AUDIO MEDIA AND

INFORMATION
WHAT IS AUDIO MEDIA?

• Audio Media: is a kind of media resource which uses

recorded audio materials for communicating and
delivering information.
Types and Categories of Audio Information

• Radio Broadcast
• Music
• Sound Recording

• Sound Clip/effect

• Audio Podcast
Different Ways of Storing Audio Media
• Tape
• CD

• USB Drive

• Memory Card

• Computer Hard Drive

• Internet/Cloud
Audio File Formats
• MP3 ( MPEG Audio Layer 3)

• MA4/AAC (MPEG-4 Audio/Advanced Audio Coding)

• WAV (Waveform Audio)

• WMA (Windows Media Audio)

• Hearing: is simply the act of perceiving sound by the
ear.

• Listening : Listening is an active, voluntary, and

intentional process that involves making sense of the
words and sounds you hear; it requires your attention.
 Sound Characteristics and Purpose
Characteristics of sound Purposes of using sound or audio
media
• VOLUME • Give instruction or information

• TONE • Provide Feedback

• PITCH • To Personalize or customize

• LOUDNESS
Elements and Principles of
sound design
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
• Pace
• Transitions
• Segue
• Cross-fade
• V-fade
• Fade to Black
• Waterfall
• Stereo Imaging
 Thank you
For Listening