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PRO TOOLS ® 101:AN INTRODUCTION TO
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This guide is copyrighted ©2013 by
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This book is dedicated to musicians
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Andy CookAvid Learning Partner Prog
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ContentsIntroductionPART IBackgroun
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Time Scales and RulersMain Time Sca
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Importing VideoEXERCISE 4 Importing
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EXERCISE 6 Configuring the Session
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Considerations for Bouncing AudioBo
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Connect Monitoring DevicesCreating
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IntroductionCongratulations on ente
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▪ Miking techniques▪ Mixer sign
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The Avid Learning Partner ProgramPr
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design, enabling authorized trainin
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PART IBackground InformationOVERVIE
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At its core, Pro Tools is a multi-t
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and modifying sound effects, music,
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Digidesign continued to develop sof
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By March 1995, Pro Tools was recogn
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In 2002, Pro Tools|HD systems were
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A VENUE system is built around one
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speed Ethernet control protocol to
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processors, run more plug-ins, and
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are synonymous—15,000 CPS is the
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Most professional digital recording
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Pro Tools System ConfigurationsThe
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Delete keyBackspace keyFile-Naming
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EXERCISE 1Pro Tools HardwareIn this
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❏ Standard Pro Tools software❏
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New features introduced in Pro Tool
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When audio is recorded into a Pro T
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Powering Up Your HardwareWhen start
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Tip: Mac users might want to create
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and operations, and for adjusting v
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Source: Avid ® .Edit ToolsPro Tool
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2. Copy the following audio files i
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1. Choose FILE > SAVE to save the s
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audio file in that MIDI data does n
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3. Select either MIDI TRACK or INST
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Though MIDI tracks are typically ti
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also want to set the key signature
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Figure 6.7 The Tempo Change dialog
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To display the Instrument view, do
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keyboard could receive double MIDI
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To enable Input Quantize, do the fo
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3. Click PLAY in the Transport wind
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11. What kind of virtual instrument
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1. Click on the HORIZONTAL ZOOM IN
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Figure EX5.4 The Vacuum plug-in win
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3. Click the RECORD button in the T
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LESSON 7Selecting and NavigatingThi
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2. Drag up or down to change the he
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end, and length values for the Time
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2. Drag the TIMELINE SELECTION OUT
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Figure 7.23 Zoom Toggle buttonSourc
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Figure 7.27 The New Memory Location
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Source: Avid ® .Recalling a Marker
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• Tab to Transients• Link Timel
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To simplify your navigation and wor
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▪ Shuffle. This mode allows you t
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Spot mode allows you to specify a d
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you edit your session. The Grid set
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Tip: The Follow Main Time Scale opt
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move the selected clip or clips wit
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inside the clip and drag to the rig
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Pro Tools also allows you to view a
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Plug-ins can be used in mono, multi
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plug-in can be added to a track to
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Review/Discussion Questions1. What
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EXERCISE 8Arranging Audio and Creat
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Figure EX8.2 Setting the start time
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LESSON 10Finishing Your WorkThis le
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out.) If the Audio Files option is
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respectively. This file format can
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the track is posted.) You can also
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OVERVIEWPART IIIHands-On ProjectsPa
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To complete these projects, you wil
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PROJECT 1Music Hands-On ProjectIn t
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c. Type Music Project PT11 in the t
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Insert Xpand! 2 onto the Drums trac
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white, and the corresponding note w
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Bus 1 (Verb). Therefore, all you wi
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Save Work in ProgressBefore continu
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Make a 16-bit stereo bounce of your
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Remove Unused MaterialTo save disk
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PROJECT 2Post Hands-On ProjectIn th
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a. Choose WINDOW > NEW WORKSPACE.b.
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Change the MusicNext you will need
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are not real-time processors. These
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PART IVCourse Completion Informatio
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Source: Avid ®Additional ProjectsA
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Additional certification options ar
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▪ POW-r Dither. An advanced type
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APPENDIX BAIR Creative Collection P
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IndexNumerics003 family, 19003 Rack
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Eleven Rack, 18-19exercise, 25-26HD
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mixdown technique, 213Post Hands-On
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Mix window, 40-41Comments area (Imp
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Digidesigngrammy award, 9history of
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toolbar, customizing, 37-38editingC
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MIDI, 29organization, 28rendered, 3
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Hertz (Hz), 14Hide Views function,
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Key Change dialog box, 116key signa
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Controls, 119controlsCountoff contr
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description, 192displaying and hidi
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Session windows oriented for, 239-2
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Avid audio, 21Avid Channel Strip, 2
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importing media, 269-272knock sweet
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mixing exercise, 276-282powering up
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Reverse plug-in, 292Revert to Saved
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on selected tracks, 146Tab key, 147
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Transport window controls and displ
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Tap Tempo mode, 115Tempo field, 54T
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playback point, 71shortcuts, 68size
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WaveCache file, 28-29waveform, 14wi