Bose Wave PCinteractive Owner's guide - Page 59

PDF259774_00 Glossary B Bit rate - The digital representation of an audio signal expressed in bits per second (bps). The bit rate often determines the quality and size of an MP3 file. Higher bit rates create larger but better-sounding files. The most common bit rate for MP3 is 128kbps. This gives you near-CD quality at about a 10:1 compression ratio. Browser - A short name for your Internet browser. C CDDB - An on-line repository of audio CD information provided by CDDB, Incorporated. Your Wave/PC™ software can access CDDB automatically to get album title and track information when you load an audio CD into your CD-ROM drive. Check box - A graphic element in a display that enables you to select a combination of choices by clicking a box. D Default - Refers to the preset value assumed by your computer unless you change it. Destination directory - The path which determines where your downloaded files are stored on your hard drive. E Encoding - In this context, encoding is the process of compressing a ripped audio file into the MP3 format. G Genre - A type or category of music, such as Classical, Country, Pop, Jazz, etc. I ISP - Internet Service Provider. This is the dial-up service you use to connect to the Internet if you don't have a permanent network connection. M MP3 - An audio file format also known as MPEG 1 Layer 3. Audio files of this type are identified by their " .mp3" filename extension. Because audio files can be very large, an MP3 file is compressed so that it occupies less storage space on your hard drive. Although it is compressed, it has little or no loss in sound quality. MPEG - The Moving Picture Experts Group is a name for a set of standards for the compression and playback of digital audio and video. MP3 is one of these standards. Music file - A computer file used in the digital music industry. It could be encoded in one of several formats identified by its filename extension (such as *.mp3). Music finder - A Wave/PC software feature that allows you to find music files located on your computer's hard drive. P Playlist - A file containing a customized list of music files compiled from your music library. Pushbutton - A graphic element in a display which, when clicked (depressed), performs an action. R Radio button - A graphic element in a display which when clicked, allows you to select only one alternative from a group. Ripping - The process of extracting digital audio files from a CD. April 12, 2001 59