Descriptions MP3: The Definitive Guide book
O'Reilly gets to grips with the technology that's revolutionising the way we think about and use music with MP3: The Definitive Guide. The book includes some excellent advice on choosing and using MP3 software. The leading titles are discussed and compared so you can pick software with the features you want. Skins and plug-ins also get plenty of space, and the whole concept of organising and storing MP3 files is well-covered.
Ripping and encoding gets a chapter to itself, and this is rounded off with a section on creating your own CDs. Other chapters cover Internet downloading and dedicated MP3 hardware--portable players, handheld computers, car players and home stereo systems. New players are coming onto the market with stunning rapidity, making some of this material here less than state of the art; still, it does provide a good overview of what's available.
For those looking for more technical information, a chapter at the end of the book explains MP3 and other audio file formats--but this won't hinder those who don't want to delve too deep from getting the most out of this book. Hacker's text is very accessible indeed, and at no point will novices feel overwhelmed by technology. The author is also careful to make sure that this book applies to whatever your operating system, be it Windows, Macintosh, Linux or BeOS. --Sandra Vogel, Books To Read Before College .
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