MP3 Audio Guidelines

8.Turn off the options below:

•Sequence Number - MIDI sequence ids

•Text - embedded text for any optional fields

•Sequence / Track Name

•Instrument Name

•Lyric

•Marker - for synchronization purposes

•Cue Point

•Midi Channel Presix - associate channels with all events following

•Sequencer-Specific settings

Items one through three above optimize the encoding of the notes, while items four to eight optimize the overall melody. The above measures provide an SMF file that is ready- made for compression. However, prior to compression, the composer/content author can add a few values for key velocity, thereby increasing the redundancy of the file.

Tip 3: Consider the Frequency Response

Even though the MIDI synthesizer is sampled at 22 KHz, the polyphonic speaker’s frequency response is not as wide. Try to keep the majority of melodic information below 6000 Hz.

NOTE: The use of MIDI notes below 800 Hz may cause a decrease in volume when playing the note. Always test your audio on an actual device to ensure the accuracy of the sound you want to produce.

MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer 3) is an audio compression technology that is part of the MPEG- 1 and MPEG-2 specifications. Developed in Germany in 1991 by the Fraunhofer Institute, MP3 uses perceptual audio coding to compress CD-quality sound by a factor of 12, while providing almost the same fidelity. Because MP3 audio is digitized, not synthesized, reproduction (disregarding speaker quality) is identical on all devices. Therefore MP3 ring tones provide a near-CD quality audio experience for listeners as opposed to their MIDI counterparts which differ greatly from device to device.

The following recommendations should be used when designing MP3 audio clips for use in the phone:

Technical Specifications for MP3:

Sample Rates: 48 kHz

Bit Rate: 256 kbps maximum.