technology - Music Production Glossary: Audio and Music Production Terms

Genre

Genre in music is a classification system that organizes music into categories based on shared characteristics and influences.

A/D Converter (ADC – Analog to Digital Converter)

An Analog to Digital Converter is one of the most used devices in today music production industry since the computers are the core of today recording and production studios.

MIDI is a standard format for digital music data that allows musicians and producers to create and manipulate musical arrangements and performances using electronic instruments and devices.

MIDI, the abbreviation for Musical Instrument Digital Interface represents the industry communications protocol that enables electronic musical instruments, computers, controllers, mixing desks and a lot of other related devices to connect with one another and communicate. This is also the main purpose. Digital instruments and devices can interpret MIDI commands. A single MIDI file can communicate up to sixteen channels of information.