The music industry is undergoing a massive change, and as a result, musicians and music producers increasingly require skills in a number of different areas in order to succeed. In this assignment I will explain the architecture of a Digital Audio Workstation, music sequencing and available sound sources and the fundamental processes and components of studio recording. By creating a backing track, I will evaluate, experiment and create Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) sequences with the use of hardware and software.
The Architecture of a DAW
DAW stands for Digital Audio Workstation and is a system which has been designed to record, edit and mix music. There are two types of DAWs, standalone and software based and for the purpose
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Audio tracks are relatively straight forward allowing the user to insert audio clips which you may record directly onto. The MIDI track is the track MIDI uses as a communication device for plug-ins or MIDI instruments. MIDI instruments can be played through this track or you can arrange music through a DAW with a synthesiser into the MIDI track. The master track has total control over the overall volume of the mix. It will act as an indicator when your mix is peaking, so you can effectively locate and lower the volume of the track that is playing too loud.
There are numerous software DAWs to choose from which are used on computers (MAC, WIndows and Linux). Examples of the most popular DAWs include Ableton, Live, Fruity Loops, Avid Pro Tools and Apple Logic Pro.
A DAW is comprised of three individual components. The first being the computer as it is the source of processing power, and provides a place where data may be stored. Second, DAW software is required to provide the place and features to create, edit and record music. Finally the audio interface is required as this device enables audio to be converted from analog to digital information which can be translated to the computer. Some cases MIDI
All audio is recorded is analogue and needs to be converted to digital. In order to do this a technique known as sampling is used. Here is a picture of how sampling works. The red line is the original analogue audio. The gray blocks are each sample of the audio. The more samples there are the higher quality or more true to the original it will be.
DAO stands for Data Access Object. DAO provides data operations without exposing the details of database. The advantage of using DAO is it provides isolation between business logic and data persistence. Either the business logic or database can be changed without effecting the functionality of other. This mechanism is implemented using Hibernate. Hibernate is an object relational mapping framework which provides mapping between object oriented data model to relational database. Hibernate uses Annotations for mapping of object oriented data to relational
Digital and Analog recording which both were foreign to me, I now have a better understanding of them both now. To help me understand them I use this saying “digital data" which means that a digital recording deals with data and "analog acoustic" and analog deals with recording acoustic recording into an electric sound. The more data on a digital recording the more data you have about the actual sound that was recorded. The digital recordings you can change whatever you want about them because they are dealing with data. Then the acoustic recording seems as if you are transferring the acoustic sound to an electric sound. The understanding that I have of an analog recording is it is the exact replica of what was previously recorded. There is not much you can do to change it.
One thing about the news today that my Mawmaw has noticed is how it has changed so much since she was young. If there was a shooting or a tragedy, it was a rare occasion. Today, a major crime happens weekly. From the church shooting in Georgia, to the explosion in France, and, just recently, the shooting in Colorado at the abortion clinic all happened within months of each other. She especially recognizes how the devil is attacking young people of today.
Every city has that one basketball game that everyone goes to. The game that brings the crowd to their feet. That one game that brings thousands of people to the audience, and leave them with something to talk about for the remainder of their lives. Saginaw High vs Arthur Hill boys basketball game is filled with people from all over the state, filled with future NBA players and lots of drama. Saginaw High is located in the poorest and the most dangerous parts of Saginaw,Mi. Just imagine a neighborhood with only three houses on each block and sounds like Fourth of July firecrackers going off every night knowing someone just died. So every year, Saginaw
After reading Pericles funeral oration it is defiantly clear that he strongly believed that democracy was the best possible form of government. Pericles saw Athens as superior to other city states based on their implementation of democracy which ultimately represented freedom, liberty, courage, honor and justice. In his funeral oration, Pericles refers to the Athenian democracy as a system of government where men are able to advance in society as a result of their merits rather than on class or wealth. In the Athenian democracy “class considerations are not allowed to interfere with merit” and therefore any man who showcased his ability to rule could do so, even if he wasn’t part of the upper class or had some wealth to back himself up. Pericles
About half way between Ishpeming and Champion lies Wawonowin Country Club. This will forever be one of my favorite places in the world. Wawonowin is the place I learned to play my favorite sport golf. Also it could be considered my second home growing up. During the summer when I’m not home, most likely you will find me here. To others it may seem like just your average golf course, but to me it is one of the nicest places on earth.
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The first thing that must be decided is the type of computer you want to use. Most people likely already have one, but there are few guidelines I would want to address briefly. PCs and Macs will both work for producing electronic music; however, the Digital Audio Workstation I will recommend later is only usable for PCs. That being said, the amount of RAM and processing the computer has exceeds the importance of the brand of the computer. Personally, I have a desktop Lenovo computer with an i7 Intel Core Processor and 16GB of RAM; nevertheless, my good friend has gotten away with producing electronic music on an i5 Intel Processor and 8GB of RAM. Depending on your budget, the best option would be to get a Solid State Drive, but that is optional.
Most successful musicians know a hidden art carried out by the work of a good sound engineer; it is essential for a magnificent album. For the rest of us novice listeners and fans, we believe what we hear through our speakers or played over the radio are the true skilled professional musicians, soaring at their craft. Most contemporary music, from pop to R&B and acid jazz to the sophisticated realm of orchestral film scores, has been modernized by several inventions encased within the studio. The art of audio engineering has taken on new forms, from the nuts and bolts, "plug it in, and see if it works" era into the digital world, because of these wonderfully tragic solutions to a
Using sampling in the music industry is become more popular in the age of electronic music and disco in the mid-70s to the early 80s. Because of the improvement of digital sampling technology, recently, the sampling computer software has been introduced and replace the traditional sampling methods. The incorporation of sampling tools in the
As the ABC is an organisation heavily involved within the Australian Multimedia Industry, the tools and equipment used are integral to the quality of the content produced. For different areas of production, the tools and equipment used will differ, for example, when working in television, equipment would include a set, cameras, tripods, microphones, props, lighting, video monitors and teleprompter. To edit and deliver good quality television content, the department would use various editing tools and software’s during post-production focusing on almost all areas of audience experience such as visuals and audio. Some of these tools include Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Flash and Computer-generated imagery (CGI). When working with radio, the equipment needed to produce a podcast or broadcast includes a sound proof room or studio, sound boards, microphones and switchboards and the tools used for editing would be solely based around sounds to enhance the audience’s aural experience, so this would include sound editing software such as audacity.
An audio engineer is responsible for the operation of the soundboard and other equipment in the recording of music, words, sounds, or any combination of such material. There are several types of engineering positions available in today's studios. In large studios, there are usually several engineers, each with the own duties and contributions. There are recording engineers, recording assistants, set-up engineers, maintenance engineers, and even mix-down engineers in some cases. In smaller studios the engineer is usually responsible for all of these duties. As a rule, the engineer should be able to set-up, use, and fix the equipment they work with.
Introduction: In this assignment, I will explain the role of hardware and software components within a computer system. Furthermore, I will explain how they relate to digital graphics.I will also recommend suitable components for Cambridge Industrial Design. (P1)
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