Digital Audio

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Tascam DR-40: Digital audio recorder

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Video overview

WAV, MP3, BWF

Waveform Audio File Format - lossless, supported by HTML5 audio, relatively large file size

MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III - lossy, small file size, popular on web, file sharing

Broadcast Wave Format - extenion of WAV, used in motion picture, radio and television

Microphones

Polar patterns

Audio Technica Shotgun Condenser

Sennheiser Evolution 935 Vocal Dynamic

Blue Yeti Multi-Pattern USB

Audio cables

Sound

In physics, sound is a vibration that propagates as a typically audible mechanical wave of pressure and displacement, through a medium such as air or water. Wikipedia

Frequency - number of waves over time - audible frequencies range from 20Hz to 20kHz
Amplitude - measure of change over single wave
Sample rate - digital samples of audio per second
Bit rate - number of bits per sample
Analog and Digital Audio
Understanding decibel level

Pierre Shaeffer (Musique Concrete)
You're No Good
Music for the Gift Part III
Enjoy Your Worries, You May Never Have Them Again
Hildegaard Westerkamp - Cool Drool, Notes
Murder of Crows