Acoustic, Analog and Digital Signals Explained

Understand how to set up digital audio via a basic knowledge of the theory of acoustic, analog and digital signals.

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Acoustic, Analog and Digital Signals Explained
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1.5 hours
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Nov 2022
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What you will learn

Comprehensive Presentation Lectures

Understand the Differences between Acoustic, Analog and Digital Signals

Analog to Digital Conversion

Recording and Playback in a Digital System

Conversions and Dithering

Audio Driver and Buffer

Audio Card Setup

Why take this course?

Hello and Welcome to
Acoustic, Analog, and Digital Signals Explained


So...
What is an analog signal?
How does the analog-to-digital conversion process work?
What about digital fundamentals?
And what is the digital-to-analog audio converter
And the quantization?
With this course, you will be able to answer all these questions and more! 

  At the end of this course, you will be able to understand: 

  • the differences between acoustic, analog, and digital signals;

  • what is an analog signal;

  • the sampling process;

  • the quantization process;

  • bit depth and dithering;

  • the quantization noise;

  • the analog to digital conversion;

  • the digital-to-analog converter;

  • driver and buffer setup.

To achieve this goal, the course will start from the very beginning: we will talk about what an acoustic signal is and how it can be properly transformed, recorded, and played back in a digital system through the analog-to-digital audio converter. I will also give you some quizzes to do to confirm what you have learned during the various sections of the course. And, if you want to go into more depth on some particular topics, a couple of external resources are also included in the course lectures. 


 Starting as it does from scratch, this course is intended for everybody. No requirements are needed except your musical passion and curiosity. It aims to introduce all the basic theories to understand the sampling process, the playback or mixdown of digital audio material through your digital audio card. 


 If you are a producer, a DJ, or a musician, or if you use a so-called DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) like Cubase, Logic, Pro Tools, Fruity Loops, or a DJ software like Traktor, Serato, or Virtual DJ, this course will explain how and why some setting could or should be applied to your audio card or software configuration. However, if you are already an audio engineer, this course is not for you. 


 It is the very first module of all the music and DJing courses I teach so it starts from the very beginning and you don’t need to know anything about the topic to start. Basically, it introduces conscious management of audio signals through digital devices regardless of the brand or software used. Even your smartphone is based on the theory explained here. 

Generally speaking, it’s a good thing to know how an audio card works if an audio card is used during the management of digital audio content. Whether you are an audio newbie or an enthusiast or want a conscious knowledge of your audio card, this course is for you. 



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Reviews

Trey
November 25, 2019
The course was good and clear, but it was not as in-depth as I thought It was gonna be. There were times when I'm awaiting more info about a certain topic but was disappointed to see that the video is almost over, and we're already moving on to the next topic. But it was good overall
Martin
October 14, 2019
Most the information was great and accurate useful for reference although some points might be a bit out of date.
Mia
October 29, 2018
Great, quick course! Taught me what I need to know. I decided to take it not too long after starting Max's Traktor/DJ course, and I definitely feel like I now know the basic physics behind sound, acoustic, analog, and digital, and am prepared to continue on in my pursuit of learning to DJ. Thank you for this quick and comprehensive course!
Donna
February 23, 2018
I enjoyed this course. Terms were clearly explained and the inclusion of PDF scripts of the lectures made everything much easier to follow. I would definitely recommend this.
Dariusz
January 14, 2018
The theory is explained very well in this course. I was hoping for some real-world application examples though. Overall, I think this course was very good.
Jonathan
October 11, 2017
Good information, good presentation. Only neg is that the scope is a little narrow. I'd have liked more information about analog signals themselves and how they are represented by waves.

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