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Subject:NAMM 2005: CMP Books releases VASST Instant ACID book Posted by: JohnnyRoy Date:1/22/2005 8:55:59 AM The new VASST Instant ACID book has been release by CMP Books and is on its way to distributors. CMP is selling copies at the NAMM show this weekend so some people already have their copy. The Instant Series by VASST is a quick reference to all the information you really need to know to get you productive quickly and enough advanced tips and tricks to keep you productive if you are an experienced user. It is very visual (most pages have two images showing you what the text is explaining) and task oriented so that you don’t have to read it cover-to-cover. You can skip to just the task you are trying to accomplish and get the information you need instantly. They are perfect for people who don’t like reading a lot because they are very concise, step-by-step, and stay focused on the task. Instant ACID covers all the new features of ACID Pro 5.0. Here is the Table of Contents so you can see what else it covers: Chapter 1: Introduction - Track Area - Beat Rulers and Time Rulers - Multiple Docking Areas - Setting Up ACID the Way YOU Work Chapter 2: Fundamentals of Looping - ACID Properties/ACIDization - Loops, Beatmapped Tracks, and One Shots - Our First Project - Drag, Drop, and Paint - Cut, Copy, Paste, and Ripple - Changing Tempo, Time Signatures, and Keys - Markers, Regions, and Commands - Saving a Project with All Its Loops Chapter 3: Considerations for Nonlinear Video Editors - Working with a Video Track - Time Markers - Tempo Markers - Adjusting Tempo to Match Marker to Cursor Chapter 4: Tips and Tricks - Reverse Parts of Your Loops - Use the Bus Tracks View - Create a Natural Chorus Effect - The “Wall of Sound” Effect - Pitch-Shifting Tracks - Detuning Tracks - Employing Other Creative Tricks Chapter 5: Beatmapping Existing Songs - Know Your Copyrights - Extracting Audio from CDs - Matching Tempo - Knowing When to Start - Fixing Tempo Drift Using ACID Chapter 6: Advanced Looping - Manipulating Loops - Reversing Events - Pseudo-Granular Synthesis/Stutter Effect - The Paint Tool and One-Shots - Rendering FX with a Track Chapter 7: Grooving to the Beat! - Applying Grooves - The Groove Pool - The Groove Editor - The Groove Editor and the Properties of a Loop Track - Groove Cloning Chapter 8: Organization Techniques - Using Track Colors to Organize - Using Folders Tracks to Organize and Edit - Customize Media Folders - Media Manager Chapter 9: Creating Your Own Loops - Choping to a New Track Using the Chopper - Constructing New Loops Using Different Events - Insert Event at Play Cursor/Paste Event At Play Cursor - MIDI Tracks - Rendering a New Loop - Stretch Markers, Beat Markers, and Beat Anchors - ACIDization of Rendered Loops - ACIDized Track Types Chapter 10: Recording Audio - Audio Recording Hardware - Setting Audio Device Preferences - ASIO - Windows Classic Wave - The Record Window - Monitoring While Recording via Hardware - Recording Multiple Takes - Working with Recorded Tracks - Using the Metronome Chapter 11: Recording MIDI - MIDI Recording Hardware - Selecting a MIDI Controller - Selecting a MIDI Interface - Selecting a MIDI Output Device - Plugging It All Together - VST Instrument Setup - Multi-Port VST Instruments - Making Your MIDI Recording - Using the Metronome - Selecting the Recording Device - Recording - Working with Track Properties - Heads and Tails and What To Do About Them - Strategy for Recording MIDI Loops - Tracks and MIDI Channels - Routing to MIDI Devices - Addressing Multi-Channel MIDI Devices Chapter 12: Syncing ACID with Other Programs - Using ACID as a ReWire Mixer (Host) - Using ACID as a ReWire Device (Client) - Syncing to MIDI Timecode - Syncing to MIDI Clock - View Outgoing Timecode or Clock Chapter 13: Applying Effects Plug-Ins - DirectX Effects - Effects Chains - Tempo-Based DirectX Effects - VST Effects Support - Effects as an Insert or Send (Assignable FX) Chapter 14: Mixing - Approaching the Mix - Inserts and Sends - Buses - Bus-to-Bus Routing - Automation - 5.1 Surround Mix Chapter 15: Mastering - Mastering Effects Chapter 16: Burning the Final Project - Track-at-Once CD Burning - Disc-at-Once CD Burning Chapter 17: Useful Formulas and Musical Aids - Calculating Tempo and Seconds - Calculating Delay and Decay - Transposition Line - I-IV-V-I Progression Chart Chapter 18: Final Thoughts Copies should be showing up soon at amazon.com, walmart.com and other book retailers. ~jr
Subject:RE: NAMM 2005: CMP Books releases VASST Instant ACID book Reply by: waynegee Date:1/23/2005 6:00:29 AM WOW! This seems really in-depth and extensive, much better than the ACID 5.0 Power book, which is basically a re-write of ACID Power with a trivial fly-over of 5.0 features. Never been so unimpressed but yours looks great!! Will be picking it up!! W-
Subject:RE: NAMM 2005: CMP Books releases VASST Instant ACID book Reply by: JohnnyRoy Date:1/23/2005 7:27:38 AM Don’t forget, Iacobus and I are here with you every day so we understand the kind of question that get asked and we wanted to document all the answers to those questions that can’t be found in the users manual. So this book was really written with the Sony ACID forum members in mind. In many ways, it’s a book made especially for you. For example, many books discuss Beatmapping as if it always works perfectly. You and I know that it doesn’t work on songs with drifting tempo and you are often stuck beatmapping a difficult track. The book shows you how to find the downbeat yourself (when the beatmapper can’t) and how to multiple beatmap a track that drifts off tempo. We tried to focus on the real issues that people experience here. The book documents many of those type of questions and answers in one place. (at least that was our intent... you are the ultimate judge of our success) ~jr
Subject:RE: NAMM 2005: CMP Books releases VASST Instant ACID book Reply by: johnp352 Date:1/24/2005 10:02:12 AM I went to CMP, it's not listed, went to the vasst site, it's not there either..umm, went to Amazon, it says 3/12. Johnny- want to sell me a copy of your book? Looks good.
Subject:RE: NAMM 2005: CMP Books releases VASST Instant ACID book Reply by: JohnnyRoy Date:1/24/2005 2:15:42 PM > Johnny- want to sell me a copy of your book? Yep! Here is the listing at CMP Books just press Add to Cart and checkout. It says it will ship in 24 hrs. For some reason its listed under Digital Video. ~jr
Subject:RE: NAMM 2005: CMP Books releases VASST Instant ACID book Reply by: Iacobus Date:1/24/2005 5:35:28 PM It might get more exposure under that category. :) Iacobus ------- RodelWorks - Original Music for the Unafraid Buy Instant ACID by JohnnyRoy and Me! Now! mD at ACIDplanet
Subject:RE: NAMM 2005: CMP Books releases VASST Instant ACID book Reply by: MyST Date:1/24/2005 5:41:50 PM That's baaaaaaaad! ;-) Mario

