| Guitar Synth & MIDI Contributor(s): Various Authors (Author) |
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ISBN: 0881885932 ISBN-13: 9780881885934 Publisher: Backbeat Books OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 1988 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Musical Instruments - Guitar - Music | Genres & Styles - Electronic |
| Dewey: 787.87 |
| LCCN: 88206522 |
| Series: Guitar Reference |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 9" W x 11.93" (1.06 lbs) 134 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Until recently, guitar players had reason to feel left out of the great electronic revolution in music today. After a few false starts and several years of development, however, the new technology has become an accessible and relatively inexpensive tool for the vast expansion of every guitar player's musical creativity. The development of both improved guitar synthesizers and of guitars as 'triggering' devices for MIDI setups, means players can now use their axe to play other instruments with an entire new vocabulary or preset or programmed sounds, rhythms, and special effects. Guitar Synth and MIDI is the first book to explain the new guitar revolution in both theory and practice. Included are basic information and technique on the history and development of guitar synthesizers, basic synthesis, MIDI sampling, triggering, and how particular artists like Andy Summers, Frank Zappa, Al DiMeola, Robert Fripp, Lee Ritenour and others are currently using synthesis and MIDI in their own guitar playing. From choosing equipment to using it, recording or on-stage performance, here is essential information and inspiration for every modern guitarist. |