Digital Tape Recording & MIDI

Music Tech || MT CA3 - Musical Elements, Style, and Technology

When did tape machines start to record digitally?

During the 1980s

What did a better signal to noise ratio mean?

Less noise in recordings.

What did it mean if recordings had no artefacts?

No unwanted noise or distortion added.

What is MIDI?

• Musical Instrument Digital Interface

• The common language used by electronic musical instruments to communicate with each other.

How did MIDI benefit musicians?

It also provided a link to a computer. This opened up a world of possibilities when programming synthesizers and samplers.