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• About the Series Editors List of Contributors Foreword Preface Acknowledgments 1 Introduction 1.1 Application design 1.2 Interaction modality 1.3 Speech processing 1.4 Evaluations 2 Mobile Speech Hardware: The Case for Custom Silicon 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Mobile hardware: Capabilities and limitations 2.2.1 Looking inside a mobile device: Smartphone example 2.2.2 Processing limitations 2.2.3 Memory limitations 2.2.4 Power limitations 2.2.5 Silicon technology and mobile hardware 2.3 Profiling existing software systems 2.3.1 Speech recognition overview 2.3.2 Profiling techniques summary 2.3.3 Processing time breakdown 2.3.4 Memory usage 2.3.5 Power and energy breakdown 2.3.6 Summary 2.4 Recognizers for mobile hardware: Conventional approaches 2.4.1 Reduced-resource embedded recognizers 2.4.2 Network recognizers 2.4.3 Distributed recognizers 2.4.4 An alternative approach: Custom hardware 2.5 Custom hardware for mobile speech recognition 2.5.1 Motivation 2.5.2 Hardware implementation: Feature extraction 2.5.3 Hardware implementation: Feature scoring 2.5.4 Hardware implementation: Search 2.5.5 Hardware implementation: Performance and power evaluation 2.5.6 Hardware implementation: Summary 2.6 Conclusion Bibliography 3 Embedded Automatic Speech Recognition and Text-to-Speech Synthesis 3.1 Automatic speech recognition 3.2 Mathematical formulation 3.3 Acoustic parameterization 3.3.1 Landmark-based approach 3.4 Acoustic modeling 3.4.1 Unit selection 3.4.2 Hidden Markov models 3.5 Language modeling 3.6 Modifications for embedded speech recognition 3.6.1 Feature computation 3.6.2 Likelihood computation 3.7 Applications 3.7.1 Car navigation systems 3.7.2 Smart homes 3.7.3 Interactive toys 3.7.4 Smartphones 3.8 Text-to-speech synthesis 3.9 Text to speech in a nutshell 3.10 Front end 3.11 Back end 3.11.1 Rule-based synthesis 3.11.2 Data-driven synthesis 3.11.3 Statistical parameteric speech synthesis 3.12 Embedded text-to-speech 3.13 Evaluation 3.14 Summary Bibliography 4 Distributed Speech Recognition 4.1 Elements of distributed speech processing 4.2 Front-end processing 4.2.1 Device requirements 4.2.2 Transmission issues in DSR 4.2.3 Back-end processing 4.3 ETSI standards 4.3.1 Basic front-end standard ES 201 108 4.3.2 Noise-robust front-end standard ES 202 050 4.3.3 Tonal-language recognition standard ES 202 211 4.4 Transfer protocol 4.4.1 Signaling 4.4.2 RTP payload format 4.5 Energy-aware distributed speech recognition 4.6 ESR, NSR, DSR Bibliography 5 Context in Conversation 5.1 Context modeling and aggregation 5.1.1 An example of composer specification 5.2 Context-based speech applications: Conspeakuous 5.2.1 Conspeakuous architecture 5.2.2 B-Conspeakuous 5.2.3 Learning as a source of context 5.2.4 Implementation 5.2.5 A tourist portal application 5.3 Context-based speech applications: Responsive information architect 5.4 Conclusion Bibliography 6 Software: Infrastructure, Standards, Technologies 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Mobile operating systems 6.3 Voice over internet protocol 6.3.1 Implications for mobile speech 6.3.2 Sample speech applications 6.3.3 Access channels 6.4 Standards 6.5 Standards: VXML 6.6 Standards: VoiceFleXML 6.6.1 Brief overview of speech-based systems 6.6.2 System architecture 6.6.3 System architecture: VoiceFleXML interpreter 6.6.4 VoiceFleXML: Voice browser 6.6.5 A prototype implementation 6.7 SAMVAAD 6.7.1 Background and problem setting 6.7.2 Reorganization algorithms 6.7.3 Minimizing the number of dialogs 6.7.4 Hybrid call-flows 6.7.5 Minimally altered call-flows 6.7.6 Device-independent call-flow characterization 6.7.7 SAMVAAD: Architecture, implementation and experiments 6.7.8 Splitting dialog call-flows 6.8 Conclusion 6.9 Summary and future work Bibliography 7 Architecture of Mobile Speech-Based and Multimodal Dialog Systems 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Multimodal architectures 7.3 Multimodal frameworks 7.4 Multimodal mobile applications 7.4.1 Mobile companion 7.4.2 MUMS 7.4.3 TravelMan 7.4.4 Stopman 7.5 Architectural models 7.5.1 Client-server systems 7.5.2 Dialog description systems 7.5.3 Generic model for distributed mobile multimodal speech systems 7.6 Distribution in the Stopman system 7.7 Conclusions Bibliography 8 Evaluation of Mobile and Pervasive Speech Applications 8.1 Introduction 8.1.1 Spoken interaction 8.1.2 Mobile-use context 8.1.3 Speech and mobility 8.2 Evaluation of mobile speech-based systems 8.2.1 User interface evaluation methodology 8.2.2 Technical evaluation of speech-based systems 8.2.3 Usability evaluations 8.2.4 Subjective metrics and objective metrics 8.2.5 Laboratory and field studies 8.2.6 Simulating mobility in the laboratory 8.2.7 Studying social context 8.2.8 Long- and short-term studies 8.2.9 Validity 8.3 Case studies 8.3.1 STOPMAN evaluation 8.3.2 TravelMan evaluation 8.3.3 Discussion 8.4 Theoretical measures for dialog call-flows 8.4.1 Introduction 8.4.2 Dialog call-flow characterization 8.4.3 {m, q, a} -characterization 8.4.4 {m, q, a} - complexity 8.4.5 Call-flow analysis using {m, q, a} - complexity 8.5 Conclusions Bibliography 9 Developing Regions 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Applications and studies 9.2.1 VoiKiosk 9.2.2 HealthLine 9.2.3 The spoken web 9.2.4 TapBack 9.3 Systems 9.4 Challenges Bibliography Index.
