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* See also [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=28658 the style related discussion thread] in the forums. | * See also [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=28658 the style related discussion thread] in the forums. | ||
= General Information = | |||
=General Information= | == General Guides == | ||
==General Guides== | |||
* [[Create a long-term archive]] | * [[Create a long-term archive]] | ||
* [[Enabling DMA]] | * [[Enabling DMA]] | ||
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* [[Lossless_comparison|Lossless Comparison]] | * [[Lossless_comparison|Lossless Comparison]] | ||
==EAC Guides== | == EAC Guides == | ||
* [[ | * Configuring [[EAC Drive Configuration|EAC and CD-ROM Drives]] | ||
* [[ | * Configuring [[EAC and Lame]] | ||
* [[ | * Configuring [[EAC and Ogg Vorbis | EAC and Vorbis]] | ||
* [[ | * Configuring [[EAC and Musepack]] | ||
* [[ | * Configuring [[EAC and WavPack]] | ||
* [[ | * Configuring [[EAC and FLAC]] | ||
* [[ | * Configuring [[EAC and Monkey's Audio]] | ||
* [[ | * Configuring [[EAC and Cue Sheets]] | ||
* | * Configuring EAC and [[REACT]] | ||
==CDex Guides== | == CDex Guides == | ||
* [[ | * Configuring [[CDex and CD-ROM Drives]] | ||
* [[ | * Configuring [[CDex and Flac]] | ||
* [http://home.iprimus.com.au/alexanderino/cdex/ General CDex ripping guide] | * [http://home.iprimus.com.au/alexanderino/cdex/ General CDex ripping guide] | ||
==AAC Guides== | == AAC Guides == | ||
* [[AAC_FAQ|AAC FAQ]] frequently asked questions in reguard to AAC the latest industry standard. | * [[AAC_FAQ|AAC FAQ]] frequently asked questions in reguard to AAC the latest industry standard. | ||
* [[AAC encoders|AAC Encoders]] known AAC encoder/decoder implementations and configuring them (Apple Itunes, Nero AAC, etc) | * [[AAC encoders|AAC Encoders]] known AAC encoder/decoder implementations and configuring them (Apple Itunes, Nero AAC, etc) | ||
==Vorbis Guides== | == Vorbis Guides == | ||
* [[Recommended_Ogg_Vorbis|Recommended encoders and settings for Vorbis]]. | * [[Recommended_Ogg_Vorbis|Recommended encoders and settings for Vorbis]]. | ||
* [[Lancer|Ogg Vorbis Acceleration Project]] information reguarding optimized Vorbis binaries. | * [[Lancer|Ogg Vorbis Acceleration Project]] information reguarding optimized Vorbis binaries. | ||
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* [[OggDropXPd|OggDropXPd]] guide for encoding with John 33's popular drag-n-drop frontend. | * [[OggDropXPd|OggDropXPd]] guide for encoding with John 33's popular drag-n-drop frontend. | ||
=Audio Codecs= | = Audio Codecs = | ||
== [[Lossy]] == | == [[Lossy]] == | ||
* [[Advanced Audio Coding]] (AAC) | * [[Advanced Audio Coding]] (AAC) | ||
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* [[Windows Media Audio]] (WMA) | * [[Windows Media Audio]] (WMA) | ||
==[[Lossless]]== | == [[Lossless]] == | ||
* [[ALAC|Apple Lossless]] | |||
*[[ALAC|Apple Lossless]] | * [[ALS|Audio Lossless Coding]] | ||
*[[ALS|Audio Lossless Coding]] | * [[DTS-HD|DTS Master Audio]] | ||
*[[DTS-HD|DTS Master Audio]] | * [[Free Lossless Audio Codec]] (FLAC) | ||
*[[ | * [[Lossless Audio]] (LA) | ||
*[[ | * [[Lossless Predictive Audio Compression]] (LPAC) | ||
*[[ | * [[Monkey's Audio]] | ||
*[[Monkey's Audio]] | * [[OptimFROG]] | ||
*[[OptimFROG]] | * [[Lossless comparison#RealAudio Lossless|RealAudio Lossless]] | ||
*[[Lossless comparison#RealAudio Lossless|RealAudio Lossless]] | * [[Shorten]] | ||
*[[Shorten]] | * [[TTA|True Audio]] | ||
*[[TTA|True Audio]] | * [[WavPack]] | ||
*[[WavPack]] | * [[Windows Media Audio|WMA Lossless]] | ||
*[[ | |||
=[[Metadata]] (Tags)= | = [[Metadata]] (Tags) = | ||
