This chapter, which is the first engineering/sequencing chapter in Part I, introduces you to digital audio and MIDI as well as the technologies used to manipulate them. Topics include digital audio, MIDI, decibel scales, clipping, and more. You will also continue to explore the piano roll editor within the digital audio workstation.
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5.1 The perception of sound5.2 The perception of low frequencies5.3 The perception of high frequencies5.4 Relationship between frequency and pitch
5.5 Various representations of 440Hz5.6 Analogous properties of sound and music5.7 Visualization of the decibel scale in a virtual mixing board5.8 Analog to digital conversion with high sample rate
5.9 Analog to digital conversion with low sample rate5.10 Visualization of various bit depths5.11 Waveforms in the File Editor window of Logic Pro5.12 MIDI bi-directional communication
5.13 Graphic display of bi-directional communication between a synthesizer and a DAW5.14 A sample daisy chain setup
