30 Sep
2002
30 Sep
'02
12:33 p.m.
Frank Neumann wrote:
just a short question to those who already have
Richard Boulanger's "The
Csound Book". I was going to order one soon, what is your
impression/opinion on it? I understand that a certain degree of
knowledge about synthesis/computer music is required in order it to make
sense to the reader (I hope I have that), but if that is fulfilled, can
you recommend this book? Or what are its weak spots in your opinion?
Thanks,
Frank (expecting at least one answer from bright.net ;-)
Hi Frank:
Here's that expected reply... :)
IMO the book is terrific. My own contribution is pretty negligible,
but the book as a whole is a pretty amazing work. It is a detailed and
at times very technical overview of Csound's internal structure,
programming paradigm, user-level design, and so forth. It's useful on
many levels, but I would hesitate to recommend it to an absolute
beginner in computer music. Bianchini & Cipriani's "Virtual Sound" is
in
some ways a better first tutorial: it's a more tightly focused book, but
it lacks the comprehensive aspect of Rick's book. Both are recommended
to serious students.
Best regards,
== Dave Phillips
The Book Of Linux Music & Sound at http://www.nostarch.com/lms.htm
The Linux Soundapps Site at http://linux-sound.org