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Summary: On the review of "A reader from Maryland"
Review: Ironically, "A Reader" isn't one, not an attentive one at least. If he/she were, page two would have saved his/her "pro foot", and certainly "a waste of time for most readers" who actually had to read this disappointment of a review (which I can barely give two stars, by the way).Page two clearly states that "This book is designed to be an introduction to Logic and is NOT meant fo those who have a lot of experience using this program". Don't be fooled. The book does exactly what it's supposed to, namely, introduce you to a new subject matter.
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Summary: Great Tutorial
Review: Ironically, "A Reader" isn't one, not an attentive one at least. If he/she were, page two would have saved his/her "pro foot", and certainly "a waste of time for most readers" who actually had to read this disappointment of a review (which I can barely give two stars, by the way). Page two clearly states that "This book is designed to be an introduction to Logic and is NOT meant fo those who have a lot of experience using this program". Don't be fooled. The book does exactly what it's supposed to, namely, introduce you to a new subject matter.
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Summary: On the review of "A reader from Maryland"
Review: Ironically, "A Reader" isn't one, not an attentive one at least. If he/she were, page two would have saved his/her "pro foot", and certainly "a waste of time for most readers" who actually had to read this disappointment of a review (which I can barely give two stars, by the way). Page two clearly states that "This book is designed to be an introduction to Logic and is NOT meant fo those who have a lot of experience using this program". Don't be fooled. The book does exactly what it's supposed to, namely, introduce you to a new subject matter.
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Summary: If you buy just ONE Logic Audio Book...
Review: Make it this one...no kidding... I have been a logic user for 4 years now, have used sequencers and digital audio since 1990, and have been a musician for more than 25 years. I have had a love/hate affair with Logic, such that I really never did much more than straightforward live recordings and simple stuff because I never really found any way to work through the details of this most complicated of DAW's. Because of Logic's WONDERFUL plug-ins, I decided to commit to REALLY mastering it over the last few months, and in the process I have read EVERY book known on Logic (the only ones that come close are the new "Logic 6 Power"...but it is very unorganized, and incomplete for the size of the book, and "Creative Projects for Logic Audio"...but it is becoming dated and doesn't have near the depth of the Sitter and Brock book...), and I've watched both major training videos (from VTC and Cool Breeze)... I held off on this book until VERY last mainly b/c of the negative review listed below, because I do Pro work with my studio, including Logic. I would not say this is for "Pro's", but then I don't know of any "Pro" (if by "Pro" one means Logic "master"; otherwise, any "Pro" working with Logic would get something out of this book) who would need anything more than the reference manual. This book has something for everyone, up to experts. It teaches a METHOD of working within logic, and very often anticipates readers questions about problems, and why Logic handles certain things in the way that it does. I was very impressed with how simple the book APPEARS to be, yet when worked through, you realize that you know much more than you would've expected, because the book teaches you the groundwork of HOW Logic works, which allows the user to work his way through any problem or situation...This book is worth its weight in gold...BUT don't buy it for the demo (it's 30 day limited, AND you have to wait on a "hardware" key via mail AFTER you buy the book...)...buy it because you want to learn Logic in a way that will serve you forever. The prose is very good, and the book is technically sound. I only found a few typos, but much fewer than I've seen in other books in the genre. As well, this book has BY FAR the best illustrations/photos, showing almost every step in excellent detail. There were MANY times where I wasn't quite sure what to do...in other books, I'd have been lost, but here, a quick look at the photos generally got me through just fine. Kudos to the editors for allowing so much space for them... Don't waste any more time, just get this one, cuddle up, down some caffeine, and go to work...Ignore the negative reviews below...trust me, this book will not disappoint if you want to get the most out of Logic... I will PLEAD with the authors to PLEASE give us a "Level 2" book in this format and quality...I will be first in line!
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Summary: good intro for Logic newbies
Review: the main reason i purchased this book was to evaluate Logic and see if it was enough of a worthwhile investment to switch platforms (I currently use MOTU's Digital Performer). i was so excited to finally receive the book, so imagine my disappointment when i found out I couldn't really use Logic until I received the hardware key. why on earth they decided to do it this way is beyond me. Alas after a 2 1/2 week wait i received the XSKey and started to make use of the book's tutorials. This book got me up and running within Logic 6 in no time. very clearly written and tutorial-based. 4 stars for the book but 1 star off for making me wait 2 1/2 weeks before I could actually use it.
