AUDIO：A sound board with 8-bit，11.025-KHz sampling and 22.05-KHz playback；a synthesizer capable of playing eight notes simultaneously using five different sounds；a mixer to combine CD audio，sampling，and synth；a microphone input；and MIDI in，out，and transport.
声频功能：一块8位的、11.025KHZ取样和22.05KHZ放声卡；能放出8个同时使用五种不同音色的音律的合成器；把光盘声频、取样和合成声音混合起来的混声器；麦克风输入；MIDI（乐器数字接品）输入、输出和通路。
Every new technology has its own buzzwords，and sorting them out can be real detective work.The following is two jargons of MPC.
每一种新技术都有它自己的术语，将它们进行分类是一项真正精细的工作。下面是MPC的两个术语。
FULL-MOTION VIDEO
全动图像
Full-motion video is digitally recorded video played back at the broadcast standard of 30frames per second，or close enough to that speed so the video appears smooth rather than jerky.
全动图像是数字记录的视频图像，以每秒30帧的电视广播标准或者以非常接近于此的速度重现图像，因而这些视频图像看上去很自然，没有跳跃感。
MIDI
MIDI is short for Musical Instrument Digital Interface，a standard specification developed by music synthesizer manufacturers.The concept of being able to control several instruments from one keyboard has grown into a method for putting musical instruments，tape recorders，VCRs，mixers，and even stage-lighting under the control of a single computer.
MIDI
MIDI是乐器数字接口的缩写，它是由音乐合成器制造商开发的标准规范。从一个键盘能控制几个乐器的概念已发展成一种方法，它能把乐器、磁带录音机、录像机、混声器、甚至舞台灯光都置于单台计算机的控制之下。
What Does the Multimedia Actually Mean？“多媒体”到底意味着什么？
Literally，multimedia means Two or more media．If the publisher of this book wanted to join the current hype about multimedia，he could advertise the book as using multimedia technology．After all，it contains two media：text and graphics（the figures）.从字面上看，多媒体是指两种或两种以上媒体。如果本书的出版者想加入当前多媒体广告的行列，那么，他就可以声称这本书已经使用了多媒体技术。因为，毕竟，它包含两种媒体，文本和图形（插图）。Nevertheless，when most people refer to multimedia，they generally mean the combination of two or more continuous media，that is，media have to be played during some well-defined timed times interval，usually with the users interaction．In practice，the two media are normally audio and video，that is，sound plus moving pictures．
然而，当大多数人谈及多媒体时，他们通常是指混合了两种或两种以上连续的媒体，即，媒体可以在一段规定的时间之内连续播放，并且通常伴随着与用户的交互。实际上，这两种媒体通常指音频和视频，即声音加移动的图片。
In the multimedia environment，we have graphics and text at the same time；we can also add the photograph，animation，good-quality sound，and full motion video．All of the technologies make computers more interesting and much easier to use．在多媒体环境中，我们可以同时拥有图形和文本，也可以增加图片、动画、高质量的音响和全动录像，这些技术使得计算机使用起来更有趣也更容易。For example，a multimedia program can play a segment of movie：a cat was playing a reel of thread，with “mewing…”.The tableau can a be immediately captured and pasted to a text at the side of a paragraph of words．
例如，一个多媒体程序可以播放一段电影：一只小猫正在玩线团，发出“喵喵”的声音……，这个画面可以立即剪贴到一段文字旁边。
CD-ROMCD-ROM技术