Re: beginner books recommendations

[loren steele <dog_a_bone@xxxxxxxxx>]

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electric sound - Joel Chadabe - pretty expensive book, but it does cover a lot of electronic music history and reads pretty quickly
http://www.electronicmusic.com/features/reviews/books/electricsound.html
 
ocean of sound - David Toop - this also is easy reading and has more coverage of more recent strains of electronic music (techno, ambient, jungle).  not quite as informative as electric sound but still good
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1852427434/qid=1062297608/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_1/104-8362504-9295954
 
theory and techniques of electronic music - Miller Puckette - i found out about this freely downloadable pdf book from Miller Puckette's recent post on this list. still working on it - free but not easy, this is computer music from the ground up using PD 
http://crca.ucsd.edu/~msp/techniques.htm
 
i have Also been meaning to order a copy of the microsound book, especially since members of the list can get it 20%(?) off.  i have downloaded some of the mp3 samples from the hotline server and I am under the impression that it is a more recently published book that will take you further into dsp than the others.  when reading a book with some of the more technical info on synthesis or dsp with examples using algebra and the like i will just keep reading and eventually understand the concept from the pictures and words. - loren 

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