* [[APEv1]] | * [[APEv1]] | ||
* [[APEv2]] | * [[APEv2]] | ||
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* [[Vorbis Comment]] | * [[Vorbis Comment]] | ||
= Media Extractors = | |||
=Media Extractors= | == CD Extractors == | ||
==CD Extractors== | |||
* [[CDex]] (Win32) | * [[CDex]] (Win32) | ||
* [[cdparanoia]] (Posix) | * [[cdparanoia]] (Posix) | ||
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* [[Rubyripper]] (Posix/OSX) | * [[Rubyripper]] (Posix/OSX) | ||
==DVD Extractors== | == 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) | ||
* DVD-A / CPPM Decrypter (Win32/Posix) | * DVD-A / CPPM Decrypter (Win32/Posix) | ||
=Media Players= | = Media Players = | ||
== Windows == | == Windows == | ||
* [[Apollo]] | * [[Apollo]] | ||
* [[dBpowerAMP]] | * [[dBpowerAMP]] | ||
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* [[WMPTSE]] (with WMP) | * [[WMPTSE]] (with WMP) | ||
==Linux/BSD== | == Linux/BSD == | ||
* [[Amarok]] | * [[Amarok]] | ||
* [[BMP]] | * [[BMP]] | ||
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* [[XMMS]] | * [[XMMS]] | ||
==Mac OS X (Non-BSD Specific) == | == Mac OS X (Non-BSD Specific) == | ||
* [[iTunes]] | * [[iTunes]] | ||
* [[skiTunes]] | * [[skiTunes]] | ||
* [[Whamb]] | * [[Whamb]] | ||
==Other== | == Other == | ||
* [[CL-Amp]] (BeOS) | * [[CL-Amp]] (BeOS) | ||
= Audio Editors = | |||
=Audio Editors= | == Windows == | ||
* [[Adobe Audition]] (previously known as ''Cool Edit'') | |||
==Windows== | |||
* [[ | |||
* [[Audacity]] | * [[Audacity]] | ||
* [[Goldwave]] | * [[Goldwave]] | ||
* [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== | == Linux/BSD == | ||
* [[Ardour]] | * [[Ardour]] | ||
* [[Audacity]] | * [[Audacity]] | ||
* [[ReZound]] | * [[ReZound]] | ||
==Mac OS X (Non-BSD Specific) == | == Mac OS X (Non-BSD Specific) == | ||
* [[Ardour]] | * [[Ardour]] | ||
* [[Audacity]] | * [[Audacity]] | ||
==Other== | == Other == | ||
* [http://timidity.sourceforge.net/ Timidity++] (MIDI to PCM (WAV) converter)<br>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)<br>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 = | |||
=Testing Software= | == Subjective Perceptual == | ||
==Subjective Perceptual== | |||
* [[ABC/HR]] | * [[ABC/HR]] | ||
* [[PCABX]] | * [[PCABX]] | ||
==Objective== | == Objective == | ||
<font style="color:green;">''Note: Might be good to put something here about the problems of quality comparisons using graphs, frequency sweeps, etc.''</font> | <font style="color:green;">''Note: Might be good to put something here about the problems of quality comparisons using graphs, frequency sweeps, etc.''</font> | ||
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* [[Rightmark_Audio_Analyzer|Rightmark Audio Analyzer]] | * [[Rightmark_Audio_Analyzer|Rightmark Audio Analyzer]] | ||
= Audio Hardware = | |||
=Audio Hardware= | == PC Audio == | ||
==PC Audio== | |||
* [[Terratec EWX 24/96]] | * [[Terratec EWX 24/96]] | ||
* [[M-Audio Audiophile 24/96]] | * [[M-Audio Audiophile 24/96]] | ||
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* [[Audiotrak Prodigy 7.1]] | * [[Audiotrak Prodigy 7.1]] | ||
==Notebook Audio== | == Notebook Audio == | ||
* [[Echo Indigo IO 24/96]] | * [[Echo Indigo IO 24/96]] | ||
==Firewire== | == Firewire == | ||
* [[E-MU 1212M 24/192]] | * [[E-MU 1212M 24/192]] | ||
* [[M-Audio Firewire 410]] | * [[M-Audio Firewire 410]] | ||
==HiFi== | == HiFi == | ||
* [[M-Audio Fast Track USB]] | * [[M-Audio Fast Track USB]] | ||
* [[Slim Devices Squeezebox]] | * [[Slim Devices Squeezebox]] | ||
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* [[Olive Musica]] | * [[Olive Musica]] | ||
==MIDI Interfaces== | == MIDI Interfaces == | ||
* M-Audio MIDISport Uno 1x1 | * M-Audio MIDISport Uno 1x1 | ||
