UFCEXR-20-1Multimedia Sound Production Audio Hardware and Connectivity

UFCEXR-20-1Multimedia Sound Production

Multimedia Sound Production

Audio Hardware and Connectivity

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Agenda

Sound capture devices Typical set-ups and applications Connectivity Standards MIDI set-ups Portable devices

Sound modules MIDI controllers

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Sound Capture Devices

Sound cards - Creative Labs de-facto standard on PC

Soundblaster: 16, 32, AWE64 (ISA) Live (PCI) ‘On-board’ sound hardware External modules - Prodegy USB powered modules - e.g. M-Audio

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ISA Sound Card

Speaker-out

Line-out

Microphone-in

Line-in

Game / midi port

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PCI Sound Card

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Line v Speaker Connections

Speaker output signal has volume and bass/treble modifications - poorer quality for recording

Line connectors provide a flat signal without any added amplification (gain) or eq. i.e ‘flat’

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Connectivity

phono / RCA

stereo jack

mono jack

MIDI

XLR

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Connecting for Stereo

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Lots of Connector Variations

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5.1 Surround Sound

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External Sound Modules

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External Sound Modules

Solution for mobile computer Superior sound quality Distribute system resource loading improving performance of overall

system Better connectivity Modules with USB BUS power provide for field recording

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Portable Devices:Keyboards

MIDI keyboard controller (61 keys)

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Portable DevicesMIDI keyboard controller

(88 semi - weighted keys )

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Portable Devices

MIDI keyboard controller (25 keys)

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Integrated Devices

Keyboard controller with integrated sound module

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MIDI Setups

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MIDI Setups

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Speakers Room acoustics very important Reference or ‘monitor’ speakers - tell it like it is’ i.e. give

no coloration from hardware eq. Headphones - can be accurate way to monitor sound

quality - but speakers considered best sound monitoring device

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Essential Reading

Read the following to support and extend your understanding

Middleton: pages 026 - 031

See the M-Audio website for example hardware specifications and guides

http://www.m-audio.com