bruns@milano.UUCP (12/13/85)
First of all, thanks to everyone who has been posting articles comparing low-cost synthesizers. I've got a Fostex 4-track cassette recorder and am hoping to get a synth soon. I don't know much about the basic principles behind synths, and would like to find a good book or other reference information. To be more specific, I'm interested in how to use the controls of a synthesizer to get certain sounds; I'm not interested in the electronics involved. Please mail me pointers to references. Thanks, - Glenn Bruns
hedger@ada-uts.UUCP (12/23/85)
Keyboard magazine has published a series of books which are basically reprinted articles from their magazine with a few extras thrown..... these are titled...'synthesizer basics', 'synthesizer techniques' and 'computers and synthesizers'. I would recommend these books to a beginner. They offer information about electronic music (synths,sequencers, drum machines, home recording, etc) from the basics, and cover a variety of artists and disciplines. They cost about $9.00 apiece and are informative and fun to read.
rl@ucsfcgl.UUCP (Robert Langridge%CGL) (01/02/86)
In article <262@milano.UUCP> bruns@milano.UUCP writes: >... I don't know much about the basic principles >... I'm not interested in the electronics involved. >... Please mail me pointers to references. "The Musician and the Micro" by Ray Hammond published by Blandford Press, Poole, Dorset, England in 1983 is obviously dated, but is still a good introduction (though definitely "Brit" and "pop" oriented :-) There must be a book along the same lines, but more up-to-date. I'd be interested to hear of one. Bob Langridge rl@ucsfcgl (ARPA, UUCP, BITNET) Computer Graphics Laboratory University of California +1 415 476 2630 San Francisco CA 94143 +1 415 476 1540