dimelives1
I've never owned one of Scott's Power books (though I've owned several versions of Cakewalk software over the years), but this time around, largely based on everyone's rave reviews of the books, I'm considering opting for a copy.
But how does the information in Scott's books differ from that which is in the program's user manual? Do the Power books just put everything into a more practical, example-driven form?
And does the book go into the VSTs like Dimension Pro, Rapture, etc. at all? Because that is an area where I'm really lacking in knowledge and hardly know where to begin with all the buttons, knobs, and other such doodads.
Thanks in advance for any input!
I got mine today. I have purchased these power books before for older versions of Sonar software. The main difference for me can be summed up like this. The owners manuals describes the features of the program and how they work. The power book shows you step by step how to use the software with a ton of examples and exercises. This in turn leads me to try things I would not have thought of on my own and it gives me several ideas for recording a project.
I plan on reading it on break when I am at work. The only downside is when I read the book I wish I was sitting in front of the computer so I can try some of this stuff out. I always found these books to be more helpful than the manual. just my 2 cents. I was surprised at the size of this book. It is bigger than I though it would be.