* M-Audio MIDISport 2x2 | * M-Audio MIDISport 2x2 | ||
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* MOTU Fastlane USB | * MOTU Fastlane USB | ||
==Digital Audio Players== | == Digital Audio Players == | ||
=== Portable Flash === | |||
''(These players make use of a internal flash drive.)'' | ''(These players make use of a internal flash drive.)'' | ||
* [[Apple iPod]] Nano | * [[Apple iPod]] Nano | ||
* [[Apple iPod]] Shuffle | * [[Apple iPod]] Shuffle | ||
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* [[Neuros]] | * [[Neuros]] | ||
=== Portable HD === | |||
''(These players make use of a internal harddrive.)'' | ''(These players make use of a internal harddrive.)'' | ||
* [[Apple iPod]] with ''([http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/TargetStatus#iriver_H110_H115_H120_H140 Rockbox firmware])'' | * [[Apple iPod]] with ''([http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/TargetStatus#iriver_H110_H115_H120_H140 Rockbox firmware])'' | ||
* [[Archos Jukebox with Rockbox Software]] | * [[Archos Jukebox with Rockbox Software]] | ||
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* [[Rio Karma]] | * [[Rio Karma]] | ||
=== Portable CD === | |||
=== Car Players === | |||
''(Car stereos that can read MP3, Vorbis, WMA, etc.).'' | ''(Car stereos that can read MP3, Vorbis, WMA, etc.).'' | ||
* [[Aiwa CDC-MP3]] | * [[Aiwa CDC-MP3]] | ||
* [[Yakumo Ultrasound]] | * [[Yakumo Ultrasound]] | ||
=== Firmware === | |||
* [[Rockbox]] | * [[Rockbox]] | ||
=Audio Theory= | = Audio Theory = | ||
==Analog Audio== | == Analog Audio == | ||
* [[Tube Amplifiers]] | * [[Tube Amplifiers]] | ||
* [[Vinyl_Playback_and_Recording|Vinyl Audio]] | * [[Vinyl_Playback_and_Recording|Vinyl Audio]] | ||
==Digital Audio== | == Digital Audio == | ||
* [[Solid State Amplifiers]] | * [[Solid State Amplifiers]] | ||
* [[Replay Gain]] | * [[Replay Gain]] | ||
==Testing Methodology== | == Testing Methodology == | ||
* [[ABX]] | * [[ABX]] | ||
* [[EAQUAL]] | * [[EAQUAL]] | ||
= Audio Development = | |||
=Audio Development= | |||
''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== | == 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) | ||
* [http://www.octave.org/ GNU Octave] open-source alternative software (GPL) to MATLAB for numerical computations, engineering, and scientific computing. (multi-platform support) | * [http://www.octave.org/ GNU Octave] open-source alternative software (GPL) to MATLAB for numerical computations, 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== | == 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) | ||
* [http://www.aes.org/ AES] The Audio Engineering Society website. Home of year-round world AES conferences. | * [http://www.aes.org/ AES] The Audio Engineering Society website. Home of year-round world AES conferences. | ||
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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== | == 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. | ||
=Audio Resources= | = Audio Resources = | ||
==Websites== | == 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/Debates== | == Articles/Debates == | ||
* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=31759&st=0 DVD-A vs. SACD debate] | * [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=31759&st=0 DVD-A vs. SACD debate] | ||
* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=38041&st=0 Subjective vs. Objective testing] | * [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=38041&st=0 Subjective vs. Objective testing] | ||
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* [http://www.ambisonic.net/pdf/ambidvd2001.pdf 5.1 surround vs. Ambisonics comparison] | * [http://www.ambisonic.net/pdf/ambidvd2001.pdf 5.1 surround vs. Ambisonics comparison] | ||
