Digital Performer 4 Ignite! [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

by Eric D. Grebler (Author) "It has been many years now since the world of computers merged with that of music..." (more)
Key Phrases: position your mouse pointer, tempo indicator, selection bounds, Control Panel, Graphic Editor, List Editor (more...)

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Product Description
Are you ready to explore the world of music sequencing on your desktop? "Digital Performer 4 Ignite!" is your introductory guide that will lead the way! Get a step-by-step, illustrated introduction to the world of Digital Performer and learn how to use many of the tools that it has to offer. Along the way, you’ll gather tips that will help you create your work faster and easier, and you will learn some creative tricks to make your music stand out. "Digital Performer 4 Ignite!" takes you through the steps you need to successfully record, edit, and mix using the amazing audio and MIDI sequencing production system that is Digital Performer. Ignite your music with the power of Digital Performer!

About the Author
Eric Grebler is an IT professional, author and certified trainer who has demystified the world of computers for thousands of people. Originally from Ottawa, he currently resides in Toronto, Canada. Eric has developed curriculum and resource material on a wide range of technical topics including desktop publishing, graphics, XML and operating systems. He is also the author of Lindows Fast & Easy (Premier Press, 1592000606) and Windows XP Media Center Edition Fast & Easy (Premier Press, 1592000835).

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Course Technology PTR; 1 edition (December 19, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592003524
• ISBN-13: 978-1592003525
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,397,333 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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• This item is part of The Ignite! Series.

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Worthless Book, January 29, 2004

By	John Wheeler (San Bernadino CA) - See all my reviews

This book is worthless. Its step-by-step instructions are filler and fluff. For instance, a three-step instruction on how to select a soundbite takes up a whole page.

Step one: Place cursor over phrase (with picture)
Step two: Hold down mouse button (with picture)
Step three: Release mouse button (with picture)

Ridiculous! It tells how to use plugins, but a good book should provide more theory. When teaching how to use a compressor, it should talk about threshold, attack, release and appropriate settings for vocals vs. drums. This book does nothing of the sort. A COMPLETE waste of money and the worst book I have ever purchased in my life. Shame on the author!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars digital performer 4 ignite, April 22, 2004

By	Timothy J. Pasch "pasch341" (Hawaii, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Not Impressed. The information included is self-evident. I am, however, very impressed with the "ableton live 2.0 Power" book. The Ignite series seems to be very, as one other reader mentioned, heavy on the screenshots and blank space. I am under the impression that the author is doing his best to pump out these manuals at a rapid pace and quickly takes screenshots of every obvious command, making for a very pretty, yet trite, picture. I am returning the book and have pre-ordered the digital performer POWER book, which at 400 pages, will hopefully have something written about POLAR, one of the best features yet which is not even mentioned in the book. VST-i plugins are also not mentioned at all. VST plugins are not discussed AT ALL. How is this possible? Is this a training manual? It reminds me of Pangloss, the mentor of Candide, who tells us that in this, the best of all possible worlds, we must accept everything as being for the best. I however, do not agree with this philosophy of Liebnitz and must claim that this work is an insult to my money and my musical intelligence. I am also from Toronto, and I suggest that the author cleans up his act in order to do justice to our fair city! I was looking for erudition, yet there is no translatio studii here, Erasmus would be ashamed.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars poor, April 3, 2004

By	rob (London UK) - See all my reviews

Nothing more than a five page 'quick start' guide that has been shamelessly padded out with gallons of white space and extra large screen shots so as to turn it from a pamphlet into a book. Useless.