Csound ResourcesTony WallaceJune 2, 2010Tags: Audio, Csound, Music, processing, Programming, sound, Sourceforge, synth, Synthesis
Posted in Algorithmic Music, Audio, Composition, Effects, Music, Programming, Synthesizers, Tutorials | 1 Comment DIY Musical Electronics Book RoundupTony WallaceMay 2, 2010Here is a list of books about DIY musical electronics design. If you have read them or know of any other books that I missed, please comment below.
Handmade Electronic Music
Nicolas Collins
Routledge
ISBN: 978-0-415-99873-4
Handmade Electronic Music covers circuit bending and simple musical electronics, and is the inspiration for many of the projects I feature on NerdSonic (like this one). The author manages to keep his descriptions of technical subjects simple and readable, which makes this a great book for beginning hardware hackers. The example projects are creative and fun – you won’t find any bland voltage divider schematics here! If you want a preview, check out the New Circuits section of Nicolas Collins’ website.
Electronic Projects for Musicians
Craig Anderton
Music Sales America
ISBN: 978-0-825-69502-5
The pioneering book on DIY musical electronics.
Electronic Musical Circuits
Barry Klein
Self-published
An Analog Synthesizer for the 21st Century
Electronic Drum Cookbook
Making Music with the 3080 OTA
Making Music with the 566
Making Music with the NE570 Compander
The Noise Generator Cookbook
Thomas Henry
Magic Smoke Electronics
Make Electronics
Charles Platt
O’Reilly Media / Make
ISBN: 978-0-596-15374-8
Make Electronics is a very readable primer on electronics in general. Highly recommended for delivering more complete discussion of electronics theory than most of the music-focused books.
Posted in Audio, DIY, Music, Schematics, Tutorials | No Comments NoiseSculpture: Get A Grip On SynthesisTony WallaceMarch 19, 2010Tags: NoiseSculpture, Simon Cann, synth, Synthesis, synthesizer, tutorial
Posted in Audio, Music, Synthesizers, Tutorials, YouTube | No Comments ‘Composition Vivisection’ by Darcy James ArgueTony WallaceMarch 16, 2010Note: This post is off topic from NerdSonic’s usual DIY electronic music focus, but I’m a music theory nerd and this is my soapbox. Therefore…
Darcy James Argue is gradually deconstructing ‘Zeno’ from the critically acclaimed (and excellent) album ‘Infernal Machines‘ by his Secret Society band in a series of blog posts.
Argue offers this introduction:
WARNING: these vivisections are, necessarily, unapologetically technical. As I mentioned in the comments to the previous post, I don’t think listeners ought to feel they need to be concerned about process. The important thing is the art, not the steps along the way. That said, should you, for reasons of your own, actually want to see how the sausage is made, click below to continue reading.
Of course you want to see how the sausage is made. If you didn’t, you probably wouldn’t be reading this blog in the first place. Go forth and learn, my son:
Composition Vivisection: Zeno (Part 1)
Composition Vivisection: Zeno (Part 2)
Check out this recent live set from Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society. If you dig it, buy the man’s album. That band has to be expensive to maintain.
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