Year 9 - Computing
Editing sound
Data representation: images and sound
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils will focus on digital media such as images and sounds, and discover the binary digits that lie beneath these types of media. They will explore how images and sound can be manipulated and consider the link between quality of images and sound and the resulting file size.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use sound editing software to edit and manipulate digital sound files.
Key Notes
- Changes to sound attributes affect the perceived quality.
- Sound editing software can be used to manipulate sound.
Vocabulary To Learn
- waveform: a visual representation of a sound file, showing how the amplitude of sound varies over time
- channel: a single stream of audio used to reproduce sound
- mono: produces the same sound in both left and right speakers/headphones
- stereo: presents sound separately for the left and right speakers/headphones
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Audacity project files can be listened to on all digital devices.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Describe the system or process from this lesson in clear steps.
Changes to sound attributes affect the perceived quality. Sound editing software can be used to manipulate sound.
2. Define this computing term and give one practical example. 'waveform'
a visual representation of a sound file, showing how the amplitude of sound varies over time. Add one real device or system example to prove understanding.
3. Correct this common computing misconception.
Mistake: Audacity project files can be listened to on all digital devices. Correction: To listen to the audio on other devices, the file must be exported to a common format such as WAV (.wav) or MP3 (.mp3).
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