Contents Acknowledgments Introduction xi xiii 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 15 16 16 17 17 ChAPter 1 Setting up Your Creative environment: the Studio 1.1 Basic Studio Information 1.2 Setting up Your Production Space: The Project Studio 1.3 The Music Equipment 1.3.1 MIDI Equipment and MIDI Messages 1.3.2 Channel Voice Messages 1.3.3 Channel Mode Messages 1.3.4 System Real-Time Messages 1.3.5 System Common Messages 1.3.6 System Exclusive Messages 1.4 MIDI Components: Controllers, Hardware Synthesizers/Sound Modules, Software Synthesizers and Sequencers 1.4.1 MIDI Synthesizer