Creative Sequencing Techniques for Music Production: A practical guide to Logic, Digital Performer, Cubase and Pro Tools (Paperback)

by Andrea Pejrolo (Author) "Here we go..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

Review
"An authoritative in-depth guide to sequencing with four of today's leading audio-production suites...Anyone looking to build their orchestration, composition and mixing skills at intermediate and advanced levels will find this a very helpful book." - Music Tech magazine

Book Description
Get to grips with the leading audio sequencers, whatever your level of expertise

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Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Focal Press (March 22, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0240519604
• ISBN-13: 978-0240519609
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #846,059 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Multiply many words and fill up those pages, September 30, 2007

By	J. Staker - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Save your money and read your software manual. There's nothing "creative" that I could find in this book except the talent for using as many words as possible to say almost nothing. You are reminded over and over of 'what we covered in the last section' and it was hard to find a paragraph that said anything not covered by a million other books as well as the manuals that come with Protools, Cubase, Sonar and and Digital Performer. This MIGHT be an OK book for someone who knows absolutely nothing about the concept of MIDI, and sequencers, and doesn't own one of the above mentioned sequencers with a manual. I guess I had to give it one star to rate it at all, but I would actually give it minus about 3 stars for the deceptive title. "Creative"? No. Not. Nyet. Nada.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What A Great Idea for a Book on Sequencing!, August 1, 2006

By	Berklee Boy (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

When I first got this book, I was skeptical as to how helpful it would be to learn about four different sequencers at the same time - what a surprise to discover that this is the most useful book I've ever read on Digital Performer, let alone sequencing. It helped to clarify many features in DP that I didn't understand or took for granted, because I was able to see how the other sequencers tackled the same problems. Reading this book reminds me of how I never really understood English grammar until I began to study Spanish and Italian!!

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book on required sequencer techniques for effective and professional sequncing..., December 15, 2005

By	Vicnts4 "Victor" (India) - See all my reviews

This is more of a book on software sequencers' intermediate to advanced techniques on a how to use certain functions which are inbuilt in these softwares. It draws heavily from the sequencer manuals as to how something is to be done which is ok, but the real deal lies in the explanations as to why and when should one use a particular function in respect to midi orchestration. The chapters are graded according to basic, intermediate and advanced techniques, as to how and why certain functions are to be used. The chapter on the "Elements of midi orchestration" gives an insight to the actual musical side of midi orchestration as opposed to the technical aspects, which is a good eye opener for more musical composers and producers, but the detail is limited to instrument ranges and keys, and their practical uses. But considering the fact that actual orchestration needs formal training in great detail, I think that this book does justice on the essential aspects of orchestraing and sequencing effectively in a software environment.