Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #395054 in Books
• Published on: 2004-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 703 pages

Customer Reviews

MIDI Orchestration - Made REALLY Simple
This book is a _must buy_ for all MIDI home studio junkies. If you've never been able to make an orchestral piece sound "just right," this book will point you in the right direction. The book covers all of the instruments in an orchestra, how to tweak the samples for maximum realism, and finally how to arrange them into a cohesive piece. Includes great advice on composition and sample libraries. Even those with minimal MIDI sequencing experience will find this an invaluable resource.

Thank you and it's about time !
I had the second edition of this book, which came out in 1997. At the time, it was a good book. The 3rd edition, which is a huge hardcover 715 pager is a huge step beyond the previous edition. I can't help but think about the huge amount of time it must of taken to assemble all of this information. I'm comfortable with MIDI orchestration and I still received so much information from this book! For the novice, there is a ton of information that I don't think you could find even if you subscribed to every major trade magazine around. I found this book to be extremely helpful and well worth the money. Way to go Paul!

Useful and inspiring
This book pulls together a wide range of useful information, which is normally scattered across a range of forums. The use of colour, and in particular colour chart relating frequency ranges in descriptive terms is handy. The orchestration tips on achieving specific moods is also useful and innovative. The book does not seem to me to be crammed with information. Personally, it feels as though the book is designed to be read, rather then referred to, and this is a positive thing when most traditional orchestration books in my opinion tend to be dry and academic.