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| Sounds | vibrations that travel though the air or some other medium |
| sound wave | audible vibration that travels through air or water |
| Decibels (dB) | loudness or intensity of a sound is measured |
| Hertz (Hz) | frequency of a sound is measured |
| Frequency | Number of waves to pass a point in one second. (How Fast) |
| Sampling | converts electrical energy to binary code (1’s and 0’s) that is readable by computers |
| Sample Rate | The rate or frequency at which a sound is sampled to digitize it. Measurements of a sound wave over time measured in Hz (cycles/sec). |
| 48 kHz | standard for digital audio |
| Bit Rate | the number of computer bits that are conveyed or processed per unit of time. |
| Waveform | a visual representation of an audio signal |
| Clip | is a short segment of audio. It can be combined with others to make an audio track. |
| Track (Channel | an area upon which audio moves. It may be a single waveform or could be made up of clips. |
| Mono | Single Channel |
| Stereo | Two Channels |
| Trim | removes everything from the left and right of selected audio |
| Amplify | change the volume of selected audio. |
| WAV | Developed by IBM and Microsoft for Windows High Quality (Lossless) Large File Size |
| AIFF | Developed by Apple High Quality (Lossless) Large File Size |
| MP3 (.mp3) | Compressed format Popular for music (MP3 Players) Well suited for Internet |
| Ogg Vorbis (.ogg) | Open Source Compressed format Well Suited for Internet Popular with Gaming Industry |
