CAHE Technology Help Desk ● (505) ● Class 9: Digital Audio and Podcasts

CAHE Technology Help Desk ● (505) ● What is digital music? Music on the computer

CAHE Technology Help Desk ● (505) ● Digital audio goes way back… 1989 Macintosh

CAHE Technology Help Desk ● (505) ● Digital audio required space =

CAHE Technology Help Desk ● (505) ● = 1 song = 27.2 MB

CAHE Technology Help Desk ● (505) ● Digital audio required space Storage space (hard drives) were: –Expensive –Big and clunky –Slow Old: MB Hard drive $899 Old: GB Hard Drive $849

CAHE Technology Help Desk ● (505) ● = 1 song = 27.2 MB

CAHE Technology Help Desk ● (505) ● = 1 GB Hard Drive ($899 in 1995) Would hold 35 songs

CAHE Technology Help Desk ● (505) ● So, NOW why all of the…

CAHE Technology Help Desk ● (505) ● Why the fuss now? Storage drives got cheap Storage drives got small Audio compression got good

CAHE Technology Help Desk ● (505) ● About MP3 players… Little hard drives Come in different sizes, can hold different numbers of songs Come with different capabilities –Listen to audio –Record audio –Store data

CAHE Technology Help Desk ● (505) ● What are we talking about? Devices to play digital audio (like the iPod) Playing and managing digital audio on the computer (without an iPod) Creating digital audio on the computer (including music)

CAHE Technology Help Desk ● (505) ● Types of Digital Audio Software Music/Audio Management - iTunes –Download/purchase music –“rip” CDs –Limited import/export options

CAHE Technology Help Desk ● (505) ● Types of Digital Audio Software Audio Capture/Production - Audacity –Record audio from mike –Mix audio and apply special filters –Export to various formats

CAHE Technology Help Desk ● (505) ● Types of Digital Audio Software Music Creation - GarageBand –Select instruments and “play” them –Mix bands together –Loop tracks

CAHE Technology Help Desk ● (505) ● How do I listen to my audio? Portable device (MP3 Player) On the computer Write CDs

CAHE Technology Help Desk ● (505) ● Uses: Play Music All players will: –Play audio –Hook up to computer to download Most players will: –Display information Some players will: –Record audio –Act as hard drive

CAHE Technology Help Desk ● (505) ● Getting music on the MP3 player Demonstration: iTunes –Organize music into playlists –Rip music CDs –Write music CDs –Purchase music

CAHE Technology Help Desk ● (505) ● Uses: Data Calendar Contacts Notes Hard drive backup Presentations Photos

CAHE Technology Help Desk ● (505) ● Uses: Text Recipes Books News RSS Feeds Dictionary

CAHE Technology Help Desk ● (505) ● Uses: Language iLingo: text based language dictionary with audio pronunciation Record and practice your own language dialogue

CAHE Technology Help Desk ● (505) ● Uses: Audio It is really easy to capture and use audio.

CAHE Technology Help Desk ● (505) ● Uses: Audio Record class notes Conduct interviews PodCasting Car “stereo”

CAHE Technology Help Desk ● (505) ● PodCast “Regular” audio “show” One-time or recurring Audio or video Becoming slang for “any audio file you can download” Free registration with iTunes

CAHE Technology Help Desk ● (505) ● What can you do with digital audio? Post to web site Put into video applications Place into PowerPoint Share on other MP3 players Burn to CD

CAHE Technology Help Desk ● (505) ● Creating Digital Audio Demonstration of what you will create… Audacity demo and lab time

CAHE Technology Help Desk ● (505) ● Break

CAHE Technology Help Desk ● (505) ● Class Critic and Housekeeping Next 2 weeks, DABCC Video Room #101 (NO CENTRA) Be thinking about video you want on portfolio Video cameras available for checkout from help desk Web searching still a go?

CAHE Technology Help Desk ● (505) ● Using Audacity Record your own audio Perform simple edits Save in proper format

CAHE Technology Help Desk ● (505) ● Lab time Create a ~2 minute audio file Post to your portfolio Blog about digital audio and how it can be used in your career