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This book brings together the latest research in one comprehensive volume that deals with issues related to speech processing on resource-constrained, wireless, and mobile devices, such as speech recognition in noisy environments, specialized hardware for speech recognition and synthesis, the use of context to enhance recognition, the emerging and new standards required for interoperability, speech applications on mobile devices, distributed processing between the client and the server, and the relevance of Speech in Mobile and Pervasive Environments for developing regions - an area of explosive growth in the last 2-3 years.
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• Phraseology in translation and contrastive studies.- Lexicography and terminography.- Exploitation of corpora in phraseological studies.- Development of corpora for phraseological studies.- Phraseology and language learning.- Cognitive and cultural aspects of phraseology.- Theoretical and descriptive approaches to phraseology.- Computational approaches to phraseology.
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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Conference on Computational and Corpus-Based Phraseology, Europhras 2017, held in London, UK, in November 2017. The 31 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions and are organized into the following thematic sessions: Phraseology in translation and contrastive studies, Lexicography and terminography, Exploitation of corpora in phraseological studies, Development of corpora for phraseological studies, Phraseology and language learning, Cognitive and cultural aspects of phraseology, Theoretical and descriptive approaches to phraseology, and Computational approaches to phraseology. The chapter 'Frequency Consolidation Among Word N-Grams' is available open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.
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• Introduction 1 Book I: Home Recording Basics 7
• Chapter 1: Discovering What You Need 9
• Chapter 2: Getting Connected: Setting Up Your Studio 33
• Chapter 3: Meeting the Mixing Board 57
• Chapter 4: MIDI and Electronic Instruments 75
• Chapter 5: Understanding Microphones 91 Book II: Getting Started Using Pro Tools 115
• Chapter 1: Confi guring Your Computer 117
• Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Hardware 135
• Chapter 3: Examining Software Basics 155
• Chapter 4: Understanding the Pro Tools Windows 173
• Chapter 5: Importing and Exporting Files 215 Book III: Recording Audio 239
• Chapter 1: Taking Care of Tracks 241
• Chapter 2: Miking: Getting a Great Source Sound 259
• Chapter 3: Preparing to Record 289
• Chapter 4: Recording Audio 311 Book IV: Editing Audio 335
• Chapter 1: Audio Editing Basics 337
• Chapter 2: Selecting Material to Edit 359
• Chapter 3: Getting into Editing 387
• Chapter 4: Adding to Your Editing Palette 413 Book V: Managing MIDI 437
• Chapter 1: Preparing to Record MIDI 439
• Chapter 2: Recording MIDI 455
• Chapter 3: Editing MIDI Data 473
• Chapter 4: Performing MIDI Operations 501 Book VI: Mixing In Pro Tools 523
• Chapter 1: Mixing Basics 525
• Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Mix 541
• Chapter 3: Using Equalization 567
• Chapter 4: Digging into Dynamics Processors 581
• Chapter 5: Singling Out Signal Processors 599
• Chapter 6: Automating Your Mix609
• Chapter 7: Making Your Mix 627 Book VII: Mastering with Pro Tools 635
• Chapter 1: Mastering Basics 637
• Chapter 2: Mastering Your Music 643 Book VIII: Getting Your Music to the Masses 657
• Chapter 1: Putting Your Music on CD and Vinyl 659
• Chapter 2: Getting Your Music on the Internet 673 Index 693.
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A professional musician guides serious hobbyists through Pro Tool Pro Tools puts professional recording and music production software in the hands of anyone with the appropriate hardware and the knowledge to use it. Musician and recording engineer Jeff Strong guides you through the latest version of this complex program, offering twice the content of the official guide at a lower price. Eight minibooks cover recording basics, getting started with Pro Tools, recording audio, editing audio, managing MIDI, mixing, mastering, and getting your music to the masses. The latest version of Pro Tools offers a whole range of new possibilities for the recording artist; this soup-to-nuts guide explains everything you need to know to take full advantage of it Written by a professional musician and recording engineer who has authored two previous editions of this book as well as Home Recording For Musicians For Dummies and Drums For Dummies Eight minibooks cover recording basics, getting started with Pro Tools, recording audio, editing audio, managing MIDI, mixing, mastering, and distributing your music Explains how to configure your computer and attach hardware, proper microphone settings, steps for getting your music to sound the way you want, tips on putting your tracks together professionally, and much more If making music is your passion, Pro Tools All-in-One For Dummies, 3rd Edition is exactly what you need to start sharing your sounds with the world.
