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Author:   Mark Jenkins
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   2nd edition
Weight:   0.875kg
ISBN:  

9781138319363

ISBN 10:   1138319368
Pages:   432
Publication Date:   08 July 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Acknowledgements About the author Introduction: what’s so great about analog? Chapter 1 What is analog? Sound Frequency Amplitude Wave shape Harmonics and overtones Noise Phase Synthesizer components Circuit design Sound design Chapter 2 Aspects of analog sound Voltage-controlled oscillator Voltage-controlled filter Envelope generator Voltage-controlled amplifier Low-frequency oscillator White noise source Sample-and-hold Wave shaper Ring modulator Subharmonic oscillator Resonator Frequency shifter Morphing filter Vocoder Sequencer Keyboard MIDI interface Assorted modules Chapter 3 The birth of analog, the manufacturers and the artists Moog ARP EMS Oberheim Sequential circuits Yamaha Korg Roland Chapter 4 The growth of analog Italy France The Netherlands Japan United Kingdom Germany USA Chapter 5 Using and programming analog Classical and avant-garde programmers Jazz programmers Pop and TV music programmers Rock programmers Pure synthesizer programmers Techno-pop programmers Programming for orchestral imitation Programming rock, pop and electric sounds Programming abstract sounds Ten great analog sounds Chapter 6 The analog revival, 1980s–2000s Chapter 7 Programming and using virtual analog hardware and software Virtual analog programming Virtual oscillators Virtual filters Virtual LFOs Virtual envelopes Virtual controllers Alternative applications Analog software Chapter 8 2013-2019 updates: new instruments, Eurorack and movies/TV Obituaries New instruments, 2013 onwards Modules 2013–2019: the Eurorack explosion Analog goes to the movies Appendix A Classic instruments: specifications and values Appendix B Analog and virtual analog instruments: currently or recently in production Appendix C Purchasing guide for analog instruments Appendix D Bibliography Appendix E Discography Appendix F Contacts Appendix G Website content: www.routledge.com/cw/jenkins Index

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Mark Jenkins has written about electronic music for Melody Maker, International Musician, Keyboard Player (UK), Keyboard (USA), and many other publications. He has performed and recorded solo and with members of Tangerine Dream, Can, Gong, White Noise, and Van Der Graaf Generator in the UK, USA, Europe, Brazil, Russia, and China, at venues including the Queen Elizabeth Hall, the London Planetarium, the Carnegie Science Center Pittsburgh, the Vanderbilt Planetarium, and the Teatro Nacional in Brazil.

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