a brief history of DAW Flashcards
1
Q
when did digital tape recording begin to take hold?
A
1975
2
Q
when did philips demonstrate the compact disc (CD)?
A
1981
3
Q
when was MIDI?
A
1983
4
Q
in 1984 steinburg released cubase with its precursor Pro-16, what was it?
A
a music program for the commodore 64 and apple II created by programmers Karl Steinberg and Manfre Rurup in Hamburg, Germany
5
Q
when was Pro-24 created and what does it offer?
A
- 1986
- Atari ST, a home computer becomes available that offers both a graphical user interface and a built-in MIDI interface.
- Using this new computer as a base, a new software product is born: the Pro-24.
- The new software offers a range of, for the time, staggering new features: 24 MIDI tracks, professional scoring, quantisation (automatic timing correction for “loosely” played notes) and editing for MIDI parameters like Velocity.
6
Q
when was sound tools created and what is it?
A
1987, a macintosh-based digital workstation using DAT as its source and storage medium
7
Q
what happened in 1991?
A
alesis unveils the ADAT, first affordable digital multitrack recorder
8
Q
when was VST (virtual studio technology) introduced?
A
1996
9
Q
when did MP-3 players become available?
A
1998
