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Pro Tools Bible : Pro Tools 6.1 and Beyond

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I quite agree with the other reviewer here; the "Pro Tools Bible" starts out with a short section dedicated to an incomplete understanding of a few superficial basics of the program, then degenerates entirely into a collection of what amounts to advertisement for a pile of commercially available (and, yes, overpriced) plug-ins. I waited a long time for this book- for some reason I had high hopes for it- because of several publishing delays. By the time I got "Pro Tools Bible", although Digidesign's manual (included with the program) is miserably confusing (as included handbooks are prone to be), I had already learned everything in it on my own.

About a third of the book contains material one might think of as fitting for a "bible", if that's to mean "authoritative". Well, the "real" Bible's authoritative but full of cr-p (unless pre-stoning mass rape is your trip). This book's not full of cr-p, just about 2/3 full. The "authoritative" third covers Pro Tools in about 10% of the detail the manuals will provide. The other 2/3 of the book contains blurby paragraphs about this that and the other plugin - about as informative as a free technicolor catalog from your neighborhood music store. If you want this because you're thinking of maybe getting Pro Tools, and you want a very slight hint of what having and using PT is about then get it, why not: it's nicely written, great pix, looks chunky, doesn't cost a fortune, and maybe most importantly will (if you read between the lines) give you a picture of just how expensive PT really is, since without a slew of mighty expensive plugs you will get nowhere fast. If you want it for learning more about Pro Tools than the manuals offer, forget it.