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Subject:OT: Instant ACID book review
Posted by: JohnnyRoy
Date:2/28/2005 8:00:53 PM
If any of you are interested in the Instant ACID book that Iacobus and I wrote, there is a review by Frank Molstad at Digital Media Networks: http://www.digitalproducer.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=31006-0 ~jr |
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Subject:RE: OT: Instant ACID book review
Reply by: Lionel Richtea
Date:3/1/2005 4:49:01 AM
cool... next time i got $30 spare I'll consider it... |
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Subject:RE: OT: Instant ACID book review
Reply by: JohnnyRoy
Date:3/1/2005 5:50:20 AM
Even sooner... It only cost $15 at Walmart.com. ;-) ~jr |
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Subject:RE: OT: Instant ACID book review
Reply by: spinweb
Date:3/1/2005 10:15:23 AM
jr, I purchased Sony's ACID 5 book, as your's was not availabile on Amazon yet. Being visually oriented, I'm not particularly fond of the Sony book, as there are few screen caps and many pages with nothing but text. I was also suprised that no CD came with it. I liked the Sam's Learn ACID 3 in 24 hours book. More visually oriented and came with CD with lesson files. I look forward to buying your book. It sounds like it has more visuals. Eric |
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Subject:RE: OT: Instant ACID book review
Reply by: JohnnyRoy
Date:3/1/2005 11:17:04 AM
> It sounds like it has more visuals. Approximately 352 images on 240 pages (if I counted correctly) ;-) The VASST Instant Series are very graphical books. ~jr |
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Subject:RE: OT: Instant ACID book review
Reply by: MikeDee
Date:3/1/2005 12:40:29 PM
Sounds good to me Guyz. I value your opinions and insights here on the Forum; it only makes sense to buy your book. In fact, considering the price at Walmart.com (where I placed my order), the book, along with your input on the Forum, costs much less than just about any Tech Support plan. :) Best o' Luck...hope the book sells well. |
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Subject:RE: OT: Instant ACID book review
Reply by: JohnnyRoy
Date:3/1/2005 1:11:30 PM
> I value your opinions and insights here on the Forum; it only makes sense to buy your book. Actually, we wrote the book with you guys in mind. In fact, the book idea was born on this forum in this thread: July 2004 Issue of EQ mag. Forum members were commented that they’d love to see all the ACID tips written down somewhere. Iacobus was commenting on how he was thinking of writing a book. He said, “what a gargantuan task that would be for just one person to accomplish.” I sent him a private email that said, “what about for two people?” and the book idea was born. We hope you like it. ~jr Message last edited on3/1/2005 1:12:28 PM byJohnnyRoy. |
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Subject:RE: OT: Instant ACID book review
Reply by: DKeenum
Date:3/1/2005 1:42:07 PM
Just ordered my copy! |
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Subject:RE: OT: Instant ACID book review
Reply by: JohnnyRoy
Date:3/1/2005 5:00:29 PM
BTW, you can read the Table of Contents and an excerpt from Chapter 2: "Fundamentals of Looping” on the CMP Book website: http://www.cmpbooks.com/product/1304 ~jr |
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Subject:RE: OT: Instant ACID book review
Reply by: Lionel Richtea
Date:3/1/2005 5:58:30 PM
I want to commend you on writing a book dude... I am pretty knowledgable and feel that I could teach all manner of software to people,,, BUt i never though about writing a book until now!... YOu may have inspired me to do just that! Have you ever attempted anything like this before? best of luck with it! Marl |
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Subject:RE: OT: Instant ACID book review
Reply by: JohnnyRoy
Date:3/1/2005 6:44:17 PM
Marl, Thanks. This is my first book. Iacobus has published before. You are where I was. I said the same thing to myself a thousand times! I would see a book on a topic in which I was well versed and I would say, "I could have written that!" But the bottom line was. I didn’t! I always said, some day I’m gonna write a book. Thanks to VASST/CMP and Iacobus, I finally did it. You just have to go for it. Decide you’re going to do it and don’t look back. Then I’ll be buying your book. ;-) ~jr |
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Subject:RE: OT: Instant ACID book review
Reply by: snicholshms
Date:3/1/2005 9:50:30 PM
