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| Table of Contents | |
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| Understanding Digital Music | |
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| Understanding how computers read music, introducing Wavs, MP3s and MIDI (4pp) | |
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| Stereo/Mono signals (2pp) | |
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| Frequency (quality) (3pp) (BOXOUT quality information i.e. CD quality, acceptable quality etc) | |
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| Soundcards (2pp) (BOXOUT - Common soundcard terms) | |
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| Speaker systems (including basic stereo set up, earphones, and surround sound) (4pp) | |
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| Optimising your computer to play music: Audio properties in a computer | |
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| Advanced audio properties - establishing best speaker set-up Advanced audio properties - establishing best performance set-up (5pp) | |
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| File extensions, setting up Microsoft Explorer to display them and understanding miscellaneous sound files (4pp) (BOXOUT - choosing the correct file type and compressing advice) | |
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| Setting up a default music player in Microsoft Explorer (2pp) | |
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| Sourcing Music (possibly retitle to Recording Music) | |
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| Customising the volume screen (3pp) (BOXOUT - what each slider in the volume screen corresponds to) | |
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| Formats and attributes in Windows Sound Recorder (4pp) | |
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| Recording, and playing back a signal in Windows Sound Recorder plus reading sound image information (2pp) | |
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| Understanding sound information displays (mono and stereo) (2pp) | |
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| Editing in Windows Sound Recorder (3pp) | |
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| Adding effects/enhancements (4pp) | |
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| Saving an audio file in Windows Sound Recorder (1pp) | |
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| Previewing your sound file in Windows Explorer (1pp) | |
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| Loading the sound file from Windows Explorer into Windows Media Player (1pp) | |
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| Playing Music on your iPod | |
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| Opening, playing and saving files in iTunes(4pp) (BOXOUT - what file types are accessible with iTunes?) | |
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| Basic play operations (4pp) | |
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| Creating, saving and opening playlists (4pp) | |
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| Selecting a source folder (2pp) (BOXOUT - Managing your music) | |
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| Customising your IPod environment - display modes (view modes and skins ) (4pp) | |
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| Using enhancements - equaliser and 'SRS Wow Effects' (4pp) | |
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| Using, changing and downloading visualisations (4pp) | |
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| Downloading Music from the Internet | |
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| Introduction to Windows Media Guide WMP (3pp) | |
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| Subscribing to Premium services WMP (3pp) | |
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| Using the radio tuner in WMP (3pp) BOXOUT - most popular internet radio stations | |
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| Searching for and downloading music - WMP (3pp) (BOXOUT - searching tips) | |
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| Downloading album information in WMP (2pp) (BOXOUT - Brief relevant copyright information) | |
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| Introduction to Napster including operating platform (2pp) (BOXOUT - trivial facts about Napster) | |
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| Downloading and opening Napster programme (4pp) | |
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| Running a search, choosing the best song file for your computer and downloading songs in Napster (4pp) (BOXOUT - Bit rate information) | |
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| Alternatives to Napster and Windows Media Player (3pp) (possibly mention Kazaa, E-donkey?) | |
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| iTunes | |
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| Introduction to iTunes interface (2pp) | |
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| Opening and playing files in iTunes (2p) | |
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| Basic funtions (previous, next, scan backwards/forwards, shuffle, volume) (4pp) | |
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| Creating, saving and playing playlists (3pp) | |
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| Searching for and downloading songs (3pp) | |
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| Searching for and downloading albums and finding album information (2pp) | |
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| Selecting songs for burning to CD (2pp) | |
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| Burning music to CD plus options (2pp) | |
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| Burning Music CDs | |
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| Advice on choosing the most suitable recordable media (3pp) | |
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| Introduction to 'Copy to CD or Device' in Windows Media Player (2pp) | |
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| Change 'Copy From' route (2pp) | |
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| Selecting audio quality and implications for computer resources (2pp) | |
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| Creating a compilation CD in WMP - one-time and playlists (3pp) (BOXOUT - Differences between MP3 disks and audio disks) | |
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| Introduction to Nero Express and copying entire CDs (2pp) (BOXOUT - brief relevant copyright information) | |
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| Nero Express - creating compilation CDs (3pp) | |
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| Creating a combined audio and music CD (3pp) (BOXOUT - Using DVDs to store music) | |
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| Using your iPod | |
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| MP3 players, memory sticks/keyfobs and hybrids (3pp) (BOXOUT - Chosing between them) | |
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| Choosing an iPodplayer (3pp) (BOXOUT - Memory requirements) | |
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| Installing and opening software and introduction to interface (4pp) (BOXOUT - how different versions of Microsoft Windows read USB devices) | |
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| Changing song names and information (categorisation) in WMP and Microsoft Explorer (3pp) | |
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| Connecting your iPod to your computer (2pp) | |
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| Selecting songs and uploading them to your iPod (2pp) | |
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| Uploading songs to your iPod in iTunes (4pp) | |
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| Uploading songs to a keyfob/memory stick and memory advice in Microsoft Explorer (3pp) | |
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| Editing Music - Audacity | |
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| Importing digital files from your computer and digitising tape and vinyl recordings (3pp) (BOXOUT - further advice on level/gain setting) | |
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| Using noise reduction tools on an entire track (4pp) (BOXOUT - further advice on noise reduction) | |
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| Using cut, copy and paste controls (3pp) | |
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| Using volume fades and inserting additional files (3pp) | |
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| Using pitch shifter to alter the song's pitch without affecting speed (2pp) | |
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| Multi tracking a second audio source (2pp) | |
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| Understanding and applying compressions (3pp) (BOXOUT - further advice on compression) | |
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| Understanding and applying equalisation (3pp) (BOXOUT - further advice on frequencies/equalisation) | |
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| Exporting audio as an MP3 or Wav file (2pp) | |
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| Sharing your Music | |
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| Find a reputable music web community (2pp) | |
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| Signing up to a community (3pp) | |
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| Chatting with other music enthusiasts on a music community website (3pp) | |
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| Creating your own page and uploading your music to a music community website (3pp) | |
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| Getting feedback on your music (2pp) | |
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| Netiquette on music web communities (2pp) | |
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| Copyright information and advice (2pp) | |
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| Keeping abreast of changing music technology (4pp) | |
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| Great music internet sites (4pp) | |
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| Possibly add Chapter or sections on how to download software - players/recorders | |