The Computer Music Tutorial Paperback / softback
by Curtis (University of California at Santa Barbara) Roads
Part of the The Computer Music Tutorial series
Paperback / softback
Description
A comprehensive text and reference that covers all aspects of computer music, including digital audio, synthesis techniques, signal processing, musical input devices, performance software, editing systems, algorithmic composition, MIDI, synthesizer architecture, system interconnection, and psychoacoustics.
The Computer Music Tutorial is a comprehensive text and reference that covers all aspects of computer music, including digital audio, synthesis techniques, signal processing, musical input devices, performance software, editing systems, algorithmic composition, MIDI, synthesizer architecture, system interconnection, and psychoacoustics.
A special effort has been made to impart an appreciation for the rich history behind current activities in the field.
Profusely illustrated and exhaustively referenced and cross-referenced, The Computer Music Tutorial provides a step-by-step introduction to the entire field of computer music techniques.
Written for nontechnical as well as technical readers, it uses hundreds of charts, diagrams, screen images, and photographs as well as clear explanations to present basic concepts and terms.
Mathematical notation and program code examples are used only when absolutely necessary.
Explanations are not tied to any specific software or hardware. The material in this book was compiled and refined over a period of several years of teaching in classes at Harvard University, Oberlin Conservatory, the University of Naples, IRCAM, Les Ateliers UPIC, and in seminars and workshops in North America, Europe, and Asia.
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In Stock - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:1256 pages
- Publisher:MIT Press Ltd
- Publication Date:27/02/1996
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- ISBN:9780262680820
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Information
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In Stock - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:1256 pages
- Publisher:MIT Press Ltd
- Publication Date:27/02/1996
- Category:
- ISBN:9780262680820