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This guide to streaming audio techniques walks the reader through encoding for the various players and types of streaming (on-demand vs. live), provides several case studies and a variety of advanced techniques including optimizing, equalizing, play-lists, batch encoding and more.
Author Notes
Jon R. Luini has been in the trenches of streaming audio since the beginning. Involved in the first-ever live music concert broadcast (way back in 1994), Jon saw the Internet bubble inflate and explode (dodging numerous big money buyouts and attacks by hungry lawyers) as a founder of IUMA and MediaCast (the first Internet broadcast production company) and co-creator of Addicted To Noise (the first online music magazine). Jon runs an Internet and music consulting and technology company, Chime Interactive, plays in a band, and resides with his wife and expanding cat near Santa Cruz, California.
Allen E. Whitman likes anything that has a practical use. A lifetime musician and sometime journalist, Allen currently lives in Northern California's East Bay (pig-Latin for "Beast") region.
Jon and Allen have been providing Internet audio enlightenment as the FezGuys since 1996. Their writings have been featured in Tape Op, EQ Magazine, Gig Magazine, Webmonkey, Pro Sound News, Replication News, and Revolution. The FezGuys have been moderators, panelists, and interviewers at various industry events, including Streaming Media West, Webnoize Conference, Webzine, Macworld Expo, South By Southwest (SxSW) Interactive, North By North-west (NxNW), NAB (National Association of Broadcasters), and the SF Expo for the Musician. Visit them at http://www.fezguys.com. Harass them at fezguys@fezguys.com. They welcome your comments, however bizarre.
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Library Journal Review
Internet audio generates a lot of press because it is associated with sharing MP3 music files. Streaming audio is more similar to a radio transmission, where audio is heard as it is delivered, rather than downloaded onto a PC and then played at will. This comprehensive beginner's guide covers all aspects of authoring and streaming audio, from basic requirements to finding a host and serving audio from personal or company web pages. Comparisons of the major streaming formats and servers are especially useful. For larger libraries. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Table of Contents
Introduction |
What Is This Book? Assumptions About the Reader |
What This Book Will Give You |
What This Book Will Not Give You |
I What It Is and What You Need |
1 Introduction to Streaming Audio |
What Is Streaming Audio? Formats |
Authoring |
Server Stream Distribution |
Summary |
2 Preparing Yourself |
Encoding Computer and Audio Hardware Requirements |
Encoding Computer Software Requirements |
Finding the Format That Fits |
Server Computer and Audio Hardware Requirements |
Network Bandwidth Requirements |
About Your Audio Source |
Audio Optimization |
On-Demand Audio: Getting Your Source into Digital Format |
Brief General Overview of Online Music Legal Issues |
Summary |
II How To Do It |
3 Using RealMedia |
Software Encoders: Free Versus Pay |
Choosing Your Encoding Settings |
RealMedia Stream Attributes |
Authoring an On-Demand RealMedia File |
Authoring a Live RealMedia Stream |
Creating a Server |
Summary |
4 Using Windows Media |
Software Encoders (Free Versus Pay) |
Choosing Your Encoding Settings |
Windows Media Stream Attributes |
Authoring an On-Demand Windows Media File |
Authoring a Live Windows Media Stream |
Creating a Server |
Summary |
5 Using QuickTime |
Software Encoders (Free Versus Pay) |
Choosing Your Encoding Settings |
Authoring an On-Demand QuickTime File |
Authoring a Live QuickTime Stream |
Creating a Server |
Summary |
6 Using MP3 |
Software Encoders (Free Versus Pay) |
Choosing Your Encoding Settings |
MP3 Stream Attributes |
Authoring an On-Demand MP3 File |
Authoring a Live MP3 Stream |
Creating a Server |
Summary |
7 Serving Your Audio |
Where to Host? |
Uploading Your On-Demand Files |
Streaming Audio Presentation |
Summary |
III Case Studies |
8 Joe Satriani: A Web Site with On-Demand Files in Multiple Formats and Special Event Live Streams |
History and Design |
Building and Maintaining Community |
Streaming Architecture |
Summary |
9 SomaFM: Multiple Live Streams from a Playlist Database |
History and Design |
Building and Maintaining Community |
Streaming Architecture |
Legal Issues |
Summary |
10 KPIG: Traditional Radio Station Streaming Live and On-Demand |
History and Design |
Building and Maintaining Community |
Streaming Architecture |
Song Identification |
Legal Issues |
Advanced Authoring |
Summary |
IV Extra Credit |
11 Advanced Audio Optimization |
Tools: You Get What You Pay For |
Normalization |
Compression |
Equalization |
Other Audio Tricks |
All-In-One Hardware Solutions |
Summary |
12 Advanced Authoring Techniques |
Hardware Encoders |
Batch Encoding |
Using Other (Less Common) Formats |
Common Pitfalls to Avoid |
Summary |
13 Advanced Presentation |
Multimedia Presentations with Streaming Audio |
Embedding Streaming Audio in Your Web Page |
Offering Multiple Links to the Same Audio |
Playlists |
Summary |
Appendix |
Tools and Resources |
Waveform Editors |
Rippers |
Encoders |
Players |
Audio Processing |
DJ Software |
Legal Resources |
Online Authoring Resources |
Content Delivery Networks |
Glossary |
Index |