Here are the focusing questions for Music Production. Please try to answer each question briefly at first. Then go back and add more detail. Don't spend more than an hour crafting the review document. Use bullet points and link to related Internet addresses where appropriate as part of the discussion for each question.
- Who are some of the major makers of Music Production software?
- What are the differences among sequencing, multi-tracking audio, and simple digital audio two-track editing?
- Explain the differences between compressed (lossy) audio and non-compressed (non-lossy) audio file formats?
- What are sample rate and bit depth? What are typical measurements for these characteristics of audio? How do they impact sound quality and file sizes?
- What is bit rate (aka data rate) and how does it affect digital audio quality?
- What is a DAW?
- What are VST and AU audio technologies?
- How is loop-based audio creation/editing different from traditional recording methods of creating/editing digital audio?
- What Web 2.0 websites allow the sharing/collaboration of digital audio products?
- What copyright concerns must be considered anytime a non-original audio product is recorded and distributed in any way?
- What local, state or national standards are most associated with the implementation of this TI:ME technology standard in a music course or class?