Music Through Midi: Using Midi to Create Your Own Electric Music System by Michael Boom (Author). First Edition – Published by Microsoft Press – 1987. ISBN: 1-55615-026-1, 302 Pages which the Includes Index. Soft-Cover Book.
MIDI - THE MUSICAL INSTRUMENT DIGITAL INTERFACE - IS ON EVERYONE'S LIPS THESE DAYS. NOT ONLY DOES IT LINK ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS OF EVERY STRIPE, BUT IT BRINGS THE VERSATILITY AND POWER OF PERSONAL COMPUTERS INTO PLAY. USING A COMPUTER IN A MIDI SYSTEM, NONPLAYERS (OR TIMID PLAYERS) CAN UNLOCK FLASHY PASSAGES THAT EVEN THE MOST NIMBLE FINGERED PERFORMERS CAN'T DUPLICATE. WITH THE INFORMATION IN MUSIC THROUGH MIDI, YOU CAN PUT TOGETHER AND USE YOUR OWN MIDI SYSTEM AND TURN THIS PROMISE INTO MUSICAL REALITY. IF YOU'VE NEVER PRESSED A KEY ON A SYNTHESIZER OR PUT A DISK IN A COMPUTER, YOU'LL DISCOVER THE FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC. IF YOU'RE ALREADY AT HOME ON A KEYBOARD....COMPUTER OR SYNTHESIZER... YOU'LL FIND QUITE A BIT MORE OF INTEREST: A FULL EXPLANATION OF HOW MIDI SENDS DATA BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN COMPONENTS, A LOOK AT CHANNELS AND MESSAGES, AND A PIN BY PIN DESCRIPTION OF MIDI HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS. FOR AN INSPIRING LOOK BEHIND THE SCENES, DON'T MISS THE INTERVIEWS WITH PROMINENT MUSICIANS CURRENTLY USING MIDI IN LIVE PERFORMANCE, FOR STUDIO RECORDING, IN MUSIC EDUCATION, AND AS A HOBBY AT HOME.
The soft-cover book is in very nice condition. This book was in our family library for a long time not being use. This is a CASH Sale only, No Checks. Can provide more pictures upon request. We can meet at a local "safe place" so you to review the book and then decide if you would like it. Would consider shipping with buyer paying for the cost. Thank you for looking and considering this book on Craigslist.
Book Size: 9.25” x 7.50” x 0.75” Approx.