Desktop Audio Technology : Digital Audio and MIDI Principles (Paperback)

1. Introduction to audio technology for computers:About this book; Audio workstations; Audio and the computer industry; Audio and quality;2. Digital audio principles:Analogue and digital information; Binary number systems; Basic A/D and D/A conversion of control information; A/D conversion of audio signals;D/A conversion; Sound quality versus sample rates and resolutions; Direct Stream Digital (DSD); Changing the resolution of an audio signal(requantisation); Dynamic range enhancement;Error correction; Introduction to digital audio signal processing; Audio data reduction;Further reading;3. Recording, replay and editing principles:The sound file; RAM buffering; Disk drive performance issues; Allocation units or transfer blocks; Multichannel recording and replay; System latency; Principles of audio editing;4. MIDI and synthetic audio control:Background; What is MIDI?; MIDI and digital audio contrasted; Basic MIDI principles; MIDI messages in detail; MIDI control of sound generators; MIDI tuning control; General MIDI; Scalable polyphonic MIDI (SPMIDI); Standard MIDI files (SMF); Downloadable sounds (DLS) and Soundfonts; RMID and XMF files; SAOL and SASL in MPEG 4 Structured Audio; MIDI and synchronisation; MIDI machine control (MMC); MIDI over USB; MIDI over IEEE 1394; After MIDI?; Further reading; Web sites;5. Hardware and systems issuesStorage media; Peripheral interfaces; Filing systems and volume partitions; Formatting, fragmentation and optimisation of media; Audio processing and synthesis hardware; External synchronisation interfaces; User interfaces;Serial control interfaces; Drivers and audio I/O software; Further reading; Useful websites;6. Audio formats and data interchange:Audio file formats; Disk pre-mastering formats; Interconnecting audio devices; Computer networks and digital audio interfaces compared; Dedicated audio interface formats; Networking; Streaming audio over computer interfaces; Digital content protection;7. Audio software:Sequencers; Plug-in architectures; Virtual instruments; Librarians and editors; Audio editing and post-production software; Mastering and restoration software; Advanced audio processing software and development tools; Computer music software; Further reading;8. Operational and systems issues:Level control and metering; Spatial reproduction formats; Controlling and maintaining sound quality; Preparing for and understanding release media; Synchronisation; System troubleshooting; Further reading