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Apple Pro Training Series: Soundtrack Pro 2 (Apple Pro Training Series) | 
 enlarge | Author: Martin Sitter
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Category: Book
List Price: $54.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 30266
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 360
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7.5 x 0.8
ISBN: 0321502663
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.5
EAN: 9780321502667
ASIN: 0321502663
Publication Date: September 20, 2007
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Product Description
There’s no better way to learn to create professional audio files for film or video than this self-paced, Apple-certified guide to Soundtrack Pro 2?the only digital audio tool designed specifically for Final Cut Pro users. Audio producer Martin Sitter created all-new projects and completely revised this best-selling book to take advantage of the software’s new streamlined interface, surround mixing features, revolutionary ability to synchronize changes between picture and sound, and new dialog track tools. After introducing readers to the Soundtrack workspace and showing them how to work with audio clips and tracks, Sitter moves quickly to the essential task of audio restoration and clean-up. Readers then learn to arrange, edit, and mix multi-track audio projects; record and edit voiceovers and narration; and experiment with advanced mixing and effects. Each chapter presents a complete lesson in an aspect of sound design or editing, with step-by-step projects for you to complete as you go. DVD with project and media files included.
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A Good Read October 7, 2008
Overall the book had lots of helpful advise and the explanation of Soundtrack Pro was great for its level 1 specification. The author is understandable at any level from novice to professional. It is though rather short and is lacking information on when things go wrong, "how do I fix it." Like for example when I set up a cycle region(loop) the audio would play fine the first time through but then when it plays over again the audio starts to distort and add audio artifacts. It would have been helpful if this had at least been noted in the book if this is behaving badly from the computers end or Soundtrack Pros end. I did find it frustrating that every lesson needed the media to be reconnected. After the 8th lesson it becomes a hassel.
But all in all this is a great book!
Doesn't make sense why Final Cut Pro isn't in the requirements September 28, 2008
You know... Soundtrack Pro 2 comes with both Logic Studio and Final Cut Pro.
If you have Logic Studio, you cannot use this book (even though SP2 comes with it). Why? Because like mentioned previously, some of the lessons you MUST open with FCP before proceeding to the next steps. It would've been nice if there was an option for us Logic Studio users. Perhaps an extra media file on the DVD that has already gone through the FCP process? A work around? I thought that would be the case but obviously not.
I'm a bit frustrated that the book does not state that you NEED Final Cut Pro to do the lessons. Afterall, this is for Soundtrack Pro 2. Logic Studio is hardly mentioned.
I enjoyed the previous Logic Pro 8 Level 1 and Level 2 books, and I know this will get me going in SP2, but I need to get access to a computer with FCP.
 waste of money February 28, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is the worst Apple series book i've ever read. It's like the author took the free tutorial videos that come with the Soundtrack pro (Final cut studio 2) and transcribed them. You will learn nothing that those videos haven't already told you. The videos are available on Apple's website so if you can't find your copy go watch the videos there.
Apple book series really needs to keep a good eye on the quality of the books they release. it clearly varies widely. some are amazing, like the one on Apple color, others like this are downright rubbish.
 Great as always February 25, 2008
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
Another excellent training book by PeachPit. I would have liked a little more focus on Audio Editing for Voice Over and Podcast work but the foundations are there. Of course if you actually bought the software and I do not know that Mr. One star did you get some of the best manuals ever packaged with a software package in recent years. Well if you bought Logic Pro 8 that is.
Ignore the guy with an old install of OS 9 he has no business with this software anyway and could not run it in any meaningful full production environment anyway. Considering how inexpensive Apple OS upgrades are my money is on that reviewer using Pirate Software anyway. Anyone who can actually afford the software can afford a $130.00 OS upgrade and if he has a machine so old it is below the minimums for TIger and Leopard he is not actually running in a production environment anyway. WHich is the impression he is trying to give with his comments and the "Name" of his "business".
I really hate when people like that run down a perfectly good product that the authors and publishers worked hard on. They are clueless and need to just go back to using Windows machines or leave the Mac community all together. SO who ever you are crawl back under your rock and stop posing as a "Professional" when all you are is a pirating hack.
Sorry for my rant but I have read one too many of these lame reviews. Sad thing is Amazon might just pull my review and leave that thing up.
Is this book perfect. No and if I were not countering that review I would have given it a 4 out of 5 because it does not cover VO and Podcast well enough.
totally non-functional February 14, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The software on this training manual was non-functional. My machine runs with Mac OX 4.9. I received and error as soon as I tried to open a lesson. I call Peach Pit (or peach whomever) and was told they were aware of the problem and would send me a new copy. That was a while ago and still I haven't seen anything the mail. It is a little unbelievable that these companies know that their products are bad and don't recall them. They grab our money and we have to fight to try to get something back. I guess it is a sign of the times, but it makes me weary.
Hopefully the problem will be fixed soon so that this review will be mute soon. Actually I have a bookshelf full of Apple Pro Training manuals and love most of them. They are far better than the Adobe books. I am slowly working my way through the Adobe Dreamweaver manual now and sometimes I think if I could get my hands on whoever wrote it I would kill them. Adobe wisely does not tell us who they are. Cheers.
Stan / Desert Wind Productions
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