A comprehensive guide to digital sound programming includes principles of music and composition, tips for finding and digitizing pre-recorded sound, demo games and sound sampling programs, and complete utilities for composing and managing sound effects. Original. (Beginner).

Addressed to hobbyists, educators, and professional musicians, this introductory guide explains the basic principles of using computers to compose, arrange, and generate music, the technology involved, and MIDI, with examples on the disk included. Original. (Intermediate).

Product Description: Whether you’re a musician with no previous experience in computer programming, or a computer hobbyist interested in learning about music, Automated Music Composition has something to offer.The book contains BASIC language tutorials for beginning programmers; an overview of computer music applications; a systematic exposition of the principles and techniques of automated music composition; insights into contemporary trends in music and computerized sound; principles of MIDI-interfaced computer/synthesizers; a beginning course in music composition, showing in detail how to create a variety of sounds with the computer; step-by-step instructions for using plug-in-and-play programs; interactive MIDI programs listings ready for immediate use; over 50 BASIC routines for automated composition adapted for MIDI sequencers and synthesizers; numerous examples and programming ideas...read more

Product Description: This is a general introduction to the theory of computer music, giving details on sound, digital signal processing, math, and C programming. It assumes a strong knowledge of music.

Product Description: Computers have assumed a pivotal role in music-making as the power to convert sound into numbers creates unimaginable artistic options for the musician. The editors of Keyboard magazine have revised and expanded the original edition of this book to include the latest in technical advances and creative application for the use of computers in music...read more