Synopses & Reviews
Bring your favorite music with you wherever you go. Whether it's from your personal music collection or the Internet, convert music to a digital format that you can enjoy on a PC or a portable MP3 player. Utilize various music file formats--including WAV, WMA, and MP3. Learn to use graphic equalizers, minimize unwanted noise through editing, and make other tweaks to your songs. Properly amplify analog source material, discover sound-enhancing plug-ins for Winamp--even find the right pair of speakers or headphones. For Mac and PC users alike,
How to Do Everything with MP3 and Digital Music will help deepen anyone's appreciation of music.
- Choose the best jukebox software for your computer
- Exchange MP3 files and discover new music
- Quickly create multiple musical compilations
- Get exclusive advice on promoting your music from independent artists Kristin Hersh, Peter Himmelman, and others
- Select an MP3 player, transfer songs across formats, and use memory cards
- Discover legal file-sharing services
- Learn to use MP3, Windows Media Audio, and WAV files
- Connect a PC to analog audio gear, and ensure a high-quality signal
- Store up to 200 CDs on a player the size of a deck of cards
- Optimize the dynamic range of your songs with audio editing software
Synopsis
A hot new release in the extremely popular How to Do Everything series, this friendly, solutions-oriented book is filled with step-by-step details on how to create, download, upload, play--and even remaster--MP3 and digital music files. You'll also get a completely up-to-date survey of peer-to-peer file sharing services like Napster, Aimster, Gnutella, and others, and details on all the latest and best MP3 players, both desktop and portable.
Table of Contents
Part I: The ABCs of MP3
Chapter 1: Welcome to MP3 and Digital Audio
Chapter 2: Getting Your Computer Ready
Chapter 3: MP3 and the Law
Part II: Playing Digital Music
Chapter 4: Finding Digital Music Online
Chapter 5: Listening on the PC
Chapter 6: Dialing into Internet Radio
Chapter 7: Taking It on the Road
Chapter 8: MP3 Around the House
Chapter 9: Getting the Best Sound
Part III: Creating Your Own Music Files
Chapter 10: Ripping Music from a CD
Chapter 11: Transferring Analog Sources to MP3
Chapter 12: Editing, Correcting, and Tweaking Your Audio
Chapter 13: Organizing Your Music Files
Part IV: Sharing Your Digital Music
Chapter 14: Converting Music to CD and Streaming Audio
Chapter 15: Sharing Your Music Online
Chapter 16: Promoting Your Sound