I bought the book and it's a great help! It's easy to read ...does NOT read like some boring manual. ACID has so many features now...last time I used it was version 3. 5 is light years beyond 3. Johnny Roy is good a presenting complex material in a manner that is easy to understand. This is as good if not better than a training DVD. You couldn't possibly have a chapter on a DVD for all the material in this guide. Amazon sells it for $16.47...leass than most of us spend on beer over a weekend....or maybe Friday night? |
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Subject:RE: OT: Instant ACID book review
Reply by: JohnnyRoy
Date:3/2/2005 4:43:45 AM
> Johnny Roy is good a presenting complex material in a manner that is easy to understand. Thank you but I can’t take all the credit. Iacobus (mD) was a co-author and we tried to keep our writing styles consistent so the same is true for him. I couldn’t have had a better co-author. We did technical edits on each other’s chapters before submitting them. It was a real team effort. Thanks again. I’m glad we achieved our objective to make ACID instantly understandable. ~jr Message last edited on3/2/2005 4:44:21 AM byJohnnyRoy. |
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Subject:RE: OT: Instant ACID book review
Reply by: Iacobus
Date:3/2/2005 10:53:47 AM
Thanks everyone (and to JohnnyRoy for giving me the opportunity to contribute to the book). It was actually a lot of fun. Iacobus ------- RodelWorks - Original Music for the Unafraid Buy Instant ACID by JohnnyRoy and mD! mD at ACIDplanet |
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Subject:RE: OT: Instant ACID book review
Reply by: spinweb
Date:3/3/2005 7:54:11 AM
People who have something to say about the book can post a review here: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1578202663/qid=1109865059/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-6427212-4751869?v=glance&s=books&n=507846 I find Amazon's reviews to be, in general, very helpful. Hey, you can even save yourself $0.03 on a used copy. lol! Eric |
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Subject:RE: OT: Instant ACID book review
Reply by: B.C.
Date:3/3/2005 7:57:14 AM
Ordered mine last night. |
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Subject:RE: OT: Instant ACID book review
Reply by: DigiMusicDoc
Date:3/3/2005 2:11:14 PM
And then there's the competition, www.digitalmusicdoctor.com. Two hours of interactive videos plus sample projects. Much more fun than a book. |
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Subject:RE: OT: Instant ACID book review
Reply by: JohnnyRoy
Date:3/3/2005 3:44:36 PM
> Much more fun than a book. I am also working on a VASST ACID Pro 5 training DVD, which is almost complete. It covers some topics that are in the book and some that are not. ~jr |
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Subject:RE: OT: Instant ACID book review
Reply by: MikeDee
Date:3/20/2005 1:42:06 PM
Hey, JohnnyRoy & Iacobus - Youze guyz got a winner here! Not being an RTFOM (O=online) kinda guy, I've been digging up a ton of gold information nuggets throughout the book...from simple "I should've already known that but didn't RTFOM" keyboard shortcuts to more advanced and "hey, I never thought of that -- great idea!" creative topics. The subject matter is explained quite well, accompanied by solid examples. Also, as mentioned previously, there are a lot of screenshots to substantiate the text. Great work, Fellas! I like the book; it's definitely a must-read. :) Best personal regards, Mike E. Dee |
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Subject:RE: OT: Instant ACID book review
Reply by: JohnnyRoy
Date:3/20/2005 4:23:25 PM
Mike, I’m so glad you liked the book. If you could be so kind as to post a review at Amazon.com we would really appreciate it. No one has reviewed it there yet and I know I read the reviews before I shop there. We hoped it would be a book for people who don’t like to read books. I’m glad you feel the same way. Thanks again for the kind words, ~jr |
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Subject:RE: OT: Instant ACID book review
Reply by: Iacobus
Date:3/21/2005 11:08:22 AM
Ditto, Mike. Thank you for the kind words. Iacobus ------- RodelWorks - Original Music for the Unafraid Buy Instant ACID by JohnnyRoy and mD! mD at ACIDplanet |
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Subject:RE: OT: Instant ACID book review
Reply by: MikeDee
Date:3/21/2005 2:04:27 PM
Done deal, ~jr. :) I used most of what I typed previously in my review. Methinks it looks good...hopefully, it'll turn the wheels in motion. Best o' Luck.... Mike E. Dee |
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Subject:RE: OT: Instant ACID book review
Reply by: JohnnyRoy
Date:3/21/2005 2:25:15 PM
Mike, Thank you from both Iacobus and myself, it is much appreciated. ~jr |
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Subject:ACID and rewire in the book?
