Doepfer

May I complete off topic add that I really like your music Thighpaulsandra!

Greetings,
Ernst


On 10/12/06, laryn91 <caymus91@mac.com> wrote:
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> If I remember correctly, the 2nd edition is mostly an update (plus
>  some new stuff) of the 1st edition (currently I only have the 2nd
>  edition). I think the second is also a different publisher (wasn't
>  the 1st some college press?). Don't know why Vogel's name was
>  removed later (or what his specific contribution was for the
>  original).
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>  I picked an unused pristine copy (hardbound!) on ebay for $10.
>  Luckily it's not as hyped as Strange's book - so nobody else bid on
>  it! I've seen it on Amazon too.
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>  --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, "Bryan E Cornell" <bcor@...>
>  wrote:
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>  > Which Wells book is better, the 1974 edition written with Eric
>  Vogel or the 1981 edition with no co-author?
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>  > Bryan
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>  > >>> caymus91@... 10/10/06 2:56 AM >>>
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>  > 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.
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>  > --- 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??
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>  > > 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.
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>  > > > 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!
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>  > > > -andrew bunny
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