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• IPod 101
• Tour the iPod Touch
• Entertain yourself with the iPod Touch
• Get organized with the iPod Touch
• Surf the web and manage email on the Touch
• Add more apps to the Touch
• Tour the iPod Nano
• Tour the iPod Classic
• Tour the iPod Shuffle
• iTunes basics
• iTunes power moves
• The power of playlists
• Shop the iTunes store
• It's showtime : video on the iPod
• Picture your photos on the iPod
• iPod and iTunes out loud
• What to do when your iPod isn't working right.

Apple's iPods continue to set the bar for media players, with bold new features like the Touch's supersized screen and Siri voice control. But iPods still lack a guide to all their features. That's where this full-color book comes in. It shows you how to play music, movies, and slideshows; shoot photos and videos; and navigate Apple's redesigned iTunes media-management program. The important stuff you need to know: Fill it up. Load your iPod with music, photos, movies, TV shows, games, ebooks, and podcasts. Manage your stuff. Download media and apps from the iTunes and App Stores, then organize your collection. Tackle the Touch. Send email and instant messages, make FaceTime calls, and shoot photos and HD video with the Touch's 5-megapixel camera. Go wireless. Use the Touch's new iOS 6 software to sync content wirelessly. Relish the Nano. Enjoy video and photos on the Nano's new big screen, and chart your workouts with the Nike+ pedometer. Master the Shuffle and Classic. Get mucho music on the little Shuffle, and use the Classic's giant hard drive to tote around your audio and video collections. Pump it up. Blast iPod tunes through your home and car stereo.
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• 1. Introduction to AoIP *A Brief History *The Arguments for AoIP *IP-Anything *What's the Catch? *Implementation and Integration *AoIP in Use Today *The Bottom Line
• 2. Network Engineering for Audio Engineers *TDM vs. IP *Ethernet/IP Networks: Layering Model *Local Area Networls (LANs) *Wide Area Networks (WANs) and the Internet *Quality of Service (QoS) *IP and Ethernet Addresses *Network Diagrams *Pro Audio, meet IP
• 3. Switching and Routing *Layers and Terms *The Ethernet Switch *The IP Router *Straddling Layers *Audio Routing Control *Multicasting
• 4. The Livewire System *What Can You Do with It? *AES3 *Livewire System Components *Channel Numbering and Naming *Delay *Levels and Metering *The Deep Stuff- How Livewire Technology Works *Livewire Routing Control Protocol (LWRP) *Livewire Control Protocol (LWCP)
• 5. Designing and Building with AoIP *Wiring the AoIP Facility *Ethernet Switches and IP Routers for Livewire *AoIP Applications and Architectures *More on Architectures
• 6. VoIP Telephone Systems in an Studio Environment *VoIP in Radio Stations *SIP *IAX as a SIP Alternative *Codecs *Packetization and RTP *Delay *IP-PBXs *Gateways *Using VoIP to Connect to the Telco Network *Skype *Studio On-Air Systems *Application Example: The Telos Nx6 and Nx12 *Transformative Tech
• 7. IP Codecs *The Challenge *When Delay Doesn't Matter *And When It Does: Achieving Low-Delay *Delay and Echo *Call Setup: Say Hellp to SIP (Again) *SIP Servers *Networks *The EBU N/ACIP Standard *Livewire-enabled IP Codecs *Convergence
• 8. Troubleshooting *Prevention *Basic Network Tests and Diagnostics *Ethernet Switch Diagnostics and Configurations *Cable Testers *Livewire Components *Logging
• 9. FAQs
• 10. Glossary, References and Resources.
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Position yourself at the forefront of audio and broadcast studio technology by learning audio over IP. You will gain knowledge of IP network engineering as it applies to audio applications, and then progress to a full understanding of how equipment built on Ethernet and Internet Protocol are used in today's audio production and broadcast facilities for the transporting, mixing and processing of pro-quality audio. A chapter on integrating Voice-over IP telephony (VoIP) to pro-audio and broadcast facilities is also included. Using the popular Livewire technology, you will learn how to design, construct, configure and troubleshoot an AoIP system, including how to interface with PCs, VoIP telephone PBXs, IP codecs, and the Internet. See how AoIP systems work in practice, and discover their distinct advantages over older audio infrastructures. With its complete introduction to AoIP technology in a fun, highly readable style, this book is essential for audio professionals who want to broaden their knowledge of IP-based studio systems--or for IT experts who need to understand AoIP applications.
