Computer music creation (54 books)

Books on using computers to create music

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1	Becoming a Synthesizer Wizard: From Presets to Power User by Simon Cann (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 28 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Csound Power!: The Comprehensive Guide by Jim Aikin (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 184, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Beep Book: Documenting the History of Game Sound by Karen Collins 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	A Composer's Guide to Game Music by Winifred Phillips 4.21 avg rating — 172 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Fat Man on Game Audio: Tasty Morsels of Sonic Goodness by George Sanger 4.33 avg rating — 30 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Game Sound: An Introduction to the History, Theory, and Practice of Video Game Music and Sound Design by Karen Collins 4.06 avg rating — 100 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Book of Audacity: Record, Edit, Mix, and Master with the Free Audio Editor by Carla Schroder 4.02 avg rating — 54 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Guide to MIDI Orchestration 4e by Paul Gilreath really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 40 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The FL Studio Bible: Making Music Happen by Scott W. Fisher (Editor) 4.21 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Musimathics: The Mathematical Foundations of Music by Gareth Loy 4.64 avg rating — 55 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	FL Studio Cookbook by Shaun Friedman really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 28 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	FL Studio Power!: The Comprehensive Guide by Stephen Pease 4.58 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	SONAR 3 Power! by Scott R. Garrigus (Goodreads Author) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Sibelius: A Comprehensive Guide to Sibelius Music Notation Software by Thomas E. Rudolph 3.14 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Music In Video Games: Studying Play (Routledge Music and Screen Media Series) by K.J. Donnelly (Editor) 3.73 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Sound Synthesis and Sampling by Martin Russ 4.14 avg rating — 63 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	How To Make A Noise: a Comprehensive Guide to Synthesizer Programming by Simon Cann (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 30 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Database of Piano Chords: An Engineering View of Harmony by Ana M. Barbancho 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Signal Processing Methods for Music Transcription by Anssi Klapuri (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Algorithmic Composer (Computer Music & Digital Audio Series) by David Cope 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Commodore 64 Music Book: A Guide to Programming Music and Sound by James Vogel it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Will You Still Love Me When I'm 64 by Peter Gerrard 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Music and Game: Perspectives on a Popular Alliance by Peter Moormann really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Charts and Tables for SID-WIZARD by Mikael Norrgård 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Creating Chiptunes with SID-WIZARD by Mikael Norrgård 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Audio Anecdotes: Tools, Tips, and Techniques for Digital Audio by Ken Greenebaum (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Audio Anecdotes II by Ken Greenebaum (Goodreads Author) (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Audio Anecdotes III: Tools, Tips, and Techniques for Digital Audio by Ken Greenebaum (Goodreads Author) (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Musical Applications of Microprocessors by Hal Chamberlin 4.62 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	The Oxford Handbook of Interactive Audio by Karen Collins (Editor) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	From Pac-Man to Pop Music (Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series) by Karen Collins (Editor) 3.91 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Playing with Sound: A Theory of Interacting with Sound and Music in Video Games by Karen Collins 3.84 avg rating — 32 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Composing Music for Games: The Art, Technology and Business of Video Game Scoring by Chance Thomas 4.39 avg rating — 18 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The Essential Guide to Game Audio: The Theory and Practice of Sound for Games by Steve Horowitz 4.08 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Writing Interactive Music for Video Games: A Composer's Guide by Michael Sweet 4.45 avg rating — 29 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Handbook of Game Audio Using Wwise by Gordon Durity 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Wwise Project Adventure: A Handbook for Creating Interactive Audio Using Wwise by Damian Kastbauer 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Commodore 64 Music by Efren Stagno 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The Big Book of Chiptunes: Music for the Video Game Generations by Andrew A. Snyder 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Digital Audio Editing Fundamentals by Wallace Jackson 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 61, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Bits and Pieces: A History of Chiptunes by Kenneth B. McAlpine 4.38 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 60, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The BYTE Book of Computer Music by Christopher P. Morgan (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 59, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Musical Atari by Hal Glicksman really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 58, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Little Book of Sound Chips Volume 1: 1977-1981 by Chris Abbott (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 57, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	The Little Book of Sound Chips Volume 2: 1982-1986 by Chris Abbott (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 56, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	The Little Book of Sound Chips Volume 3: 1987-1991 by Chris Abbott (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 55, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	The Little Book of Sound Chips Volume 4: 1992-2004 by Chris Abbott (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 54, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	An Anthology of Sound Chips Volume 1: 1977-1986 by Chris Abbott (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 53, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	An Anthology of Sound Chips Volume 2: 1987-2004 by Chris Abbott (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 52, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Electronic Music on the Commodore 64 by Mark Jenkins it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 51, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Commodore 64 Music: Making Music With Your Micro by Ian Waugh 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 50, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	ZX Spectrum Demoscene by Piotr Marecki 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 49, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Beep to Boom: The Development of Advanced Runtime Sound Systems for Games and Extended Reality by Simon N. Goodwin 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 48, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	МИР ЗВУКОВ СПЕКТРУМА by Денисенко Д.А. it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 47, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars