Electronic Computer category: 148 books

This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of 13 workshops held at the 33rd International ISC High Performance 2018 Conference, in Frankfurt, Germany, in June 2018: HPC I/O in the Data Center, HPC-IODC 2018; Workshop on Performance and Scalability of Storage Systems, WOPSSS 2018;...

Nel 2001, alle soglie dell’era di internet, Jace Clayton è uno sconosciuto dj di Boston trapiantato in Spagna. Senza preavviso e senza promozione, un suo mixtape diffuso su internet – Gold Teeth Thief, sessanta minuti di musica «senza né capo né coda» – viene scaricato da migliaia di persone...

This book is designed as a guide for people new to the Arduino platform. It will help you understand the Arduino as a technology and platform, set it up on your computer, do your first experiments with hardware, and understand the role of the Arduino in the evolution of the Internet of Things. Here...

"Das Modell", "Die Roboter", "Computerwelt" oder "Tour de France": Bei allen großen Hits von Kraftwerk war Karl Bartos als Komponist dabei. Mit seinem Einstieg im Jahr 1975 entwickelte das Düsseldorfer Quartett jene unverkennbare Soundarchitektur, die...

From one of the most interesting and iconic musicians of our time, a piercingly tender, funny, and harrowing account of the path from suburban poverty and alienation to a life of beauty, squalor, and unlikely success out of the NYC club scene of the late '80s and '90s. There were many reasons...

Lorde won two Grammys earlier this year for her song 'Royals,' which has captivated audiences all over the world and skyrocketed her from obscurity to superstardom. Quite an accomplishment for a girl who just turned 17. Lorde is the voice of her generation, a head-strong, determined young woman who...

Ende der Sechzigerjahre schufen Instrumente wie Mellotron und Synthesizer neue Möglichkeiten für ambitionierte Soundtüftler. Bands wie Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd, Emerson, Lake & Palmer oder King Crimson machten sich daraufhin ans Werk, die bestehenden Grenzen der Rockmusik hinter sich zu lassen:...

Tanto si eres un DJ profesional que te ganas la vida entre vinilos como si acabas de empezar con un par de CD en tu habitación, DJ para Dummies es la llave que te abrirá las puertas del éxito. Con la experiencia de un maestro en el arte del DJ y las mejores técnicas para manejar los platos...

There are some key-points, that most DJs would like to know before their first performances. In this book, I reveal them, while sowing what makes the obvious difference between a successful DJ and one that isn’t. During my very rapid ascension into international popularity, I was hated by...

As the 1970s gave way to the 80s, New York's party scene entered a ferociously inventive period characterized by its creativity, intensity, and hybridity. Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor chronicles this tumultuous time, charting the sonic and social eruptions that took place in the city’s...

This is the ultimate critical guide to the music of and career of Pink Floyd, brought together in one amazing collection. Using the actual words of the band and critics, this is the definitive review of the work of the band on stage, on record and on film from the Syd Barrett era to Pulse. This eBook also features many rare photographs spanning the entire career of Pink Floyd.

The Fun House was a dance club in New York that reached a peak in the mid-1980s. It was famous for under-age patrons, rampant drug use, occasional fights, and no-nonsense bouncers (all of whom looked like Gold's Gym poster boys). I spent a few weeks going there and wrote this report originally for...

In the three decades since Kool Herc first put the same record on two side-by-side turntables, DJs have moved out of city parks, house and block parties, and the darkened booths of nightclubs, and onto center stage, performing before admiring crowds of thousands. They have not only given rise to hip-hop...

Sounding Out: Pauline Oliveros and Lesbian Musicality examines the musical career of the avant-garde composer, accordionist, whose radical innovations of the 1960s, 70s and 80s have redefined the aesthetic and formal parameters of American experimental music. While other scholars have studied Oliveros...