BSc (Hons) in Information Technology Specialized in

Interactive Media
Batch 2016

Multimedia Systems
Lab Sheet 04

IT14034664
Dilan J.D.A

Lab Sheet 4

Exercise 1
Task 1
a) Go online and locate three sound editors (either from a shareware site or demo
versions of commercial software).

Audacity.
Cubase.
Wave Pad.

b) Document their capabilities.

i.
What file formats can they import from and export to?
o Uncompressed Audio files
o AIFF
o WAV
o PCM
o Compressed Audio files
o
o
o
o
ii.

Ogg
Mp2
Mp3
FLAC

How many tracks can they handle?

There is no limit, We can add many tracks as we need.

iii.

What DSP effects do they provide?

Echo
Environment Change (Hall effect , Arena Effect)
Phase Shifting

Exercise 2
Task 2
a) Record two sounds using a simple recording devicea cassette recorder will work.
One sound should be of speech, and one should be music.
b) Connect the output from the recorder to a computers audio input. Using a sound
capture and editing tool, capture both clips in 44 kHz, 16-bit stereo (if you cant
record in stereo, ignore the applicable directions).
c) Download and install VUMeter or similar tool and monitor the sound input.
d) Capture the clips three timesonce at a very low level, once at the correct level (just
below peaking), and once at levels that are well over the maximum.
i.
Listen to the six clips. Note your observations regarding noise and distortion.
ii.
Run all three clips through the editors Normalize effect.
iii.
Listen to the clips again and note your observations.
e) Down-convert the two normalized samples recorded at the correct level to 22.05, 11,
and 5 kHz.
i.
Convert each of these eight (four sampling rates two files) to mono. You
should now have 16 different files: 8 of the speech and 8 of music.
ii.
Document the file size of each, and make a note of how each sounds (even
better, enlist the aid of someone else who can listen while you play the sounds
back, without telling them which you are playing).
iii.
Which are acceptable? At what point does the lowered quality become
unacceptable?

Exercise 3
Task 1
a) Visit three web sites that use sound (you may need to find Flash-based web sites).
Where, when, and how is sound used?
Does the sound fit the mood of the site?
Is there background sound?
Can the sounds be turned on and off?
Document your findings.
1. www.thebuildfilm.com
a).In this website an audio sound is playing as the background music.
b).Yes. That sound feel us that this web site is for a motorcycle repairing
shop.
c).Yes.
d).No, There is no button to turn off sounds.
2. www.newmusicusa.org
a).In this web site sound is used as a radio player.
b).Yes,It gives us an idea of music genres that this web site has.
c).No
d).Yes
3. www.leburgundy.com/en/
a).As the background music
b).Yes, It has a good tempo to get attract us to this web site and traverse
through it.
c).Yes.
d).Yes.
Task 2
a) Locate three web sites that offer royalty-free or buyout music. Such sites almost
always allow visitors to listen to low-quality samples.

i.

www.apple.com/itunes/charts/songs
www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/2
www.audioblocks.com/royalty-free-audio/music

What formats are the samples provided in?

MP3
Online Listening

ii.

Listen to some of the samples. Try to identify which are synthesized and
which are actual instruments playing the music.
Most of the preview samples are contain synthesized music.

iii.

What are the license arrangements for using the music?

If we are buying royalty-free music, we can use it in anywhere but
we should give credits to the original publisher.

iv.

Document your findings, noting the various lengths and formats the music is
provided in.

Task 3
a) Visit any local web site for music and check the licensing terms for different uses of
musical compositions and recordings of music.
www.meshop.lk/product-category/entertainment
b) Briefly describe the terms for using music for which you have created a
performance, for using a recording of a piece of music in a multimedia program,
and for selling a product that contains music.
Credits should be given to its original owner.
No one can reproduce it without owners permission.
c) Identify differences in rates for use of music in different types of media (for

example, using as part of a one-time presentation to a limited audience, using in a

multimedia product for commercial release, and using as part of a radio or TV
broadcast or RING TONES).