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=General Information= | |||
==General Guides== | |||
* [[Create a long-term archive]] | * [[Create a long-term archive]] | ||
* [[Enabling DMA]] | * [[Enabling DMA]] | ||
==EAC Guides== | |||
* [[Create a lossless back-up with EAC and Flac]] | * [[Create a lossless back-up with EAC and Flac]] | ||
* [[EAC and Lame | Configuring EAC and Lame]] | * [[EAC and Lame | Configuring EAC and Lame]] | ||
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* [[EAC_and_Monkeys_Audio | Configuring EAC and Monkey's Audio]] | * [[EAC_and_Monkeys_Audio | Configuring EAC and Monkey's Audio]] | ||
==CDex Guides== | |||
==MP3 Guides== | |||
* [http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=LAME Recommended settings for encoding with LAME] | * [http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=LAME Recommended settings for encoding with LAME] | ||
==Ogg Vorbis Guides== | |||
* [http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=Recommended_Ogg_Vorbis Recommended encoders and settings for encoding with Vorbis]. | * [http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=Recommended_Ogg_Vorbis Recommended encoders and settings for encoding with Vorbis]. | ||
===[[Lossy]] | =Audio Codecs= | ||
==[[Lossy]]== | |||
*[[AAC]] | *[[AAC]] | ||
*[[AC3]] | *[[AC3]] | ||
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*[[WMA]] | *[[WMA]] | ||
==[[Lossless]]== | |||
*[[ALAC|Apple Lossless]] | *[[ALAC|Apple Lossless]] | ||
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*[[WMA|WMA Lossless]] | *[[WMA|WMA Lossless]] | ||
=[[Metadata]] (Tags)= | |||
* [[APEv1]] | * [[APEv1]] | ||
* [[APEv2]] | * [[APEv2]] | ||
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=Media Extractors= | |||
==CD Extractors== | |||
* [[Exact_Audio_Copy|Exact Audio Copy]] (Win32) | * [[Exact_Audio_Copy|Exact Audio Copy]] (Win32) | ||
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* [[dBpowerAMP with AccurateRip]] (Win32) | * [[dBpowerAMP with AccurateRip]] (Win32) | ||
==DVD Extractors== | |||
* [http://pessoal.onda.com.br/rjamorim/SetupDVDDecrypter_3.5.4.0.exe DVD Decrypter] (Win32) | * [http://pessoal.onda.com.br/rjamorim/SetupDVDDecrypter_3.5.4.0.exe DVD Decrypter] (Win32) | ||
=== Windows | =Media Players= | ||
== Windows == | |||
* [[Apollo]] | * [[Apollo]] | ||
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* [[XMPlay]] | * [[XMPlay]] | ||
==Linux/BSD== | |||
* [[Amarok]] | * [[Amarok]] | ||
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* [[Quod Libet]] | * [[Quod Libet]] | ||
==Mac OS X (Non-BSD Specific) == | |||
* [[iTunes]] | * [[iTunes]] | ||
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* [[Whamb]] | * [[Whamb]] | ||
==Other== | |||
* [[CL-Amp]] (BeOS) | * [[CL-Amp]] (BeOS) | ||
=Audio Editors= | |||
== Windows == | |||
* [[Adobe_Audition|Adobe Audition]] (Previously known as Cool Edit) | * [[Adobe_Audition|Adobe Audition]] (Previously known as Cool Edit) | ||
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* [http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/products/soundforgefamily.asp Sony Sound Forge] (Previously released by Sonic Foundry) | * [http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/products/soundforgefamily.asp Sony Sound Forge] (Previously released by Sonic Foundry) | ||
==Linux/BSD== | |||
* [[Audacity]] | * [[Audacity]] | ||
* [[ReZound]] | * [[ReZound]] | ||
==Mac OS X (Non-BSD Specific) == | |||
* [[Audacity]] | * [[Audacity]] | ||
==Other== | |||
* [http://timidity.sourceforge.net/ Timidity++] (MIDI to PCM (WAV) converter. Timidity++ synthesizes MIDI files (sequences) in real-time using Gravis UltraSound Soundfont patches (loosly based upon Wavetable Synthesis) to common digital audio file formats such as, WAV, AU, AIFF, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, etc. Useful for those who want to bypass FM Synthesizers on their sound card's to hear MIDI sequence as it was intended to be heard.) | * [http://timidity.sourceforge.net/ Timidity++] (MIDI to PCM (WAV) converter. Timidity++ synthesizes MIDI files (sequences) in real-time using Gravis UltraSound Soundfont patches (loosly based upon Wavetable Synthesis) to common digital audio file formats such as, WAV, AU, AIFF, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, etc. Useful for those who want to bypass FM Synthesizers on their sound card's to hear MIDI sequence as it was intended to be heard.) | ||
