Sound & Music

Sound & Music

1. Hardware, software and techniques for sound- MP3 players

   • Play music files stored digitally in MP3 file format
   • Part of many mobile phones
   • Store thousands of music tracks
   • Small and portable

2. Sound cards

   • Are recorded and outputtted
   • Allows high quality music/sound to be produced
   • Circuit boards containing chips and other components

3. Microphones

   • Input devices
   • Used to enter voice, sounds, live music

4. Speakers and headphones

   • Output devices
   • Used to output sound and music after processing by the computer

5. MIDI - Musical Instrument Digital Interface

   • Allows musical instruments to transfer music to a computer
   • Can be edited and stored
   • Are used by keyboards
   • Can play back the stored music using the device used to create it

6. Sequencers

   • Hardware or software are used to manage music
   • Drum machines
   • Music workstations

7. Notators- (Music composition software

   • Allows you to compose your own music
   • Allows you to enter notes into your computer

8. File formats