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Technical specifications
- MPEG-1 Layer III (mp3) encoding
- Studio quality:
192 to 256 bitrates (or Kbps) - Constant bitrate
- 44,1 kHz
- ID3 tag details for each mp3 file:
- Title: Text of selected sentence
- Lyrics: Text of selected sentence
- Artist: ASSIMIL followed by the course name (e.g.: ASSIMIL French)
- Album: ASSIMIL followed by the course name and the lesson number (e.g.: ASSIMIL French - L001)
- Track: Sequence number of the files in the album
- Year: Year (e.g.: 2011)
- Copyright: (e.g.: © Assimil 2011)
- Visual: Cover image of the mp3 CD case
Loading your MP3 player
- To load the files onto your mp3 player, follow the instructions in the player manual.
- To get the best out of this audio method, avoid using the random play mode.
- The number of folders that you can load from the CD depends on the capacity of your mp3 player.
Displaying sentences
The mp3 CD allows you to display the text of the lessons on your player or your computer. However, some mp3 players are unable to read all types of “Title” or “Lyrics” information, especially if the text contains non-Latin characters. Read the instructions (and any updates) for your equipment if you have display problems.
Contents
The first folder (or “album”) of the mp3 CD contains all the lessons in the course. It is called “ASSIMIL” followed by the course title, for example “ASSIMIL French”. There is an mp3 file for each recorded lesson.
| Folder | mp3 file (*) | ID3 Tag TITLE (*) | Content |
| ASSIMIL French | L001-LESSON.mp3 | L001-LESSON-French ASSIMIL | Full text of lesson 1 |
| L002-LESSON.mp3 | L002-LESSON-French ASSIMIL | Full text of lesson 2 | |
| … | … | … | |
| L113-LESSON.mp3 | L113-LESSON-French ASSIMIL | Full text of lesson 113 |
Each of the following folders corresponds to a lesson and contains an mp3 file for each sentence in the dialogue and for the translation exercise.
Your player’s “Album search” function will take you directly to the lesson of your choice.
The table shows how the mp3 files for a lesson are organised. Let’s take the folder containing Lesson 1, titled “L001-French ASSIMIL” from the “New French With Ease” course:
| Folder | mp3 file (*) | ID3 Tag TITLE (*) | Content |
| L001-French ASSIMIL | N1.mp3 | N1-Première leçon | Lesson number |
| S00-TITLE.mp3 | S00-TITLE-À Paris | Title of the lesson dialogue | |
| S01.mp3 | S01-Pardon, madame. Où est le métro Saint-Michel ? | Dialogue sentence 1 | |
| S02.mp3 | S02-Le métro Saint-Michel ? Attendez une minute... | Dialogue sentence 2 | |
| … | … | … | |
| T00-TRANSLATE.mp3 | T00-TRANSLATE-EXERCISES | Title of translation exercise | |
| T01.mp3 | T01-Je suis à Paris ; nous sommes à Paris. | Exercise sentence 1 | |
| T02.mp3 | T02-Vous êtes sûr ? | Exercise sentence 2 | |
| … | … | … | |
| T05.mp3 | T05-Mais bien sûr ! | Exercise sentence 5 |
(*) L = Lesson - N = Number - S = Sentence (Dialogue sentence) - T = Translate
X = eXtra (occasional bonus features such as quotations, proverbs, additional exercises, etc)
With this structure, you can play an entire lesson or listen to each sentence individually.
© 2011 Assimil France - Version 1.1
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