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Electronic Music: systems, techniques, and controls, Second Edition

Authors
Allen Strange; Gordon Mumma
Publisher
Wm. C. Brown Company Publishers
Place
Dubuque, Iowa
Type
Manuscript, text or essay
ETC archive
ETC2317

Abstract

Electronic Music: systems, techniques, and controls, Second Edition. Contents by chapter follow: Preliminary Statements about the Subject Matter, Considerations of the Basic Parameters of Sound, Electronic Sound Sources and Their Characteristics, Basic Signal Processing: Amplifiers and Filters, Concepts of Voltage Control, Control Voltage Sources, Sub-Audio Modulation, Audio Rate Modulation, Equalization and Filtering, Magnetic Tape Recording, Audio Mixing, Reverberation, Echo and Feedback, Panning and Sound Location Control, Miscellaneous Equipment, Performance Electronics, and Scores for Analysis and Performance.
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Allen Strange; Gordon Mumma. Electronic Music: systems, techniques, and controls, Second Edition. Wm. C. Brown Company Publishers. 1972.

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ETC2317

Electronic Music: systems, techniques, and controls, Second Edition. Contents by chapter follow: Preliminary Statements about the Subject Matter, Considerations of the Basic Parameters of Sound, Electronic Sound Sources and Their Characteristics, Basic Signal Processing: Amplifiers and Filters, Concepts of Voltage Control, Control Voltage Sources, Sub-Audio Modulation, Audio Rate Modulation, Equalization and Filtering, Magnetic Tape Recording, Audio Mixing, Reverberation, Echo and Feedback, Panning and Sound Location Control, Miscellaneous Equipment, Performance Electronics, and Scores for Analysis and Performance.

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