Reason 6 Power!: The Comprehensive Guide

Hello,While this books says it's aimed at Beginners to Advanced users, I would say Intermediate and Advanced users will gain little from this title.The book is quite thorough, though, with specific examples on a lot of the major aspects of Reason 6. But, one sentence has thrown me off a bit, page 32: "Notice the Redrum Drum Computer appears within the Rack (see Figure 2.5)! For more information on using Redrum, see the chapter about Redrum in Reason 6 Power!" Looking at the index, there is but one entry on Redrum, and that's "Redrum/drum pattern tutorial, 92-102. " That's the only reference to redrum, with no dedicated chapter as indicated, which left me scratching my head a little.As far as most of the text, I can't help but think while I'm reading this: is this the Reason 6:Ignite book that is written specifically for beginners? I don't know for sure, because I haven't read Ignite.The reason I give it 3 stars is that, even though most of the material covered is helpful and useful for the most part, sentences like this from chapter 1, p. 21, "There are actually more uses for Sends and Returns, but I'll leave those for you to discover on your own," make me yearn for more. That 'more' was the reason I bought the book in the first place!Having said all that, I would recommend you "Click to Look Inside" to get a taste of it and decide for yourself.

This book is great. B&W photos makes it more affordable. Gets very in depth. Great for beginners and the experienced.

I took a chance and ordered this book thinking that the missing Redrum chapter that a previous reviewer wrote about was a fluke. Well, it wasn't. Not only does this book have no chapter on Redrum, it also has no chapters on Subtractor or the Matrix pattern sequencer, two of my favorite devices!My guess is that either the authors or the publishers decided to put out a book showcasing the new features of Reason 6, plus throw a few other things in. This most certainly is not a "comprehensive guide," as the cover of the book reads.Thank goodness I have Reason 4 Power, which is an excellent book, to fill me in on the missing chapters of Reason 6 Power. I think I'm going to toss Reason 6 Power in the trash and read the 1,000+ page Reason Operator's Manual.

The product is new thanks for that, the speed of service on the other hand I'll give you a C+.

Great resource for Reason

Comprehensive guide that is very helpful. Recommend to Reason 6.0 - 6.5 due the many changes Propellerhead made in the upgrade from 5 to 6.

While this book seemed to offer littler more than what I'd have got from going through Propellerhead's free Reason 6 Operation Manual (which can be downloaded from their website), I was attracted to it because it is significantly shorter (than the 1000+ page manual). I'm now about 75% of the way through the book and can say that the content is OK with reasonable introductions to most (but certainly not all) of Reason's instruments / effects.What has really frustrated me is that the book description/cover promises several free chapters being available from the publishers website. These chapters were not available from their website when I got the book and - despite having contacted the publisher several times they still haven't put them up (I'm told 'editorial' are [still] waiting for the author).I'll finish the book but I definitely don't think it was a wise purchase. The manual is a better resource in my opinion - and it is free. I might feel differently if the publishers ever get round to delivering the promised on-line content.