Reply by: waynegee
Date:3/22/2005 5:31:54 AM
Hey guys- Is there any info on using ACID and Rewired together? Not how to hook them up(that's easy) but actual, practical, real-world usage. I just cannot get my mind around using them together, especially since the feature cross at points. W- |
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Subject:RE: ACID and rewire in the book?
Reply by: JohnnyRoy
Date:3/22/2005 7:52:17 AM
Wayne, The book explains how to hook them up including how to expose ACID busses as tracks in a host application (like SONAR). Using them together is as easy as using a soft synth. The workflow is personal preference. You can use ACID for all the looped based instruments and then perhaps use SONAR for recording vocals or long audio tracks. This way you can use the punch-in/out capabilities of SONAR (something that ACID doesn’t have) for non-looped tracks. Think of ACID as the ultimate looped based plug-in to SONAR at that point. Going the other way around, you could insert Reason into ACID as a soft synth and play your Reason project as well as access all of the synths in the Reason rack via MIDI right from within ACID. You can insert any of the Reason outputs and they will become a buss in ACID so you can mix it in with your project right from ACID. What is it exactly you are having difficulty with getting your head around? ~jr Message last edited on3/22/2005 8:01:24 AM byJohnnyRoy. |
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Subject:RE: OT: Instant ACID book review
Reply by: woodrose
Date:3/22/2005 12:50:16 PM
Instant is just what it means!! I have to advantages, one I have been a drummer for over thirty years (on and off for fun) and two have been using vegas for over three years as part of my income. So stepping in to acid was like putting on a pair of shoes that I had worn before. I was able to have some fun right off the get go. But when I received John and Lacobus's instant acid, well that's when the ship really set sail . The other day I looked up at my music library that I have two or three grand into and laughed and said: ya right not no more!! I had a client stop by to work on some 20 and 30 second pieces (He is used to picking out music from my library) Through some loops up, work them around, looked over at the client and the first thing out of his mouth was wow!! that's cool!! Again took a quick look up at the library and smiled. My wife likes to stick her head through the door of my office and say when ya going to be done? So a few nights ago before she came home from work I made dinner, ran into the office and put together a little hip hop/rap love song, ya you know you work so hard, your so good looking, I love ya so much kinda stuff.. Well!! ya might say we both made desert! With your book and acid, My sex life just improved, no problem with office time for now, my client is happy with the upgraded service I have to offer, My musical friends want to come over more often to see and listen to the wonders of acid and they know to always bring beer. So thanks again for improving the quality of my life!!! |
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Subject:RE: OT: Instant ACID book review
Reply by: Iacobus
Date:3/23/2005 11:01:07 AM
My wife likes to stick her head through the door of my office and say when ya going to be done? So a few nights ago before she came home from work I made dinner, ran into the office and put together a little hip hop/rap love song, ya you know you work so hard, your so good looking, I love ya so much kinda stuff.. Well!! ya might say we both made desert! With your book and acid, My sex life just improved, no problem with office time for now, my client is happy with the upgraded service I have to offer, My musical friends want to come over more often to see and listen to the wonders of acid and they know to always bring beer. So thanks again for improving the quality of my life!!! 8-O You're welcome? Little did I know our book would become an aphrodisiac. LOL Iacobus ------- RodelWorks - Original Music for the Unafraid Buy Instant ACID by JohnnyRoy and mD! mD at ACIDplanet |
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Subject:RE: OT: Instant ACID book review
Reply by: gmay
Date:4/1/2005 4:36:47 AM
Received over here in UK and it's looking fantastic. Treating like a very tasty cake that you want to eat, but you don't want to finish it. Full of really useful tips that you read and think 'yeah' on the forum and then totally forget. But to have all in one place is superb. Good work! Greg |