How Drum Machines Work: A Simple Guide

Tony Horgan

juni 2024 · Simple Guides Bok 2 · Tony Horgan

Om den här e-boken

FULL OF BEATS AND TIPS! Learn how to make funky, chunky beats with your drum machine! Ideal for beginners. This fun book is very easy to follow, with lots of beats to try on your own drum machine. All the controls are explained with pictures, examples and simple explanations. Written by world famous electronic music expert and author Tony Horgan, this book cuts through the science to reveal the joy of drum machines. Make beats and tweak along with Tony as you learn about all this and more: the sounds, making your own beats, time signatures, sampling, drum & bass, breakbeats, audio connections, recording, effect, tempo, MIDI, synchronization, modern and classic drum machines and more. The ideal gift or companion for all drum machine users! Suitable for ALL drum machine brands, including Roland, Korg, Arturia, Behringer, Akai, Teenage Engineering, Elektron, Volca, Arturia and Eurorack.

Contents:

1. An introduction to drum machines

2. Drum machine sounds

3. Beat-making tips and time signatures

4. Drum beats and patterns

5. Drum machine controls

6. Sampling, drum & bass, breakbeats

7. Audio connections, recording, effects

8. Tempo, MIDI and synchronization

9. Modern and classic drum machines

10. A brief history of drum machines

11. Glossary, Index

12. Choosing a drum machine

13. Blank pattern sheets

Om författaren

Tony Horgan is an author, writer and musician with a talent for explaining technical things in really easy ways. Tony is from London, England, and used to be the editor of the world's best-selling Amiga magazine. That's an old computer that was really good at making electronic music - like he is.