Overview
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Learn advanced techniques for Pro Tools. Improve your productivity, maximize your creativity, and elevate your sound.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- Advanced techniques with Pro Tools
- What you need to know
- How to use the exercise files
- Recent features and updates
- Starting work on a new session
- Configuring the Playback Engine
- Customizing I/O settings
- Audition paths and default output bus
- Adding tracks as you work
- Edit and Mix windows display options
- Tracks List display options
- Pro Tools software options
- Working with digital video
- Using Workspace browsers
- Using Soundbase
- Considerations for importing files
- Importing tracks from another session
- The benefits of using Clip Groups
- Working with meter changes
- Creating a gradual tempo change
- Recording with a click
- Preparing for punch-ins and overdubs
- Making and saving selections
- Recording multiple takes
- Auditioning multiple record takes
- Recording in layers with MIDI Merge mode
- Understanding track timebases
- Changing the track timebase
- Working with virtual instruments
- Track views and controls for MIDI data
- Troubleshooting MIDI auditions
- Troubleshooting MIDI playback
- Editing MIDI clips
- Editing MIDI notes with the Pencil tool
- Elastic Audio basics
- Warping sound with Elastic Audio
- Tightening a rhythm with Elastic Audio
- Experimenting with tempo
- Working with Elastic Audio markers
- Improving the quality of warped audio
- Using Elastic Audio to change pitch
- Using the Smart Tool
- Quantize options for audio and MIDI
- Using the MIDI Real-Time Properties view
- Using the Real-Time Properties window
- Editing with fades
- Track color-coding
- Creating clip loops
- Modifying clip loops
- Editing on the grid
- Working with AudioSuite plug-ins
- Locating clips in the Clip List
- Exporting clips
- Evaluating a session
- Using inserts for effects processing
- Using sends and returns
- Working with sends
- Working with plug-ins
- Working with Master Faders
- Automation overview
- Automation modes
- Working with automation
- Graphical editing of automation
- Cutting, copying, and pasting automation
- Removing automation from a track
- Working with track subsets
- Using Folder Tracks for submixing
- Grouping tracks
- Working with groups
- Maximizing levels and adding dither
- Creating final media: The stereo bounce
- Creating final media: A slimmed archive
- Next steps
