Mastering the MP3 Audio Experience.
Intermediate - Advanced Level Users.
MP3, standing for MPEG-1, Layer 3, is a codec for compressing the size of audio files for digital distribution. Much more than a definition, MP3 is nothing less than a cultural and economic revolution on the Internet. Either alone or collected into massive download sites, the MP3 revolution is seriously threatening the traditional ways people find, listen to and create music.
MP3 players and encoders are available for all major computer platforms, including Windows, Macintosh, Linux and BeOS. This book introduces the power-user to just about all aspects of MP3 technology. It delves into detail on obtaining, recording, and optimizing MP3 files using both commercial, and Open Source methods. Coverage is complete for four platforms: Windows, Macintosh, Linux and BeOS. In depth chapters describe all aspects of the MP3 experience from distributing, streaming, broadcasting, converting and playing to archiving your collection.
You will learn how to test your equipment, optimize your encoding times, evaluate your playback options, control and organise a collection, even burn your own CD's or distribute your own music to a massive worldwide audience over the Internet. In addition, the author fills you in on the complex legal issues surrounding MP3 files. Everything you need to know to enjoy MP3 today and tomorrow is contained in this single volume.
This book is ideal for those just getting into this exciting new technology, and to those who want to fully immerse themselves in the complexities and possibilities that MP3 presents.
