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notes on a musical scale (Figure 7.9). Other compositions, including those produced by
performers, are imported. Any part of the composition can then be edited in a wide vari-
ety of ways. Pitch, tempo, the duration and volume of notes, and the arrangement and
timing of instruments are all readily altered with
the sequencer.
MIDI dramatically changed music composi-
tion by placing control over a virtually unlimited
range of instruments and musical scores in the
hands of a single individual.
7.4 Sampled and Synthesized Sound
Compared
Sampling and synthesis are very different tech-
niques for incorporating sound ...