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• 1. Introduction to AoIP *A Brief History *The Arguments for AoIP *IP-Anything *What's the Catch? *Implementation and Integration *AoIP in Use Today *The Bottom Line
• 2. Network Engineering for Audio Engineers *TDM vs. IP *Ethernet/IP Networks: Layering Model *Local Area Networls (LANs) *Wide Area Networks (WANs) and the Internet *Quality of Service (QoS) *IP and Ethernet Addresses *Network Diagrams *Pro Audio, meet IP
• 3. Switching and Routing *Layers and Terms *The Ethernet Switch *The IP Router *Straddling Layers *Audio Routing Control *Multicasting
• 4. The Livewire System *What Can You Do with It? *AES3 *Livewire System Components *Channel Numbering and Naming *Delay *Levels and Metering *The Deep Stuff- How Livewire Technology Works *Livewire Routing Control Protocol (LWRP) *Livewire Control Protocol (LWCP)
• 5. Designing and Building with AoIP *Wiring the AoIP Facility *Ethernet Switches and IP Routers for Livewire *AoIP Applications and Architectures *More on Architectures
• 6. VoIP Telephone Systems in an Studio Environment *VoIP in Radio Stations *SIP *IAX as a SIP Alternative *Codecs *Packetization and RTP *Delay *IP-PBXs *Gateways *Using VoIP to Connect to the Telco Network *Skype *Studio On-Air Systems *Application Example: The Telos Nx6 and Nx12 *Transformative Tech
• 7. IP Codecs *The Challenge *When Delay Doesn't Matter *And When It Does: Achieving Low-Delay *Delay and Echo *Call Setup: Say Hellp to SIP (Again) *SIP Servers *Networks *The EBU N/ACIP Standard *Livewire-enabled IP Codecs *Convergence
• 8. Troubleshooting *Prevention *Basic Network Tests and Diagnostics *Ethernet Switch Diagnostics and Configurations *Cable Testers *Livewire Components *Logging
• 9. FAQs
• 10. Glossary, References and Resources.
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Position yourself at the forefront of audio and broadcast studio technology by learning audio over IP. You will gain knowledge of IP network engineering as it applies to audio applications, and then progress to a full understanding of how equipment built on Ethernet and Internet Protocol are used in today's audio production and broadcast facilities for the transporting, mixing and processing of pro-quality audio. A chapter on integrating Voice-over IP telephony (VoIP) to pro-audio and broadcast facilities is also included. Using the popular Livewire technology, you will learn how to design, construct, configure and troubleshoot an AoIP system, including how to interface with PCs, VoIP telephone PBXs, IP codecs, and the Internet. See how AoIP systems work in practice, and discover their distinct advantages over older audio infrastructures. With its complete introduction to AoIP technology in a fun, highly readable style, this book is essential for audio professionals who want to broaden their knowledge of IP-based studio systems--or for IT experts who need to understand AoIP applications.
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• Getting started with Audacity 1.3; Getting started with Audacity 1.3; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; Preface; What this book covers; Who this book is for; Conventions; Reader feedback; Customer support; Errata; Piracy; Questions;
• 1. Audacity and the World of Audio Editing; What is Audacity?; Will it work for me?; Windows and Mac OS; GNU/Linux; Moving up to Audacity 1.3; Common audio editing terms used in Audacity; Opening Audacity; ; Audio controls and editing toolbars; Project View; Selection Toolbar; Using the main menu; Understanding the toolbars; Control Toolbar.

Conversational and practical, this book is full of real life examples of where and how you would use the Audacity software. Not only does it give you task-based step-by-step instructions from installation to advanced audio editing techniques, it caters to the beginner to familiarize them with all the jargon, suggests recording equipment, it walks them through a simple sample project showing off everything Audacity can do. If you are new to audio recording and editing, and particularly using the Audacity software, this book is for you. It explains everything from common audio industry terms and software basics. Technical sound engineering details and jargon are omitted to keep the book friendly and easy to understand.
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• Meet the iPod: out of the box and into your ears in 15 minutes
• Bopping around the iPod classic, Nano, and Shuffle
• Touring the touch
• iTunes basics
• iTunes power moves
• The power of playlists
• Shop the iTunes store
• It's showtime: video on the iPod
• Picturing your photos on the iPod
• The iPod as personal assisant
• Surfing the web with iPod touch
• iPod out loud
• What to do when the iPod isn't working right.

With the new Shuffle, the Nano, the Classic, and the Touch, Apple's gotten the world hooked on portable music, pictures, videos - and the iPod. One thing they haven't delivered, though, is an easy guide for getting the most from this sleek entertainment center. Enter "iPod: The Missing Manual, 8th Edition" - a book as breathtaking, satisfying, and reliable as its subject. In a handy, travel-friendly size, this new edition provides a no-nonsense view of iTunes and everything in the latest iPod line, with crystal-clear explanations, easy-to-follow color graphics, and guidance on all the amazing things you can do, including the below. Out of the box and into your ears - find out how to install iTunes and load music on your iPod. And get advice on buying copy-protection-free songs from stores like Amazon and Rhapsody. Bopping around the iPod - learn everything from turning it on and off to shaking your iPod Nano to shuffle your tracks. In tune with iTunes - choose which parts of your iTunes library load onto your iPod, move your sacred iTunes Folder to a bigger hard drive, and add album covers to your collection. Picking playlists like a Genius - let iTunes' new Genius feature whip up smart playlists from your library, and suggest songs from the iTunes Store that fit with what you already own. The power of the 'Pod - download movies and TV shows and learn how to start watching them on your iPod and finish viewing them on your TV. Play photo slideshows, find cool podcasts, and more. Welcome to the App Store - soup up your iPod Touch, from upgrading to the 2.0 firmware to installing the iTunes Store's nifty new collection of programs - including games that turn the Touch into a pocket 3-D arcade. Even if you don't buy one of the new iPod models, this "Missing Manual" has plenty of information on the latest version of iTunes, the App Store, and everything else you want to know about this incredible device.
