To answer the question for yourself of how best to deliver sound, it s important to determine what the sound is ultimately going to do for the end user. But if sound is meant for offline play, WAV, AIFF or AU offers the finest sound quality. While the effect of sound on the user is paramount, a site s infrastructure can also become an important factor when choosing how to deliver audio. Shockwave allows everyone within our organization to see the site. That s important.
People can only become evangelists of the site when they can see the site and fully experience it.
Fast forward Over the next few years, as the use of DSL and cable modems grows, and 56K fades as a distant memory, MP3 files could become the norm for real-time streaming audio. That would basically mean near-CD quality music instantly streaming to your computer via the Web. Wittner looks even further into the future. Also we will have a lot more of this looped music, but after a while people will understand that music has to breathe to unfold its beauty and power. They live in New York.