Sound Forge 6 Power!

First of all, I want to review Garrigus' book and tell you how it really has helped me better understand my SF 6.0 software.Secondly, I wanted to comment on the fact that Garrigus himself came along and set someone else straight on his book! That was pretty cool. Yes, this book is for the beginner and that's okay. I purchased SF 6.0 the weekend it came out, and to that point had used about 40% of it's functionality. About 2 months ago, my wife ran across this book for me and brought it home. It sat in my studio (becoming a drink coaster & the like) and then one day I became very frustrated about a few functions and I remembered the book.The chapters are well thought out, the book makes seemingly difficult features easy to understand but here's the shocking part.....I feel like musicians WILL read it. We're notorious for trying to make everything in our studios, "plug 'n play" no matter what! LOL....then we wonder why we have thousands of dollars worth of software and use about $100 worth of it's full potential!My goal for 2004 is to fully be able to use all my music-based software, and I would hazard a guess that anything Garrigus writes would help me do so! Great work Scott, do you have an Acid 4.0/FL Studio book too?

This book is a must have and big thanks to Scott for writing it. I knew I had only scratched the surface of Soundforge's power and this book reaffirmed that. This book is only eclipsed by the genius of the software itself. Niice!

I am the author of this book, and this message is made in reply to the review left by the person calling themselves 'whomeverwhatever.' Your review is totally off-base.First of all, there are a number of practical examples provided in the book. There may not be as many as you would like, but this book was written to help readers understand how to use all of the functions of the software.And yes, this book is for beginners and intermediate users. There is plenty of information provided about audio basics. All of the functions of the software are covered and are explained in detail. What they are, why you would use them, and how to use them.I have no idea where you get the idea the book is better for people using MIDI. Sound Forge provides very few MIDI functions. Most of the information in this book deals with how to record and edit digital audio. Sound Forge is a digital audio editing application.And as far as the EQ example that you talked about is concerned, you must have read it wrong. I said that EQ can be used as a simple means of reducing noise in audio. It is not meant as a total solution. And yes, by reducing high frequency content, you can reduce noise.I happen to have a college degree in sound recording technology from UMass, one of the best schools in the USA. It sounds to me like YOU are the one who needs more schooling.The next time you decide to review someone else's work, it might be a good idea for you to do some thinking before you do any actual typing.

Scotts book makes this application come alive. If your serious about doing music on your computer then you need this software and if you serious about this software you need this book.