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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.Product Identifiers
PublisherMIT Press LTD
ISBN-139780262680820
eBay Product ID (ePID)87295320
Product Key Features
Number of Pages1256 Pages
Publication NameThe Computer Music Tutorial
LanguageEnglish
SubjectComputer Science
Publication Year1996
TypeTextbook
AuthorCurtis Roads
SeriesThe Mit Press
Dimensions
Item Height254 mm
Item Weight2404 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorCurtis Roads