Sound and music

Sound and music

1. Mp3 players

   • Play music files
   • Small and portable
   • Can store thousands of tracks

2. Input devices

   • Microphones

3. Output devices

   • Sound cards
   • speakers
   • headphones

4. MIDI

   • Musical Instrument Digital Interface
   • Allows musical instruments to transfer music to a computer
     • Can be edited and stored

5. Sound conversion

   • Analogue input
     • Analogue to digital conversion
       • Digital system
         • Digital to analgue conversion
           • Analogue output
             • Sound conversion

6. Sequencers

   • Hardware/software used to manage music

7. Notators

   • Software allows you to compose own music
   • Enter notes into computer via keyboards etc

8. Sound wave editors

   • You can alter, cut and paste effects

9. File formats

   • WAV
     • Highest quality
     • Record perfectly
     • File sizes large
   • MP3
     • High compression without quality loss