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Everything about RealAudio
Audio format
RealAudio, also spelled Real Audio, is a proprietary audio format developed by RealNetworks and first released in April 1995. It uses a variety of audio codecs, ranging from low-bitrate formats that could be used over dialup modems, to high-fidelity formats for music. It can be used as a streaming audio format, that is played at the same time as it is downloaded. Wikipedia →
🧠Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: RealAudioA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: WAVs, MIDIs, & RealAudioThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Application of the RealAudio package to computerized medical lecturesCited 7 times
- Go sideways: RealVideoA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Helix (multimedia project)A closely related topic
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
đź“š Books worth reading
WAVs, MIDIs, & RealAudioJudi N. Fernandez · 1998
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đź”— Related topics
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