Provides an introduction to the nature, synthesis and transformation of sound which forms the basis of digital sound processing for music and multimedia. This book includes background information in computer techniques so that you can write computer algorithms to realise processes central to your own musical and sound processing ideas. > Provides an introduction to the nature, synthesis and transformation of sound which forms the basis of digital sound processing for music and multimedia. Background information in computer techniques is included so that you can write computer algorithms to realise new processes central to your own musical and sound processing ideas. Finally, material is inlcuded to explain the way in which people contribute to the development of new kinds of performance and composition systems.Key features of the book include: Contents structured into free-standing parts for easy navigation `Flow lines' to suggest alternative paths through the book, depending on t;