دانلود کتاب Desktop Audio Technology: Digital audio and MIDI principles (Music Technology)

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Front Cover......Page 1
Desktop Audio Technology......Page 4
Copyright Page......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Series introduction......Page 14
1.1 About this book......Page 16
1.2 Audio workstations......Page 17
1.4 Audio and quality......Page 18
2.1 Analog and digital information......Page 20
2.2 Binary number systems......Page 22
2.3 Basic A/D and D/A conversion of control information......Page 26
2.4 A/D conversion of audio signals......Page 28
2.5 D/A conversion......Page 47
2.6 Sound quality versus sample rates and resolutions......Page 48
2.7 Direct Stream Digital (DSD)......Page 53
2.8 Changing the resolution of an audio signal (requantisation)......Page 54
2.9 Dynamic range enhancement......Page 56
2.10 Error correction......Page 57
2.11 Introduction to digital audio signal processing......Page 59
2.12 Audio data reduction......Page 66
Further reading......Page 72
3.1 The sound file......Page 73
3.2 RAM buffering......Page 74
3.3 Disk drive performance issues......Page 77
3.5 Multichannel recording and replay......Page 79
3.6 System latency......Page 83
3.7 Principles of audio editing......Page 84
4.1 Background......Page 94
4.3 MIDI and digital audio contrasted......Page 96
4.4 Basic MIDI principles......Page 97
4.5 MIDI messages in detail......Page 100
4.6 MIDI control of sound generators......Page 112
4.7 MIDI tuning control......Page 121
4.8 General MIDI......Page 123
4.10 Standard MIDI files (SMF)......Page 125
4.11 Downloadable Sounds (DLS) and SoundFonts......Page 130
4.13 SAOL and SASL in MPEG 4 Structured Audio......Page 132
4.14 MIDI and synchronisation......Page 133
4.15 MIDI machine control (MMC)......Page 140
4.16 MIDI over USB......Page 143
4.17 MIDI over IEEE 1394......Page 144
4.18 After MIDI?......Page 145
Useful websites......Page 146
5.1 Storage media......Page 147
5.2 Peripheral interfaces......Page 163
5.3 Filing systems and volume partitions......Page 167
5.5 Audio processing and synthesis hardware......Page 168
5.7 User interfaces......Page 174
5.8 Serial control interfaces......Page 175
5.9 Drivers and audio I/O software......Page 180
Useful websites......Page 182
6.1 Audio file formats......Page 183
6.2 Disk pre-mastering formats......Page 200
6.3 Interconnecting audio devices......Page 201
6.4 Computer networks and digital audio interfaces compared......Page 202
6.5 Dedicated audio interface formats......Page 204
6.6 Networking......Page 212
6.7 Streaming audio over computer interfaces......Page 221
6.8 Digital content protection......Page 231
Useful websites......Page 233
7.1 Sequencers......Page 234
7.2 Plug-in architectures......Page 242
7.3 Virtual instruments......Page 244
7.5 Audio editing and post-production software......Page 246
7.7 Advanced audio processing software and development tools......Page 250
7.8 Computer music software......Page 252
Further reading......Page 254
8.1 Level control and metering......Page 255
8.2 Spatial reproduction formats......Page 257
8.3 Controlling and maintaining sound quality......Page 264
8.4 Preparing for and understanding release media......Page 267
8.5 Synchronisation......Page 272
8.6 System troubleshooting......Page 274
Further reading......Page 279
Index......Page 280