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Fruityloops: The Ultimate Electronic Virtual Music Studio with CDROM (Quick Start (Music Sales))

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I am a new user of FL Studio 5. I bought the boxed set and was bummed to find only a "Getting Started" manual inside. Not to worry, the guide assured me, the "online help" is massive.

No the online was not massive and neither is this book. The previous reviewer was correct in saying this book is only intended for neophytes who are incapable of understanding the "Getting Started" manual.

Learning FruityLoops or FL Studio is not a trivial endeavor. It takes a lot of time, a lot of practice, a lot of web surfing for samples, ideas, examples, etc.

I am 95% certain this book will not be worthwhile for you. If you only want to learn a "little" FL Studio, stick with the online help and the tutorials at flstudio.com

If you want to gain a thorough knowledge of FruityLoops, even the author's brother, whose post precedes mine, agrees that this isn't the book.

Go to fruityloops.com and download the GettingStartedManual for $nil. It is nicely illustrated, substantially longer than this book and with substantially more content.

Like the rest of the reviewers I thought I had the feeling I had better spent my money on something more useful than this book. The only useful thing you may do with this is use it as a giveaway to someone who has no experience with software based music making but who may become curious by reading this thin book with cd. Otherwise a waste of your hard-earned money.

THE BOOK IS THE BASIC OUT LINE OF THE PROGRAM IT EXPLAIN THE THINGS I KNEW ALREADY,I WOULD RECOMMEND IT TO THOSE WHO ARE
JUST STARTING OUT. SOMEONE NEED TO DO A BOOK WITH MORE INFO
THAN THE BASICS

FL Bible is a better deal for around 40 dollars has about 450 pages and all kinds of tips

Fruity Loops is quite simply one of the very best music making software packages available today. Electronica musicians have known about FruityLoops (now called FL Studio) for years, and it has evolved into a monolithic musician's composition tool. If you are new to Fruity Loops, and software-based drum pattern generators in general, get this book. Jim Aikin is one of the true guru's of the industry, contributing to Keyboard magazine and Electronic Musician for many, many moons. His book is presented in a well thought out manner, and gives you a gentle tour through the plethora of features and functions that Fruity Loops has hidden under it's belt. CleverJoe has personally used FL for years, and it's truly a great musician's tool. Aikin's book could save you hours of time, and will definitely give you a huge leg up if you are just starting out. Another reviewer mentioned that the book is probably not for people who are already familiar with FruityLoops, and CleverJoe agrees to a certain extent. The book is geared towards newbies, and Jim Aikin does an excellent job at facilitating the new user to create music quickly, however, seasoned pro's may also learn a new trick or two from this book. Highly recommended book, especially for musicians new to Fruity Loops. CleverJoe.com gives it three thumbs up.