Lynda.COM Pro Tools 9 Essential Training

Author:
David Franz

Duration:
08h 23m

Released on:
11/5/2010

Exercise files:
Yes

Software works on:
Windows only


Pro Tools 9 Essential Training with musician and producer David Franz demonstrates concepts and techniques necessary for recording, editing, mixing, and mastering in the industry-standard software for music and post-production. The course covers creating music with virtual instruments and plugins, editing with elastic audio for time and pitch manipulation, creating a musical score, and mixing with effects loops. Exercise files accompany the course.
Topics include:

    Exploring the Pro Tools interface
    Choosing a playback engine and other settings
    Setting up Pro Tools hardware and software properly
    Importing audio
    Recording and editing audio and MIDI
    Arranging a session
    Writing and editing automation
    Mixing and mastering a session
    Using automatic delay compensation
    Bouncing down a mix as an MP3
    Importing and displaying video
    Archiving a session




Introduction
Welcome           01m 16s
Exploring the different versions of Pro Tools           02m 30s
Optimizing your computer before installing Pro Tools           04m 06s
Troubleshooting           02m 18s
Using the exercise files           03m 03s

1. Getting Set Up in Pro Tools 9
Installing and authorizing Pro Tools           01m 50s
Connecting your Pro Tools system           04m 01s
Powering up and powering down           00m 58s
Choosing the Playback Engine and Hardware settings           04m 13s
Optimizing Pro Tools performance           05m 52s
Utilizing Automatic Delay Compensation (ADC)           01m 38s
Setting essential preferences           02m 35s
Creating a Pro Tools session           03m 43s
Identifying elements in a session folder           02m 33s
Creating new tracks           03m 40s

2. Learning the Interface
Exploring the Edit window           06m 52s
Exploring the Mix window           03m 11s
Exploring the Transport and Big Counter windows           02m 57s
Using the Color palette and window arrangements           02m 36s
Investigating the menus           03m 13s
Understanding samples and ticks           03m 34s
Viewing and manipulating tracks           04m 31s
Selecting inputs, outputs, and buses           03m 58s
Selecting an I/O Settings file           04m 12s
Understanding signal paths and gain stages           03m 46s
Utilizing keyboard shortcuts and keyboard focus           03m 19s

3. Importing into Pro Tools
Using DigiBase and the Workspace browser           04m 22s
Importing audio           03m 01s
Importing MIDI           02m 46s
Importing session data           03m 44s
Importing tracks from a CD           02m 44s
Importing video           02m 54s

4. Recording Audio
Recording audio           06m 14s
Playing back audio           10m 00s
Creating a click track           05m 25s
Overdubbing and using the record modes           08m 29s
Recording with playlists and Loop Record           04m 03s
Punch recording and using the monitoring modes           04m 17s
Dealing with latency and ADC           04m 58s
Creating a group           04m 52s
Adding effects while recording           05m 17s
Creating a headphone (cue) mix           04m 29s
Assigning disk allocation           02m 17s

5. Editing Audio
Understanding nondestructive editing and region types           03m 03s
Using the Selector and Grabber tools           03m 29s
Using the Trimmer and Scrubber tools           08m 16s
Using the Zoomer tool and Zoom presets           05m 41s
Using the Pencil tool           02m 46s
Using the Smart tool           01m 28s
Understanding the Edit modes           05m 09s
Arranging regions           05m 33s
Undoing an edit           02m 08s
Utilizing fades and crossfades           07m 22s
Building a comp track using playlists           04m 50s
Locking and muting regions           02m 52s
Special Edit window buttons           06m 47s
Creating an audio loop           04m 13s
Editing a voiceover           08m 37s
Using Elastic Time and Elastic Pitch           07m 38s

6. Arranging a Session
Working with region groups           06m 39s
Using time, tempo, meter, key, and chord           05m 37s
Creating memory locations           07m 11s

7. Recording MIDI Data
Setting up MIDI on a Mac           04m 07s
Setting up MIDI on a PC           02m 13s
Setting up MIDI in Pro Tools           02m 37s
Recording MIDI data           03m 07s
Recording multiple MIDI tracks with one virtual instrument           02m 17s
Recording options for MIDI           05m 44s
Using step input           04m 14s
Making a drum loop with MIDI Merge           03m 36s
Composing with virtual instruments           02m 52s

8. Editing MIDI
Using the edit tools for editing MIDI data           09m 47s
Editing MIDI data in the MIDI Editor           08m 17s
Working with the MIDI event list           02m 13s
Editing MIDI data with event operations           08m 35s
Quantizing MIDI tracks           12m 16s
Creating and using groove templates           05m 35s
Utilizing real-time properties           03m 49s
Using MIDI Learn           03m 53s

9. Scoring
Exploring the Score Editor           05m 56s
Using the Score Editor           05m 11s
Setting up a score           04m 48s
Printing and exporting a score           01m 49s

10. Automation
Writing and editing automation           07m 21s
Drawing automation with the Pencil tool           03m 58s
Editing automation with the Trimmer and Grabber tools           02m 26s
Cutting, copying, pasting, and clearing automation           04m 02s
Turning automation on and off           04m 00s
Automating plug-ins and virtual instruments           03m 58s

11. Mixing and Mastering
Setting up a session for mixing           07m 53s
Setting up an effects loop           09m 30s
Working with plug-ins           04m 33s
Utilizing ADC while mixing           09m 11s
Applying EQ           09m 25s
Adding compression and limiting           13m 27s
Adding depth effects: Delay and reverb           12m 45s
Applying AudioSuite plug-ins           04m 14s
Bouncing down a mix and making an MP3           05m 44s
Setting up a session for mastering           04m 36s
Mastering a session           07m 35s
Bouncing down master recordings with Dither and Noise Shaping           04m 52s

12. Working with Video
Importing and displaying video files           02m 42s
Adding music, foley, ADR, and FX           04m 32s
Bouncing down video and audio together           02m 52s

13. Archiving
Archiving an entire session           04m 22s

Conclusion
Further Recommendations           00m 52s