Doepfer

IMO the Strange book seems more like an analog synth beginner's book 
and many may outgrow it rather quickly. My favorite is "The 
Technique of Electronic Music" by Thomas Wells. 


--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, "Richard" <richardscott@...> 
wrote:
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> any use? I'll say so -  Its hands down the best book on analogue 
modular synthesis and electronic music ever written!. 
> 
> Unless anyone here knows different??
> 
> Richard
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>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Thighpaulsandra 
>   To: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 8:54 PM
>   Subject: [Doepfer_a100] Re:Re: Allen Strange A-149 patches - 
Scans Pt1
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>   Are these any use?
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>   
>   Thighpaulsandra
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>   On 9 Oct 2006, at 17:15, andrew dalio wrote:
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>   > Well, after years of having the first edition, I finally 
decided to
>   > download the second (twice as many pages and updated by ten 
years...).
>   > First, I needed to update Adobe Reader to a version that 
accepts DRM
>   > encoded files. About an hour of downloads, installs, 
troubleshooting,
>   > etc. Then the process of McGraw/Hill's ebook. Upload all your 
info to
>   > the site. Upload all your info AGAIN to order the book. 
Download the
>   > book (about 45M). The reader checks your DRM and you're off. 
In all,
>   > it took about 3 hours, mostly to me being ignorant (tried 
doing it on
>   > my Mac, and had to switch over to the Windoze machine to 
actually get
>   > anything to work...).
>   >
>   > The drag? In order to read the file on a computer other than 
the one
>   > you downloaded it on, you need to sign up to Microsoft's DRM 
network,
>   > have a live internet connection, punch in more personal info. 
Then and
>   > only then, you can do a "save as" on the orig file and bring 
it to
>   > another computer. If you want to read it again, go through the
>   > authorization process again. And so on... It gets to be a drag 
for me,
>   > since not all the computers here are connected to the 'net, 
and you
>   > need to be for the DRM authorization. The only other drag, as 
has
>   > already been pointed out, is the page scans aren't all clear,
>   > especially RE: illustrations. It looks like a scan of a Xerox 
copy of
>   > the book.
>   >
>   > The plusses? Hey, it's the only way to get a legitimate, 
authorized
>   > copy of the book for fifteen dollars. Anyone trying to buy a 
college
>   > textbook knows what a bargain THAT is! Not to mention that the 
second
>   > edition is really a completely NEW book; I'm glad I have both!
>   >
>   > -andrew bunny
>   >
>   >
>   > 
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