This is going to be a short user review of Scott's X2 Power book.
This can be used in any way Scott wishes.
Now to the review. The thing that is most noticeable is the size. This book is large. But there is no wasted space. What this size allows is bigger graphics and more information on each page. Its well put together from a user perspective.
Each chapter is thoughtfully laid out with sub headings that correspond to the over all chapter heading but conveniently included.
This book can be read from cover to cover with an eye to moving from one subject to another in a logical order or browsed. It also has a great index. To me an good index is extremely important.
Almost every page has a tip in it in a box for easy identification. Most pages have multiple tips on them. The large size comes into play here as well.
I wont comment on Scott's style of writing because most here are very familiar with it. I will say its one that expounds on a subject without being boring. In other words its immanently readable. Also he offers a view that is different form the manual. This can help with understanding a subject.
Now for the important things. Scott makes sure that all the plugins are covered which is no easy task. He also writes on every aspect of X2a without missing anything I can think of.
The book is a total of 449 pages long which may seem short considering the manual is 1800 + pages but he does not add redundant stuff that the manual does. For example in the manual every menu item is documented and listed. these things are covered in Scott's book in their appropriate chapter and not listed separately elsewhere. Also as stated the book uses space better than the manual. I believe that it would be considerably longer if Scott had formated it in the same way as the manual. I view it as very efficiently formated without making it hard to read.
My summery.
This book does what it says it does. It provides full and complete documentation for Sonar X2a Producer that is very convenient and easy to read. It will make a great reference as well as a study guide in conjunction with the Sonar manual. I think it is a must have for all X2 users.
Its new large size is a good way to keep the number of pages down without leaving out information. An excellent work that I hope all forum members will purchase.