AUDIO STREAMING
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Audio Streaming

What Is It

Multimedia is communication that is presented in a broader context. Traditional forms of media include standard printed text, still graphics and text that is created manually. On the other hand, multimedia includes a combination of video, audio, still images, interactivity, animation and text content forms.

Streaming media consists of a steady and constant flow of media that is directed towards the end user. It refers, essentially, to the delivery method of the medium rather than to the medium itself.

CD’s, video cassettes, and books are examples of non-streaming media, whilst television and radio represent streaming media.

How Does It Work

One example of the advances in computer networking is the internet radio device that receives and plays audio streams from internet radio stations, or a user’s PC.

Since multimedia content is large, the media is normally compressed for the purposes of both storage and streaming.

A media stream which is deemed as on demand is stored on a server, often for long periods of time, and is available to be transmitted to the user upon request. On the other hand, live media streams are only available at one specific time, such as in a video stream of an open air live concert.

Methods, or protocols, have to be in place in order to support streaming media. One such protocol is Multicast, which sends only one copy of the media stream over the network connection. Such multicasts are one-way connections which closely mirror the functionality of over-the-air television, such that viewers are likely to lose their on-demand viewing abilities, such as rewinding and fast-forwarding media files.


Audio Streaming – How To Succeed


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