Rating:
Author: Michael Hewitt
ISBN : B00B7RF9HE
New from $24.49
Format: PDF
Download Free Download Harmony for Computer Musicians for everyone book with Mediafire Link Download LinkHome music producers now have access to a wide variety of software synthesizers, samplers, and FX devices on their computers -- devices that had previously been available only in expensive hardware forms. Although computer musicians often show a high degree of skill and expertise with the technology they use to produce their music, many mistakenly assume that this is all they need to produce quality tracks. Yet there is often a vital ingredient missing: a useful knowledge of the way the language of music actually works -- an understanding of the ingredients of music and how they are put together; what scales, chords, modes, and keys are; and the principles of arrangement, melody, and harmony. In other words, computer musicians may have learned how to use their instruments, but this does not necessarily mean that they know how to create professional-sounding music using those instruments. This book was written to help computer musicians grow in their knowledge of musical harmony, knowledge that is essential for the skilled creation of complex musical works. Topics include intervals, tonality and the key system, part writing, triads, tonic and dominant harmony, modulation, and modal interchange and harmony. Techniques are taught using the tools computer musicians are most familiar with. Rather than using a conventional score format, most of the materials are presented in the familiar piano roll format of computer music sequencing programs.Books with free ebook downloads available Free Download Harmony for Computer Musicians [Kindle Edition]
- File Size: 7537 KB
- Print Length: 298 pages
- Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1435456726
- Publisher: Course Technology PTR; 1 edition (February 1, 2013)
- Sold by: Cengage Learning
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00B7RF9HE
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
X-Ray:
- Lending: Not Enabled
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #452,291 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
Free Download Harmony for Computer Musicians
This an excellent book for those seeking out a modern text on harmony that illustrates
chordal and harmonic relationships in a `Piano Roll" midi style input suitable for playing back in a sequencer such as SONAR, CUBASE etc. It also treats modulation and modal harmony.
Many samples illustrated in the book are on a companion CD.
If you're a computer musician this text is a definite 'must have'.
By F. Kalf
Whenever I'm learning something new, like a new language, I sometimes hate seeing a new chapter with a new concept I have to master (even though I know it's good for me).
Without reviewing the other books in the series I will say I really liked this book. I'm very new to music production and I feel I'm on the way to either producing some excellent, tracks or becoming a techie that know his stuff, and never moving beyond that.
The first three chapters are a somewhat of a re-hash of Music Theory for Computer Musicians, but it really does go much beyond that and sometimes a different angle increases understanding - essentially it's the second semester of Music Theory I.
Almost every image has piano roll, guitar, and music notation views. Pretty flexible. I did learn music notation, but since I am working in a DAW (digital audio workstation - Reason 6) I have become lazy and only look to the piano roll. I fell pretty confident about making excellent songs that sound great and aren't boring. I just need to review, review, review to sharpen what are demonstrated as proven skills.
There are other [text]books that surely go on and on in complexity, but I wanted to get my feet much more than wet without committing to a long swim.
I also feel that there was a lot of redundancy in the wording - maybe it's more helpful to others. I prefer more density.
Great book in a great series!
By D. Allred
-
Download Link 2