ABSTRACT
Interconnecting Digital Audio Devices 324 Introduction 324 Digital interface basics 324 Dedicated audio interface formats 326 The AES/EBU interface (AES-3) 326 Standard consumer interface (IEC 60958-3) 329 MADI 330 Proprietary digital interfaces 331 Data networks and computer interconnects 334 Audio network requirements 336 Protocols for the Internet 338 Audio-specifi c network standards 339 Storage area networks 340 Wireless networks 341 Audio over Firewire (IEEE 1394) 341 Audio over Universal Serial Bus (USB) 342 AES-47: audio over ATM 344
This chapter provides further details about the main formats in which digital audio data is stored and moved between systems. This includes coverage of audio fi le formats, digital interfaces and networked audio interchange, concentrating mainly on those issues of importance for professional applications.
