Pro Tools 110 : Pro Tools Fundamentals II / Version 12.8

Pro Tools Fundamentals II......Page 2 Copyright and Disclaimer......Page 3 About the Author......Page 4 Contents......Page 6 Online Resources for this Course......Page 12 Course Prerequisites......Page 13 Procedures and Lists......Page 14 Sidebars......Page 15 File Naming Conventions and File Extensions......Page 16 Lesson 1: Getting Started......Page 18 Accessing Existing Sessions and Projects......Page 19 Hardware Buffer Size Selector......Page 21 Cache Size Selector......Page 22 Setting the Default Sample Rate......Page 23 Using a Dedicated Control Panel......Page 24 Customizing I/O Settings......Page 25 Renaming Signal Paths......Page 28 Setting the Audition Path......Page 30 Adding a New Track of a Specific Type......Page 31 Configuring Track Routing......Page 32 Using View Selectors......Page 33 Using the Comments View......Page 35 Using Collaboration Tools (Project Documents Only)......Page 36 Showing and Hiding Tracks......Page 37 Using the Track List Pop-Up Menu......Page 38 Review/Discussion Questions......Page 39 Modifying the System I/O......Page 41 Creating a Session......Page 43 Resetting I/O......Page 44 Adding a New Track......Page 45 Finishing Up......Page 46 Lesson 2: Managing Session Data and MediaFiles......Page 48 Working with Digital Video......Page 49 Video Playback on a Secondary Monitor......Page 50 Workspace Browser Overview......Page 51 Waveform Display......Page 52 Basic Previews......Page 53 Previewing in Context......Page 54 Searching for Files with Soundbase......Page 55 Searching Using Tags......Page 56 Considerations for Importing Files......Page 57 Importing Files Using a Workspace Browser......Page 58 Importing to the Clip List or to Tracks......Page 60 Spotting Files During Import......Page 61 Importing Files Using the Import Commands......Page 62 Importing Tracks and Other Session Data......Page 64 Working with Clip Groups......Page 66 Creating Clip Groups......Page 67 Ungrouping Clips......Page 69 Clip Groups in the Clip List......Page 70 Review/Discussion......Page 71 Creating the Video Track......Page 73 Importing Audio Tracks......Page 75 Importing from a Workspace Browser......Page 76 Finishing Up......Page 78 Lesson 3: Recording MIDI and Audio......Page 80 Adding Meter and Tempo Events......Page 81 Linear Tempo Operations......Page 84 Recording with a Click......Page 85 Using a Different Sound Source for the Click......Page 86 Creating a Selection......Page 87 Making a Selection On-The-Fly During Playback......Page 88 Using Memory Locations for Selections......Page 89 Setting Pre- and Post-Roll in the Transport Window......Page 92 Setting Pre- and Post-Roll in the Timebase Ruler......Page 93 Loop Recording Audio and MIDI......Page 94 Capturing Loop Record Takes......Page 95 Setting the Match Criteria......Page 96 Selecting Alternate Takes......Page 97 Recording MIDI Using Loop Playback with MIDI Merge......Page 98 Review/Discussion......Page 99 Preparing the Session......Page 100 Selecting a Loop Record Take......Page 101 Recording with MIDI Merge......Page 102 Recording Additional Drum Parts......Page 103 Finishing Up......Page 105 Lesson 4: Working with MIDI & VirtualInstruments......Page 106 Sample-Based Operation Versus Tick-Based Operation......Page 107 Track Timebases......Page 108 Virtual Instruments......Page 109 Using Drag-and-Drop Rendering......Page 110 Using Track Freeze......Page 111 Clips View......Page 112 Notes View......Page 113 MIDI-Compatible Tracks in the Pro Tools Mix Window......Page 114 MIDI Thru Option......Page 115 Using the First Selected MIDI Track Option......Page 116 Editing MIDI Clips......Page 117 Editing MIDI Notes with the Pencil Tool......Page 118 Inserting MIDI Notes......Page 119 Default Note Duration......Page 120 Selecting MIDI Notes......Page 121 Trimming Note Start and End Times......Page 122 Editing Note Velocities......Page 123 Deleting MIDI Notes......Page 124 Review/Discussion......Page 125 Using Instrument Tracks......Page 127 Using an Auxiliary Input......Page 129 Finishing Up......Page 130 Lesson 5: Working with Elastic Audio......Page 132 Enabling Elastic Audio on a Track......Page 133 The X-Form Processor (Advanced Processing)......Page 134 Auto-Enabling Elastic Audio for New Tracks......Page 135 Conforming Clips to the Session Tempo Map......Page 136 Removing Clip Warping......Page 137 Elastic Audio Markers......Page 138 Tempo Event–Generated Warp Markers......Page 139 Adding Warp Markers......Page 140 Applying a Telescoping Warp......Page 141 How Quantizing Affects Elastic Audio Events......Page 144 Applying Tick-Based Timing to Elastic Audio-Enabled Tracks......Page 145 Improving the Quality of Warped Audio......Page 146 Adding and Positioning Event Markers......Page 147 Understanding Event Confidence......Page 148 Using the Elastic Properties Window......Page 149 Pitch Shifting with the Elastic Properties