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Desktop Music Handbook
Welcome to the World of DESKTOP MUSIC!
Everywhere you turn, you're likely to hear music made
with a computer. From the concert hall to the local club, to radio, television
and the movies, desktop music can be found all around. Today, making music
with a computer is easier and more exciting than ever, and the capabilities
you can have are equal in great part to those found in professional recording
studios. We've written this primer to help you get going. It looks at
the two main music applications found on the desktop today, MIDI and digital
audio. Together, these two applications account for the vast majority
of sounds in the popular music world, and also have far-reaching applications
into many other areas of multimedia. Though it can't cover every subject
in great detail, we hope that the primer will give you a good basic understanding
of the topics, and will get you started in the right direction. We'll
go through the basics of MIDI first, then proceed to digital audio, then
conclude with a discussion of how you can combine the two. You'll also
find an extensive glossary that covers all the terms mentioned here and
many more. There's lots to cover, so let's get started.
Proceed to the Desktop Music Handbook
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