If you're serious about understanding and making MP3s, 'The MP3 and Internet Audio Handbook' is well worth delving into.

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"The bible of MP3 - a great resource stuffed full of great advice and picture-driven tutorials; lovely stuff." - Paul Cooke, MusicDish.com

"One of the best overall discussions of how sound and digital audio technology works, anywhere." - Mike Powers, About.com Internet Radio Guide

The MP3 and Internet Audio Handbook: Your Guide to the Digital Music Revolution February 2000, TeamCom Books, 302 pp. $24.95 Trade paperback original; ISBN# 1-928791-10-7 Purchase it now

The MP3 and Internet Audio Handbook addresses the need for reliable information and cuts through the hype and confusion surrounding MP3 and digital music on the Internet. The book explains the benefits of downloadable music and Internet radio in simple, easy-to-understand terms, and includes over 100 charts and illustrations, along with tutorials for the most popular digital music software.

Included are step-by-step instructions for finding music on the Internet, listening to Internet radio, creating and playing MP3 files, recording music on a computer, recording custom CDs and connecting a PC to a stereo system. This book also provides product recommendations, along with lists of popular Internet radio stations and downloadable music sites, and complete coverage of the issues related to copyright laws and digital music.

Hitsquad.com comments:
This really is a great book for any tech head who wants to understand exactly what MP3 is and what it does. The explanations of sound and digital audio really fill you in on a lot of the terminology that help files and magazine articles often assume you know the meaning of. Musicians, in particular, will find the sections on recording music extremely valuable as they are easy to follow and provide enough instruction to get you recording audio, converting it to MP3 and putting it on the web. There are also tutorials on ripping to disc, burning to CD and assembling large MP3 libraries on your hard disc.

At times 'The MP3 and Internet Audio Handbook' lacks a bit of humor and spark, but you can't have everything. For what it sets out to do, this handbook succeeds. You simply can't put this it down without knowing more about audio, MP3 and the Internet.

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