===Subjective Perceptual | =Testing Software= | ||
==Subjective Perceptual== | |||
* [[ABC/HR]] | * [[ABC/HR]] | ||
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* [[PCABX]] | * [[PCABX]] | ||
==Objective== | |||
''Note: Might be good to put something here about the problems of quality comparisons using graphs, frequency sweeps, etc.'' | ''Note: Might be good to put something here about the problems of quality comparisons using graphs, frequency sweeps, etc.'' | ||
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=Audio Hardware= | |||
==PC Audio== | |||
*[[Terratec EWX 24/96]] | *[[Terratec EWX 24/96]] | ||
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*[[Audiotrak Prodigy 7.1]] | *[[Audiotrak Prodigy 7.1]] | ||
==Notebook Audio== | |||
*[[Echo Indigo IO 24/96]] | *[[Echo Indigo IO 24/96]] | ||
==HiFi== | |||
* [[M-Audio Fast Track USB]] | * [[M-Audio Fast Track USB]] | ||
==Digital Audio Players== | |||
'''Portable Flash''' | '''Portable Flash''' | ||
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* [[Aiwa CDC-MP3]] | * [[Aiwa CDC-MP3]] | ||
===Analog Audio | =Audio Theory= | ||
==Analog Audio== | |||
==Digital Audio== | |||
* [[Replaygain]] | * [[Replaygain]] | ||
==Testing Methodology== | |||
* [[ABX]] | * [[ABX]] | ||
* [[EAQUAL]] | * [[EAQUAL]] | ||
===Getting Started | =Audio Development= | ||
==Getting Started== | |||
''note: Let's start with basic development tools (compilers, engineering tools, dev. libraries) until we think of more tools to add. I am also adding external links to books, tutorials, etc under resources.'' | ''note: Let's start with basic development tools (compilers, engineering tools, dev. libraries) until we think of more tools to add. I am also adding external links to books, tutorials, etc under resources.'' | ||
==Tools== | |||
* [http://www.mathworks.com/products/matlab/ MATLAB 7.0] commercial software for algorithmic design, developement, engineering, and scientific computing. (multi-platform support) | * [http://www.mathworks.com/products/matlab/ MATLAB 7.0] commercial software for algorithmic design, developement, engineering, and scientific computing. (multi-platform support) | ||
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* [http://www.bloodshed.net/devcpp.html DevCPP] free front-end IDE and compiler for the C and C++ languages. Delphi and C source code available. (Win 9x, NT, 2000, and XP) | * [http://www.bloodshed.net/devcpp.html DevCPP] free front-end IDE and compiler for the C and C++ languages. Delphi and C source code available. (Win 9x, NT, 2000, and XP) | ||
==Resources== | |||
* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showforum=30 Scientific/R&D Forums] for Psychoacoustic, DSP, Electrical Engineering, theory, and coding related questions. (most questions are generally answered) | * [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showforum=30 Scientific/R&D Forums] for Psychoacoustic, DSP, Electrical Engineering, theory, and coding related questions. (most questions are generally answered) | ||
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* [http://www.engmath.dal.ca/courses/engm6610/notes/notes.html A Really friendly guide to Wavelets] A good introduction to wavelets aimed towards engineer, requires a fair amount of background knowledge. | * [http://www.engmath.dal.ca/courses/engm6610/notes/notes.html A Really friendly guide to Wavelets] A good introduction to wavelets aimed towards engineer, requires a fair amount of background knowledge. | ||
==Books/Research== | |||
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/3540231595/qid=1135380559/sr=1-3/ref=sr_1_3/102-1730075-7300931?s=books&v=glance&n=283155 Psychoacoustics - Facts and Models] author's Zwicker, Fastl, and Hugo, revised 2005 third edition. The book for comprehensive psychoacoustics models and figures. | * [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/3540231595/qid=1135380559/sr=1-3/ref=sr_1_3/102-1730075-7300931?s=books&v=glance&n=283155 Psychoacoustics - Facts and Models] author's Zwicker, Fastl, and Hugo, revised 2005 third edition. The book for comprehensive psychoacoustics models and figures. | ||
