Sound is produced by the vibration of matter which creates oscillations in the surrounding air. These oscillations form a waveform pattern which repeats at regular intervals to produce periodic sounds from sources like musical instruments. A computer represents sound digitally by taking regular samples of a sound waveform's amplitude and storing the values. Common audio file formats include WAV, MP3, MIDI and more. Animations are created by displaying a series of pictures or frames in sequence to simulate movement, and there are different software and techniques used to produce different types of animations.