Hour 19. Playing and Recording Media

In this hour, you’ll learn to use Core Audio’s Audio Toolbox and Audio File Services, which let you play and record sounds and music. You’ll start by synthesizing your own sound to help you understand how sound is produced. Then, you’ll learn to play compressed audio from an MP3 file and record your own audio. Finally, you’ll learn how video compression works, and you’ll learn about the API that you can use to show your own videos.

Playing and Recording Audio

The iPhone and iPod touch are inherently audio devices. You’d expect them to have good audio capabilities, and you won’t be disappointed.

What Is Audio?

Sounds are ...

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