Product Description

MP3 For Dummies, 2nd Edition covers all the essentials you need to know to find, download, create, share, save, and hear MP3 files. You'll find out about the enhanced features of the new release of MusicMatch Jukebox as well as the newest portable and home stereo MP3 players. This and updated edition also covers the newest features on MP3.com as well as coverage of the "bad boys" of MP3 -- notably the Napster file swapping service. The book's CD includes MP3 players -- MusicMatch Jukebox and WinAmp -- as well as a sampling of free MP3 files to test out.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #294141 in Books
• Published on: 2001-05-15
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 360 pages

From Library Journal
MP3 is a great compression standard that preserves quality sound at very small file sizes, which download quickly across the web. MP3s have quickly made their way off the web onto portable devices such as the Rio, the Nomad, Windows CE, and many more. Like Rod Underhill and Nat Gertler's The Complete Idiot's Guide to MP3 (Computer Media, LJ 11/1/99), Rathbone's volume discusses everything you need to know: downloading, creating MP3 sites, and setting up your own MP3 radio station on the net.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

USA Today, June 27, 2000
"For more in-depth information, check...another good reference: 'MP3 For Dummies' by Andy Rathbone."

Book Info
A complete guide to MP3 technology, for those with no previous experience. Covers MP3 players, songs, Web sites like Napster and Gnutella, and 'ripping.' The CD-ROM features links to MP3 sites, sample files, plug-ins, skins, demo software, and shareware players. System requirements: Windows 95+ or comparable Mac, sound card, 256 monitor, 28,800 modem. Softcover.

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MP3 for Dummies
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MP3 to WAV
I could not figure out from this book how to convert mp3 files to wav files in spite of what it says on page 170.

Great Book with Lots of Info!
This is a comprehensive book encompassing not just the basics of MP3 both other useful information as well. The book is for all levels knowledge; from novice digital music lovers to musicians.

Although the author only briefly describes the theory behind sound and digital sound recording, he does a great job of explaining all the digital audio compression terms and other technical buzzwords such as ripping, encoding, Codecs, MIDI, WAV files, WinAmp as well as other terms. After discussing just what an MP3 is and how to use it, the author shows you how to turn you PC into a MP3 based digital work station.

Going beyond just describing MP3s, the author also shows you how to set up your home stereo system to play MP3s off of the computer or off of a CD that you just made. He also shows you how to play MP3 files off of the web or how to web cast your music play list. The final chapters are for musicians with some excellent real life stories from several musicians. The author even includes brief discussion on how musician can record, mix, master, distribute and promote their work. All in all a good and comprehensive read that is not too technical (it is a "dummies" book).