The MIDI Manual (Audio Engineering Society Presents) - Softcover

Huber, David Miles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0240803302 ISBN 13: 9780240803302

Publisher: Focal Press, 1998

Synopsis

MIDI is a digital language that allows multiple electronic instruments, performance controllers, computers and other related devices to communicate with each other within a network in a performance setting, so that a musician can create, develop, and/or perform a song in a practical, flexible and affordable production environment. This book has been established as the most complete reference on the subject, by a very respected sound engineer and author.
This manual has been revised and updated to include the new developments in hardware and software. Tips and practical examples on sequencing and mixing techniques have been added to enhance its usefulness as a reference tool for sound engineers, musicians and students.
-Most comprehensive reference on MIDI
-Updated to include new developments in hardware and software

About this title

From the Publisher:

This manual has been revised and updated to include the new developments in hardware and software. Tips and practical examples on sequencing and mixing techniques have been added to enhance its usefulness as a reference tool for sound engineers, musicians and students.

From the Back Cover:

Written as an all-around guide to the intensely popular Musical Instrument Digital Interface technology, the MIDI Manual, Second Edition provides a close-up look at the industry's top products and teaches you how to integrate them with your computer. Illustrations and step-by-step lessons teach you how to set up an efficient MIDI system as well as how to use your PC to expand your musical recording and performance techniques.

Inside this book you'll learn:
MIDI components, functions and fundamentals
MIDI's full range of production techniques
The science of synchronization
How to combine MIDI and sync pulse timing
The art of sequencing

This manual has been revised and updated to include the new developments in hardware and software. Tips and practical examples on sequencing and mixing techniques have been added to enhance its usefulness as a reference tool for sound engineers, musicians and students.

David Miles Huber is a musician and digital audio consultant. He writes regularly for EQ magazine and is co-author of the enormously successful Modern Recording Techniques.

About this edition

• Publisher: Focal Press
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0240803302
• ISBN 13: 9780240803302
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 255