The revised 6th edition of this easy-to-use book is written in simple English and assumes no prior background with MIDI. Starting with the computer, How MIDI Works takes readers all the way through MIDI, sequencing and digital audio recording, and features chapter summary questions to ensure understanding. Topics covered include: the computer language of MIDI, controllers for keyboard operations, the mixing board within, hard disk audio recording, and many more. This text is a mainstay at colleges and universities across the nation.
Peter Lawrence Alexander is Film Music Magazine's award winning journalist. He's an accomplished songwriter, composer and orchestrator. Many of his music books endorsed by winners of the Academy(R), Grammy(R), Emmy(R) and G.A.N.G. Awards. He's BMI affiliated.
Peter's books in music and music technology include: Applied Professional Harmony, Professional Orchestration(tm) series, How Ravel Orchestrated: Mother Goose Suite, The Instant Composer: Counterpoint by Fux, Writing for Strings(tm), How MIDI Works, The Street Smart Guide(tm) to Logic 8, The Street Smart Guide (tm) to the Bach Chorales, and the Marketing Your Music and You video class.
In Christian education, he's the author of Writing & Performing Christian Music: God's Plan and Purpose For the Church.
His historical fiction works for book and stage include The Good Samaritan, and The Unfaithful Wife: The Story of Hosea and Gomer.
Mr. Alexander's most recent orchestrations include Debussy's The Little Shepherd Boy, Jimbo's Lullaby, Sarabande, and Satie's Gymnopedie #1.
A graduate of Berklee College of Music, Mr. Alexander studied counterpoint privately with Dr. Hugo Norden of Boston University. In Los Angeles he studied orchestration with Dr. Albert Harris, Arthur Morton and Jack Smalley.
While in Los Angeles he was Henry Mancini's computer tech.
In the field of music technology, he coordinated the L.A. beta test team for the Vienna Symphonic Library's First and Pro Editions, and co-produced the Modern Symphonic Orchestra for E-MU Systems.
His column Music Technology and You, published in both Film Music Magazine and Sonic Control.TV is read by composers and songwriters around the world.
