Cakewalk Power! : Complete Coverage of Cakewalk Pro Audio, Home Studio, and Guitar Studio [Download: PDF] [Digital]

Scott Garrigus (Author)

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A welcome change to finding your way around using the help facilities on the application. -- Musicdish.com

More than 700,000 loyal Cakewalk music software users worldwide Written with the support and advice of the developer of Cakewalk software -- (Pubcomments) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Scott R. Garrigus (www.garrigus.com) has been involved with music and computers since he was 12 years old. After graduating from high school, he went on to earn a B.A. in music performance with an emphasis in sound recording technology at UMass, Lowell. In 1993, he released his first instrumental album on cassette, entitled "Pieces Of Imagination." In 1995, he began his professional writing career when his first article appeared in Electronic Musician magazine. In 2000, he authored his first book, Cakewalk Power! This was the first book to deal exclusively with the Cakewalk Pro Audio, Guitar Studio, and Home Studio software applications. Since then he has authored a number of other titles including Sound Forge Power!, SONAR Power!, SONAR 2 Power!, Sound Forge 6 Power!, SONAR 3 Power!, SONAR 4 Power!, SONAR 5 Power!, Sound Forge 8 Power!: The Official Guide, and SONAR 6 Power! Today, Garrigus continues to contribute articles to a number of print and online publications. He also publishes his own music technology e-zine, called DigiFreq (www.digifreq.com), which provides free news, reviews, tips, and techniques for music technology and home recording users. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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• Publisher: Muska & Lipman (May 1, 2000)
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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jump Lightyears Ahead with "Cakewalk Power!", August 31, 2000

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Thomas Boyles "Tom Boyles" (Medford, OR) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cakewalk Power! : Complete Coverage of Cakewalk Pro Audio, Home Studio, and Guitar Studio (Paperback)

"Cakewalk Power!" is a book on Cakewalk that is not only perfectly written but will take you from beginner to advanced, intermediate to advanced or advanced to even more advanced. I carry it around with me everywhere and find myself reading it whenever I have a free moment during my daily routine. I've learned a lot and owe a lot to Scott Garrigus for guiding me through Cakewalk better than I ever thought possible. You won't regret having this book and won't need any others on Cakewalk... really!

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Praise for Cakewalk Power!, June 6, 2000

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George Allaman (Denver, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cakewalk Power! : Complete Coverage of Cakewalk Pro Audio, Home Studio, and Guitar Studio (Paperback)

I've been glued to this book since I got it. I thought the text that came with Pro Audio 9 was good, and I thought the problems I was having were due only to my own ignorance of stuff that most recording grunts regard as common sense.

In particular - and this is a good example - I was bamboozled by how to mix down a project that contains audio and MIDI data so I could record it to a CD. The original Cakewalk book doesn't discuss this at all. This book went into great detail and left no stone unturned.

In addition, the book is well written, and -unlike many 'for dummies' books aimed at musicians - doesn't talk down to me, or try to couch all the information in the too-cool-for-school verbage all too common in this genre. I appreciated the detail, even on subjects like digital audio that I already know well.

In short, this book does a better job of doing what the original Pro Audio 9 book from the manufacturer should have done in the first place. Thanks, Scott, and keep up the good work!

27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally a Cakewalk book for humans !, July 24, 2000

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A. Schek (Aventura, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cakewalk Power! : Complete Coverage of Cakewalk Pro Audio, Home Studio, and Guitar Studio (Paperback)

It might sound crazy, but this book made me buy the software it referes to! Really! Thanks to this book I decided to buy the latest Cakewalk software, because it really explains the software in a human understandable way !

I am a beginner with Cakewalk, so I can't really tell if this is a good book for more advanced users, but for me, it's the new bible around.

And better yet, the author, Scott Garrigus, has a website where he answers ALL the questions we as readers have not only regarding his book, but also regarding MIDI and recording in general.

I also love the fact that the author refers in the book to modern computers (like Pentium III) and other "fresh" technology in the market.