Question

1.Discuss three methods for adding editable sound to the DAW.

2.How recorded audio, sequencing, effects, mixing, and processing data are managed by the DAW.

3.Four major components of a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW).

Answer 1

1. The methods for adding editable sound to DAW are by using,

• Sound Cards- Sound cards are popular in gaming market that has mic along with line output.It is the cheapest mic along with the line output platform to add editable sound to digital audio workstation.
• Hardware audio interface- It is connected to the computer by cable,PCI card or fire wire, They are used to remove the noise from the computer frame.
• Analogue and Digital Mixer- These are used with several mic channels and are good mic preamps.

2) The audio,sequencing,effect,mixing and processing data is managed by control interface.Control interface is the program that communicates between computer and other hardware components to provide user interface to manage the functions of DAW.

3)The four main component of Digital Audio Workstation are,

• Computer- It is the host for the sound cards.
• Sound card/Audio interface- It is used to convert analog into digital and Digital into analog signals in DAW.
• Digital audio editer software-It is the interface, controls the functionality and also provides user interface with different functions such as edit, playback,speed etc..
• Input devices-It is used to add/modify and process the data of Digital audio workstation.