
Experiencing Music Technology, Update
Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
3rd Edition
Published on 1. January 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
504 pages
978-0-495-56554-3 (ISBN)
Description
Learn everything you need to know about music-related technology with EXPERIENCING MUSIC TECHNOLOGY. This updated version of the third edition by David Brian Williams and Peter Richard Webster -- the foremost educators in today's music technology field -- presents cutting-edge music technology and its applications so you can stay ahead of this fast-changing field.
Reviews / Votes
VIEWPORT I: MUSICIANS AND THEIR USE OF TECHNOLOGY. 1. People Making Technology. 2. People Using Technology. 3. People Questioning Technology. 4. People Helping With Technology. VIEWPORT II: COMPUTER AND INTERNET CONCEPTS FOR MUSICIANS. 5. Computer Operating Systems and Internet Software. 6. Computer and Networking Concepts. 7. The Mechanics of Computers and Networking. VIEWPORT III: DIGITAL AUDIO BASICS. 8. Acoustics, Digital Audio, and Music Synthesis. 9. Software for Capturing, Editing, and Storing Digital Audio. 10. Building a No-Frills Digital Audio Workstation. VIEWPORT IV: DOING MORE WITH DIGIAL AUDIO. 11. Sonic Realism: MPEG, Surround Sound, and Laser Discs. 12. Software for Multiple Tracks and Channels. 13. Hardware for Multi-Channel Digital Audio. VIEWPORT V: MUSIC SEQUENCING AND MIDI BASICS. 14. How MIDI Works. 15. Software Techniques for MIDI Sequencing. 16. MIDI Hardware: Interfaces, Keyboards, and Sound Modules. VIEWPORT VI: DOING MORE WITH MIDI AND BEYOND. 17. Adventures in Sound Shaping and Synthesis. 18. Extending MIDI: Controllers, SoundFonts, and Timing. VIEWPORT VII: MUSIC NOTATION. 19. Coding Systems for Music Notation and Performance. 20. Software for Music Notation. 21. Notation Hardware: Input Devices, Scanners and OMR, and Printers. VIEWPORT VIII: COMPUTER-AIDED INSTRUCTION IN MUSIC. 22. Music Software for Knowledge and Skill Development. 23. New Directions in Music Instruction Software. VIEWPORT IX: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER.More details
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Belmont, CA
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 277 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
1030 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-495-56554-3 (9780495565543)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Previous edition
Webster | Williams
Exper Music Tech W/CD 3e
Book
04/2005
3rd Edition
Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
€107.89
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Content
VIEWPORT I: MUSICIANS AND THEIR USE OF TECHNOLOGY. 1. People Making Technology. 2. People Using Technology. 3. People Questioning Technology. 4. People Helping With Technology. VIEWPORT II: COMPUTER AND INTERNET CONCEPTS FOR MUSICIANS. 5. Computer Operating Systems and Internet Software. 6. Computer and Networking Concepts. 7. The Mechanics of Computers and Networking. VIEWPORT III: DIGITAL AUDIO BASICS. 8. Acoustics, Digital Audio, and Music Synthesis. 9. Software for Capturing, Editing, and Storing Digital Audio. 10. Building a No-Frills Digital Audio Workstation. VIEWPORT IV: DOING MORE WITH DIGIAL AUDIO. 11. Sonic Realism: MPEG, Surround Sound, and Laser Discs. 12. Software for Multiple Tracks and Channels. 13. Hardware for Multi-Channel Digital Audio. VIEWPORT V: MUSIC SEQUENCING AND MIDI BASICS. 14. How MIDI Works. 15. Software Techniques for MIDI Sequencing. 16. MIDI Hardware: Interfaces, Keyboards, and Sound Modules. VIEWPORT VI: DOING MORE WITH MIDI AND BEYOND. 17. Adventures in Sound Shaping and Synthesis. 18. Extending MIDI: Controllers, SoundFonts, and Timing. VIEWPORT VII: MUSIC NOTATION. 19. Coding Systems for Music Notation and Performance. 20. Software for Music Notation. 21. Notation Hardware: Input Devices, Scanners and OMR, and Printers. VIEWPORT VIII: COMPUTER-AIDED INSTRUCTION IN MUSIC. 22. Music Software for Knowledge and Skill Development. 23. New Directions in Music Instruction Software. VIEWPORT IX: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER.