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Vintage Synthesizers: Groundbreaking Instruments and Pioneering Designers of Electronic Music Synthesizers (Paperback)

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Paperback: 342 pages
Publisher: Backbeat Books; 2nd Revised edition edition (15 Jun 2000)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0879306033
ISBN-13: 978-0879306038
Product Dimensions: 27.4 x 21.4 x 2 cm

Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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Updated for the second edition, this text provides a comprehensive exploration of the vintage synthesizer that has paved the way since the 1960s for today's fast-paced electronic music world.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, well written, 2 Mar 2002

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This is a good book with much information to satisfy those looking for some retro information. The chapters cover analog, digital and modular synths, with another chapter dedicated to specific manufacturers. The authors have provided technical details about the synths featured, "now and then" price comparisons and the odd anecdotal story. All in all if you have any interest in this field then you really should check this book out as it has a lot to offer. Recommended.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Sloppy editing and out-of-date overview, 9 May 2007

By	JoeD (Denmark) - See all my reviews

Can a book about vintage equipment become obsolete? To my surprise it can! The book gives a picture of the vintage synthesizer scene of more than a decade ago. Many interesting synths have since come and gone again.

In fact many of the coveted vintage synths has been recreated since. Either in the form of soft synths, hardware replicas or as genuine reissues. For instance Moog is producing their analogues again.

The book has been revised with new material for 2nd. edition (in 2000), but existing aticles (from 1993) seems untouched.

The editing leaves much to be desired. The book is more a collection of magazine articles rather than a genuine work. I could have done the editing much better myself! Finally the pictures are almost exclusively black-and-white instead of coulour. And many are very dark.

A book with many weak points, but still with enough interesting parts to be considered a fair buy, though.

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2.0 out of 5 stars A book with a gear focus, 14 Nov 2002

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This books gives a good view of synthesizers from a synth collector's view. It also contains many picures of old synths and their inventors.

I had hoped for a book from a musicians view, where the synths were better explained in terms of the sounds of "ancient" musicians, and also in comparison with today's synthesizers.

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