Joel Chadabe (born 1938) is a, author, and internationally recognized pioneer in the development of interactive music systems. Octane Render X64 ˰󪭳򼠱롷᳼. He earned a BA from the, then earned his MM at while studying under.

Joel Chadabe. Electric Sound: The Past and Promise of Electronic Music. Prentice Hall. There is no mention of the MP3 audio file format.

His students include,, and. Icom F33gs Software. He designed the CEMS (), built by, in 1967. He was the president of Intelligent Music, 'one of the several companies that distribute software and hardware for interactive composing,' from 1983 to 1994.

The was founded in 1994 by Chadabe. Chadabe was given the in 2007. In a 2013 interview with Peter Shea, Chadabe discussed a variety of topics, ranging from the history of electronic music to his own work processes.

Description With a truly global perspective, this vivid and readable narrative provides a comprehensive overview of the history of electronic music. The author draws upon his combined experience as composer, performer, researcher, entrepreneur, and teacher to provide insight into every aspect of electronic music, including the music itself, the instruments, and the industry. Based on more than 150 interviews with leaders in the field, this book allows students to understand how and why the musicians, engineers and businessmen did what they did to develop the modern synthesizer to its current state.

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