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• Meet the iPod: out of the box and into your ears in 15 minutes Bopping around the iPod, Nano, Shuffle, and Classic Touring the touch
• iTunes basics
• iTunes power moves
• The power of playlists
• Shop the iTunes store
• It's showtime: video on the iPod
• Picture your photos on the iPod
• The iPod as personal assisant
• Surfing the web with the iPod touch
• iPod and iTunes out loud
• What to do when your iPod isn't working right.

Apple A's iPod still has the world hooked on portable music, pictures, videos, movies, and more, but one thing it doesn A't have is a manual that helps you can get the most out this amazing device. That A's where this book comes in. Get the complete scoop on the latest line of iPods and the latest version of iTunes with the guide that outshines them all -- iPod: The Missing Manual. The 9th edition is as useful, satisfying, and reliable as its subject. Teeming with high-quality color graphics, each page helps you accomplish a specific task -- everything from managing your media and installing and browsing iTunes to keeping calendars and contacts. Whether you have a brand-new iPod or an old favorite, this book provides crystal-clear explanations and expert guidance on all of the things you can do: * Fill A'er up. Load your Nano, Touch, Classic, or Shuffle with music, movies, and photos, and learn how to play it all back. * Tour the Touch. Surf the Web, use web-based email, collect iPhone apps, play games, and more. * Share music and movies. Copy music between computers with Home Sharing, beam playlists around the house, and whisk your Nano A's videos to YouTube. * iTunes, tuned up. Pick-and-choose which music, movies, and photos to sync; create instant playlists with Genius Mix; and auto-rename Untitled tracks. * iPod power. Create Genius playlists on your iPod, shoot movies on your Nano, use the Nano A's FM radio and pedometer, and add voice memos to your Touch. * Shop the iTunes Store. Find what you A're looking for in a snap, whether it A's music, movies, apps, lyrics, or liner notes.
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• Ch. 1. Meet the iPod
• Ch. 2. Controls and interface
• Ch. 3. iTunes and you
• Ch. 4. iTunes store
• Ch. 5. informational iPod
• Ch. 6. Accessories
• Ch. 7. Tips and tricks
• Ch. 8. Troubleshooting your iPod.

iPod users want to start using their devices as soon as they get their hands on them, and this guide shows them how. In these pages, trusted gadget teacher Christopher Breen reveals the secrets to using the leading portable player. This handy guide offers the quickest way to learn how to use the iTunes Store (including the new movie store!), import songs from CDs, and how to pick the right accessories. Readers will also find thorough coverage of the entire iPod family, including the iPod shuffle ($79-1GB; the world's smallest MP3 player), iPod nano ($149-2GB; $199-4GB; $249-8GB), and the updated iPod ($249-30GB and $349-80GB, which holds up to 20,000 songs or 100 hours of video). Along the way, Christopher offers hints for burning CDs, tips for making the most of the device's storage capabilities, and troubleshooting advice for when the gadgets become uncooperative.
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• Ch. 1. I can't help myself : the chapter for people who must play a song right now
• Ch. 2. outsiders : how to work the stuff on the outside of your iPod
• Ch. 3. Pod's theme : iPod essentials
• Ch. 4. It's tricky : cool iPod tips & tricks
• Ch. 5. Cars : using the iPod in your car
• Ch. 6. Video killed the radio star : video on your iPod
• Ch. 7. Get the freeze-frame : using your iPod's photo features
• Ch. 8. Home sweet home : iTunes essentials
• Ch. 9. Imaginary player : playlists and smart playlists
• Ch. 10. Proof of purchase : using the iTunes store
• Ch. 11. Tip drill : cool iTunes tips
• Ch. 12. Add it on : iPod accessories
• Ch. 13. Lido shuffle : how to use apple's iPod shuffle
• Ch. 14. Cast of angels : how to download (and create your own) podcasts
• App. Recommended dose : a peek at my own personal, ultra-secret, yet surprisingly way-cool playlists.

The world's best-selling iPod book is back and fully updated with all the new iPods and features in iTunes 7. This book is so popular because it is a book of a different breed. There are basically two kinds of iPod books: (1) The "tell me all about it" kind, which includes in-depth discussions on compression algorithms, debates about analog vs. digital equalizers; and tutorials on how to export your playlist in Unicode format. (2) There's this book. It's not a "tell me all about it" book, it's a "show me how to do it" book. Award-winning author Scott Kelby shows you step-by-step how it's all done, using the same casual, plain-English style that has made him one of the world's best-selling technology authors. You'll learn how to do only the most important, most requested, and just plain cool things you're going to want to do with your iPod-so you can start having fun with it today. Right now! Each page covers just one topic, complete with full color photos, making it easy to find just what you're looking for fast. Plus, it shows you how to get the most from the iTunes Store, how to watch movies and TV shows with your iPod, how to integrate your iPod into your car, which iPod accessories are hot, how to use photos with your iPod, and everything you need to know about the latest models in the iPod family, including the iPod Nano and the re-designed, tiny iPod Shuffle! It's all here, in the only book of its kind, and you're gonna love it!.
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• PART 1: Linguistic resources.-
• PART 2: Tools and related methodologies.
