A cultural history of MIDI (the Musical Instrument Digital Interface), one of the most revolutionary and transformative technologies in the history of music. A history of electronic music that goes way beyond the Moog. Part rigorous history, part insightful commentary, and part …
"A history of electronic music that goes way beyond the Moog. Part rigorous history, part insightful commentary, and part memoir, Mad Skills tells the story behind MIDI, aka the Musical Instrument Digital Interface, through the twentieth century's kaleidoscopic lens. Guiding us …
Mathematical music: from antiquity to music AI
Composing with numbers (overview of this book) -- From continuities... Not a revolution (introduction) ; Since Antiquity ; Since the Middle Ages ; Since the Early Modern Period ; Since the 19th century ; Since 1900 ; Since 1950 -- ... to possibilities. Powerful and limited (intr…
"Mathematical Music offers a concise and easily accessible history of how mathematics was in fact used broadly to create music. The story presented in this short, engaging volume ranges from ratios in antiquity to random combinations in the 17th century, 20th-century statistics,…
"Mathematical Music offers a concise and easily accessible history of how mathematics was in fact used broadly to create music. The story presented in this short, engaging volume ranges from ratios in antiquity to random combinations in the 17th century, 20th-century statistics,…
For many artists, nothing inspires more existential terror than actually making art. The fear that we're not good enough or that we don't know enough results in untold numbers of creative crises and potential masterpieces that never get realized. Electronic musicians used to be …
SuperCollider is the most important domain-specific audio programming language of the past decade, with potential applications that include real-time interaction, installations, electroacoustic pieces, generative music & audiovisuals.
The SuperCollider book
by Wilson, Scott, Cottle, David, Collins, Nick, (Collins, Nicholas)
"SuperCollider is one of the most important domain-specific audio programming languages, with potential applications that include real-time interaction, installations, electroacoustic pieces, generative music, and audiovisuals. The SuperCollider Book is the essential reference t…