The essential sourcebook for the serious MIDI user. Get the most out of your MIDI equipment with in-depth technical information along with expert creative advice and techniques. Practical examples, illustrations, and plain language help you to resolve problems, experiment with new ways to use your equipment, and make informed decisions when itÂ’s time to expand. Every category and type of MIDI device and software is examined clearly and concisely. A comprehensive discussion of MIDI commands and messages is included, right down to the bits-and-bytes level.
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66 of 79 people found the following review helpful:
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This is THE reference work for MIDI users of all kinds.,
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This review is from: Midi for the Professional (Music Sales America) (Paperback)
MIDI For The Professional, now in its second edition, is the standard textbook for college-level courses in MIDI in the US and abroad. It has received rave reviews Keyboard, the Electronic Music Foundation, the IMA Newsletter, Piano & Keyboard magazine, and many other publications. For the serious MIDI user--performer, composer, programmer, multimedia author, equipment designer--there is no better source of information. Paul Lehrman is one of the best-known authors and teachers in the electronic music and pro audio fields (and is editor of Mix magazine's Web site) and Tim Tully, former editor of Electronic Musician magazine and technical editor of New Media, writes for EQ, Videography, and Pro Sound News, and plays a mean tenor.And there's a foreword by Bob Moog!
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This review is from: Midi for the Professional (Music Sales America) (Paperback)
This is the clearest and most complete book on MIDI there is...and I've tried them all. The authors explain even the most tweaky tech stuff clearly, without repetition or ambiguity. The book is essential because it doesn't focus on specific products--which go in and out of favor--but teaches you the capabilities of the technology itself. So whether you're shopping for a sequencer or an interface, you know what you need and how to evaluate the products out there now. These guys have been writing about electronic music for years and they're two of the very best. They give you everything you need to work effectively with MIDI.
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Still a great reference.,
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This review is from: Midi for the Professional (Music Sales America) (Paperback)
Although it's showing its age, and it doesn't cover a lot of new developments like sound cards and virtual synths, this is still an extremely valuable book for anyone who wants to understand what MIDI is all about. In this age of loops, samples, and digital everything, MIDI doesn't have the high profile it used to, but it's still in almost universal use by musicians and studios -- even by people who don't know they're using it -- and a good technical understanding of it is really important. This book is still the best source around for that kind of information, so it's no surprise that dozens of college-level courses use it as a standard text. The writing is clear, concise, and often funny -- these guys are two of the best and most experienced writers in the business. You want to know about MIDI? Get this book.
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MIDI-the Musical Instrument Digital Interface-has changed the way we produce music more than any other single technology since magnetic tape. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
tempo map, velocity byte, multitimbral synthesizers, guitar controllers, mini data, patch editors, percussion controller, different sequencers, many sequencers, sequencer track, wind controllers, bulk dump, sequencers offer, modulation wheel, most sequencers, timecode track, status byte, sync track, many synthesizers, sample players, mono mode, sample editors, pitch bend, hardware sequencers, cue list Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
System Exclusive, Channel Pressure, Song Position Pointer, General Mini, Bank Select, File Edit, Key Pressure, Mini Clocks, Time Piece, Portamento Control, Show Control, Timing Clocks, Legato Footswitch, Music Mouse, Sample Dump Standard, Basic Channel, Apple Macintosh, Recommended Practice, Note Ons, Song Select, Mark of the Unicorn, Opcode Systems, System Real Time, Harmony Grid, Mini Thru New!
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MIDI-the Musical Instrument Digital Interface-has changed the way we produce music more than any other single technology since magnetic tape. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
tempo map, velocity byte, multitimbral synthesizers, guitar controllers, mini data, patch editors, percussion controller, different sequencers, many sequencers, sequencer track, wind controllers, bulk dump, sequencers offer, modulation wheel, most sequencers, timecode track, status byte, sync track, many synthesizers, sample players, mono mode, sample editors, pitch bend, hardware sequencers, cue list Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
System Exclusive, Channel Pressure, Song Position Pointer, General Mini, Bank Select, File Edit, Key Pressure, Mini Clocks, Time Piece, Portamento Control, Show Control, Timing Clocks, Legato Footswitch, Music Mouse, Sample Dump Standard, Basic Channel, Apple Macintosh, Recommended Practice, Note Ons, Song Select, Mark of the Unicorn, Opcode Systems, System Real Time, Harmony Grid, Mini Thru New!
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