The industry's bestselling book on this subject has been completely revised and expanded to bring you detailed, relevant instruction for using your computer to create music. Edstrom vividly covers MIDI orchestration, musicianship, today's latest technology and much more. He also uses example scores to demonstrate the use of computers and synthesizers to create music in a variety of modes. Much more than a tech manual, this book teaches you the theory behind today's music styles and explains in great detail exactly how to get the results you want from your computer. An accompanying audio CD demonstrates concepts used throughout the book, making this title an absolute must-have for anyone using their computer for hard disk recording, MIDI, composing or orchestrating!