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
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Thighpaulsandra
> To: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 8:54 PM
> Subject: 1 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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