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Summary: eh
Review: I found this book to be useful, but then i am an electronics designer and can recognize and work around the occassional error. The inclusion of the midi spec is good, but much of the hardware examples are dated, a problem common to anything solidified in print in a constantly evolving universe of products. I will use it as a reference for a good while. There are not many titles to choose from in this category, and this is a useful tool.
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Summary: Decent intro to midi
Review: I found this book to be useful, but then i am an electronics designer and can recognize and work around the occassional error. The inclusion of the midi spec is good, but much of the hardware examples are dated, a problem common to anything solidified in print in a constantly evolving universe of products. I will use it as a reference for a good while. There are not many titles to choose from in this category, and this is a useful tool.
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Summary: Reference manual
Review: This book contains a collection of reference material about MIDI. It covers the MIDI specification, MIDI hardware, instruments, sequencing, digital audio in MIDI production, synchronization, and mixing. I'm no expert on MIDI, and I can't say that I really developed my understanding of MIDI by reading this book. Much of the prose I found rather obtuse, such as the following definition of multimedia: "Basically, multimedia is nothing more than a unified programming and operating system (OS) environment that lets multiple forms of program data and playback media coexist and be routed directly to the appropriate hardware device for output, playback, and/or processing." Perhaps someone who knows more about MIDI would find this book useful, but it's definitely not intended as an introductory book for novices. On the other hand, I get the feeling from the brevity of the book that it might not contain enough depth of detail to satisfy experts either.
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Summary: Reference manual
Review: This book contains a collection of reference material about MIDI. It covers the MIDI specification, MIDI hardware, instruments, sequencing, digital audio in MIDI production, synchronization, and mixing. I'm no expert on MIDI, and I can't say that I really developed my understanding of MIDI by reading this book. Much of the prose I found rather obtuse, such as the following definition of multimedia: "Basically, multimedia is nothing more than a unified programming and operating system (OS) environment that lets multiple forms of program data and playback media coexist and be routed directly to the appropriate hardware device for output, playback, and/or processing." Perhaps someone who knows more about MIDI would find this book useful, but it's definitely not intended as an introductory book for novices. On the other hand, I get the feeling from the brevity of the book that it might not contain enough depth of detail to satisfy experts either.
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Summary: Everything it Promises to Be!
Review: This book delivers everything it promises to deliver. It is easy to read for both the student and the beginner, yet comprehensive enough to be of great value to the experienced MIDI user and educator. The illustrations, while not professionally-rendered at times (some are jagged, bit-mapped images), are very clear and helpful.The book gives a clear, concise, and easily-understood description of how binary code is used to control MIDI devices. In addition, it serves as a good introduction to digital audio and multi-media. Included in the appendices are the MIDI 1.0 Specification and the MIDI Implementation Chart.
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Summary: Let the buyer beware!
Review: This book is full of just plain incorrect information, none of which has been corrected from the first edition. The section on the binary language of MIDI is particularly full of errors; not just typos, but errors of fact. Let the buyer beware!
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Summary: Decent introduction...
Review: This title is a decent introduction to the world of MIDI and the home studio. It is not quite what it promises to be in that it attempts to be a one-volume education. Huber seems to write for the older audience, those with "old-school" analogue experience. At times, this is confusing unless you have a fairly solid background in non-digital recording, and also overemphasizes and poorly words very basic aspects of digital audio. In summary: a good introduction, but poor wording makes this book read like a research paper done the night before.
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Summary: eh
Review: Too broad, irrelevant information, many mistakes (ex: "patch chords"), too conversational (i prefer a more professional text book style, high informational density). This book is not worth the cost.
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Summary: eh
Review: Too broad, irrelevant information, many mistakes (ex: "patch chords"), too conversational (i prefer a more professional text book style, high informational density). This book is not worth the cost.
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