How music and computers work
By: Erik Holsinger ; illustrated by Nevin Berger.
Contributors: Berger, Nevin.
Series: How it works series
Publisher: Ziff-Davis Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Emeryville, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 153
Subjects: Music -- Data processing.; MIDI (Standard); Sound -- Recording and reproducing -- Digital techniques.; Synthesizer (Musical instrument)
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: 3
label: PART 1: Music + Computers = Real Music; title: 4
label: Chapter 1: A Crash Course in Digital Audio and MIDI Technology; title: 10
label: Chapter 2: MIDI in Music Composition; title: 16
label: Chapter 3: MIDI in Live Performances; title: 20
label: Chapter 4: Digital Audio in Film and Video; title: 26
label: PART 2: Understanding Audio Technology; title: 30
label: Chapter 5: How Sound Works; title: 38
label: Chapter 6: The Range of Human Hearing; title: 42
label: PART 3: Understanding Digital Audio; title: 46
label: Chapter 7: Digital Audio Recording; title: 54
label: Chapter 8: How Personal Computers Use Digital Audio; title: 64
label: Chapter 9: Digital Audio Editing; title: 70
label: PART 4: Understanding MIDI; title: 74
label: Chapter 10: How MIDI Works; title: 80
label: Chapter 11: Understanding MIDI Hardware; title: 90
label: Chapter 12: Understanding MIDI Software; title: 100
label: Chapter 13: Building Your Own MIDI System; title: 110
label: PART 5: Synthesizers and MIDI Controllers; title: 114
label: Chapter 14: Analog Synthesizers: Early Electronic Keyboards; title: 120
label: Chapter 15: Synthesizer Technology; title: 130
label: Chapter 16: MIDI Controllers; title: 140
label: APPENDIX: About the CD; title: 145
label: INDEX