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The papers collected in this volume are selected as a sample of the progress in Natural Language Processing (NLP) performed within the Italian NLP community and especially attested by the PARLI project. PARLI (Portale per l'Accesso alle Risorse in Lingua Italiana) is a project partially funded by the Ministero Italiano per l'Universita e la Ricerca (PRIN 2008) from 2008 to 2012 for monitoring and fostering the harmonic growth and coordination of the activities of Italian NLP. It was proposed by various teams of researchers working in Italian universities and research institutions. According to the spirit of the PARLI project, most of the resources and tools created within the project and here described are freely distributed and they did not terminate their life at the end of the project itself, hoping they could be a key factor in future development of computational linguistics.
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• Getting Started Typing Tips, Copy/Paste, and Search Sync Your iPod touch with iTunes Other Sync Methods Wi-Fi Connectivity Organize Your iPod touch Icons and Folders Personalize and Secure Your iPod touch Multitasking and Voice Control Playing Music Viewing Videos, TV Shows, and More iBooks and E-Books Surfing the Web with Safari FaceTime Video Messaging and Skype Email on Your iPod touch Working with Contacts Your Calendar iPod touch Photography Recording and Editing Videos iTunes on Your iPod touch The Amazing App Store Games and Fun Social Networking Eliminate Your Paper Notes Bluetooth on the iPod touch Utilities: Clock, Calculator, and Weather New Media: Reading Newspapers, Magazines, and More Find Your Way with Maps Troubleshooting Your iTunes User Guide.
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The iPod touch is much more than just music. You have all of the features of a PDA-including email, calendar, Google Maps, the App Store, and even phone capabilities-as well as the ability to watch movies and play your favorite games, all packed into Apple's sleek design. With iPod touch Made Simple, you'll learn how to take advantage of all these features and more. Packed with over 1,000 visuals and screenshots, this book will help you master the all of the functions of the iPod touch and teach you time-saving techniques and tips along the way. Written by two successful smartphone trainers and authors, this is the go-to guide for the iPod touch.
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• Ch. 1. Meet the iPod : out of the box and into your ears in 15 minutes
• Ch. 2. Bopping around the iPod
• Ch. 3. In tune with iTunes
• Ch. 4. power of playlists
• Ch. 5. Shop the iTunes store
• Ch. 6. Videos everywhere
• Ch. 7. Picturing your photos on the iPod
• Ch. 8. Other stuff the iPodCan do for you
• Ch. 9. iPod out loud
• Ch. 10. What to do when the iPod isn't working right
• Ch. 11. Advanced iPodding.

With iPod and iTunes, Apple's gotten the world hooked on portable music, pictures, and videos. One thing they haven't delivered, though, is an easy guide for getting the most from your sleek little entertainment center. "Enter iPod: The Missing Manual, 5th Edition" is as breathtaking and satisfying as its subject. Our latest edition thoroughly covers the redesigned iPod Nanos, the video iPod, the tiny Shuffle and the overhauled iTunes 7. Each custom-designed page sports easy-to-follow color graphics, crystal-clear explanations, and guidance on the most useful things your iPod can do. Topics include: out of the box and into your ears. Learn how to install iTunes, load music on your iPod, and how to get rid of that dang, flashing "Do not disconnect" message; bopping around the iPod. Whether you've got a tiny Shuffle or a big-screen model you'll learn everything from turning your iPod off and on to charging your iPod without a computer. Special coverage for iPod owners with trickster friends: How to reset the iPod's menus to English if they've been changed to, say, Korean; in tune with iTunes. iTunes can do far more than your father's jukebox. Learn how to pick and choose which parts of your iTunes library loads onto your iPod, how to move your sacred iTunes Folder to a bigger hard drive, and how to add album covers to your growing collection; the power of the 'Pod. Download movies, play photo slideshows, find cool podcasts, and more: this book shows you how to unleash all your iPod's power. iPod is simply the best music player available, and this is the manual that should have come with it.
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Learn to speak Dragon with For Dummies! Fully updated for the latest speech recognition tools and features, this bestselling guide helps you conquer Dragon NaturallySpeaking and gets you started creating documents, sending e-mail, searching the web, and more using only your voice. You'll learn Dragon basics like dictation, formatting, and proofreading before moving on to more advanced options including posting to social media sites, developing custom commands, troubleshooting, and improving communication with Dragon.-Explains the ins and outs of voice-recognition software and the wealth of possibilities available in Dragon NaturallySpeaking -Discusses how Dragon NaturallySpeaking allows you to interact with and command you PC, cruise through e-mail, update Facebook, surf the web, and create reports just by speaking -Shows you how to increase your productivity at work and stay organized on the go with Dragon NaturallySpeaking -Reveals time-saving tips, mistakes to avoid, and the most common issues you may encounter when getting started with Dragon NaturallySpeaking Stop "dragon" your feet and get started with Dragon Naturally Speaking For Dummies, 3rd Edition today!

• Chapter 1: iTunes Basics. Download iTunes on a PC. Download iTunes on a Mac. Explore the iTunes Interface. Switch to the MiniPlayer.9 Normalize Volume Settings. Search iTunes for Content. Browse iTunes for Content. Sort Content in iTunes. Delete Content. Run iTunes Diagnostics. Remove Duplicate Content. Get iTunes Help on a PC. Get iTunes Help on a Mac.
