Vintage Synthesizers: Groundbreaking Instruments and Pioneering Designers of Electronic Music Synthesizers

Author:   Mark Vail
Publisher:   Hal Leonard Corporation
Edition:   Second Edition
ISBN:  

9780879306038


Pages:   352
Publication Date:   01 April 2000
Format:   Paperback
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Vintage Synthesizers: Groundbreaking Instruments and Pioneering Designers of Electronic Music Synthesizers


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This new edition is the ultimate exploration of the upstart instruments ä and their unique analog growls and screams ä that paved the way over the last four decades for today's fast-paced electronic music world. Explores the development of the modern synthesizer from 1962 on with in-depth interviews with pioneering designers Bob Moog and Alan R. Pearlman of Moog Music and ARP Instruments fame. These and other designers reveal their initial ideas reflect on their hits and misses and discuss how star performers have used their creations. Histories of groundbreaking instruments examine modular analog & digital synths and samplers plus more unusual instruments like the Mellotron. Noted synthesist Keith Emerson and composer Wendy Carlos ( Switched-On Bach ) offer musical insights and performance techniques. Includes fully updated pricing and production info and more than 200 photos and a stunning color section.

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Author:   Mark Vail
Publisher:   Hal Leonard Corporation
Imprint:   Backbeat Books
Edition:   Second Edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.40cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 28.10cm
Weight:   0.966kg
ISBN:  

9780879306038


ISBN 10:   0879306033
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   01 April 2000
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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