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MIDI – THE MUSICAL INSTRUMENT DIGITAL INTERFACE – IS ON EVERYONE’S LIPS THESE DAYS. NOT ONLY DOES IT LINK ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS OF EVERY STRIPE, BUT IT BRINGS THE VERSATILITY AND POWER OF PERSONAL COMPUTERS INTO PLAY. USING A COMPUTER IN A MIDI SYSTEM, NONPLAYERS(OR TIMID PLAYERS) CAN UNLOCK FLASHY PASSAGES THAT EVEN THE MOST NIMBLE FINGERED PERFORMERS CAN’T DUPLICATE. WITH THE INFORMATION IN MUSIC THROUGH MIDI, YOU CAN PUT TOGETHER AND USE YOUR OWN MIDI SYSTEM AND TURN THIS PROMISE INTO MUSICAL REALITY. IF YOU’VE NEVER PRESSED A KEY ON A SYNTHESIZER OR PUT A DISK IN A COMPUTER, YOU’LL DISCOVER THE FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC. IF YOU’RE ALREADY AT HOME ON A KEYBOARD….COMPUTER OR SYNTHESIZER… YOU’LL FIND QUITE A BIT MORE OF INTEREST: A FULL EXPLANATION OF HOW MIDI SENDS DATA BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN COMPONENTS, A LOOK AT CHANNELS AND MESSAGES, AND A PIN BY PIN DESCRIPTION OF MIDI HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS. FOR AN INSPIRING LOOK BEHIND THE SCENES, DON’T MISS THE INTERVIEWS WITH PROMINENT MUSICIANS CURRENTLY USING MIDI IN LIVE PERFORMANCE, FOR STUDIO RECORDING, IN MUSIC EDUCATION, AND AS A HOBBY AT HOME
Publisher: Microsoft Press
ISBN-10: 1556150261
ISBN-13: 9781556150265
Book Title: Music Through MIDI : Using MIDI to Create Your Own Electronic Music System
Author: Michael Boom
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Genres & Styles / Electronic
Publication Year: 1987
Genre: Music
Number of Pages: 304 Pages.
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