Arranging in the Digital World: Techniques for Arranging Popular Music Using Today's Electronic and Digital Instruments (Berklee Guide) Review

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(More customer reviews)I should have paid more attention to the sticker on the front of the book that proclaims: "Great for Beginners!"It's sad that Berklee Press not only published, but continues to promote this book.I expected much better.
I've been hanging around music for a while, but am more of a "seasoned hobbiest" than anything else.Yet there was only a couple of things I found useful in this book.Because the book is called "Arranging in the Digital World," I was expecting to get a book that taught some arranging, including some discussion about common ways to use a keyboard in an ensemble.Instead, the author fails on both of these points.First, in the introduction he states, "Our focus will be on sequencing techniques... rather than actual writing techniques."Last time I checked, arranging was WRITING appropriate parts.So, maybe this book should have been entitled, "Sequencing in the Digital World," since the author doesn't go into any depth about the kinds of parts you might want to write.The author also assumes that you are a seasoned keyboard player already (who else uses midi?) and so skips discussing keyboard altogether with this dismissive quote, "I assume you are already familiar with the piano..."I don't know how a serious book on arranging can say nothing about what keyboards might typically play in an ensemble.
Other than a sample midi song fragment or two in a handful of styles (mostly jazz & latin), there just isn't much "arranging" to be found.You can read the whole book in an hour and it's not likely that you'll ever pick it back up again....

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This is the resource for creating truly inspired arrangements! Full of tips and tricks covering techniques for building digital arrangements in a variety of styles, including country, gospel, pop, jazz, rock, Latin and more. Teaches basic MIDI, sequencing, production concepts, and arranging techniques for a variety of digital instrument sounds. Make your MIDI sequences and grooves come alive! Also includes a General MIDI disk with more than 50 sequenced samples, helpful definitions, and more.

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