The Professional Musician's Internet Guide

by Simpson, Ron

• ISBN13: 9780872887381
• ISBN10: 0872887383
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-11-01
• Publisher: Mix Bookshelf/ Mix Books

Summary

The opportunities for musicians to market and sell their music on the Internet have never been greater than they are today. This book levels the playing field by giving every musician the opportunity to promote and sell their music to a global audience. It addresses the various technical issues (Mac and Windows) today's musicians face preparing and uploading their music to a website, and includes details on how they can get the biggest websites to notice their songs. An accompanying CD-ROM provides helpful HTML templates and audio test files (in various web-ready formats) that allow musicians to upload and test web audio files from a free web hosting site, set up e-commerce music sites, and much more. The bible for musicians wishing to take advantage of all of the opportunities the Internet offers for promotion, sale and distribution of music!

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	1	(2)
Introduction	2	(3)
Dedication	5	(2)
Web Audio Formats	7	(16)
Streaming Audio	7	(2)
Pseudostreaming	9	(1)
RealAudio	10	(1)
Quick Time 4	11	(1)
Shockwave Audio	12	(1)
Liquid Audio	12	(1)
MP3	13	(1)
Windows Media Technologies 4	14	(1)
Sound VQ	14	(1)
Beatnik	15	(3)
a2b music	18	(1)
Server Issues	19	(1)
Debating Sound Quality	20	(3)
Encoding and Conversion Software	23	(10)
Freeware	23	(4)
RealNetworks	23	(3)
Sound VQ and Yamaha	26	(1)
Commercial Encoding Software	27	(1)
Quick Time Player Pro 4	27	(1)
Sonic Foundry	27	(1)
Plug-ins	28	(3)
Shockwave Audio Xtra	28	(1)
Sonic Foundry MP3	29	(1)
Syntrillium MP3	30	(1)
The Liquifier Pro 5.0	31	(2)
Encoding and Conversions	33	(20)
Tutorial 3-1: Encoding with Quick Time 4	33	(3)
QDesign Music 2	36	(3)
Tutorial 3-2: Quick Time 4 Insert Info	39	(3)
Tutorial 3-3: Encoding Shockwave Audio with BIAS Peak	42	(3)
Tutorial 3-4: RealAudio and Sound Forge 4	45	(3)
SureStream	48	(2)
RAM Files	50	(1)
Windows Media Technology 4	50	(1)
Sound VQ	51	(2)
MP3	53	(24)
Where Did It Come From?	53	(1)
Windows MP3 Players	54	(3)
Winamp	55	(1)
Sonique	55	(1)
RealJukebox	56	(1)
MusicMatch Jukebox	56	(1)
FreeAmp	57	(1)
Macintosh MP3 Players	57	(6)
Macast	57	(1)
Quick Time 4	58	(1)
SoundJam MP	58	(4)
Ripping and Encoding	62	(1)
Tutorial 4-1: Ripping and Encoding with RealJukebox	63	(5)
SoundJam MP	68	(1)
Tutorial 4-2: Ripping and Encoding with SoundJam MP	69	(6)
MVP from QDesign	75	(2)
Free Commerce	77	(17)
MP3.com	77	(7)
First Look	78	(3)
Uploading an MP3	81	(1)
DAM CD	82	(1)
Previews and Downloads	83	(1)
Amazon.com	84	(4)
Amazon Advantage	84	(4)
Cosmic Music Network	88	(1)
RollingStone.com	88	(2)
UBL	90	(1)
IUMA	91	(1)
Wired Planet	92	(2)
Liquid Audio	94	(27)
The Liquid Player 5	94	(5)
Create a Passport	99	(1)
Buying a Liquid Track	100	(4)
The Liquifier Pro 5	104	(8)
Record Pane	105	(1)
Media Pane	106	(1)
Edit Pane	106	(1)
Preview Pane	106	(2)
Liquify Pane	108	(3)
Batch Liquify Pane	111	(1)
Publish Pane	112	(1)
The Liquid Server	112	(1)
The Liquid Music Network	113	(1)
Liquid Express	114	(1)
Liquid Platinum Studio	115	(1)
Tutorial 6-1: Burning a Liquid Track CD	115	(6)
E-Commerce	121	(15)
zShops (Amazon.com)	121	(2)
Onvia	123	(1)
Tutorial 7-1: Creating an Onvia E-Commerce Web Site	124	(8)
Cyber-Cash as a Concept	132	(1)
The E-Commerce Kiosk	133	(3)
Artist Promotions on The Web	136	(8)
David Bowie	136	(3)
Todd Rundgren	139	(2)
Amazon.com and Liquid Audio	141	(3)
Web Radio, Webcasting, and Beyond	144	(18)
Internet Broadcasting	144	(2)
Bandwidth	144	(1)
Multicasting	145	(1)
Types of Broadcasts	146	(4)
Simulcasts	146	(1)
RealNetworks	147	(1)
Windows Media	147	(1)
Quick Time	148	(1)
The Globalcast	148	(1)
House of Blues	149	(1)
Radio MP3	150	(3)
SHOUTcast	150	(1)
Live365.com	151	(2)
Tutorial 9-1: Broadcasting on Live365.com	153	(4)
MP3.com	157	(1)
TuneTo.com	158	(1)
Totally Canned	159	(3)
Spinner	159	(1)
Lycos Radio	160	(1)
Rolling Stone Radio	160	(2)
Online Search Engines and Databases	162	(10)
CDDB	162	(1)
Tutorial 10-1: Registering with CDDB	163	(2)
CDDB 2	165	(1)
Yahoo!	165	(1)
Tutorial 10-2: Registering with Yahoo!	166	(3)
The Robot	169	(1)
The Hybrid	170	(2)
Your Web Site	172	(22)
Tutorial 11-1: Securing Free Web Space	173	(3)
Tutorial 11-2: Creating a Web Page	176	(5)
RealAudio and GeoCities	181	(2)
Tutorial 11-3: Creating an Audio Link	183	(2)
Tutorial 11-4: Creating and Uploading a .ram File	185	(3)
Tutorial 11-5: Editing HTML	188	(3)
Web Wizard Applications	191	(1)
Netscape Communicator	191	(1)
Home Page 3	191	(1)
Microsoft FrontPage	192	(1)
Registering a Domain Name	192	(2)
Glossary	194	(2)
Index	196