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    The document discusses different types of audio content including radio broadcasts, music, sound recordings, sound clips and audio podcasts. It describes common audio file formats like MP3, M4A, WAV and WMA. Key elements of sound design are identified as dialogue, sound effects, music and silence. Principles of sound design include mixing, pace, transitions and stereo imaging. Students are assigned a group activity to create a 5-7 minute radio broadcast introduction incorporating music, sound effects and following broadcast guidelines.

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    The document discusses different types of audio content including radio broadcasts, music, sound recordings, sound clips and audio podcasts. It describes common audio file formats like MP3, M4A, WAV and WMA. Key elements of sound design are identified as dialogue, sound effects, music and silence. Principles of sound design include mixing, pace, transitions and stereo imaging. Students are assigned a group activity to create a 5-7 minute radio broadcast introduction incorporating music, sound effects and following broadcast guidelines.

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    The document discusses different types of audio content including radio broadcasts, music, sound recordings, sound clips and audio podcasts. It describes common audio file formats like MP3, M4A, WAV and WMA. Key elements of sound design are identified as dialogue, sound effects, music and silence. Principles of sound design include mixing, pace, transitions and stereo imaging. Students are assigned a group activity to create a 5-7 minute radio broadcast introduction incorporating music, sound effects and following broadcast guidelines.

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    The document discusses different types of audio content including radio broadcasts, music, sound recordings, sound clips and audio podcasts. It describes common audio file formats like MP3, M4A, WAV and WMA. Key elements of sound design are identified as dialogue, sound effects, music and silence. Principles of sound design include mixing, pace, transitions and stereo imaging. Students are assigned a group activity to create a 5-7 minute radio broadcast introduction incorporating music, sound effects and following broadcast guidelines.

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    Audio Information and Media

    Identify the different types of audio


    content.
    Describe the purposes of audio media and
    information.
    Analyze the design principles and
    elements used in a given audio media.
    sample broadcasting clip.webm
    Types and Categories of Audio Information

    a. Radio broadcast


    b. Music
    c. Sound recording
    d. Sound clips/effects
    e. Audio Podcast
    Different ways of storing audio media

    a. Tape
    b. CD
    c. USB drive
    d. Memory Card - (aka flash memory card or
    storage card
    e. Computer hard drive
    f. Internet/Cloud
    Different audio file formats
    a. MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer 3)
    b. M4A/AAC (MPEG-4 Audio/Advanced Audio Coding) - an audio
    coding standard for lossy digital audio compression.
    c. WAV - is a Microsoft audio file format standard for storing an
    audio bitstream on PCs. It has become a standard file format for
    game sounds.
    d. WMA (Windows Media Audio) - is an audio data compression
    technology developed by Microsoft and used with Windows Media
    Player.
    What is the difference between hearing
    and listening?

    Hearing is simply the act of perceiving sound by the


    ear. If you are not hearing-impaired, hearing simply
    happens.
    Listening, however, is something you consciously
    choose to do. Listening requires concentration so that
    your brain processes meaning from words and
    sentences. Listening leads to learning.
    Characteristics of sound

    volume
    tone
    pitch
    loudness
    Elements of Sound Design

    Dialogue - speech, conversation, voice-over.


    Sound Effects - any sound other than music or dialogue.
    Music - vocal or instrumental sounds (or both)
    combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form,
    harmony, and expression of emotion.
    Silence - absence of audio or sound.
    Principles of Sound Design
    Mixing - the combination, balance and control of
    multiple sound elements.
    Pace - Time control. Editing. Order of events: linear,
    non-linear, or multi-linear.
    Transitions - How you get from one segment or element
    to another.
    Stereo Imaging - Using left and right channel for depth.
    Types of transitions

    Segue - one element stops, the next begins ("cut" in film).


    Cross-fade - one element fades out, the next fades in, and they
    overlap on the way.
    V-Fade - First element fades to inaudible before the second
    element begins.
    Fade to Black - V-Fade with some silence between elements.
    GROUP ACTIVITY (FM RADIO
    BROADCASTING)

    Group Tasks:
    Make an introduction by giving station name, the name of the
    program, the time schedule, and the name of the DJ/s.
     What is the concept of your program?
    Music must be the last to be played.
    Time limit: 5 to 7 minutes. A deduction of 1 point to each 1
    minute excess.
    IMPORTANT NOTE:

    You can use any languages, but English


    should be majority.
    There will be live performance, so
    prepare all your materials, like sound
    effects, etc.
    You are not allowed to practice outside
    school campus, so use our time for this.
    “Life is really simple, but we
    insist on making it
    complicated.”
    Confucius

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