Music Technology Reference Book [Paperback]

Peter Buick (Author), Vic Lennard (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1995

* Comprehensive MIDI specification
* General MIDI, MTC, MSC and system exclusive information
* MIDI file and WAVE file formats
* Synthesis tips and microtuning tables
* Hard disk recording time charts and system features checklist
* Music scales, chords and rhythms
* Microphone placement and EQ guides
* Patchbay layouts and production concepts
* Tempo to delay calculator and safe monitoring level chart
* dB conversion charts and absorption coefficients
* Ohm's law, attenuators and common audio IC pinouts
* CD-ROM concepts and book standards
* UK and USA industry contacts
* Foreword by Alan Parsons

Don't waste your time searching for information - with this book you'll have it at your fingertips. It's an indispensable reference for the musician or sound professional working in the recording, broadcast, live, video, computer, multimedia, post production and theatre industries.

It will be in daily use with its charts, planners, checklists, useful hints, tips and ideas. It also includes a glossary of terms and is comprehensively indexed.

Editorial Reviews

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"Clearly laid out, packed full of information" -- Keyboard Review

"Indispensable book - highly recommended" -- Keyboard Player

"Should be on every studio shelf" -- The Mix

"Very practical and useful" -- Sound on Sound

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Cimino Publishing Group (April 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1870775341
• ISBN-13: 978-1870775342
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.7 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,087,142 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book to refer to. Has So much info packed into it!, November 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Music Technology Reference Book (Paperback)

Now this is a resource I refer to all the time. If you are a recording engineer, musician or music gear junkie, you'll enjoy this book. Need to quickly find that MIDI note number? It's in there. Need to find the fundamental frequency of an oboe? It's in there. Digital recording, analogue recording? It's in there. How many times does a hummingbird's wings beat per second? Well, ok that's not in there, but it gives you all the formulas you need to calculate delays, rhythms, mic distances. What's SMPTE, MMC, MTC, LTC, FSK? It's in there. And more! A must have in your library.