Learning+by+Doing-+Digital+Audio+(Basics)


 * Learning by Doing: Digital Audio (Basics)**

I chose this sound file because I really enjoyed the hard percussion demonstrated. The use of the snare and bass drums and different cymbal sets without any vocals or any other sounds keeps this a pure jazz/funk piece. The tempo was a nice and even, not too fast, even through the high points of the cymbal rides. I enjoy percussion, especially drumline type pieces because of the strength of the instruments. You can especially hear drum beats that keep the cadence of most music in this genre. When modifying the sample rates of this piece, you can definitely hear the cymbal tones just degrade as the sample rate drops. At 44100Hz, the piece sounds like you're sitting in front of the musician playing the piece, each note crafted perfectly. At 8000Hz the piece sounds like an old sound recording from an old phonograph, the sound content is still there, but the muddyness of the drums and the tinnyness of the cymbals just kills the quality.

Sound file used in this homework: Human Drums

Author: Fireproof_Babies Source: http://ccmixter.org/files/Fireproof_Babies/26069 CC License: Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)

44100Hz Human Drums at 44100Hz.wav => 27.2 MB media type="file" key="Human Drums.mp3" width="240" height="20"

22050Hz Human Drums at 22050Hz.wav => 14.1 MB media type="file" key="Human Drums at 22050Hz.mp3" width="240" height="20"

11025Hz Human Drums at 11025Hz.wav => 7.1 MB media type="file" key="Human Drums at 11025.mp3" width="240" height="20"

8000Hz Human Drums at 8000Hz.wav => 5.3 MB media type="file" key="Human Drums at 8000Hz.mp3" width="240" height="20"