==Listening Tests== | == Listening Tests == | ||
* [http://www.rjamorim.com/test/ Roberto's listening tests] | * [http://www.rjamorim.com/test/ Roberto's listening tests] | ||
* [[Listening_Tests|Inventory of several listening tests, mainly on HA.org]] | * [[Listening_Tests|Inventory of several listening tests, mainly on HA.org]] | ||
=Other Topics= | = Other Topics = | ||
==Video== | == Video == | ||
* [[MPEG-4 Visual]] | * [[MPEG-4 Visual]] | ||
* [[Real Video]] | * [[Real Video]] | ||
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* [[Windows Media Video]] | * [[Windows Media Video]] | ||
==[[Container format]]s== | == [[Container format]]s == | ||
* [[ASF]] | * [[ASF]] | ||
* [[AVI]] | * [[AVI]] | ||
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* [[Ogg]] | * [[Ogg]] | ||
=Glossary= | = Glossary = | ||
* [[Glossary_Of_Audio_Terms|Glossary of Audio Terms]] | * [[Glossary_Of_Audio_Terms|Glossary of Audio Terms]] | ||
= Introduction & User Guides = | = Introduction & User Guides = | ||
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=Audio Codecs= | = Audio Codecs = | ||
''Pros/cons, Recommended settings, Useful tools, etc.'' | ''Pros/cons, Recommended settings, Useful tools, etc.'' | ||
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=Container Formats= | = Container Formats = | ||
''What is a [[container format]]?'' | ''What is a [[container format]]?'' | ||
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=Audio Hardware & CD Ripping= | = Audio Hardware & CD Ripping = | ||
*''CD Tools, Secure Ripping, Soundcard Quality'' | *''CD Tools, Secure Ripping, Soundcard Quality'' | ||
** [[Secure ripping]] | ** [[Secure ripping]] | ||
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=Tests= | = Tests = | ||
* [[EAC Vs CDex SecureMode]] (by Pio2001) | * [[EAC Vs CDex SecureMode]] (by Pio2001) | ||
* [[EAC Vs CDex SecureMode II]] (by westgroveg) | * [[EAC Vs CDex SecureMode II]] (by westgroveg) | ||
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=Using HAK= | = Using HAK = | ||
* [[Help:Contents|Wiki User Guide]] | * [[Help:Contents|Wiki User Guide]] | ||
* Play around at the [[Hydrogenaudio Knowledgebase:Sandbox|Sandbox]] to try your formatting skills. Everything goes here and everything can/may be deleted. | * Play around at the [[Hydrogenaudio Knowledgebase:Sandbox|Sandbox]] to try your formatting skills. Everything goes here and everything can/may be deleted. | ||
* Contributors should read [[Help:Editing|editing help]]. | * Contributors should read [[Help:Editing|editing help]]. | ||
Revision as of 16:27, 14 June 2007
- For a more structured 'table of contents', use the Categories List.
- 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 the style related discussion thread in the forums.
General Information
General Guides
EAC Guides
- Configuring EAC and CD-ROM Drives
- Configuring EAC and Lame
- Configuring EAC and Vorbis
- Configuring EAC and Musepack
- Configuring EAC and WavPack
- Configuring EAC and FLAC
- Configuring EAC and Monkey's Audio
- Configuring EAC and Cue Sheets
- Configuring EAC and REACT
CDex Guides
- Configuring CDex and CD-ROM Drives
- Configuring CDex and Flac
- General CDex ripping guide
AAC Guides
- AAC FAQ frequently asked questions in reguard to AAC the latest industry standard.
- AAC Encoders known AAC encoder/decoder implementations and configuring them (Apple Itunes, Nero AAC, etc)
Vorbis Guides
- Recommended encoders and settings for Vorbis.
- Ogg Vorbis Acceleration Project information reguarding optimized Vorbis binaries.
- Compiling AoTuV compiling the AoTuV binaries under Linux.
- OggDropXPd guide for encoding with John 33's popular drag-n-drop frontend.
