Acoustic, electronic and synthesised tone colours and studio processing

What this note covers

1. Acoustic, electronically captured and synthesised sound
2. Sampling and synthesis are different technologies
3. Equalisation and filtering reshape the spectrum
4. Reverberation, delay and perceived musical space
5. Editing, looping, sequencing and mixing as composition
6. Worked production analysis from a written stimulus
7. 7. Production-chain case: sample, filter, delay and mix
8. 8. Acoustic versus electronic is a relationship, not a quality ranking

8 sections · 10 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes