부산대학교 도서관

With the rapid development of the digital industry, a number of types of digital equipment and smart devices have been released, and various changes have been made to the music market along with the advancement of several industries. One of the representative changes is found in the music production process based on the development of virtual instruments and DAWs (Digital Audio Workstations). Being widely utilized for all areas where music is used including arrangement of applied music, video music, game music and Korean traditional music, DAW and virtual instruments have become essential elements in the music production process. However, the easy access has led to excessive abuse of sound, which has resulted in lack of musical professionalism. Against this backdrop, the researcher aims to explore measures to solve such problems and provide those who seek to major in music with research on DAW and virtual instruments. Therefore, this study intends to present a more reasonable direction for the development of applied music by investigating the utilization of digital music environment and the changes in the music production process. During the research, the definition, characteristics and overview of DAW and virtual instruments were explored, the background and purpose of the origination were analyzed, and the relation with the current music environment was examined. In addition, articles and interviews about active musicians were explored through reference and the Internet in order to study cases applied to the contemporary music market, and a survey was performed among those involved in music-related industries and students majoring in music to analyze the effect on the music market. Furthermore, the arrangement patterns of popular music sources and instrumental parts were analyzed, and virtual and actual instrument sounds were compared and analyzed so as to examine the changes in the structure of sound. Additionally, reference including preceding research as well as the acceptance rates, application areas, etc. of Korean colleges with applied music degrees were analyzed to identify the utilization and distribution of DAW and virtual instruments and the effect on the music environment. The results of this research are as follows. First, a virtual instrument should be recognized as a single instrument that can be used independently in the music production process. In the contemporary music market, where a repetitive pattern and simplified sound using virtual instruments have become the mainstream, music producers who create and edit music also use them in producing music based on the advancement of virtual instruments and various benefits, which resulted in the changes in the music consumer market. Accordingly, virtual instruments have emerged as the biggest issue in the entire music market including applied music along with the subject of the contemporary musical development, DAW. Second, the elements required for the modern music production including the mix of virtual and actual musical instruments, music recording and editing and data modification and transformation can be applied easily through DAW for which the researcher insists that professional education of DAW and learning how to use it are essential. This is because the easy access by users who do not have musical professionalism can lead to creation of biased contents and can become an obstacle that inhibits the educating of musicians equipped with various professional skills. Lastly, this study suggests that professional musicians need to change their perspectives to solve these problems in a reasonable way. The development of digital music environment as well as the improvement of the future music market can be achieved when musicians who have professional expertise in musical arrangement and actual instruments break down prejudice against DAW and virtual instruments and pursue mutual communication and coexistence.