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Brilliant iPod & iTunes
Spend less time reading and more time doing
Brilliant iPod & iTunes is a visual, quick reference book that shows you how to make the most of one of the world's most popular gadgets, the iPod. Discover the power and capacity of this pocket-sized device that enables you to listen to your entire CD collection anytime, anywhere. Explore
the world of music available on the Internet and expand your listening horizons
Brilliant iPod & iTunes
Brilliant guides provide the quick, easy-to-access information that you need
* Detailed index and troubleshooting guide to help you find exactly what you need to know
* Easy-to-follow task-based format
* Numbered steps guide you through each task or problem
* Numerous screenshots illustrate each step
* 'Important' boxes point you to the crucial information you really need to know
* 'Timesaver Tips' sections give you brilliant bite-sized nuggets of help and advice
Brilliant iPod & iTunes provides....
* Less talk, more music. Learn how to exploit the full power of the iPod with this pocket sized resource. It will have you listening by the end of Chapter 1.
* Illustrated step-by-step instructions - from how to turn your iPod on to how to download music onto it and every stage between.
* Top tips on how it can revolutionize your life: your iPod as car stereo, photo viewer, hard drive and personal organizer
* Useful listings of cool accessories and internet resources that can enhance the listening experience still further.
There's no doubt - the iPod has changed the way we listen to music forever.
Now, you can take your entire music collection for a jog around the park, or with you on holiday. If your collection is large enough you need never listen to the same song twice! And your listening enjoyment need not be confined to your existing CD collection; thanks to iTunes - music software for your computer that comes with your iPod - you can buy practically any album you care to have and can upload it to your iPod within minutes, without ever leaving your house. The latest iPods even double as video players, photo albums, contact books, and diaries.
All you need is an iPod, a computer, an Internet connection (if you want to download music) and Brilliant iPod & iTunes. Broken down in simple to follow, step-by-step instructions, and fully illustrated throughout, this book will show you the ropes. Even if you think you're the biggest technophobe out there, in no time at all you'll be making the most of your Brilliant iPod.
What you need to know and how to do it
Digital lifestyle
CONTENTS:
Table of Contents
1. Understanding Digital Music
1.1. Understanding how computers read music, introducing Wavs, MP3s and MIDI (4pp)
1.2. Stereo/Mono signals (2pp)
1.3. Frequency (quality) (3pp) (BOXOUT - quality information i.e. CD quality, acceptable quality etc)
1.4. Soundcards (2pp) (BOXOUT - Common soundcard terms)
1.5. Speaker systems (including basic stereo set up, earphones, and surround sound) (4pp)
1.6. Optimising your computer to play music:
Audio properties in a computer
Advanced audio properties - establishing best speaker set-up
Advanced audio properties - establishing best performance set-up (5pp)
1.7. File extensions, setting up Microsoft Explorer to display them and understanding miscellaneous sound files (4pp) (BOXOUT - choosing the correct file type and compressing advice)
