| Title: | * * Computer Music, MIDI, and Related Topics * * | 
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| Moderator: | DYPSS1::SCHAFER | 
| Created: | Thu Feb 20 1986 | 
| Last Modified: | Mon Aug 29 1994 | 
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 | 
| Number of topics: | 2852 | 
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A friend of mine would like to buy his first synthesizer, and he's looking 
for the following :
	- a book where he could find some guidelines on what he needs to 
	  know before investing a huge amount of money, and to avoid bad
          surprises
	- a catalogue (if any) about the synthesizers available today on
	  the market, and a comparison of their most important features.
          I heard that KEYBOARD mag has produced one (Hal Leonard Publishing,
	  GPI publications), but in 1988...Does anybody know it ? Is it still
	  worthwile getting it ? Is there an update ?
Thanks in advance for any help
Christian
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| 2683.1 | GLOWS::COCCOLI | One size fits all... | Fri Jul 19 1991 10:13 | 9 | |
|     
    
      The annual Keyboard Mag Buyers Guide in pretty good. It compares
    keyboard size,feel,polyphony,filtering, etc. between synths. Quotes
    only list prices.
      Contact the mag for a back issue.
    
    RichC
    
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| 2683.2 | thanks | PLAYER::PETIT | Mon Jul 22 1991 14:24 | 6 | |
| Thanks, I'll do that... Any answer to my first point ? Christian | |||||