Multimedia Books

The quality of shakespeare cannot be underestimated. For those that tread the well worn path of Macbeth and Hamlet, the Merchant is not too far off the track as something different.

The cast do not outshine the story but still add the traditional life and warmth that everyone can enjoy.

The Arkangel production is a brilliant new collection of timeless classics. You will never be able to resist remembering those age old quotes. So shines a good deed in a weary world... enjoy

Think it's amazing book. One of the best TCP/IP book that i had or saw.
I had TCP/IP Network Administration of O'Reilly (2nd edition). That book didn't really impressed me. It don't covers the aspects that you'll want to know.

This book covers more aspects, it have very good structure, clear explanations of all covered subjects. Think it's very handy book for everybody, even if you're not sysadmin.

I was pretty satisfied by the contents of this book. This book is a comprehensive guide for network administrators to implement Commerce Server 2000 and administer and secure it effectively. The configuration examples are comprehensive and I could configure Commerce Server 2000 with ease after reading the contents of this book. The authors seem to have a thorough hands-on experience with Commerce Server 2000. I liked the chapters on deployment, security and integration of Commerce Server with BizTalk server. This is indeed a great buy!!

This is a well-written and very helpful book. I am a musician of many years, however I was fairly new the world of MIDI until a few months ago. It's amazing how far it's come, and I played with it in the early days and didn't think much of it. As far as it's come, MIDI has become very sophisticated and complex. I purchased Cubase several months back, and I expected to get a handle on MIDI editing quickly. Nothing doing. What I discovered is: You can be a great musician, have spent years studying composition and arranging in a traditional sense, and none of that will necessarily help you when it comes to advanced MIDI operations and MIDI editing. Cubase has a very, very extensive and complex set of features and thoroughly understanding them is no easy task.

The Cubase manual is helpful. But, I soon discovered, it's a bit like learning to drive a car by reading the car's manual. What I realised is that I really needed a book that would walk me through various MIDI editing situations and help me get acquainted with those features in Cubase. Then, I found this book by Steve Pacey, which is exactly what I was looking for.

I just picked up the book. Having browsed through it, read the intros, and the first chapter, I can tell you it's well written. Pacey appraochs topics in a straightforward way, and his explanations are really clear. I'm going to be spending an hour or two each day to work through the book sequentially, and I think it will really pay off. If you learn best from books, then you'll really like this book. If you're taking a course in a similar topic, then I imagine this book will probably help you a lot, too. Unfortunately, music technology was nothing like it is today back when I was in school.

MIDI editing is a fairly advanced topic in my mind, and this book goes into depth. You should be generally familiar with Cubase, and you should have a reasonably good knowledge of music fundamentals. (Not to scare people away, just that if you don't know what time signatures are, for example, you might have trouble in the Quanitizing section of the book.) In this book, Pacey also covers related topics, such as score editing. He doesn't go into depth---which makes sense becuase it's a topic worthy of its own book---but, he does tie those other features of Cubase to the MIDI editing, which really helps to round out the instruction.

On a technical note, the book is written with reference to the PC version of Cubase 4. If you're using the Mac version of Cubase 4, you'll probably notice some superficial differences with the book. If you're using a previous version of Cubase, such as SX3 (which I am using on a PC), then 95% of the book will still apply to your version. (You could probably use the OEM "LE" version of Cubase and still find this book helpful.) Have the Cubase manual handy while you're working with this book so that you can cross-reference (which is something the author recommends anayway). The included CD has demo files which are specific to Cubase 4. You can't use them with a previous version of Cubase, but not a big deal---you can still work along using your own MIDI file. I'm not saying there's no value to the included demo files, just that you can easily get along without them, if need be. Don't hesitate buying this book if you're just worried that you don't have Cubase 4.

I am surprised that a book devoted to MIDI editing in Cubase hasn't come out until now. Thank you to Pacey and editors for recognising that gap.

