Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
Why Computers and Music?
The MIDI Studio
Chapter 1 The Computer
Digital Information
Prefixes for Quantities of Digital Information
Electronic Memory
Mass Storage
Electromagnetic storage
Optical Storage
Input and Output
Input Devices
ASCII Character Set
The Graphical User Interface
Monitors
Printers
Operating Systems
CPUs
Chapter Review
Chapter 2 The MIDI Standard
Hardware Specifications
Studio Configurations
MIDI Devices
Keyboards
Other Controllers
Tone Modules
Sequencing
Recording Modes
Software Specifications
MIDI Information
Counting to Fifteen
MIDI Messages and Events
Channel Voice Messages
Controller Messages
Channel Mode Messages
Sys-Ex Messages
System Real-time Messages
System Common Messages
MIDI 1.0 Specification
General MIDI
General MIDI Instrument Patch Map
General MIDI Percussion Key Map
Chapter Review
Chapter 3 Networks and the Internet
The Internet
Internet Services
Email
FTP
Telnet
Browsers
Who Pays for It?
Chapter 4 Multimedia
Media
Multimedia Presentations vs. Interactive Multimedia
Implications for Musicians
Playback Requirements
Production Requirements
Chapter 5 Acoustics and Synthesis
Properties of Sound
Synthesis
Waveforms
Additive Synthesis
Envelopes
Subtractive Synthesis
Modulation
Amplitude Modulation
Frequency Modulation
Effects
Sampling
Chapter Review
Appendix A Tutorial Projects
Accompanied Warm-up/Exercise
Four-voice Chorale
Sequence an Original Composition
Notate an Original Sequence
Exploring the Internet
Authoring a Hypermedia Stack
Appendix B Operational Guides
Floppy Disk use on the Macintosh
Yamaha V-50 Operation
Ensoniq EPS Operation
Finale Tool Palettes
Main Tool Palette
Simple Note Entry Tools
Finale Speedy Note Entry Letter Keys
Keypad Commands
Dumping/Loading V50 Patches
Index