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Summary: "Pro" my foot! This book is a waste of time for most readers
Review: This book is, frankly, a complete waste of time and money for most readers. I'm actually really upset that the title of the book is "Apple Pro Training Series: Logic 6 Professional Music Creation and Audio Production." With a title like that, using the word "Pro" TWICE, to give me the useless information it gave me is, well, an outright fabrication and is seriously misleading. The title of the book SHOULD have been something like this: "Apple Introductory Series: Logic 6 - A Basic Introduction for Complete Beginners." I can barely give it two stars -- and that only because there are some people out there with literally no experience with digital audio and MIDI who *might* buy this and benefit from it. This is basically a weak 3-star book for someone who has *never* used Logic before and has little or no experience with digital audio and MIDI -- assuming they changed the title, then the weak 3-star rating would be appropriate. If you have any experience with any other digital audio program and have the slightest idea about MIDI sequencing you already know 75% of this book and you can figure out Logic with the simple tutorials that ship with Logic. For a "pro" book this is laughable, and many of the tutorials are in fact inferior to the ones that already come with Logic! The chapters on mixing, even from a beginning-intermediate approach, are a complete joke. If you've lived in a cave regarding digital audio for the past 7 years then perhaps you'll learn something. The chapters don't deal with anything that will elevate your mixing skills with Logic. They basically cover automation, for example, but fail to provide any real "pro" techniques and tips to actually achieve "pro" results. There is absolutely no useful discussion, for example, of any of the dozens of plugins that come with Logic and how to get the most out of them. It is, frankly, insulting and audacious of them to waste my time like this. To their slight credit, the authors do mention (buried in the introduction) that the book is not ideal for professionals. It's almost like a pro read this, laughed at them, and they put a caveat in the intro. But still, even the intro maintains "And if you're an experienced audio professional, you'll appreciate the many tips and suggestions that will help you streamline your workflow in Logic and get the most out of the application." This is of course, a complete lie. You'd have to be a complete idiot of a Logic professional to get much out of this... in fact, you wouldn't be considered a "professional" if you actually got anything out of this. Seriously. These authors are rank amateurs exalted by Apple editors into thinking they are pros, writing a book for the Logic newbies. As a beginner-intermediate Logic user myself, I only learned perhaps 3-4 very minor things from this 500+ page book. Disgusting. And the fact that you can get "Certified" from this and that this is supposedly part of the "Apple Pro Training" curriculum makes Apple's certification look like a complete joke and I have absolutely no respect for it. In sum, a total waste of money except for a rank beginner with virtually no other audio experience. ...
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Summary: After the Key & CD probs...
Review: When I realized many respected audio professionals were moving from Pro Tools to Logic, I took a chance and bought this book before there were any reviews on Amazon. I too was surprised when the link to register for the necessary key didn't work. I called Peach Pit and they sent me a key, which I received 5 days later. I again was surpised with the "Errors with the installation dialogue box" after installing the software verbatim as per the instructions in the book. (Peach Pit sent me a replacement cd and a free copy of Final Cut Pro 4). Everything now seems to be working very well (I launched the app and it works, despite the warning message in the install) and the content of the book moves along very well. Considering the cost of the software, I understand the reason to provide a key seperately. Knowing that internet links are subject to change, I don't think the book deserves a bad review because of that. The installation program could have been looked at more closely before they released it, but the content of the books lessons and the power of the program are definately worth the price.
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Summary: If you love learning every possible button, except...
Review: While I garnered a basic introduction to Logic from this book, I was perplexed by a contradiction in conceptual purpose: exhaustive and yet incomplete. The depth of detail was staggering. Several pages are devoted, for example, to the various views possible in Logic, and it takes 120 pages to get to making any sound. I would have preferred an approach which chose an overview through the whole program, and then allowed for greater depth in later chapters. I would have retained the information better if I had been able to use it in a project. Strangely, the authors chose to skip all aspects of Logic in which one interacts via music notation. In a book so exhaustive on, say, user-interface options, it was surprising and disappointing to encounter, "The Score editor depends upon an understanding of traditional music notation... [this book] does not cover the Score editor." I wonder if they felt that including information on the Score editor would have kept people from buying the book. The other editors (Hyper, Matrix, Event List) have about 10 pages each. Would another 10 pages in a 538-page tome have broken the bank? Dare I say, they could easily have trimmed ten elsewhere (3 pages on "how to name a track" to start). I laugh that its subtitle is "Professional Music Creation and Audio Production," and consider that it might have more correctly concluded "Without Covering Aspects a Professional Might Use."
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Summary: If you love learning every possible button, except...
Review: While I garnered a basic introduction to Logic from this book, I was perplexed by a contradiction in conceptual purpose: exhaustive and yet incomplete. The depth of detail was staggering. Several pages are devoted, for example, to the various views possible in Logic, and it takes 120 pages to get to making any sound. I would have preferred an approach which chose an overview through the whole program, and then allowed for greater depth in later chapters. I would have retained the information better if I had been able to use it in a project. Strangely, the authors chose to skip all aspects of Logic in which one interacts via music notation. In a book so exhaustive on, say, user-interface options, it was surprising and disappointing to encounter, "The Score editor depends upon an understanding of traditional music notation... [this book] does not cover the Score editor." I wonder if they felt that including information on the Score editor would have kept people from buying the book. The other editors (Hyper, Matrix, Event List) have about 10 pages each. Would another 10 pages in a 538-page tome have broken the bank? Dare I say, they could easily have trimmed ten elsewhere (3 pages on "how to name a track" to start). I laugh that its subtitle is "Professional Music Creation and Audio Production," and consider that it might have more correctly concluded "Without Covering Aspects a Professional Might Use."
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Summary: The Real Logic 6 manual
Review: While this is not an extremely technical manual for advanced users I don't beleive thats what its intentions are. Its a great book for either a newbie to Sequencers or for somebody such as myself switching from Cubase to Logic. I highly recommend this manual if you are wanting to learn how to get around in logic like a pro. Some beleive logic to be very difficult to use but this book shows how easy it really is. And yes its very logical.
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