2013/09/04 13:36:35
rsbkeys
I'm considering taking the online course offered by The Berkley School of Music "Music Production Using Sonar".  Does anyone out there have any experience with this course and able to render an opinion on it's value.
2013/09/04 13:41:47
doncolga
I can't comment on that particular course but I took a couple courses a few years ago.  They were very good, but very expensive.  I could have gotten the same information through careful study on my own, but it was still a good experience.  Due to the price back then and the availability of other resources, I'd check other options first.
2013/09/04 14:13:24
garrigus
You might also want to check out the SONAR X2 Power! book...
http://www.garrigus.com/
 
Scott

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* Author of the Cakewalk Sonar ProAudioTutor video tutorial series: http://garrigus.com/?ProAudioTutor
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2013/09/04 14:18:48
Keni
As both an avid fan of Scott's most excellent book an a Berklee Alumni, I would go with Scott's book if you have your own disciplines... The Berklee class if you need/enjoy a more interactive instruction and optimally...? I'd probably want them both as they will approach things a bit differently and greatly support each other thereby enhancing the learning experience...

Keni
2013/09/04 15:13:45
garrigus
Keni
As both an avid fan of Scott's most excellent book an a Berklee Alumni, I would go with Scott's book if you have your own disciplines...



Thanks, Keni! I appreciate the recommendation.
 
Scott

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Scott R. Garrigus - http://garrigus.com - SONAR X2 Power! - http://garrigus.com/?SonarX2Power
* Author of the Cakewalk Sonar and Sony Sound Forge Power book series: http://garrigus.com/?PowerBooks
* Author of the Cakewalk Sonar ProAudioTutor video tutorial series: http://garrigus.com/?ProAudioTutor
* Publisher of the DigiFreq free music technology newsletter: http://digifreq.com/?DigiFreq
* Publisher of the NewTechReview free consumer technology newsletter: http://newtechreview.com/?NewTechReview
2013/09/04 16:59:57
rsbkeys
Thanks everyone for the replies.  I've been using Scotts books since I first got int0 X1 a few years ago and am very fond of them.  Now using X2 and it occures to me that perhaps a more guided and structures instruction might be useful in fill the gaps that I feel I have in my knowledge base.  But, the price is high and that's why I was wondering if anyone had actually taken the course.
2013/09/04 17:13:23
robert_e_bone
I just finished taking one of the Berklee free online course through Coursera.  It was an Introduction to Music Production Class, and I took it because I was trying to get one of my guitar playing friends to get more into Sonar, so we took it together.
 
This course was a 6-week subset of one of their regular courses.  I thought the instructor was good, but the material was really pretty basic.  I certainly would not have been happy if I had spent a lot of money on a course that was constructed at that level, even for an introductory course.  We spent a week on essentially how to use a delay.
 
I think the Power books from Scott give you every bit of bang for the buck, as far as Sonar training, comparatively speaking, but then again, a Berklee collection of courses on Sonar should be seriously in-depth, for the kind of money they charge.
 
There is a tremendous amount of information on Sonar available, either from books like Scott's, or from the zillions of YouTube videos out there, both free and commercially available.  I would think you could find just about everything you would want out there in some form.
 
Bob Bone
 
 
 
2013/09/04 21:09:30
garrigus
rsbkeys
Thanks everyone for the replies.  I've been using Scotts books since I first got int0 X1 a few years ago and am very fond of them.



Hi Richard... thanks for reading my books!
 
Scott

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Scott R. Garrigus - http://garrigus.com - SONAR X2 Power! - http://garrigus.com/?SonarX2Power
* Author of the Cakewalk Sonar and Sony Sound Forge Power book series: http://garrigus.com/?PowerBooks
* Author of the Cakewalk Sonar ProAudioTutor video tutorial series: http://garrigus.com/?ProAudioTutor
* Publisher of the DigiFreq free music technology newsletter: http://digifreq.com/?DigiFreq
* Publisher of the NewTechReview free consumer technology newsletter: http://newtechreview.com/?NewTechReview
2013/09/04 21:10:02
garrigus
robert_e_bone
I think the Power books from Scott give you every bit of bang for the buck, as far as Sonar training, comparatively speaking,



Thanks for the recommendation, Bob!
 
Scott

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Scott R. Garrigus - http://garrigus.com - SONAR X2 Power! - http://garrigus.com/?SonarX2Power
* Author of the Cakewalk Sonar and Sony Sound Forge Power book series: http://garrigus.com/?PowerBooks
* Author of the Cakewalk Sonar ProAudioTutor video tutorial series: http://garrigus.com/?ProAudioTutor
* Publisher of the DigiFreq free music technology newsletter: http://digifreq.com/?DigiFreq
* Publisher of the NewTechReview free consumer technology newsletter: http://newtechreview.com/?NewTechReview
2013/09/05 01:18:00
DanaMartin21
Saving our pennies for the book. I often have to beat my 14 year old with a tire iron to get my X1 book from him. Your books have been a great resource for us.
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