* [http://www.eas.asu.edu/~spanias/papers/paper-audio-tedspanias-00.pdf Perceptual Audio Coding] authors A. Painter and T. Spanias. A comprehensive paper on percepual audio coding (PDF) | * [http://www.eas.asu.edu/~spanias/papers/paper-audio-tedspanias-00.pdf Perceptual Audio Coding] authors A. Painter and T. Spanias. A comprehensive paper on percepual audio coding (PDF) | ||
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*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0792391810/ref=ase_theinternetdatac/103-9882844-5344648?v=glance&s=books Vector Quantization] authors Gersho and Gray. Good read for understanding how VQ and arithmetic coding work. | *[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0792391810/ref=ase_theinternetdatac/103-9882844-5344648?v=glance&s=books Vector Quantization] authors Gersho and Gray. Good read for understanding how VQ and arithmetic coding work. | ||
===Websites | =Audio Resources= | ||
==Websites== | |||
''Note: Let's include a small description to the side for now, so that we have something to work with when this section becomes large enough for its own page'' | ''Note: Let's include a small description to the side for now, so that we have something to work with when this section becomes large enough for its own page'' | ||
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* http://psplab.csie.nctu.edu.tw/invboard2_0/index.php (Perceptual Signal Processing Lab, small university forum based in Tawain dealing with perceptual coding on acedemic level). | * http://psplab.csie.nctu.edu.tw/invboard2_0/index.php (Perceptual Signal Processing Lab, small university forum based in Tawain dealing with perceptual coding on acedemic level). | ||
==Articles== | |||
==Listening Tests== | |||
* [http://www.rjamorim.com/test/ Roberto's listening tests] | * [http://www.rjamorim.com/test/ Roberto's listening tests] | ||
* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=35438&st=0 Guruboolez listening test] | * [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=35438&st=0 Guruboolez listening test] | ||
===Video | =Other Topics= | ||
==Video== | |||
* [[MPEG-4 Visual]] | * [[MPEG-4 Visual]] | ||
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* [[VP6]] | * [[VP6]] | ||
==[[Container format]]s== | |||
* [[AVI]] | * [[AVI]] | ||
* [[MP4]] | * [[MP4]] | ||
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* [[Ogg]] | * [[Ogg]] | ||
=Glossary= | |||
* [[Glossary_Of_Audio_Terms|Glossary of Audio Terms]] | * [[Glossary_Of_Audio_Terms|Glossary of Audio Terms]] | ||
Revision as of 08:38, 30 January 2006
- Please see this thread for a discussion of the future structure of this wiki. If you have thoughts, comments, suggestions, etc., please join in this discussion. In the meantime, please feel free to fill in gaps in the information below.
- See also style related discussion
General Information
General Guides
EAC Guides
- Create a lossless back-up with EAC and Flac
- Configuring EAC and Lame
- Configuring EAC and Vorbis
- Configuring EAC and Wavpack
- Configuring EAC and FLAC
- Configuring EAC and Monkey's Audio
CDex Guides
MP3 Guides
Ogg Vorbis Guides
Audio Codecs
Lossy
Lossless
- Apple Lossless
- Free Lossless Audio Compressor
- Lossless Audio
- LPAC
- Monkey's Audio
- OptimFROG
- RealAudio Lossless
- Shorten
- True Audio
- WavPack
- WMA Lossless
Metadata (Tags)
Media Extractors
CD Extractors
- Exact Audio Copy (Win32)
- CDex (Win32)
- iTunes (Win32/OSX)
- OggDrop (OSX)
- Pyripper (Posix/OSX)
- cdparanoia (Posix)
- Grip (Posix)
- PlexTools (Win32)
- dBpowerAMP with AccurateRip (Win32)
DVD Extractors
- DVD Decrypter (Win32)
Media Players
Windows
Linux/BSD
Mac OS X (Non-BSD Specific)
Other
- CL-Amp (BeOS)
Audio Editors
Windows
- Adobe Audition (Previously known as Cool Edit)
- Audacity
- Goldwave
- Sony Sound Forge (Previously released by Sonic Foundry)
Linux/BSD
Mac OS X (Non-BSD Specific)
Other
- Timidity++ (MIDI to PCM (WAV) converter. Timidity++ synthesizes MIDI files (sequences) in real-time using Gravis UltraSound Soundfont patches (loosly based upon Wavetable Synthesis) to common digital audio file formats such as, WAV, AU, AIFF, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, etc. Useful for those who want to bypass FM Synthesizers on their sound card's to hear MIDI sequence as it was intended to be heard.)
