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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.Curtis Roads has served as editor-in-chief of Computer Music Journal for more than a decade and is a recognized authority in the field. 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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Curtis Roads is Associate Professor of Media Arts and Technology, with a joint appointment in the Department of Music, at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This a great book. You certainly get your money's worth here. When the book lands on your doorstep, you'll know instantly why you paid for it. The book is full of information that you need to know about computer music. Although there is a lot of technical information on here, it is explained very clearly, and sometimes you can skip the mathematical theories. It is a great point to start a dissertation from. If there is something that you want to explore further which is not in the book, then you can always go to the 100+ page bibliography at the back. Overall it is a great book and is very clearly laid out and explained.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is a perfect introduction to Computer Music for anyone who has a basic understanding of computer technology. It's huge, but the writing is fairly straightforward and it certainly kept my interest. This book's coverage of modern synthesis techniques is the best I have seen in a single text. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in the diverse musical applications of computer technology.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the best book on the field of computer music I have seen to date. It's a huge book (1200 some pages) covering just about everything in the computer music field, in a clear, easy-to-read style. Signal processing, input devices, editors, music languages, DSP, fourier analysis, it has it all. The bibliography at the end of the book is huge, and makes a great reference. Best of all, this book doesn't cost much more than the average computer book with 1/10 the content. This is a great book!
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bought for grandson music student
My grandson is studying music @ university and says this is the bible for modern music makers. He is delighted!
Published 21 months ago by janet williams
Really a great book!
I have used this book for my electronic engineer thesis. I found it quite useful also for my work (I develope Sound Library for videogames) Stefano Chiappa
Published on 21 Dec 1999
Buy this Computer Music book!
If you can get only one book on the multiverse of Computer Music, this be it.
Curtis Roads Rocks!
Published on 17 Mar 1999
"tutorial" in a sense
Just a brief note -- this isn't a "tutorial" in the sense that the word has taken on in computer circles in the past few years -- i.e. Read more
Published on 28 Feb 1999
Just one word : outstanding
I wanted to develop digital effect processing plugins for some direct to disk software. A guy told me to read the book from Curtis ROADS. Read more
Published on 5 Mar 1998
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