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Welcome to the Digital Revolution, a page dedicated to the explanation, spread, composition, refinement, and even distribution of computer music. Computer music doesn't mean "computerized music", it simply means the music was composed with the aid of the computer, so a Beatles song you copied using your computer could be considered computer music, yet this does not mean recording the music itself, but actually writing the music and also having the computer play what you wrote. The following pages cover a wide variety of topics dealing with computer music composition. Whether you are Mozart, or just want to learn something about computer music, you have come to the right place. What? You have no musical talent? No problem. If you just want to listen to some cool tunes, learn something new, or unleash that hidden talent within you, we have what you're looking for.
Computer music is a vastly unexplored field that is quickly gaining popularity in many universities nation wide as well as freelance musicians and game producers. Computer music is right for anyone. Nearly all software is free, learning is easy, it is fun, and can be even used as an excellent teaching medium. Imagine students who love the computer, but seem to be having trouble with music or have no desire to associate with music. Whatever the case, a computer combined with the ease of the software and music can make learning music contageous. Imagine being able to teach a student about a C-5 and then being able to see, hear, and play the note all at once with any instrument. Computers give music a graphical medium as well as audio medium. Students and teachers can easily manipulate anything from the classics to newer alternative and industrial music. Students can even watch the notes of a symphony as they are played, note by note, instrument by instrument and even tweak an existing song to their liking. The authors, who have done some computer music themselves, have very little musical experience, yet, with the help of computer music programs, they learned to compose their own musical scores in a matter of weeks. A person can simply bang away at their keyboard and hear the music as they go and watch the results on screen.
Ever wanted your own drumset? Now is your chance. With comptuer music, any instrument is instantly yours to play with, yet all you need to do is imput as little as simple notes and as much as small scripts that cause effects. Even deaf children can experience computer music. Several players, like cubic player (available for free around the net, see the archive to obtain the program) can actually output lights and visual effects for deaf persons to see. Even note placing charts can be generated graphically in computer music. Mathmaticians and physicists can even observe the harmonic frequency, sine curves, and algorithms behind computer music. Computer music is a truely versatille tool.
Still wondering what is going on, how to navigate this page, or what is the point of computer music? Check our questions and answers section. This page features an extensive music library, music composition tools, composition tips, discussion forums, technical analysis and comparrisons of sound cards, analysis of musical formats, links, and much more. A Note:anytime we refer to soundcards, it is pc soundcards, although the info is usually true to all cards. The creators only own pc's and therefore could only accurately judge pc soundcards. Almost everything, however, is true to Mac, Amiga, PC, and a few other kinds of computers. Thanks.

This page is divided into various sections and subsections. Here's a brief explanation:

Questions and Answers

  • This section is a great starting place. Tips and Tricks as well as info like navigating this page are located there.

    • Soundcards
  • This section covers sound blaster awe32 and gravis ultra sound. You can find tech specs, faqs, and more here. This section will expand over time.

    • Formats
  • Numerous musical formats are explained here. Valuable info on any format known to man can be found here.

    • Archive
  • The archive contains music files, music players and trackers, and soundcard support files.

    • Forums
  • Users can talk about anything music related here via a message board and live chat rooms. Addition forums available by request.

    • Links
  • Just like the title says, links to other music pages.

    • About
  • Come here for info about this page, its history, and its creators.

    • The Audio Player

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