ABSTRACT
The sound quality of streaming audio depends on the speed of the modem and ranges from funky AM radio to near-CD quality. Streaming audio is heard almost instantly, but often sounds muffled and can be interrupted by net congestion. Streaming audio requires a fast computer. An easy-to-use streaming audio site is Rogue Amoeba. They offer Nicecast software for Mac, which broadcasts audio in real time over the Internet. A webcast is an audio and/or video event broadcast on the Web, using streaming technology, to several Web listeners or viewers at the same time. A webcast may be distributed live or on demand. Recording engineers and musicians in different cities can work together on a common project by sharing files sending digital audio files to others in WAV, MP3, or WMA format. AES standard provides a way to express audio-edit data in readable text form.
