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Originally posted by david-james I love the book. My work has improved so much since reading this book. Sorry i cant be more constructive on this post, but i dont have the time. Heres a link to the other thread. http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...threadid=320782

Ha! Thanks for the link mate - great to see Wellenrausch contribute to the discussion.

Honestly, (and secretly), I've been praying for a book to teach me the ropes for ages. I've built a huge library of magazine clippings, internet articles, obscure books on various stuff - but IT IS SOOO TIME CONSUMING. That's why i am sooo looking forward to this book.

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No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true.

--Steve Jobs (1955 - 2011)

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Loving the vocals in this track. Someone please upload the accapella because I'm sure a few people wouldn't mind having a remix.

Why not PM Torsten(his id is Wellenrausch)? He's a member here... this way we don't end up pissing him off and do something that may be not totally cool...

Now, if he does not object - I'll be glad to accomodate your request.

....but why not buy the book?

eh?

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No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true.

--Steve Jobs (1955 - 2011)

Will it teach you how to feel the music ?

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Originally posted by DJ KaRiM NeT Will it teach you how to feel the music ?

Education is overrated.
I just wonder how you learned to read/write.

Can you feel the text I'm typing? Ya feel me?

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No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true.

--Steve Jobs (1955 - 2011)

Here's a question I was asked about the book:

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One question I do have - I notice that there are files provided for Cubase, for Logic etc - but what does the BOOK actually work with? Does it have a section for each or does it pick one and stick with it?

Unlike my Cubase book that can be used for bodybuilding has 600 or so pages - this book is deceptively "small". However, when you realize that it has virtually no fluff you do realize that there's no need for it to bee huge. It does not cover each DAW app separately, as the concepts are pretty much the same, regardless of which app you use.

Few caveats: the book assumes that you're not an absolute n00b to music production - e.g. it does not explain why the sound does not travel over MIDI nor does it try to teach you how to use your DAW application of choice. It also assumes that you do have some familarity with terminology and things like "sidechain compression" (though that is explained).

Basically, if you're an absolute beginner and just got your first synth or soft synth and are still figuring out what the hell LFO is, this book is probably not for you just yet.

So, in order to remain effective, on point and prevent the manual from growing to 1500 pages - author focuses on meat and potatoes of the track. If you don't know how to edit MIDI or manipulate audio tracks or configure your DAW - this book won't teach you that. You'll probably need to learn your DAW as a separate lesson, covered in a separate book.

E.g. this is my workflow: how I start the track, what goes in, how do I spice it up, dress it up and make it sound nice. It does skim over some areas that I wish it covered in slightly more detail but with some basic search you are left with what is probably the most concise trance tutorial I've seen to date.

Call me a sentimental bitch, who enjoys seeing Trance recognized in a book form - but got all teary-eyed when I saw a break down of trance styles by examples with recommended listening - e.g. PvD - For an Angel - printed on a page.



Also, as previously mentioned the book comes with bunch of Waves plug ins that will work for 14 days - so, you better set some time aside and work FAST (I'd say that this is the part that sucks because I know that I won't be able to finish my tutorial in 14 days - as I don't have time to focus on long sessions. Keep in mind that in order for you to fit your tutorial in 14 days you can't mess around with your hooks for several hours - you'll run out of time.

In a way - I see this book as a sly attempt to get you to buy Waves stuff but can you really blame them??? Like Microsoft including a copy of Windows OS eval that expires after 6 months - nice gesture and tactics of a common drug dealer.



Ok, okk - I keed I keed but you get the point.

anyway, I will have 3 more copies delivered next week - if you want one, let me know right away - as I don't think I'll be getting more.

Speak now or forever hold your peace.

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No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true.

--Steve Jobs (1955 - 2011)

So, anyone had the chance to put the book to use yet? I haven't had the time to do so. Oh, and BTW, I cannot get anymore books as it stands right now, so, please don't PM me for group buy.

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No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true.

--Steve Jobs (1955 - 2011)

what's this book?
how to be a sheepish tool in 4 easy steps?
you know there is no point to people composing generic 90s tracks, except for you to sell books.

spammy ******

if anyone actually had designs to make meaningful electronic music, this book would be the recipe for death of a creative mind

I guess the book would be okay, if it wasn't promoting that waves snobware all the time (= software you pay way too much for). I tried the demo once and there's better freeware available. And the IR reverb price lol.. you can buy logic pro for that price, which has a nice space desnigner too. (and a pro sequencer and 70 other plugins). That and the fact that imprissoned monkeys could write more cpu-efficient code. Just my 2 cents.

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I can imagine this being extremely useful to anyone just starting out. The first 6-12 months I spent producing were mostly just trying to analyze a track and how it was broken down. To anyone that's been doing this for a while it's trivial to do now, but I remember being a beginner and struggling immensely.

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I am all for any chance to learn something new. And if that means copying someone else to get the learning done, I would advise you to do it.

However, that demo song doesnt really sound much better than the flp demos that come with fruity loops, and 80 bucks is nearly all the way there to bagging a barebones edition of floops where you can study those example songs. And get a sequencer too. For only a little extra dough. For people that already have floops, it may even be more prudent to just pass up the book and break down the example songs and rebuild them.