Propellerhead Software Reason with CDROM (Quick Start (Music Sales)) [Paperback]

Craig Anderton (Author)

Book Description

Series: Quick Start (Music Sales) | Publication Date: January 2002

REASON is more than a software program: it’s a complete electronic music studio that lets you make anything from soft ambient to hardcore dance music. This book, along with the companion CD-ROM packed with examples and tutorials, gets you making music almost as soon as you get the program out of the box. Want to make some great sounds with REASON? Start here. Includes a CD-ROM featuring a Reason trial version, video tutorials, learn-by-doing examples and free drum loops.

Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Music Sales Corporation (January 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0825619114
• ISBN-13: 978-0825619113
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 8.8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,469,812 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Comment from the author, December 2, 2002

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Craig Anderton (Palm Beach, FL, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Quick Start: Propellerhead Software- Reason 2 (Quick Start (Music Sales)) (Paperback)

I absolutely agree with the general consensus here that Quick Start books are NOT recommended for those who have any significant experience in music software. However, the books have been well-received by people who find today's music software intimidating, and that is the target audience.

Music Sales, the publisher, has always stressed in their promotional materials that the Quick Start series is for *absolute beginners* who want to get up and running fast, but apparently that message is not getting across.

I appreciate the opportunity to clarify this, as like any other author, I want people to be satisfied with their purchases and not buy something for the wrong reasons.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Good writer, but this book is WAY too basic, May 2, 2002

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H. Perkins "WaterDog Studio" (Portland, OR United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Propellerhead Software Reason with CDROM (Quick Start (Music Sales)) (Paperback)

First off, I have read and loved the writing of author Craig Anderton for many years. He has a way of both making complex topics easy for beginners, and for taking professionals to a new level.

That said, this book was a real disappointment. I would ONLY recommend it for someone who is very new to music software, very young, or who has no access to the internet to download the Reason demo or partake of the several Reason discussion groups online .

The Propellorheads team offers a fully functional (except "save") demo, so you can try the program out for free. Many online groups offer technical aid to beginners.

If you buy Reason, you get a very well written printed manual with a good "Quick Start" manual, along with an in-depth pdf manual. That, along with Reason's excellent free tech support team and robust online community, are more than you need to help you get up & running with this complex program, demo or paid.

Save the [$] toward your own copy of Reason.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Free manual is better..., March 23, 2002

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"the_technomaster" (West Nyack, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Propellerhead Software Reason with CDROM (Quick Start (Music Sales)) (Paperback)

This book is REALLY thin, large print, essentially a very basic guide to Reason. You'd do much better to download the demo of Reason and take a look at the accompanying documentation or simply go to the Propellerheads.se site and read the synopses for each of the tools included in Reason. It might seem complex (there's a lot in it!), but Reason is for the most part very straight forward-- you'll learn everything in the book by playing w/ the free demo in about 5-10 minutes. The only thing you may need to look up is how to output matching MIDI data for the REX files (that's in the docs).
As far as the book goes, I suggest looking at it in person first and get it only if you've got a bit of extra cash in your pocket. My recommendation: Pass on this and use the $[money] toward buying the real app.