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 enlarge | Author: John Keane
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Category: Book
List Price: $39.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 147578
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 363
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9 x 7.6 x 0.9
ISBN: 0071497420
Dewey Decimal Number: 781.34536
EAN: 9780071497428
ASIN: 0071497420
Publication Date: September 25, 2007
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| Customer Reviews:
 Best Pro Tools Book for Musicians on the market December 13, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I started home recording with Pro Tools 2 years ago. I went through a lot of books, but this one was definitely a stand-out. I recommend it highly. The BIG difference with this book is that it is written around practical application of the tools. It is not a re-write of the Pro Tools Reference Manual like so many of the other books are.
 Written with knowledge, passion and care....... October 31, 2006
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
John Keane takes the time to really educate the reader, helping to build a solid foundation with Pro Tools from the ground up. This book contains invaluable knowledge that I find myself applying again and again in all types of recording situations. This is not another Fly By Night tutorial - but rather an in-depth, step by step truly awesome guide, written by someone who really cares about music. He really wants the reader to excel and learn from his many years of experience with Pro Tools. It also includes a CD with real studio sessions to edit and mix! If you think you can just jump into Pro-Tools ... think again. There's probably an ADD Pro Tools tutorial out there for those impatient folks who foolishly think they'll have Pro Tools mastered in 10 minutes! ... don't waste your money or your time ... it won't be anywhere near as thorough and you'll end up frustrated with a fraction of the knowledge. Invest just a little bit of time and you'll thank yourself, and John Keane! This is one of the best How To guides on any subject, I've ever come across.
 Not Helpful for Songwriters w/ simple home studios October 16, 2006
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
With all due respect to the author, I found this book frustrating. It seems to be written for engineers with experience in pro studios recording bands, NOT songwriters with simple m-box setups in home studios. I am a songwriter who records mostly by myself, one instrument at a time, so much of the advice and how-to in the book strikes me as overwhelming, confusing and at times irrelevant.
After my frustrating experience w/ this book, I ended up hiring a freelance instructor. It was money well spent. Here was what was on my list to learn -
How do I
-set the whole thing up (install program, get the right hard drive, get enough memory, get the mbox working, and actually record a sound onto a track)
-make a quick click track
-import beats
-perform basic editing techniques
-render a quick mix and a final mix (bounce to disk)
-put reverb and other effects on my voice (aux effects)
-find and install plug-ins (I didn't like the digidesign ones much)
In 4 one-on-one lessons, I learned enough to record and edit my songs with relative ease. In the 10 months following, I've gotten more comfortable w/ Pro Tools, though it is still confusing at times. I occasionally go back to this book when I have a question, but... very rarely does it answer my question! It either doesn't make sense to me, or just doesn't address my exact question.
So, I am going to try "Pro Tools for Musicians and Songwriters," by Gina Fant-Saez. I've heard it's much easier to digest for home studio songwriters. If it's not, I will update this review.
pay a lot for a Pro Tools class, or buy this book August 30, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Buy this book. It's really awesome. I was a complete novice, just recording and mixing with the sliders and now people think I have been working with pro tools for years.
Some tips when using this book. Make time and do a chapter a week like you are taking a class. Take lots of notes. Everything is very easy to understand, and you'll remember exactly what you can do, but you will forget what keystrokes to hit, and what icons should be initiated. So take the time to take some notes and even screen shots. Also, I found it very helpful, whenever John Keane said to "save as xxxx", I saved my session as the page number of the book. If you ever need to go back to something, and you will, you'll have it right there.
Great book! I wish more people wrote tech help manuals like this one.
PT Novice March 1, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
For those who are new to Pro Tools and who need very basic information, such as where to save session files, this book is helpful, well organized, and easy to use.
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