If the Max/MSP tutorial leaves you a little lost, try this online text:
Introduction to Computer Music: Volume One by Jeff Hass at Indiana University
There is still a bit more than you might need to know at this point, but you can pick and choose your way through topics to get some essential information. Try this sequence:
Chapter One:
- 2. Sound
- 5. Frequency
- 6. Amplitude
- 14. Pitch and Tuning
- 15. Loudness
- 16. Timbre
Chapter Five:
- 1. Overview
- 3. Sampling
- 4. Nyquist Theorum
- 5. Sample Rates
- 6. Quantization
- 8. Audio File Formats
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