TYPES OF AUDIO MEDIA
magnetic recordings (THE CASSETTE TAPE)
Invented in the late 30's, and popularized in the 40's and 50's, magnetic recording
employs the usage of a tape, made of thin plastic, that is coated with many things,
the most important being ferric oxide. This ingredient gives a magnetic recording or
a faster to use than any method before it , as well as the ability to erase whatever
recording had been on the tape. There are many formats of magnetic recordings,
but the most popular one is the cassette tape.
employs the usage of a tape, made of thin plastic, that is coated with many things,
the most important being ferric oxide. This ingredient gives a magnetic recording or
a faster to use than any method before it , as well as the ability to erase whatever
recording had been on the tape. There are many formats of magnetic recordings,
but the most popular one is the cassette tape.
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DIGITAL RECORDINGS (THE COMPACT DISC)
Invented around the late 70s and early 80s, digital recording is done by translating
an audio signal into something that could be understood by a computer. In the 90s,
the compact disc (CD) became the most popular digital recording format.
an audio signal into something that could be understood by a computer. In the 90s,
the compact disc (CD) became the most popular digital recording format.
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DIGITAL AUDIO FILES (MP3)
By the turn of the millennium, digital audio files that can be stored on computers,
using such formats as the MP3, became the norm. It is a patented encoding
format for digital audio which uses a form of lossy data compression. It is a
common audio format for consumer audio storage.
using such formats as the MP3, became the norm. It is a patented encoding
format for digital audio which uses a form of lossy data compression. It is a
common audio format for consumer audio storage.
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Here are the commonly used digital audio file formats (taken from site4sound):
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