Computers And Music ( Noah Martin, Old Dominion University

While GarageBand for the Mac has been enormously successful, the music app that has recently emerged as a game-changer is GarageBand for the iPad. Why is this significant? Because school districts like Olathe are just now rolling out an iPad initiative to make sure each student has access to on by the 2015-16 school year. The iPad version of GarageBand has all of the capabilities of the desktop based version, but broadens its music possibilities by incorporating touch based instruments and “smart instruments.” These new capabilities allow the user to have a virtual orchestra as his or her fingertips. The GarageBand app is an incredible tool because a user with only minimal music skills can easily create songs, podcasts and other projects. They can then mix, publish, and readily distribute them in a variety of formats.

The use of the internet on computers or other devices allows for quick access to massive amounts of information (“How has Technology...”). It allows for 24/7 access the world of information (Paget 12). Many online tools allow for documents to be shared and accessed easily from anywhere (“Teaching with Technology”). The ever expanding cloud makes easier than ever to save and share files and presentations and present them with ease (Teaching with Technology).Furthermore, it gives you the ability to share and work others in documents, which makes it easier to work with others who may not be anywhere near you (Paget 12). Video/ audio recording as well as other tools can capture lectures and discussions for later use (“Teaching with Technology”). Tablets and smartphones are very efficient with storage, having enough space for entire libraries in your pocket (Paget 12).

Since the piano was invented, it has been used to entertain, celebrate, and inspire others. Starting with the harpsichord, the piano has evolved to accommodate many different genres of music. The piano has brought families together across the nations creating strong relationships among homes. Today the piano is found in many homes, classrooms, and places of entertainment and it is heard almost anywhere. Over the years, the piano has become one of the most popular instruments in the music industry. It may not be played as often today, but it has become more visual throughout the internet and pop culture. Although, the piano is becoming digital and seen more in keyboard form; the piano has an unforgettable past.

When I was eleven years old, my parents bought our family’s first household computer – a Compaq with a fresh installation of Windows ’95, four megabytes of RAM, a five-hundred-megabyte hard drive, and a blazing fast 28k modem. A very crude MIDI composition program resided deep within the start menu options on this machine. The interface was a counterintuitive nightmare with only a record button, eight instrument tracks, a series of blue boxes to indicate four measures of music entry, and the keyboard as the piano input. Nonetheless, having only recently established an interest in music, I spent a substantial amount of time each day learning how to enter music into this software.

Within in this essay, you shall find my discussion on how two EDM artists use the program Ableton Live. The two artists I shall be writing about are Skrillex and Armin Van Buuren. Both artists have similarities on how they create their chosen form of Electronic music but they also show many differences when they play on a live platform. Also in this essay, I shall lightly touch on what equipment they use while playing live, in the studio; as well as their history within the industry.

As a music tech major, and work study employee for our recording studio, I often record the live concerts of the very same ensembles I once played in as a performance major. There are always students in need of engineers to record their recitals, and there are plenty of students who just want to their band, or ensemble, to be recorded in the studio. The intertwinement of traditionally trained musicians with this new contemporary element puts Rowan’s music department in a class of its own with a great cost-opportunity

Most people think of computers as mundane tools for completing daily tasks. But they are also a central part of exciting new technologies for artists including musicians. As computers improve and become faster and more powerful, they are becoming as integral to a musician’s work as any instrument.

Hopefully, the content of this composition will be of benefit to those educators that may have desire to become a skilled user of the technology that the Information Age has available. The timeline has moved and continues to move at rapid speed. Less than 15-20 years ago the technology used consisted of electric typewriters with automatic correction and we felt that this was a fantastic tool. Often the computer has been used for the purpose of accessing common applications or programs to enter data into files such as a word processor, spreadsheet, or database. Modern technology has surpassed the basic application uses to phenomenal ideas of present. The movie industry for example has pioneered the future uses of computer animation. Music has become commonplace among generations from young to respected. Only the youth or the youth at heart comprehend some of the entertainment devices that are available. All in all the information age has arrived in an amazing variety of future uses.

Music and technology aid one another. In a way a person can capture music they love through technology and then the electronic companies flourish due to the sale and popularity of these electronic devices. If a person wants to listen to music they can turn on a stereo or TV, choose a CD or DVD to play, or listen to a songs downloaded in ITunes. All of these devices are proof to show how technology is used to record, play, and change the way music is heard. A look through history will show how far society has come in music alone. The development of technology has changed the way the music industry operates and the way society hears and purchases music today.

For this report I have chosen to examine audio applications. The two applications that I will discuss, compare and contrast are Ableton Live and Propellerhead Reason.

Not only are computers used in studies, research and work, it is now being used as part of leisure and entertainment.

Automation can be a very useful tool when creatively so a user may rely on a DAW to provided an easy and effective experience. Ableton answer to this very simple, from the click of a button a automation line may be drawn on any given track of choice free hand. This can be done for MIDI and audio effortlessly and also allows for voltage controlled, moving fader and software-controlled automation. Automation can also be applied to any

In my Music Technology class, I’ve been learning how to record, alter sound, and create a clean sound with live performances of a musician. With a use of computer recording software like a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) and the use of a mixer (Brown, 2015). I’ll be able to use MIDI (Musical Instrumental Digital Interface) devices to be able to produce and record tracks on software devices like GarageBand and Reaper (Brown, 2015). I also need to know how to use a

Microsoft’s Bill Gates once said “I think it 's fair to say that personal computers have become the most empowering tool we 've ever created. They 're tools of communication, they 're tools of creativity, and they can be shaped by their user” and I agree, computers have become powerful tools to many of us. Offering adaptability to create and share all sorts of

When we talk about computers, people often relate computers with modern technologies. Computer is a tool that helps us make things in our life easier. People use computers in business, public services, educations, even entertainment. Our daily activities are more and more based closely on the working of computer. Almost everything we do is affected by modern technology and computers.