1.8. Setting up a default music player in Microsoft Explorer (2pp)
2. Sourcing Music (possibly retitle to Recording Music)
2.1 Customising the volume screen (3pp) (BOXOUT - what each slider in the volume screen corresponds to)
2.2 Formats and attributes in Windows Sound Recorder (4pp)
2.3 Recording, and playing back a signal in Windows Sound Recorder plus reading sound image information (2pp)
2.4 Understanding sound information displays (mono and stereo) (2pp)
2.5 Editing in Windows Sound Recorder (3pp)
2.6 Adding effects/enhancements (4pp)
2.7 Saving an audio file in Windows Sound Recorder (1pp)
2.8 Previewing your sound file in Windows Explorer (1pp)
2.9 Loading the sound file from Windows Explorer into Windows Media Player (1pp)
3. Playing Music on your iPod
3.1 Opening, playing and saving files in iTunes(4pp) (BOXOUT - what file types are accessible with iTunes?)
3.2 Basic play operations (4pp)
3.3 Creating, saving and opening playlists (4pp)
3.4 Selecting a source folder (2pp) (BOXOUT - Managing your music)
3.5 Customising your IPod environment - display modes (view modes and skins ) (4pp)
3.6 Using enhancements - equaliser and 'SRS Wow Effects' (4pp)
3.7 Using, changing and downloading visualisations (4pp)
4. Downloading Music from the Internet
4.1 Introduction to Windows Media Guide - WMP (3pp)
4.2 Subscribing to Premium services WMP (3pp)
4.3 Using the radio tuner in WMP (3pp) BOXOUT - most popular internet radio stations
4.4 Searching for and downloading music - WMP (3pp) (BOXOUT - searching tips)
4.5 Downloading album information in WMP (2pp) (BOXOUT - Brief relevant copyright information)
4.6 Introduction to Napster including operating platform (2pp) (BOXOUT - trivial facts about Napster)
4.7 Downloading and opening Napster programme (4pp)
4.8 Running a search, choosing the best song file for your computer and downloading songs in Napster (4pp) (BOXOUT - Bit rate information)
4.9 Alternatives to Napster and Windows Media Player (3pp)
(possibly mention Kazaa, E-donkey?)
5. iTunes
5.1 Introduction to iTunes interface (2pp)
5.2 Opening and playing files in iTunes (2p)
5.3 Basic funtions (previous, next, scan backwards/forwards, shuffle, volume) (4pp)
5.4 Creating, saving and playing playlists (3pp)
5.5 Searching for and downloading songs (3pp)
5.6 Searching for and downloading albums and finding album information (2pp)
5.7 Selecting songs for burning to CD (2pp)
5.8 Burning music to CD plus options (2pp)
6. Burning Music CDs
6.1 Advice on choosing the most suitable recordable media (3pp)
6.2 Introduction to 'Copy to CD or Device' in Windows Media Player (2pp)
6.3 Change 'Copy From' route (2pp)
6.4 Selecting audio quality and implications for computer resources (2pp)
6.5 Creating a compilation CD in WMP - one-time and playlists (3pp) (BOXOUT - Differences between MP3 disks and audio disks)
6.6 Introduction to Nero Express and copying entire CDs (2pp) (BOXOUT - brief relevant copyright information)
6.7 Nero Express - creating compilation CDs (3pp)
6.8 Creating a combined audio and music CD (3pp) (BOXOUT - Using DVDs to store music)
7. Using your iPod
7.1 MP3 players, memory sticks/keyfobs and hybrids (3pp) (BOXOUT - Chosing between them)
7.2 Choosing an iPodplayer (3pp) (BOXOUT - Memory requirements)
7.3 Installing and opening software and introduction to interface (4pp) (BOXOUT - how different versions of Microsoft Windows read USB devices)
7.4 Changing song names and information (categorisation) in WMP and Microsoft Explorer (3pp)
7.5 Connecting your iPod to your computer (2pp)
7.6 Selecting songs and uploading them to your iPod (2pp)
7.7 Uploading songs to your iPod in iTunes (4pp)
7.8 Uploading songs to a keyfob/memory stick and memory advice in Microsoft Explorer (3pp)
8. Editing Music - Audacity
8.1 Importing digital files from your computer and digitising tape and vinyl recordings (3pp) (BOXOUT - further advice on level/gain setting)
8.2 Using noise reduction tools on an entire track (4pp) (BOXOUT - further advice on noise reduction)
8.3 Using cut, copy and paste controls (3pp)
8.4 Using volume fades and inserting additional files (3pp)
8.5 Using pitch shifter to alter the song's pitch without affecting speed (2pp)
8.6 Multi tracking a second audio source (2pp)
8.7 Understanding and applying compressions (3pp) (BOXOUT - further advice on compression)
8.8 Understanding and applying equalisation (3pp) (BOXOUT - further advice on frequencies/equalisation)
8.9 Exporting audio as an MP3 or Wav file (2pp)
9. Sharing your Music
9.1 Find a reputable music web community (2pp)
9.2 Signing up to a community (3pp)
9.3 Chatting with other music enthusiasts on a music community website (3pp)
9.4 Creating your own page and uploading your music to a music community website (3pp)
9.5 Getting feedback on your music (2pp)
9.6 Netiquette on music web communities (2pp)
9.7 Copyright information and advice (2pp)
9.8 Keeping abreast of changing music technology (4pp)
9.9 Great music internet sites (4pp)
Possibly add chapter or sections on how to download software - players/recorders
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