Audio Codecs
Lossy
- Advanced Audio Coding (AAC)
- AC3
- ATRAC3
- DTS
- MP2
- MP3
- Musepack (MPC, MP+)
- (Ogg) Vorbis
- QDesign
- VQF
- Windows Media Audio (WMA)
Lossless
- Apple Lossless
- Audio Lossless Coding
- DTS Master Audio
- Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
- Lossless Audio (LA)
- Lossless Predictive Audio Compression (LPAC)
- Monkey's Audio
- OptimFROG
- RealAudio Lossless
- Shorten
- True Audio
- WavPack
- WMA Lossless
Metadata (Tags)
Media Extractors
CD Extractors
- CDex (Win32)
- cdparanoia (Posix)
- dBpowerAMP with AccurateRip (Win32)
- Exact Audio Copy (Win32)
- Grip (Posix)
- iTunes (Win32/OSX)
- MediaMonkey (Win32)
- Max (OSX)
- PlexTools (Win32)
- Rubyripper (Posix/OSX)
DVD Extractors
- DVD Decrypter (Win32)
- DVD-A / CPPM Decrypter (Win32/Posix)
Media Players
Windows
- Apollo
- dBpowerAMP
- foobar2000
- iTunes
- MediaMonkey
- musikCube
- Quintessential Player
- VUplayer
- Winamp
- Windows Media Player
- wxMusik
- XMPlay
- WMPTSE (with WMP)
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
- Chaintech AV-710
- E-MU 0404 24/192
- Audiotrak MAYA 5.1
- Audiotrak Prodigy 7.1
Notebook Audio
Firewire
HiFi
- M-Audio Fast Track USB
- Slim Devices Squeezebox
- Slim Devices Transporter
- Hermstedt AG Hifidelio
- Olive Musica
MIDI Interfaces
- M-Audio MIDISport Uno 1x1
- M-Audio MIDISport 2x2
- MOTU 5x5 Micro Lite
- MOTU Fastlane USB
Digital Audio Players
Portable Flash
(These players make use of a internal flash drive.)
- Apple iPod Nano
- Apple iPod Shuffle
- Creative MuVo
- iRiver iFP Series
- MPIO lFP Series
- Rio Carbon
- Neuros
Portable HD
(These players make use of a internal harddrive.)
- Apple iPod with (Rockbox firmware)
- Archos Jukebox with Rockbox Software
- iAudio M3 with (Rockbox firmware)
- iRiver H-Series with (Rockbox firmware)
- MPIO H-Series
- Neuros
- Rio Karma
Portable CD
Car Players
(Car stereos that can read MP3, Vorbis, WMA, etc.).
Firmware
Audio Theory
Analog Audio
Digital Audio
Testing Methodology
Audio Development
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 analysis, filters, effects and synthesis. (C, C++, and Java code)
- HRTF A database of measurements and research papers on Head Related Transfer Functions for 3D-Audio. (PDF, Audio)
- MIDI Specifications MIDI 1.0, the new MusicXMF specification, and SP-MIDI for third generation 3GPP mobile devices (PDF)
- OpenAL a beginners tutorial on writing code using OpenAL for audio programming in computer games and other applications. (C, C++).
- 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)(PDF)
- Vector Quantization authors Gersho and Gray. Good read for understanding how VQ and arithmetic coding work.
Audio Resources
Websites
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- 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.rjamorim.com/rrw/ (Download old versions of Foobar2000 and other audio and media tools)
- http://www.rockbox.org/ (Open-source jukebox firmware for numerous DAP and architectures, GNU/GPL License).
- 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/Debates
- DVD-A vs. SACD debate
- Subjective vs. Objective testing
- Blu-ray vs. HD-DVD comparison
- 5.1 surround vs. Ambisonics comparison
Listening Tests
Other Topics
Video
Container formats
Glossary
Introduction & User Guides
A starting place for new users to audio, with guides to compression and CD ripping and a glossary of all common terms.
- Glossary Of Audio Terms
- FAQ
- Audio format guide
- Ripping Guides
- EAC (Win32)
- CDex (Win32)
- DBpowerAMP with AccurateRip (Win32)
- Plextools (Win32)
- Max (OS/X)
- Rubyripper (Posix/OSX)
- Tagging
- Replay Gain
Audio Codecs
Pros/cons, Recommended settings, Useful tools, etc.
Container Formats
What is a container format?
Audio Hardware & CD Ripping
- CD Tools, Secure Ripping, Soundcard Quality
- Vinyl records and turntables
- Soundcards
- Other hardware
Tests
- EAC Vs CDex SecureMode (by Pio2001)
- EAC Vs CDex SecureMode II (by westgroveg)
- Listening Tests
Downloads
Where to obtain the software discussed in HAK.
Using HAK
- Wiki User Guide
- Play around at the Sandbox to try your formatting skills. Everything goes here and everything can/may be deleted.
- Contributors should read editing help.