I'll keep this as short as possible: would someone give me their
opinion on whether Keane's "The Musician's Guide to Pro Tools" or
Franz's "Producing in the Home Studio with Pro Tools" would be
preferable for someone who's doing self-instruction? They both come
with CD's, and both seem to offer an introduction into the system
(after reading one or the other, I'll probably get a more in depth and
less beginner-oriented text)--however, I thought someone here might
have a recommendation on one over the other. Thanks.

mc

I'll keep this as short as possible: would someone give me their
opinion on whether Keane's "The Musician's Guide to Pro Tools" or
Franz's "Producing in the Home Studio with Pro Tools" would be
preferable for someone who's doing self-instruction?

I haven't read them both, but I did get Franz's book. It was great - I didn't
use the CD much, but the book was well laid out and very informative. I'm sure
you'll get a lot of useful info from either one.

Mark Caddell
Boston

On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 11:19:27 -0700, Matthew Coffay wrote:

I'll keep this as short as possible: would someone give me their
opinion on whether Keane's "The Musician's Guide to Pro Tools" or
Franz's "Producing in the Home Studio with Pro Tools" would be
preferable for someone who's doing self-instruction?
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You know, I've read quite a few books on ProTools, but the one I got the most
out of was this one:

PRO TOOLS 6 FOR MACINTOSH AND WINDOWS
by Steven Roback
Paperback: 450 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.25 x 9.24 x 6.80
Publisher: Peachpit Press; 1st edition (October 14, 2003)
ISBN: 0321213157

However, the top seller on Amazon is the the Franz book you mention (followed
by PRO TOOLS FOR DUMMIES). It's only 282 pages for about the same price, but
I guess a lot depends on what you intend to get out of it.

--MFW

Keane's is good as a first-time primer, he will take you step by step
through most of the required steps of recording, editing and mixing,
with little fluff or unecessary detail - great for getting your feet
wet.

Franz's will answer the more advanced (but not all expert level)
questions that will arise when you are ready to dig deeper into the
system. I like this book the best because it addresses real-world
situations you will encounter rather than presenting a lot of minute
detail in non-specific order like the manual does.

I got started with Keane (took one day to get through) and haven't
touched it since BUT I am still glad I used it, it was a big help. A
lot of people recommend "Igniting Protools" and The other one
mentioned above. I have them but haven't found them to be that useful
- they seem to be more MAC oriented, especially in the illustrations.


(Matthew Coffay) wrote in message . com...
I'll keep this as short as possible: would someone give me their
opinion on whether Keane's "The Musician's Guide to Pro Tools" or
Franz's "Producing in the Home Studio with Pro Tools" would be
preferable for someone who's doing self-instruction? They both come
with CD's, and both seem to offer an introduction into the system
(after reading one or the other, I'll probably get a more in depth and
less beginner-oriented text)--however, I thought someone here might
have a recommendation on one over the other. Thanks.

mc

What helped me get started the most were the instructional videos on
Digidesign's web site.

The best part is that they are free.

LeonD