Sonic Technologies brilliantly illustrates the consequences of digitization for musicmaking. Strachan illustrates and questions not only the music that results from the use of new audio technologies but delves into the design of the technology to focus on the affordances, sonic and visual, that shape the creative and recording processes. Throughout the book the focus on creativity, aesthetics and the process of making and recording music make this a uniquely insightful book.

Steve Jones, UIC Distinguished Professor of Communication, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA

This book is a timely publication and an excellent all-around primer on the debates concerning technological affordance and musical creativity, as well as issues specifically associated with DAW-based tools.

Mark Marrington, York St John University, UK