• Chapter 2: iTunes Store Basics. Access the iTunes Store. Explore the iTunes Store Home Page. Set Up Your iTunes Store Account. Manage Your iTunes Store Account. Authorize a Computer to Play iTunes Store Purchases. Restrict Access to Explicit Content. Browse for Content in the iTunes Store. Search for Content in the iTunes Store. Preview Content in the iTunes Store. Purchase Content from the iTunes Store. Upgrade Your iTunes Store Purchases. View iTunes Plus Content. Shop Using the iTunes MiniStore. Set Up an iTunes Store Allowance. Purchase an iTunes Store Gift Certificate. Redeem an iTunes Gift Certificate. Get iTunes Store Support.
• Chapter 3: iPod Basics. Explore the iPod. Understanding the iPod Menus. Sync Your iPod with iTunes. View Available Space on Your iPod. Delete Items from Your iPod. Browse for Content on Your iPod. Search for Content on Your iPod. Customize Your iPod's Main Menu. Adjust iPod Sound and Volume Settings. Adjust iPod Video Settings. Shuffle Content. Repeat Content. Change Language Settings. Lock the iPod's Screen. Get iPod Help.
• Chapter 4: Enjoy Music with iTunes and Your iPod. Add a Song on Your Computer to iTunes. Add a Song on the Internet to iTunes. Import CDs into iTunes. Change Import Settings. Listen to Music Files in iTunes. Play a CD in iTunes. Change Equalizer Settings. Enable Visual Effects. Retrieve CD Information Online. Enter and View Lyrics. Fade Songs In and Out. Listen to Music on Your iPod.
• Chapter 5: Work with Playlists and Burn CDs with iTunes. Create a Playlist. Edit a Playlist. Create a Smart Playlist. Convert a Smart Playlist to a Standard Playlist. Change Party Shuffle Settings. Publish an iMix or Sport iMix. Set Up a Wish List. Burn a CD. Print CD Inserts. Save On-The-Go Playlists on Your iPod.
• Chapter 6: Enjoy Other Audio Content with iTunes and Your iPod. Listen to Internet Radio in iTunes. Connect to an Internet Broadcast. Download a Podcast Episode from the iTunes Store. Subscribe to a Podcast from the iTunes Store. Download Podcasts from Other Online Sources. Change Podcast Settings. Listen to a Podcast in iTunes. Listen to a Podcast on Your iPod. Optimize Settings for Spoken-Word Recordings. Import an Audio Book from CD. Listen to an Audio Book in iTunes. Listen to an Audio Book on Your iPod.
• Chapter 7: Enjoy Video with iTunes and Your iPod. Purchase Multiple Episodes of a TV Show at the iTunes Store. Import a Video from Your Computer to iTunes. Watch a Video in iTunes. Optimize a Video for Viewing on Your iPod. Watch a Video on Your iPod. Watch a Video Podcast on Your iPod.
• Chapter 8: Explore iPod Extras. Play Games. Load and View Photos on Your iPod. Create a Photo Slide Show on Your iPod. Set the iPod Clock. Set an Alarm. Use the iPod Stopwatch. Synchronize and View Contacts (PC). Change Contact Settings. Synchronize and View Calendar Items (PC). Synchronize Contacts (Mac). Synchronize Calendar Items (Mac). Use Your iPod as a Storage Device. View Text Files on Your iPod.
• Chapter 9: Manage Your iTunes Library. Set Up Multiple Libraries. Share Your iTunes Library with Others. Detect Shared Libraries. Back Up Your iTunes Library to CD or DVD. Transfer Your iTunes Library to Another Computer. Using iTunes' Parental Controls. Using AppleScripts with iTunes. Index.
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Would you like to discover the best ways to find cool stuff on iTunes, download it all to your iPod, and get the very most out of both these hot technologies from Apple? Then this Visual Quick Tips book is for you. This book will increase your productivity by providing you with shortcuts, tricks, and tips to help you work smarter and faster. Learn how to smoothly integrate iTunes with your iPod, manage your iTunes library, and use your iPod for more than music.
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• Introduction.- First approach: sentence analysis using rewriting rules.- Second approach: constituent grammars.- Third approach: dependency trees.- Evaluation of the dependency parser.- Applications.- Prepositional phrase attachment disambiguation.- The unsupervised approach: grammar induction.- Multiple argument handling.- The need for full co-occurrence.
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This book describes effective methods for automatically analyzing a sentence, based on the syntactic and semantic characteristics of the elements that form it. To tackle ambiguities, the authors use selectional preferences (SP), which measure how well two words fit together semantically in a sentence. Today, many disciplines require automatic text analysis based on the syntactic and semantic characteristics of language and as such several techniques for parsing sentences have been proposed. Which is better? In this book the authors begin with simple heuristics before moving on to more complex methods that identify nouns and verbs and then aggregate modifiers, and lastly discuss methods that can handle complex subordinate and relative clauses. During this process, several ambiguities arise. SP are commonly determined on the basis of the association between a pair of words. However, in many cases, SP depend on more words. For example, something (such as grass) may be edible, depending on who is eating it (a cow?). Moreover, things such as popcorn are usually eaten at the movies, and not in a restaurant. The authors deal with these phenomena from different points of view.
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• Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Getting Started with Max; Understanding the basic concepts of Max; Modular basis for expressions; When to use Max; Max
• the message domain; Max Signal Processing; Jitter, Matrix, and video processing; Jitter data format; Summary; Exercises; Chapter 2: Max Setup and Basics; Setting things up; Getting help; The Max-integrated help system; The forums; Externals; Other resources; Setting up Max; The audio status window; Setting up MIDI; Other preferences; Object defaults.

