Others say...

"Not really what i needed but........"
The book is great, but for the newest of the newest users of reason. Also, it is of utmost importance to have some sort of midi controlling device in your posession before buying this book, as the book references the useage of your "assumed" midi controller. So, if you dont have one, you will find yourself skipping several large sections of the text.

Other then that, its a good book. I would however, highly recommend Reason Power, instead of this one if you have a basic knowledge of Reason. As Reason Power not only gives you the basics of the equipment, but it also delvs into the program a bit more with tutorials and exercises.

"Einstein would have loved this book..."
"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction (Albert Einstein)." This book makes the complex seem really simple. I'd recommend this book for a couple of reasons: 1) finally, a book that EXPLAINS the knobs and faders in layman's terms!; 2) it doesn't read like a typical book, in that the author makes minimal use of text and relies heavily on graphics (a picture IS worth 1,000 words); 3) the graphics are optimally labeled/captioned; 4) it follows a logical progression, rarely introducing you to concepts that are overwhelming without having first provided the fundamental building blocks/context behind them; 5) It is a great reference to keep next to you on your computer desk, even after you've mastered the basics and played with it at an intermediate level (re-readable); and 6) it is written in such a way that I embrace it, rather than loathe it, and it simply inspires me to sit down with the program and jump the hurdles like an Olympic gold-medalist. The only thing I wish this book had is a Glossary. But I can live without that. I'd highly recommend this book to Reason 3.0 users at a beginner to intermediate level. Please feel free to disagree with my opinion; let us compare opinions, invite a few more points of view, and debate, like the humans we are.

"My opinion between this book compared to the Ignite book"
If your new to Reason and looking to get a good book that will help you get up to speed and fast then this is the book. I bought the Reason Ignite book first and wish that I had bought this one first. Where the Ignite book shows you by "click here to do this" and stops at that,this book goes more into what each knob does. The chapter on building your own synth sounds was excellent. The visual quickstart guides have always been great books and I higly recommend this book.

"hmmm what can I say"
Ive always been a big fan of the visual quickstart publishings, I first got onto the quickstart books with learning macromedia Flash and when I went on the hunt to find A new Reason book I look for a quickstart book. Top Stuff