Description: Synthesizer : A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding, Programming, Playing, and Recording the Ultimate Electronic Music Instrument, Paperback by Vail, Mark, ISBN 0195394895, ISBN-13 9780195394894, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Electronic music instruments werent called synthesizers until the 1950s, but their lineage began in 1919 with Russian inventor Lev Sergeyevich Termens development of the Etherphone, now known as the Theremin. From that point, synthesizers have undergone a remarkable evolution from
prohibitively large mid-century models confined to university laboratories to the development of musical synthesis software that runs on tablet computers and portable media devices.
Throughout its history, the synthesizer has always been at the forefront of technology for the arts. In The Synthesizer: A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding, Programming, Playing, and Recording the Ultimate Electronic Music Instrument, veteran music technology journalist, educator, and performer
Mark Vail tells the complete story of the synthesizer: the origins of the many forms the instrument takes; crucial advancements in sound generation, musical control, and composition made with instruments that may have become best sellers or gone entirely unnoticed; and the basics and intricacies of
acoustics and synthesized sound. Vail also describes how to successfully select, program, and play a synthesizer; what alternative controllers exist for creating electronic music; and how to stay focused and productive when faced with a room full of instruments. This one-stop reference guide on all
things synthesizer also offers tips on encouraging creativity, layering sounds, performance, composing and recording for film and television, and much more.
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Book Title: Synthesizer : A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding, Programming, Playing, and Recording the Ultimate Electronic Music Instrument
Number of Pages: 432 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Topic: Instruction & Study / General, General, Genres & Styles / Electronic, Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal
Item Height: 1.3 in
Publication Year: 2014
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Music, History
Item Weight: 32.8 Oz
Item Length: 10.9 in
Author: Mark Vail
Item Width: 8.4 in
Format: Trade Paperback
