 08:41
MP3 File Format 05:41
Lo-Fi Codecs 09:00
Hi-Fi Codecs 05:02
Obtaining a Codec 04:06
Choosing a Codec 02:19
Module Summary 00:46
Audio Effects 00:44:02
Introducing Effects 02:20
Volume, Panning and Noise Gates 07:24
EQ 06:01
Compression and AGC 07:26
Delay and Echo Suppression 04:38
Pitch Shifting and Playback Rate 03:12
Reverb 04:42
Distortion and Effects Chains 06:01
Summary 02:18
Audio Signal Chains 00:40:41
Introducing Signal Chains 05:02
Signal Chain Inputs 05:48
Synthesis 08:46
Synthesis Demo 03:21
Mixing 03:57
Busses 03:36
Signal Chain Outputs 01:03
Visualizations 07:12
Summary 01:56
Example files: present
Video format: MP4
Video: AVC, 1024×768, 4:3, 15,000 fps, ~78.5 kbps
Audio: AAC, 44.1 kHz, ~128 kbps, 2 channels
