- Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: Focal Press; 2 edition (1 Jun 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0240803302
- ISBN-13: 978-0240803302
- Product Dimensions: 1.3 x 15.2 x 23.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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- #3 in Books > Computers & Internet > Digital Music > Instruments > MIDI
- #3 in Books > Music, Stage & Screen > Music > Digital Music > MIDI
- #27 in Books > Computers & Internet > Digital Music > Technical Issues > Sequencing & Mixing
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A very comprehensive reference on musical instrument digital interface.
"appreciate the clarity completeness, excellent charts and illustrations"
"technical theoretical...historical...practical..."
"A useful reference book for anyone using MIDI."
James Eade, Lighting and Sound International.
"appreciate the clarity completeness, excellent charts and illustrations"
"technical theoretical...historical...practical..."
"A useful reference book for anyone using MIDI."
James Eade, Lighting and Sound International.
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MIDI is a digital language that allows multiple electronic instruments, performance controllers, computers and other related devices to communicate with each other within a network in a performance setting, so that a musician can create, develop, and/or perform a song in a practical, flexible and affordable production environment. This book has been established as the most complete reference on the subject, by a very respected sound engineer and author.
This manual has been revised and updated to include the new developments in hardware and software. Tips and practical examples on sequencing and mixing techniques have been added to enhance its usefulness as a reference tool for sound engineers, musicians and students.
-Most comprehensive reference on MIDI
-Updated to include new developments in hardware and software
This manual has been revised and updated to include the new developments in hardware and software. Tips and practical examples on sequencing and mixing techniques have been added to enhance its usefulness as a reference tool for sound engineers, musicians and students.
-Most comprehensive reference on MIDI
-Updated to include new developments in hardware and software
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Simply stated, Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) is a digital communications language and compatible hardware specification that allows multiple electronic instruments, performance controllers, computers, and other related devices to communicate with each other over a connected network (Figure 1.1). Read the first page
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Simply stated, Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) is a digital communications language and compatible hardware specification that allows multiple electronic instruments, performance controllers, computers, and other related devices to communicate with each other over a connected network (Figure 1.1). Read the first page
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book delivers everything it promises to deliver. It is easy to read for both the student and the beginner, yet comprehensive enough to be of great value to the experienced MIDI user and educator. The illustrations, while not professionally-rendered at times (some are jagged, bit-mapped images), are very clear and helpful.
The book gives a clear, concise, and easily-understood description of how binary code is used to control MIDI devices. In addition, it serves as a good introduction to digital audio and multi-media.
Included in the appendices are the MIDI 1.0 Specification and the MIDI Implementation Chart.
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35 of 39 people found the following review helpful
Let the buyer beware!
13 Oct 1999
Format:Paperback
This book is full of just plain incorrect information, none of which has been corrected from the first edition. The section on the binary language of MIDI is particularly full of errors; not just typos, but errors of fact. Let the buyer beware!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Decent intro to midi
21 July 2002
Format:Paperback
I found this book to be useful, but then i am an electronics designer and can recognize and work around the occassional error. The inclusion of the midi spec is good, but much of the hardware examples are dated, a problem common to anything solidified in print in a constantly evolving universe of products. I will use it as a reference for a good while. There are not many titles to choose from in this category, and this is a useful tool.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Reference manual
14 April 2002
Format:Paperback
This book contains a collection of reference material about MIDI. It covers the MIDI specification, MIDI hardware, instruments, sequencing, digital audio in MIDI production, synchronization, and mixing. I'm no expert on MIDI, and I can't say that I really developed my understanding of MIDI by reading this book. Much of the prose I found rather obtuse, such as the following definition of multimedia: "Basically, multimedia is nothing more than a unified programming and operating system (OS) environment that lets multiple forms of program data and playback media coexist and be routed directly to the appropriate hardware device for output, playback, and/or processing." Perhaps someone who knows more about MIDI would find this book useful, but it's definitely not intended as an introductory book for novices. On the other hand, I get the feeling from the brevity of the book that it might not contain enough depth of detail to satisfy experts either.
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