A Table of Contents is published at the Thomson Course Technology website. I am copying it here for reference. I hope that is permissible:

Table of Contents
A Quick Look at the Key Editor
The Tool Buttons
The Toolbar
The Controller Lanes and the Line Tool
The MIDI Menu
Working with MIDI in the Project Window
The In-Place Editor and the Edit Menu
A Closer Look at Quantizing MIDI
Working with MIDI Effects and Modifiers
The Drum Editor
The List Editor, Logical Editor, and Project Browser
The Score Editor
Now That You Know Everything There Is to Know about Editing MIDI in Cubase
Working with Multiple MIDI Tracks in an Editor
More Shortcuts
Index

I have been struggling with the Reason program for many months now with limited success. After reading the first 30 pages or so of this publication I was cranking out songs in less than an hour each. VERY usefull and effective tutorial. Thank you Steve Nalepa for a job well done!

Papa Homer Brinlee

MORE THAN A MUSIC BOX: RADIO CULTURES AND COMMUNITIES IN A MULTI-MEDIA WORLD gathers essays for college-level survey of world media formats and their competition for radio's position of importance. Essays consider digital broadcasting, the internet, and other competing media sources, analyzing radio's ongoing importance in competition with these alternative transmission choices. Andrew Crissel is a Professor of Broadcasting Studies with other books on radio and broadcasting to his name: his latest covers such topics as gay radio, Native American radio, public radio and documentaries and will prove a 'must' for any student of broadcasting.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

Jon's done a terrific job with this stunning new book, which is packed with a wide variety of examples from network station idents, movie graphics design and much more.

What I liked best about this book is:

+ packed with tons of color photos, the most photo-packed, professional, slick and well illustrated book I've seen on the topic
+ wide variety of examples discussed and annotated, from broadcast station logo work to movies and much more
+ features examples and discussions of works from top design shops, like Blur and others
+ concise, accurate, insightful treatment of content: he's on target with his comments and I learned a lot about how the artistry plus creative design process works, with cutting edge examples
+ current and professional content; not dated, very topical and timely

In short, his book is to "how to do motion graphic design right" what the Meyer's books on how to use AE are, for the industry. Exceptionally well done book and one of my top 2-3 favorites, of dozens I have on the topic.

Well done, Jon - thanks for putting this together, and for producing such a professional, well thought out and illustrated resource. A "must have" for any of us who are learning and refining our craft in motion graphics design work. A+++! Get this book now.

-Ken

Motivation Now is a single cd of the pleasant, relaxing voice of Victoria Wizell. It lasts 75:37 and consists of three tracks: 1) Intro to Self Hypnosis, 2) Take the Next Step and
3) Motivational Parts Therapy.

Track 1, the introduction, dispells misconceptions about hypnosis granting you a better understanding of what it is and its potential to grant positive benefits in your life. Ms. Wizell recommends using the cd for 30 days but I use it "as needed" and have achieved amazing results. This first track is the shortest and you will probably only need to listen to it once or twice.

"Take the Next Step," track 2, begins with hypnosis and leads you into a visualization of achieving your most desired goal. The great pleasure in this is, with repeated listening, your goal becomes clearer and more detailed. Also you can obviously change your goal sometimes as I use this for two big goals I am achieving in my life. This is my favorite session.

The third and final track, "Motivational Parts Therapy" is again a hypnosis session that helps you get in touch with that part of yourself that is hindering you from achieving your ambitions. This concept may sound strange but I've found this session invaluable and essential to my success. As you get in touch with the hindering part of yourself and compromise, you come into agreement so that NOTHING stands in your way anymore. For me, it felt like I joined with myself completely and became twice as strong than before because "all of me" was in harmony, working to make my dreams come true. I truly learned the meaning of being my own best friend.

I highly recommend this for people who have dreams/goals but procrastinate them and, for whatever reason, "settle." You don't have to settle, get this and begin the process of figuring out what you want and visualizing yourself achieving it. You can achieve anything you put your heart and mind into!

Soar!

If you *really* want to know about multicasting, this is the book you must read. Especially if you are a researcher
,working on multicasting, this is a must.

I think the book brings a very helpful review of the cartography state of art facing new tools to represent reality. It is balanced between theory and practical examples. Finally, it shows how multimedia will impact in the way we think and construct maps.