TY - BOOK AU - Vail,Mark TI - The synthesizer: a comprehensive guide to understanding, programming, playing, and recording the ultimate electronic music instrument SN - 9780195394894 (pbk.) : U1 - 786.7'419 23 PY - 2014///] CY - New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Synthesizer (Musical instrument) KW - Instruction and study KW - Electronic music KW - Music KW - eflch KW - ukslc N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Specialized N2 - Electronic music instruments known as synthesizers have been around since the 1950s, but the past few decades have seen their capabilities expand exponentially and their forms shape-shift from room-filling grandeur to sophisticated applications that run on pocket-sized phones and MP3 players. This book reveals the history, basics, forms, and uses of this astonishing instrument ER -