* Comprehensive MIDI specification * General MIDI, MTC, MSC and system exclusive information * MIDI file and WAVE file formats * Synthesis tips and microtuning tables * Hard disk recording time charts and system features checklist * Music scales, chords and rhythms * Microphone placement and EQ guides * Patchbay layouts and production concepts * Tempo to delay calculator and safe monitoring level chart * dB conversion charts and absorption coefficients * Ohm's law, attenuators and common audio IC pinouts * CD-ROM concepts and book standards * UK and USA industry contacts * Foreword by Alan Parsons Don't waste your time searching for information - with this book you'll have it at your fingertips. It's an indispensable reference for the musician or sound professional working in the recording, broadcast, live, video, computer, multimedia, post production and theatre industries. It will be in daily use with its charts, planners, checklists, useful hints, tips and ideas. It also includes a glossary of terms and is comprehensively indexed.