The new VASST Instant ACID book has been release by CMP Books and is on its way to distributors. CMP is selling copies at the NAMM show this weekend so some people already have their copy.

The Instant Series by VASST is a quick reference to all the information you really need to know to get you productive quickly and enough advanced tips and tricks to keep you productive if you are an experienced user. It is very visual (most pages have two images showing you what the text is explaining) and task oriented so that you don’t have to read it cover-to-cover. You can skip to just the task you are trying to accomplish and get the information you need instantly. They are perfect for people who don’t like reading a lot because they are very concise, step-by-step, and stay focused on the task.

Instant ACID covers all the new features of ACID Pro 5.0. Here is the Table of Contents so you can see what else it covers:

Chapter 1: Introduction
- Track Area
- Beat Rulers and Time Rulers
- Multiple Docking Areas
- Setting Up ACID the Way YOU Work

Chapter 2: Fundamentals of Looping
- ACID Properties/ACIDization
- Loops, Beatmapped Tracks, and One Shots
- Our First Project
- Drag, Drop, and Paint
- Cut, Copy, Paste, and Ripple
- Changing Tempo, Time Signatures, and Keys
- Markers, Regions, and Commands
- Saving a Project with All Its Loops

Chapter 3: Considerations for Nonlinear Video Editors
- Working with a Video Track
- Time Markers
- Tempo Markers
- Adjusting Tempo to Match Marker to Cursor

Chapter 4: Tips and Tricks
- Reverse Parts of Your Loops
- Use the Bus Tracks View
- Create a Natural Chorus Effect
- The “Wall of Sound” Effect
- Pitch-Shifting Tracks
- Detuning Tracks
- Employing Other Creative Tricks

Chapter 5: Beatmapping Existing Songs
- Know Your Copyrights
- Extracting Audio from CDs
- Matching Tempo
- Knowing When to Start
- Fixing Tempo Drift Using ACID

Chapter 6: Advanced Looping
- Manipulating Loops
- Reversing Events
- Pseudo-Granular Synthesis/Stutter Effect
- The Paint Tool and One-Shots
- Rendering FX with a Track

Chapter 7: Grooving to the Beat!
- Applying Grooves
- The Groove Pool
- The Groove Editor
- The Groove Editor and the Properties of a Loop Track
- Groove Cloning

Chapter 8: Organization Techniques
- Using Track Colors to Organize
- Using Folders Tracks to Organize and Edit
- Customize Media Folders
- Media Manager

Chapter 9: Creating Your Own Loops
- Choping to a New Track Using the Chopper
- Constructing New Loops Using Different Events
- Insert Event at Play Cursor/Paste Event At Play Cursor
- MIDI Tracks
- Rendering a New Loop
- Stretch Markers, Beat Markers, and Beat Anchors
- ACIDization of Rendered Loops
- ACIDized Track Types

Chapter 10: Recording Audio
- Audio Recording Hardware
- Setting Audio Device Preferences
- ASIO
- Windows Classic Wave
- The Record Window
- Monitoring While Recording via Hardware
- Recording Multiple Takes
- Working with Recorded Tracks
- Using the Metronome

Chapter 11: Recording MIDI
- MIDI Recording Hardware
- Selecting a MIDI Controller
- Selecting a MIDI Interface
- Selecting a MIDI Output Device
- Plugging It All Together
- VST Instrument Setup
- Multi-Port VST Instruments
- Making Your MIDI Recording
- Using the Metronome
- Selecting the Recording Device
- Recording
- Working with Track Properties
- Heads and Tails and What To Do About Them
- Strategy for Recording MIDI Loops
- Tracks and MIDI Channels
- Routing to MIDI Devices
- Addressing Multi-Channel MIDI Devices

Chapter 12: Syncing ACID with Other Programs
- Using ACID as a ReWire Mixer (Host)
- Using ACID as a ReWire Device (Client)
- Syncing to MIDI Timecode
- Syncing to MIDI Clock
- View Outgoing Timecode or Clock

Chapter 13: Applying Effects Plug-Ins
- DirectX Effects
- Effects Chains
- Tempo-Based DirectX Effects
- VST Effects Support
- Effects as an Insert or Send (Assignable FX)

Chapter 14: Mixing
- Approaching the Mix
- Inserts and Sends
- Buses
- Bus-to-Bus Routing
- Automation
- 5.1 Surround Mix

Chapter 15: Mastering
- Mastering Effects

Chapter 16: Burning the Final Project
- Track-at-Once CD Burning
- Disc-at-Once CD Burning

Chapter 17: Useful Formulas and Musical Aids
- Calculating Tempo and Seconds
- Calculating Delay and Decay
- Transposition Line
- I-IV-V-I Progression Chart

Chapter 18: Final Thoughts

Copies should be showing up soon at amazon.com, walmart.com and other book retailers.

~jr