Testing Software
Subjective Perceptual
Objective
Note: Might be good to put something here about the problems of quality comparisons using graphs, frequency sweeps, etc.
Audio Hardware
PC Audio
- Terratec EWX 24/96
- M-Audio Audiophile 24/96
- M-Audio Revolution 5.1
- M-Audio Revolution 7.1
- Emu 0404 24/96
- Emu 1212M 24/192
- Audiotrak MAYA 5.1
- Audiotrak Prodigy 7.1
Notebook Audio
HiFi
Digital Audio Players
Portable Flash
(These players make use of a internal flash drive.)
Portable HD
(These players make use of a internal harddrive.)
- iRiver H-Series with (Rockbox firmware)
Portable CD
Car Players
(Car stereos that can read MP3, Vorbis, WMA, etc.).
Audio Theory
Analog Audio
Digital Audio
Testing Methodology
Audio Development
Getting Started
note: Let's start with basic development tools (compilers, engineering tools, dev. libraries) until we think of more tools to add. I am also adding external links to books, tutorials, etc under resources.
Tools
- MATLAB 7.0 commercial software for algorithmic design, developement, engineering, and scientific computing. (multi-platform support)
- GNU Octave open-source alternative software (GPL) to MATLAB for numerical computations, engineering, and scientific computing. (multi-platform support)
- FFTW Is a C subroutine library for computing the Discrete Fourier transform (DFT) in one or more dimensions on real and complex inputs.
- GCC THE GNU compiler collection for C, C++, Objective-C, Fortran, Java, and Ada.
- GNU Emacs an extensible, customizable, self-documenting real-time display editor. Great for writing all types of source code especially on Unix. (multi-platform support)
- DevCPP free front-end IDE and compiler for the C and C++ languages. Delphi and C source code available. (Win 9x, NT, 2000, and XP)
Resources
- Scientific/R&D Forums for Psychoacoustic, DSP, Electrical Engineering, theory, and coding related questions. (most questions are generally answered)
- AES The Audio Engineering Society website. Home of year-round world AES conferences.
- DSP Tutorials this site provides another good introduction in to the area of DSP.
- Music-DSP source-code archive for anaylsis, filters, effects and synthesis. (C, C++, and Java code)
- ALSA Project (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) bringing audio and MIDI capabilities to Linux.
- A Really friendly guide to Wavelets A good introduction to wavelets aimed towards engineer, requires a fair amount of background knowledge.
Books/Research
- Psychoacoustics - Facts and Models author's Zwicker, Fastl, and Hugo, revised 2005 third edition. The book for comprehensive psychoacoustics models and figures.
- Perceptual Audio Coding authors A. Painter and T. Spanias. A comprehensive paper on percepual audio coding (PDF)
- Speech Communications Human and Machine this book provides a good introduction to speech coding, inlcuding anaylsis, recognition, and perception. This text is a very good introduction for beginners.
- Scientist and Engineer's Guide to DSP author Steve Smith, a great guide for beginners new to the subject of DSP (free online text)
- Vector Quantization authors Gersho and Gray. Good read for understanding how VQ and arithmetic coding work.
Audio Resources
Websites
Note: Let's include a small description to the side for now, so that we have something to work with when this section becomes large enough for its own page
- http://www.audiocoding.com (Page with a wiki on technical audio topics, homepage of FAAC and FAAD2, also has an AAC forum.)
- http://www.ff123.net (Lots of general information on various MP3 implementations, test samples, testing methodology information, homepage of ABC/HR)
- http://www.head-fi.org (general information/board about head phones and portable audio players)
- http://www.rarewares.org (Downloads for many audio and media tools)
- http://www.rockbox.org/ (Open-source jukebox firmware for numerous DAP and architectures, GNU/GPL Liscense).
- http://psplab.csie.nctu.edu.tw/invboard2_0/index.php (Perceptual Signal Processing Lab, small university forum based in Tawain dealing with perceptual coding on acedemic level).
Articles
Listening Tests