Window......Page 150 Pitch Shifting with the Transpose Window......Page 151 Changing and Undoing Pitch Transposition......Page 152 Review/Discussion......Page 153 Activating the New Dialog Track......Page 155 Preparing the Session......Page 156 Correcting the Timing......Page 157 Wrap Up......Page 159 Lesson 6: Editing and Fine-Tuning a Performance......Page 160 Activating the Primary Smart Tool Functions......Page 161 Smart Tool Fade Settings......Page 162 Using the Fades Dialog Boxes......Page 163 Choosing Fade Settings......Page 165 Using Fade Presets......Page 167 Modifying Fade Attributes......Page 168 Editing Fade Position and Duration......Page 169 Using Input Quantize......Page 171 Quantizing MIDI Data......Page 172 Quantizing Audio Clips......Page 173 Adjusting the Groove and Feel......Page 174 Adjusting the Feel......Page 175 Using the Real-Time Properties Floating Window......Page 176 Enabling Real-Time Properties......Page 177 Basic Quantize Options......Page 178 Expanded Quantize Options......Page 179 Review/Discussion......Page 180 Getting Acquainted with the Session......Page 181 Correcting the Timing of the MIDI Guitar......Page 182 Fine-Tuning the Performance......Page 183 Wrap Up......Page 184 Lesson 7: Additional Editing and MediaManagement......Page 186 Working with Clip Loops......Page 187 Creating Clip Loops......Page 188 Editing Clip Loops......Page 189 Using the Loop Trim Tool......Page 190 Considerations for Working with Clip Loops......Page 191 Working with the Grid......Page 192 Separating Clips on the Grid......Page 193 Using Layered Editing......Page 194 AudioSuite Features......Page 195 Step 1: Selecting Audio to Be Processed......Page 196 Step 2: Choosing an AudioSuite Plug-In......Page 197 Step 3: Configuring AudioSuite Controls......Page 198 Step 4: Configuring Plug-In Parameters......Page 200 Step 5: Processing the Audio......Page 201 Working with the Clip List......Page 202 Locating a Clip Using the Find Command......Page 203 Selecting Multiple Clips......Page 205 Selecting Unused Clips......Page 206 Removing Clips Versus Deleting Files......Page 207 Capturing and Exporting a Clip......Page 209 Review/Discussion......Page 212 Creating a Clip Loop......Page 214 Reusing the Clip Loop......Page 215 Modifying the Clip Loop......Page 216 Finishing Up......Page 219 Lesson 8: Basic Mixing and Signal Flow......Page 220 Track Color Coding......Page 221 Track Type Icons......Page 222 Solo Indicator......Page 223 Plug-In Inserts......Page 224 Hardware Inserts......Page 225 Using Send Selectors......Page 226 Changing the Default Send Level Preference......Page 227 Expanded Sends View......Page 228 Creating a Return......Page 229 Adding Internal Effects using Plug-Ins......Page 230 Using Solo Safe Mode......Page 231 Using the Send Window......Page 232 Send Controls......Page 233 Send Panner Options......Page 234 Moving and Copying Sends......Page 235 Using Time-Based Processors......Page 236 Using the Plug-In Window......Page 237 Master Fader Tracks......Page 238 Creating Master Faders......Page 239 Review/Discussion......Page 240 Adding a Music Bed......Page 242 Adding Room Reverb......Page 244 Wrap Up......Page 247 Lesson 9: Writing and Editing Automation......Page 248 Audio Tracks......Page 249 Automation Modes......Page 250 Enabling and Suspending Automation......Page 251 Writing Automation Selectively......Page 252 Viewing Automation......Page 253 Graphical Editing of Automation Data......Page 254 Creating and Adjusting Breakpoint Automation Data......Page 255 Drawing Automation......Page 256 Cutting Automation Versus Deleting Automation......Page 258 Using Cut, Copy, and Paste Commands......Page 259 Pasting to a Different Automation Type......Page 260 Clearing Automation for All Automation Graphs......Page 261 Review/Discussion......Page 262 Enabling Automation......Page 264 Recording Touch Automation......Page 265 Viewing Volume Automation......Page 266 Drawing Automation......Page 267 Deleting Automation......Page 268 Finishing Up......Page 269 Lesson 10: Using Advanced Mixing Techniquesand Creating Final Media......Page 270 Using the Do-To-Selected Function......Page 271 Submixing Tracks......Page 272 Routing Signals Using Paths and Selectors......Page 273 Routing to Tracks......Page 274 Edit Group Parameters......Page 276 Mix Group Parameters......Page 277 Creating a Mix or Edit Group......Page 278 Globally Suspending Groups......Page 279 Identifying Group Membership......Page 280 Modifying a Group......Page 282 Deleting a Group......Page 283 Using the All Group......Page 284 Creating a CD-Compatible Bounce......Page 285 Step 2: Create a Session Copy (Recap)......Page 287 Step 3: Compacting Sound Files......Page 288 Review/Discussion......Page 289 Using Mix Groups......Page 291 Creating Send and Return Effects......Page 293 Route a Send to a New Track......Page 294 Add a Maximizer......Page 296 Finishing Up......Page 297 Index ......Page 298