Here is an approach that I use to learn a program. Especially quickly. Like I had to learn FL Studio in a hurry to teach a student the program. (And I love it now!)
1 Go to the website and print out all information that pertains to the program. Everything, features, plugins and instruments, content etc. This will often end up being quite a number of pages. 20 or more. I put them in one of those folders with the plastic pages. Read this at least three times. You will be amazed what you did not know
2 Printout every Sound on Sound review on the program. Important to start with the very first one as that often gives the initial details. Following reviews often only contain the differences to the previous version.
3 Buy every
Groove 3 video there is on your program and watch them 2 or three times over. This was gobsmacking for me with Studio One. It is WAY bigger and more featured than anything I ever imagined. Also do this every 6 or 12 months. Most of us do not use everything a program has to offer and we need to be reminded of the stuff we never use or have forgotten about!
4 Buy any fantastic books like you guys have got Scott writing those wonderful books on Sonar. For me that would be a no brainer.
5 Watch the on line tutorials. Many DAW's have got amazing videos and tutes on line. Presonus, Cakewalk all excellent stuff. Watch the basic ones first. How to setup get started etc....
6 Watch YouTube tutorials as well. There are many Pro videos on there but also many amateur ones too. I have picked heaps from the amateur videos definitely.
7 Read the Manual. Most manuals are often well written in some sort of order. Setting up getting started getting more advanced etc.
Do all this and you will be super amazing at using your program. Our friend
Godparticle needs to do this and he will very happy from that point on.
Fumbling around in a program is NOT the way to learn it these days. There is just way too much going on now.
Hey
John Logic 4 was not bad was it! I started with that and found it pretty good actually.
