Digital Sound Processing for Music and Multimedia

Digital Sound Processing can be used by anyone, whether from an audio engineering, musical or music technology perspective. Digital sound processing in its various spheres - music technology, studio systems and multimedia - are witnessing the dawning of a new age. The opportunities for involvement in the expansion and development of sound transformation, musical performance and composition are unprecedented. The supporting website (www.york.ac.uk/inst/mustech/dspmm.htm) contains working examples of computer techniques, music synthesis and sound processing. Written in easy to understand manner, with a minimum of maths Suit readers from a number of disciplines: audio engineering, music technology or computing Supporting website contains practical examples in computer techniques, music synthesis and sound processing

Kirk Ross, Hunt Andypson

Part 1 Context; Chapter 1 Sound generation and recording in the twentieth century; Part 2 Sounds and signals; Chapter 2 Sound and signals in music technology and digital audio; Chapter 3 Digital audio; Part 3 Music technology systems; Chapter 4 MIDI: connecting instruments together; Chapter 5 The structure of common music technology systems; Part 4 Computer fundamentals; Chapter 6 An introduction to digital logic; Chapter 7 Computers and programs; Chapter 8 Interfacing: the use of the computer as a component; Part 5 Programming for sound generation and processing; Chapter 9 Computer programming for musical applications; Chapter 10 Programming for audio and visual synthesis; Part 6 Interface design for the future; Chapter 11 Designing the musician-machine interface;