How Drum Machines Work: A Simple Guide (Simple Guides)
30. December 2024
Price: $28.62
(as of Jan 05, 2025 11:34:20 UTC – Details)
BEATS! BEATS! BEATS! Learn how to make funky, chunky beats with your drum machine! Ideal for beginners. This fun book is very easy to follow, with lots of beats to try on your own drum machine. All the controls are explained clearly with examples and illustrations. Written by world famous electronic music expert and author Tony Horgan, this book cuts through the science to reveal the joy of drum machines. Make beats and tweak along with Tony as you learn about all this and more: the sounds, making your own beats, time signatures, sampling, drum & bass, breakbeats, audio connections, recording, effects, tempo, MIDI, synchronization, modern and classic drum machines and more. The ideal gift or companion for all drum machine users! Suitable for ALL drum machine brands, including Roland, Korg, Arturia, Behringer, Akai, Teenage Engineering, Elektron, Volca, Arturia and Eurorack.
Contents:
1. An introduction to drum machines
2. Drum machine sounds
3. Beat-making tips and time signatures
4. Drum beats and patterns
5. Drum machine controls
6. Sampling, drum & bass, breakbeats
7. Audio connections, recording, effects
8. Tempo, MIDI and synchronization
9. Modern and classic drum machines
10. A brief history of drum machines
11. Glossary, Index
12. Choosing a drum machine
13. Blank pattern sheets
ASIN : B0D5HH2HHR
Publisher : Independently published (June 4, 2024)
Language : English
Paperback : 201 pages
ISBN-13 : 979-8326951311
Reading age : 7 – 18 years
Item Weight : 12.8 ounces
Dimensions : 6 x 0.46 x 9 inches