An Introduction to Music Technology, 2nd Edition by Dan Hosken

Chapter 8: Software Instruments and Sequencing

Links

Early Synthesizers and Other Devices

• Information on early analog synths:
  • Synthmuseum
  • Vintage Synth Explorer
  • 120 Years of Electronic Music
  • Retrosound [YouTube Channel]
  • Wendy Carlos' Moog synths
• Modern Moog Synths
• Modern Buchla Synths
• Roland MPU-401 early MIDI interface

MIDI History

• MIDI history from the MIDI Manufacturer's Association website
• Roland's role in the Birth of MIDI—from an article in Sound On Sound magazine
• Development of MIDI—from a telecommunications newsletter
• MIDI Manufacturer's Association—the MIDI spec and other MIDI information

DAW/Sequencers

See Chapter 15: MIDI and Software Instruments—What do I need?

Book Home

Sound

• 1, What is Sound?
• 2. Sound Properties & Waveform View
  • Suggested Activities
• 3. Overtone Series & Spectrum View
  • Suggested Activities

Audio

• 4. The Digital Audio Workstation
  • Suggested Activities
• 5. Audio Hardware
• 6. Digital Audio Data
• 7. Audio—What do I need?

MIDI & Software Instruments

• 8. Software Instruments & Sequencing
  • Suggested Activities
• 9. MIDI Hardware
• 10. MIDI Messages
  • Suggested Activities
• 11. A Basic Synthesis Model
  • Suggested Activities
• 12. Synthesis Techniques
• 13. Sampling Techniques
  • Suggested Activities
• 14. Beyond the DAW/Sequencer
• 15. MIDI & Softsynths—What do I need?

Notation and CAI

• 16. Computer Notation
  • Suggested Activities
• 17. Computer-assisted Instruction

Appendices

• A1. Computer Hardware
  • Suggested Activities
• A2. Computer Software
  • Suggested Activities