• File preferencesInstalling externals; Other setup tips; Organizing finished code; Abstractions; Extras; Clippings; Packages; Projects; Prototypes; Basic Max patching and GUI; Objects in Max; Arguments; Attributes; Creating our Hello World program; Dissection and construction; Contents; The [print] object; The message box; The MSP-Hello World; A quick overview of GUI; Summary;
• Chapter 3: Advanced Programming Techniques in Max; Introducing the synthesizer example; Initializing a patcher; Excursus of microscopic timing and message ordering; A bpatcher for MIDI input; Sending and receiving data.

• The #n notationCollections of data; More message box magic; Structuring our patches; The pattr family
• a communication system; Timing in Max; The event priority; Debugging; Smart ways to debug; The debugger; Optimizing; Scripting and the this patcher; Summary; Chapter 4: Basic Audio in Max/MSP; Basic audio principles; Audio synthesis; Amplitude modulation; Ring modulation versus amplitude modulation; Tremolo; Feedback; Frequency modulation; Controlling FM; Feedback; Phase modulation; The poly~ object; Managing instances and patcher loading; Polyphony and voice allocation; Additive synthesis.

• Discrete Summation FormulaeSubtractive synthesis and filtering; The classic approach; Building an equalizer; The filter theory: an introduction; Waveshaping; Sampling and audio file playback; Mixing and signal routing; Conventional mixing; Summary;
• Chapter 5: Advanced Audio in Max/MSP; More sampling; Granular sampling; FX; Stutter; Dynamics; Noise gate; Working with expanders; Limiter; Compressor; Reverberation; Poly as a cascade; Convolution; Taking a room's impulse response; FFT; Drawing a signal's spectrum; Simple convolution; An FFT filter; Spectral reverb and freezing.

• Recording and playback of FFT dataTransient detection; Sample-accurate sequencing; Summary;
• Chapter 6: Low-level Patching in Gen; Introducing Gen; The Gen workspace; Exploring the differences between Max and Gen; Parameters through param; Buffers and data; Subpatchers and abstraction inside Gen; Genexpr and the CodeBox; Efficiency; Examples; The Karplus-Strong synthesis; A mass-spring system; Waveguides and scattering junctions; Further reading; Summary;
• Chapter 7: Video in Max/Jitter; Inputting and outputting Jitter data; Getting started with the Jitter matrix; Matrix processing.

If you want to learn how to use Max 6 and/or TouchDesigner, or work in audio-visual real-time processing, this is the book for you. It is intended for intermediate users of both programs and can be helpful for artists, designers, musicians, VJs, and researchers. A basic understanding of audio principles is advantageous.
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• Fundamentals of acoustics.- Sound sources.- Sound propagation.- Sound fields in cavities and in rooms.- Structure-borne sound.- Psychoacoustics.- Signal processing for auralization.- Characterization of sources.- Convolution and sound synthesis.- Simulation models.- Simulation of sound in rooms.- Simulation and auralization of airborne sound insulation.- Simulation and auralization of structure-borne sound.- Binaural transfer path synthesis.- Aspects of real-time processing.- 3-D sound reproduction and virtual reality systems.
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This is the first focused and detailed textbook on acoustic virtual reality. Auralization is the creation of audible acoustic sceneries from computer-generated data. The term "auralization" is to be understood as being analogue to the well-known technique of "visualization". In visual illustration of scenes, data or any other meaningful information, in movie animation and in computer graphics, we describe the process of "making visible" as visualization. In acoustics, auralization is taking place when acoustic effects, primary sound signals or means of sound reinforcement or sound transmission, are processed to be presented by using electro-acoustic equipment. This book is organized as a comprehensive collection of basics, methodology and strategies of acoustic simulation and auralization.
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• What do we hear when we listen to our iPods? / D.E. Wittkower
• Wittgenstein's iPod, or, the familiar among us / Alf Rehn
• The moment of the blobject has passed / Francis Raven
• Don't delete these memories : the iPod and materiality / Andrew Wells Garnar
• Alive and clicking : reification and the political economy of iPods / Peter D. Schaefer
• Philosophy audiobooks? / Librivox Volunteers
• Philosophy by iPod : wisdom to the people / Scott F. Parker
• Today's cheaters, tomorrow's visionaries : iPods in education / Daniel Sturgis
• iPod therefore I am : Heidegger, homelessness, and the flight from thinking / Craig Condella
• The unbeatable whiteness of the iPod / Jon Austin
• Icon of a generation / Andrew Hickey
• You are your iPod! / Delia Dumitrica
• Listening with the other, listening to the other / Donald L. Turner
• Don't talk to me / Joseph C. Pitt
• Mobile clubbing : iPod, solitude and community / Rudd Kaulingredks and Samantha Warren
• The shins really will change your life / Matthew Dewey
• Quantitative and qualitative change / Ivox Volunteers
• Podcrastination / Regina Arnold
• Is the podcast a public sphere institution? / Marc Lombardo
• The Rhodesian stranger / Socrates, Phaedrus, and Stranger.

"Essays examine philosophical aspects of the iPod portable audio player, focusing on its status as a cultural icon and object with many meanings"--Provided by publisher.