Cakewalk Power! : Complete Coverage of Cakewalk Pro Audio, Home Studio, and Guitar Studio (Paperback)

by Scott R. Garrigus (Author) "There is only one other Cakewalk book on the market, but it is outdated and only covers the MIDI aspects of Pro Audio..." (more)
Key Phrases: pro audio, patch names list, hardware video acceleration, Pro Audio, Track View, Console View (more...)

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A welcome change to finding your way around using the help facilities on the application. -- Musicdish.com

More than 700,000 loyal Cakewalk music software users worldwide Written with the support and advice of the developer of Cakewalk software -- (Pubcomments)

Product Description
Cakewalk Pro Audio 9 music software allows users to compose, record, and play back music, and to generate and edit their own sheet music. Written for the beginning and intermediate user, this book explains the differences between the different Cakewalk products (Pro Audio, Professional and Home Studio) and guides users through a hands-on project. Three hundred screen shots illustrate making templates, recording and playback, multiple tracks, real-time and off-line processing, mixing, and producing sheet music. Special topics including backing up project files, composing for multimedia, and finding Cakewalk resources on the Web are featured.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Course Technology PTR; 1 edition (May 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1929685025
• ISBN-13: 978-1929685028
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #112,594 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jump Lightyears Ahead with "Cakewalk Power!", August 31, 2000

By	Thomas Boyles (Medford, OR) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

"Cakewalk Power!" is a book on Cakewalk that is not only perfectly written but will take you from beginner to advanced, intermediate to advanced or advanced to even more advanced. I carry it around with me everywhere and find myself reading it whenever I have a free moment during my daily routine. I've learned a lot and owe a lot to Scott Garrigus for guiding me through Cakewalk better than I ever thought possible. You won't regret having this book and won't need any others on Cakewalk... really!

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Praise for Cakewalk Power!, June 6, 2000

By	George Allaman (Denver, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've been glued to this book since I got it. I thought the text that came with Pro Audio 9 was good, and I thought the problems I was having were due only to my own ignorance of stuff that most recording grunts regard as common sense.

In particular - and this is a good example - I was bamboozled by how to mix down a project that contains audio and MIDI data so I could record it to a CD. The original Cakewalk book doesn't discuss this at all. This book went into great detail and left no stone unturned.

In addition, the book is well written, and -unlike many 'for dummies' books aimed at musicians - doesn't talk down to me, or try to couch all the information in the too-cool-for-school verbage all too common in this genre. I appreciated the detail, even on subjects like digital audio that I already know well.

In short, this book does a better job of doing what the original Pro Audio 9 book from the manufacturer should have done in the first place. Thanks, Scott, and keep up the good work!

28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally a Cakewalk book for humans !, July 24, 2000

By	A. Schek (Aventura, FL United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

It might sound crazy, but this book made me buy the software it referes to! Really! Thanks to this book I decided to buy the latest Cakewalk software, because it really explains the software in a human understandable way !

I am a beginner with Cakewalk, so I can't really tell if this is a good book for more advanced users, but for me, it's the new bible around.

And better yet, the author, Scott Garrigus, has a website where he answers ALL the questions we as readers have not only regarding his book, but also regarding MIDI and recording in general.

I also love the fact that the author refers in the book to modern computers (like Pentium III) and other "fresh" technology in the market.