Information on Sound Files
Created on October 3, 2006
Updated July 7, 2008

Basic Web Resource Site - Beyond Composer - Sound File Types

http://www.fluffbucket.com/nsc/sounds.htm

Offers a basic introduction to several different types of sound files available.

Wikipedia: Audio File Format

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_file_format

Wikipedia goes into depth and takes you beyond the basics with their entry on this subject.

VanBasco Software: Sound File Types

http://www.vanbasco.com/soundfiles/

This website gives a good basic framework for understanding the differences between audio file formats.

SoundApp Formats

http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~franke/SoundApp/formats.html#gsm

This resource allows you to quickly access some basic information on different types of sound files.

Crutchfield Advisor - Digital A/V Formats

http://www.crutchfieldadvisor.com/ISEO-rgbtcspd/learningcenter/home/fileformats_glossary.html

This glossary of different types of video and sound files is simple and easy to use.

Audio File Types

http://www.david.robinson.org/filetypes.html

This site has good basics and useful links to outside information.

fileinfo.net: Audio Files

http://www.fileinfo.net/filetypes/audio

This resource is heavy on the number of different file types presented, but light on the information about each file that they list.

Dan's Web Tips: Sounds

http://webtips.dan.info/sounds.html

This page gets into the basics of putting your sound files to use on your website. 

File Types Reference

http://www.wilsonmar.com/filetypes.htm

This resource is useful for the absolute basics on the types of files commonly used.  The links provided are useful.

MPEG.ORG

http://www.mpeg.org/

Given the prevalence of MPEG formatting, this site will be very useful to those interested in sound files and the internet.

Sonify.org - Flash Audio

http://sonify.org/tutorials/flash_audio/flashsound_api/

Sonify offers a number of interactive tutorials on using flash sound on your website.

FlashSound API - Tutorials

http://www.flashsoundapi.com/tutorials/

FlashSound takes Sonify a step further to the more advanced levels of sound construction for the web.

The Web Diner's Tutorial on Adding Sound to Your Web Site

http://www.webdiner.com/webadv/inter/audio.htm

The Web Diner is relatively straightforward, for those that want the basics of putting sound on the web.

DigitizingSound.pdf

http://www.edb.utexas.edu/multimedia/PDFfolder/DigitizingSound.pdf

This brief paper goes over a lot of the important basics that many websites ignore or do injustice towards.