MP3 For Dummies® - Softcover

Rathbone, Andy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764505858 ISBN 13: 9780764505850

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1999

Synopsis

The promise of MP3 –– CD–quality sound over the Internet –– is shaking up the music industry! Whether you want to download songs directly from musicians, broadcast your own radio station over the Web, or store an infinite personal collection of songs on your computer, MP3 is bound to change your relationship with music.

For musicians and music lover alike, MP3 For Dummies contains . . . A glossary of terms that explains technical language in real English A step–by–step guide to make your computer MP3–compliant A handy directory to where all those MP3 songs are stored on the Internet A how–to guide to turn your desktop computer into a high fi sound system using your home stereo Instructions to make MP3s from your own music collection An explanation of how to create and record compositions and then transform them into professional–quality MP3s Information about uploading files you create to MP3 sites

Included with your MP3 For Dummies is a CD–ROM starter kit that includes Shareware versions of MusicMatch Jukebox and Winamp as well as a trial version of SoundJam MP and live links to MP3 sites.

About this title

About the Author

Andy Rathbone, an amateur musician, is the author of the bestselling computer book ever, Windows^® 95 For Dummies^®, as well as Windows^® 98 For Dummies^®.

From the Back Cover

CD–ROM packed with software to create MP3 files

Complete coverage of portable players and WinAmp plug–ins

Turn your computer into a jukebox or promote your own recordings over the Internet! CD–quality sound over the Internet! That's the promise of MP3, and it's shaking up the music industry. This friendly guide slices through the hype and shows you step–by step how to make the most of MP3, whether you're a music lover or a musician. all this on the bonus CD–ROM Your complete MP3 starter kit, including: Shareware versions of MusicMatch Jukebox and WinAmp Trial version SoundJamMP Live links to MP3 Web sites System Requirements: A PC with a 486 or faster processor running Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0 or later or Linux x86 (with glibc, like RedHat 5.x or 6.x or SuSE); or a Macintosh with a 68030 or faster processor running OS 7.55 or later. Please see the About the CD appendix for full requirements. Plus leading Internet Software

Discover how to: Optimize your computer for MP3 Find the best free MP3 files online "Rip" songs from your own CDs Create MP3 files with encoders Upload your songs to MP3 sites

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Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0764505858
• ISBN 13: 9780764505850
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384