1. Sound/Audio Editing

2. Sound Editing Programs -digital representations can be easily manipulated using these programs.

3. Sound Editing Techniques

4. Trimming -removing deadspot from the beginning and end of a digital recording 1

5. 2 Splicing and Assembly -linking separate audio segments together, usually from different files

6. Volume Adjustments -increasing the loudness or softening the level 3

7. Format Conversion -changing the file format to move audio between computer systems or changing data formatting 4

8. Resampling or Downsampling -changing by reducing the frequency or number of bits used for recording 5

9. Fade-in & Fade-out -increasing or decreasing the volume within a segment of the audio data 6

10. Equalization -used to clean up noise by reducing spikes or levels within the audio data. 7

11. Time Stretching -slowing down or speeding up the sound 8

12. Digital Signal Processing -digitally adding sound effects such as echo, inserting silence or sound level & other effects 9

13. Reversing Sounds -reversing the data stream to play the sound backwards 10