Mp3 Audio Guidelines - Motorola V550 - Cell Phone 5 MB Technical Manual

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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 Audio Guidelines

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:
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