- Paperback: 565 pages
- Publisher: Course Technology PTR
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1598638211
- ISBN-13: 978-1598638219
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 18.5 x 4.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.2 Kg
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #412,780 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Hopefully a genuine appraisal..., Feb 6 2009
By Matthew Critchlow - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Sonar 8 Power! (Paperback)
This is the first time I've submitted a review to Amazon, and I guess like most reviewers they are only motived to review it because they either like or hate the item :) Me, i love it.Anyway, I'm a new Sonar user, starting at Sonar 8 and i was completely overwhelmed by the interface and array of possibilities, settings, customisations - completely LOST.
As most people, I'm so used to intuitive immediate music apps that I tried just fiddling and making a tune myself, but Sonar is so powerful and complex i was getting nowhere, so I needed help.
RFTM!??
Well... no, it's really just a fancy feature list.
The help file was indeed helpful, but cumbersome to manipulate and work alongside Sonar. so in the end I found this book.
At present i'm up to Chapter 5 only, but here's my take so far.
It's kind of Sonar for Dummies. Pitched just at my experience level and it takes you through every step slowly, clearly and methodically.
It's a huge book, but not scary, purely because Scott takes his time to explain things clearly, and in layman's terms.
Honestly, I think this is the best technical-manual-type-book I've seen - I'm impressed and actually looking forward to reading the rest, it's given me hope I can understand and work Sonar correctly (rather than just the 10% of the features I would've worked out for myself), and given me confidence that I can find my own efficient workflow, ....the final point being to make tunes quickly, and not lose inspiration whilst fiddling with myriad buttons and menus.
I can't recommend it enough.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A book that covers the minute details about Sonar 8, Feb 11 2009
By S. Smith "Quality counts" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Sonar 8 Power! (Paperback)
Disclaimer: I'm an audio amateur and not a detail person.Scott will grind and grind and grind through the minute details of Sonar to the point it becomes annoying. But than, just when you thought it pointless, Scott covers an area you knew nothing about in great detail. It is then you realize why the painstaking detail of this book: the author has covered the things many readers know nothing about. So, for that "utility", I give this book 5 stars and highly recommend it if you are a Sonar user.
However, if you are an considering "Ableton Live" and Sonar, I recommend you go with Ableton and buy a book on Ableton instead. After becoming very familiar with Sonar I think Ableton is more polished and helpful for amateurs. I think Sonar is more helpful for pros. Both apps have free demo downloads on the web site so you can try them out and make decisions based on your actual preferences. Also, both apps do an outstanding job at their task.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Well written teaching manual, Jan 16 2009
By Lance - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Sonar 8 Power! (Paperback)
I was prepared for another technical manual. I couldn't have been more wrong.It is very easy to read and understand. The detail is extensive, in my opinion. I believe that it would take a considerable amount of time and effort for a newbie (myself) to learn this information without the book.
Possibly expert users will know much of the material but this is something you would have to determine for yourself. Like any user manual, there are plenty of features within the software that many people will never use. But, for me, I would rather have a manual that covers everything and allows me to filter what I don't need as opposed to leaving me short of the knowledge I was seeking.
I would recommend it highly.
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