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Summary: A Waste of Time and Money
Review: Almost completely worthless. You'll be better off reading the "Getting Started" manual that comes with the program. The videos on the CD are kind of nice but there are few of them and they are certainly not worth the price of this book.
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Summary: A Waste of Time and Money
Review: Almost completely worthless. You'll be better off reading the "Getting Started" manual that comes with the program. The videos on the CD are kind of nice but there are few of them and they are certainly not worth the price of this book.
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Summary: A Waste of Time and Money
Review: Almost completely worthless. You'll be better off reading the "Getting Started" manual that comes with the program. The videos on the CD are kind of nice but there are few of them and they are certainly not worth the price of this book.
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Summary: Good writer, but this book is WAY too basic
Review: First off, I have read and loved the writing of author Craig Anderton for many years. He has a way of both making complex topics easy for beginners, and for taking professionals to a new level.That said, this book was a real disappointment. I would ONLY recommend it for someone who is very new to music software, very young, or who has no access to the internet to download the Reason demo or partake of the several Reason discussion groups online . The Propellorheads team offers a fully functional (except "save") demo, so you can try the program out for free. Many online groups offer technical aid to beginners. If you buy Reason, you get a very well written printed manual with a good "Quick Start" manual, along with an in-depth pdf manual. That, along with Reason's excellent free tech support team and robust online community, are more than you need to help you get up & running with this complex program, demo or paid. Save the [$] toward your own copy of Reason.
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Summary: Comment from the author
Review: I absolutely agree with the general consensus here that Quick Start books are NOT recommended for those who have any significant experience in music software. However, the books have been well-received by people who find today's music software intimidating, and that is the target audience. Music Sales, the publisher, has always stressed in their promotional materials that the Quick Start series is for *absolute beginners* who want to get up and running fast, but apparently that message is not getting across. I appreciate the opportunity to clarify this, as like any other author, I want people to be satisfied with their purchases and not buy something for the wrong reasons.
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Summary: DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME...DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL DEMO
Review: I just purchased this "beginner's guide/CD demo" of Propellerhead's Reason program. This book is not worth the sticker price... It gives very basic info and the program demo only lasts 20 minutes before for it automatically shuts down (regardless of what your doing). Also the guide tells you to save certain settings that you have created for the purpose of using them in the the next lesson, however the demo won't let you save anything(isn't that stupid or what?). As a result, you find yourself rushing through the various sections of the book trying to examine this program before your 20 minutes expire. And if they do, you have to start all over again from the beginning (well you don't have to, but it would be good to do so if you want to see what the book is trying to show you about the program).
I do not recommend anyone buying this very thin "book". Most computer program companies give this type of info away in free demos. I believe that Propellerhead is taking advantage of people (like myself) who have never heard of their company and/or their Reason program before. You would be better off going to their website and downloading the free demo.
But I must say that the program itself (REASON) is a very good tool for creating music and I plan to purchase it.
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Summary: DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME...DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL DEMO
Review: I just purchased this "beginner's guide/CD demo" of Propellerhead's Reason program. This book is not worth the sticker price... It gives very basic info and the program demo only lasts 20 minutes before for it automatically shuts down (regardless of what your doing). Also the guide tells you to save certain settings that you have created for the purpose of using them in the the next lesson, however the demo won't let you save anything(isn't that stupid or what?). As a result, you find yourself rushing through the various sections of the book trying to examine this program before your 20 minutes expire. And if they do, you have to start all over again from the beginning (well you don't have to, but it would be good to do so if you want to see what the book is trying to show you about the program).
I do not recommend anyone buying this very thin "book". Most computer program companies give this type of info away in free demos. I believe that Propellerhead is taking advantage of people (like myself) who have never heard of their company and/or their Reason program before. You would be better off going to their website and downloading the free demo.
But I must say that the program itself (REASON) is a very good tool for creating music and I plan to purchase it.
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Summary: very shallow for someone who understand music software...
Review: it's very thin,
it's very basic,
it costs too much!
i'm sorry but you can spend 30 minutes on the demo and know it all.
i think it's for the first time ever user-music software encounter, if you are not new to music creation tools don't spend your money, belive me.
if you don't have a clue about music creation and soft-synths
then it's a very basic book that you'll read and won't touch again after an hour,sorry
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Summary: Save your Money
Review: Save your money buy the "Users' Guide to Propellerhead Reason 2" by Derek Johnson and Debbie Poyser. Even if you know nothing this book will get you going on the road a lot better than this waste of money (sorry still a little bitter). I didn't know much about Reason, but I knew more than this book. This book is too basic even for the most green of neophytes. Believe me.
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Summary: Save your Money
Review: Save your money buy the "Users' Guide to Propellerhead Reason 2" by Derek Johnson and Debbie Poyser. Even if you know nothing this book will get you going on the road a lot better than this waste of money (sorry still a little bitter). I didn't know much about Reason, but I knew more than this book. This book is too basic even for the most green of neophytes. Believe me.
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