CHAPTER 8
Audio and the DAW
Besides the coveted place of honor in which most electronic musicians hold their instruments, the most important device in a MIDI system is undoubtedly the personal computer. Through the use of software programs and peripheral hardware, the desktop or laptop computer is often used to control, process and distribute information relating to music performance and production from a centralized, integrated control position.
Of course, we’re all aware that the computer is a high-speed digital processing engine that can perform a wide range of work, production or fun-related tasks. It’s generally assembled from such building block components as a power supply, motherboard/central processing unit (CPU), random access memory ...
