Cakewalk Synthesizers: From Presets to Power User--Second Edition Published

I am pleased to announce that the second edition of Cakewalk Synthesizers: From Presets to Power User has now been released into the wild.  You can read more about the book and check out the video introduction here: http://noisesculpture.com/csfptpu.html.

The second edition of the book covers: Triangle II, PSYN II, Pentagon I, Z3TA+, Session Drummer 2 and Session Drummer 3, Dimension LE and Dimension Pro, Rapture LE and Rapture, and Beatscape.

If you've got the current edition of the book, then in the new edition you will find four new synthesizers: Beatscape, Session Drummer 3, Rapture LE, and Dimension LE.  You will also find significant updates to the material relating to three synthesizers which are featured in the current edition: Z3TA+, Dimension Pro, and Rapture.  In addition, there is a revised and expanded section dedicated to the SFZ format and undocumented features in the synthesizers are also highlighted.  There are also many other minor changes.

The book is, of course, great, and you should, of course, order your copy today .  However, let me tell you about the free stuff that is also available.

There is a large download to accompany the book.  The download is available from: http://noisesculpture.com/cakewalk-downloads.html and includes an additional 16 chapters, running to 255 pages.  These chapters cover: sfz and sfz+, Cyclone, RXP, DropZone, Square I, DreamStation, Roland GrooveSynth, and TTS-1.  The download package also includes sound design master classes from several leading synthesizer programmers as well as all of the patches/sounds/SFZ files referenced in the book.

Significantly, and unlike the package that was made available with the previous edition, this download is also intended for people who may not have bought the book, so for instance, if you've recently got hold of Square I or sfz+, then you should get hold of the download today.  As a second change, this download package is redistributable, so you may send it to your friends, post it on a website, add it to a torrent, include it on a CD/DVD on a magazine cover, and so on.

The reason that there has been a second edition of Cakewalk Synthesizers is that the first edition was a success. The first edition was a success because people bought it, talked about it, and recommended it to their friends. I would like to thank all of you, individually, for your help and the part you played in making the first edition a success.

The book is available in most locations already.  Where it isn't available, the books are currently being shipped to the stockists and should arrive shortly.  In any case, you should be able to pre-order.

I hope you will check out the book today.

Simon

Razr

 Is a downloadable edition expected?

As far as I'm aware, a downloadable edition (of the main book) is not expected.  However, I guess it might be made available through Safari Books in due course, but that would be a decision for the publisher and is not something I can control.  Equally, the publisher could decide to make the book available for the Kindle (and other ebook readers such as the nook or the Sony Reader), but I don't think there are any plans for this at the moment.


All the best


Simon

great.. I only bought the 1st version about a month ago *sigh*

I just ordered your book from Amazon. Looking forward to reading it. 

Someday I hope to purchase Spectrasonics products Omnisphere, Trillian and Stylus RMX. Any chance you will be writing a book about that group of products?

TaoManna Don

Omnisphere, Trillian and Stylus RMX. Any chance you will be writing a book about that group of products?

Ditto, these synths are in need of a killer instructional set! Trilian is really deep (no pun intended, ha!) and I can't even imagine what Omnisphere is capable of.