MP3 files, the latest digital
music format, have taken the
music industry by storm. What are they? Where do you get
them? How do you use them? Why have they thrown record
companies into a panic? Will they make music easier to buy?
And cheaper? Is this the future of music?
All these questions and more are answered in this
concise and practical book which explains everything you
need to know about MP3s in a simple and easy-to-understand
manner. It explains:
- How MP3 works
- How to play MP3s on your computer
- How to use MP3s with hand-held MP3 players
- Where to find MP3s on the Web
- How to create your own MP3s
- How to tune into Internet radio stations
- How to record your own CDs from MP3 files
- Other digital audio music formats
Whether you want to stay bang up to date with the latest
music or create your own MP3s and join the on-line digital
music revolution, this book will show you how.
Contents1 MP3 essentials What is MP3?. Other MPEGs. Why was MP3 developed?. Why MP3
is important for musicians. Consumer benefits of MP3.
2 How MP3 works Digital audio. Sample rate. Sample resolution. MP3
compression. Lossy vs lossless. MP3 bit rates. CBR and VBR.
MP3 audio quality. Other MP3 compression systems. Other
digital audio compression formats. Microsoft WMA. AT&T
a2b. Liquid Audio. Yamaha Sound VQ. CDs vs MP3s.
3 Legal issues Music copyright and wrongs. Fair use. UK vs USA law. Are
MP3s illegal?. A history of suits. Napster and friends and
enemies. Does piracy affect music sales?. DRM and SDMI. Is
Big Music Brother watching you?. The future of MP3.
4 MP3s - where to find them, how to get them. How to download an MP3 file. Streaming. Quick start - MP3
music sites. Internet record labels. MP3 search engines.
HTTP and
FTP. Ratio sites. Interrupted downloads. Fixing
MP3 files.<>
5 Internet radio and webcasting Internet radio. Internet radio quality. How to receive
Internet radio. Finding Internet radio stations. Internet
radio lists. Internet Radio restrictions. Webcasting.
6 MP3 software Insidious installations. The players. MP3 utilities.
Changing your default MP3 player. ID3 tags.
7 MP3 hardware Looking for a hand-held. Specialist players. Transferring
songs to an MP3 player.
8 Creating your own MP3s MP3 encoding. Dedicated audio rippers and MP3 encoders.
Commercial MP3 software. MP3 encoding on the Mac. Burning
an audio CD from MP3 files. Track-at-Once vs Disc-at-Once.
Putting your music on the Web.
Appendix MP3 music Web sites. MP3 sharers, search engines and site
listings. MP3 software Web sites. MP3 software lists.
Streaming audio software. MP3 hardware Web sites. MP3
resources.