Streaming Audio: The Fezguys' Guide
by Jon Luini /
2002 / English / CHM
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Streaming Audio: The FezGuys' Guide
Streaming Audio: The FezGuys' Guide will introduce you to
streaming audio and teach you how to work with the most popular
formats, including RealMedia, Windows Media, QuickTime, and MP3. It
begins by giving the reader a comprehensive overview of the most
up-to-date streaming technologies available and the process of
preparing audio for streaming. Then, it walks the reader through
encoding into both live and on-demand streams in each format.
Following an in-depth walk-through of serving the audio,
will introduce you to
streaming audio and teach you how to work with the most popular
formats, including RealMedia, Windows Media, QuickTime, and MP3. It
begins by giving the reader a comprehensive overview of the most
up-to-date streaming technologies available and the process of
preparing audio for streaming. Then, it walks the reader through
encoding into both live and on-demand streams in each format.
Following an in-depth walk-through of serving the audio,Streaming Audio: The FezGuys' Guide
Streaming Audio: The FezGuys' Guide offers several case
studies that carefully break down how streaming audio is used in
the real world: the internationally acclaimed rock guitarist Joe
Satriani's web site, primarily using on-demand files with the
occasional live stream for special events; the ultrahip drum 'n'
bass, downtempo and ambient music Internet-only radio station
SomaFM offering several live MP3 streams in multiple bi trates; and
the FM station that started it all, KPIG-FM, terrestrial broadcast
radio that streams it's programming online. Finally, the FezGuys
illustrate a variety of advanced techniques, including optimizing,
equalizing, creating playlists, batch encoding, dealing with legal
issues, and more.
offers several case
studies that carefully break down how streaming audio is used in
the real world: the internationally acclaimed rock guitarist Joe
Satriani's web site, primarily using on-demand files with the
occasional live stream for special events; the ultrahip drum 'n'
bass, downtempo and ambient music Internet-only radio station
SomaFM offering several live MP3 streams in multiple bi trates; and
the FM station that started it all, KPIG-FM, terrestrial broadcast
radio that streams it's programming online. Finally, the FezGuys
illustrate a variety of advanced techniques, including optimizing,
equalizing, creating playlists, batch encoding, dealing with legal
issues, and more.