An Introduction to Music Technology

by Dan Hosken

An Introduction to Music Technology, Second Edition provides a clear overview of the essential elements of music technology for today’s musician. This book focuses on the topics that underlie the hardware and software in use Sound, Audio, MIDI, Computer Notation, and Computer- Assisted Instruction. Appendices cover necessary computer hardware and software concepts. Written for both music technology majors and non-majors, this textbook introduces fundamental principles and practices so students can learn to work with a wide range of software programs, adapt to new music technologies, and apply music technology in their performance, composition, teaching, and analysis. The new edition has been fully updated to cover new technologies that have emerged since the first edition, including iOS and mobile platforms, online notation software, alternate controllers, and Open Sound Control (OSC).

Genres: Music

408 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2010

About the author

Daniel W. Hosken

Reviews

[Leilani]

Can't wait to start this book. I only just bought it yesterday and it was very expensive. I'm using Adobe Audition but the version is out of date so there were no books on that version in store, so instead I bought this. It looks really good. The book I was tossing it up with was Modern Recording Techniques by Huber, which looked really good and was almost as expensive, but that looked a little advanced for me (I couldn't afford both). I didn't want to destroy my interest in the subject by finding it too hard to get through without a slog. It was 642 pages long. I can always buy it once I have read this.

[Emma · Rating 5 out of 5]

read this for a midi & electronic music course and it was very helpful

[Edie Walls · Rating 3 out of 5]

We barely used this in the class I needed it for, but it's still a good overview of the basics, even getting a little too technical sometimes.