> Re: What do you think about the following two book versions of :-
> Posted by: "ilanode" techmeier@... ilanode
> Thu Mar 27, 2008 2:14 am (PDT)
>
> The 2nd edition is usually recommended though I'm not sure in which
> way it differs from others editions. IIRC it is larger (275pp) than
> the 1rst one. For good reason it's considered an essential reading by
> many. However, it is very expensive by now unless you can find it in a
> public library and copy it there. As Immanual had pointed it out it is
> not a patch book. Best rgds, Ingo

The new book by Mark Jenkins "ANALOG SYNTHESIZERS - UNDERSTANDING,
PERFORMING, BUYING"
is being acclaimed worldwide as "the BEST book I've seen to date on
analog synthesis" (Tape Op magazine, USA).

The book, published by the Focal Press division of the worldwide
publishing organisation Elsevier, includes details on the physics of
analog sound, the invention of the synthesizer, the history and
development of companies such as Moog, ARP, Roland, Oberheim and
Yamaha, the rare synthesizers from the UK, France, Russia and China,
the major performers and their styles, how to program, purchase and
service synthesizers, and the modern virtual analog and software
synthesizers.

Celebrity interviews include ROBERT MOOG, ISAO TOMITA, KEITH EMERSON,
HANS ZIMMER, GARY NUMAN, NICK RHODES (Duran Duran), IRMIN SCHMIDT
(Can), DAVE GREENFIELD (The Stranglers), JAN HAMMER, JEAN-MICHEL
JARRE and many other players and designers.

The book concludes with a huge set of appendices listing synthesizer
music CD's, books, contacts, values and specifications.

Also included in the book is an audio CD with tutorial sounds and
hundreds of samples from Mark's huge keyboard collection, ideal for
study but also of studio sampling quality.

You can purchase worldwide thorough AMAZON.CO.UK or AMAZON.COM

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Analog-Synthesizers-Understanding-Performing-
Synthesis/dp/0240520726/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1
ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1202398236&sr=8-1

Greetings Mark,
I just bought your book from Amazon. Congrats on this! I read a nice
review
of it in Tape Op magazine. I am teaching some EM classes this year
and this
will be a nice addition to the reading list. I know that had to be an
immense
amount of work!

All my best,

Steve Roach


"I can only recommend this one to all electronic music
addicts" (Amazon Purchaser Review)

"A very accessible book that has helped me actually figure out and
start to play my recent synth acquisition, and in that sense the book
has completely met my objectives...I thoroughly recommend this
book" (Amazon Purchaser review)

"I thoroughly enjoyed this book...excellent, well written and
researched" (Amazon Purchaser Review)

"THE BEST book I've seen to date on analog synthesis...a thorough and
well-organised survey" (Tape Op magazine, USA)

"This is a great book, and one that any self-respecting synthesist
should have on the bookshelf" (Keyboard Player magazine, UK)


Analog Synthesizers - Mark Jenkins
"After 20 years of buying, performing with and writing about electronic
musical instruments, I still see each emerging sound creation technology
immediately compared to the "golden age" of analog synthesizers
ushered in by Moog
in the 1960's. With the passing of Bob Moog, interest in these classic
instruments has reached fever pitch, with fans of music from Emerson
Lake & Palmer, Yes,
Genesis, Kraftwerk, The Human League, The Orb, Madonna and hundreds of
other pioneering artists desperate to capture their rich, expressive
sound - using original instruments, modern digital versions, or even
software
equivalents. In "Analog Synthesizers" I've aimed to give the absolute
beginner, avid collector or casual listener a complete background to
the history,
purchase, uses and possibilities of these uniquely emotive instruments".

Mark Jenkins
author of "Analog Synthesizers"

Mark Jenkins has written for Melody Maker, NME, Music Week,
International Musician, Keyboard Player (UK), Keyboard (USA) and
Virtual Instruments
(USA), has released over a dozen CD's and has performed at the Royal
Festival
Hall and the Astoria Theatre London, the Carnegie Science Center
Pittsburgh, the
Franklin Institute Planetarium Philadelphia, and the Teatro Nacional
Brazilia.
www.markjenkins.net
www.myspace.com/markjenkinsmusic



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