Sampled audio files can take up a large amount of storage space. It is possible to digitally create sound and therefore music digitally, this is often known as FM Synthesis. A standard called MIDI was created to allow Musical Instruments to be connected together using a Digital Interface. These MIDI packets contain data that describes which instrument to play and the details of the notes to be played. Here is an online editor to try.

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• Description of common attributes of notes stored as MIDI data
  • instrument
  • pitch
  • volume
  • duration
  • tempo
• Description of advantages and disadvantages of storing sound as MIDI data