Doepfer

Which Wells book is better, the 1974 edition written with Eric Vogel or the 1981 edition with no co-author?

Bryan

>>> caymus91@mac.com 10/10/06 2:56 AM >>>
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!. 
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> Unless anyone here knows different??
> 
> Richard
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>   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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