Digital
Example: Die Band verwendet digitale Instrumente für ihren neuen Sound.
Definition
"Digital" in the context of music refers to instruments or sounds produced or manipulated using electronic technology that encodes audio signals as discrete numerical data rather than continuous analog signals. It often implies the use of computers or electronic devices to create or modify music.
Etymology
The word "digital" comes from the Latin word 'digitus,' meaning finger or toe, as early counting was done on fingers. It evolved in English to describe data expressed in digits or discrete values. In music, "digital" started being used in the 20th century to describe electronic methods that process sound in numerical form.
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