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Book Description

Need to learn Pro Tools fast? Try a Visual QuickStart!

This best-selling reference’s visual format and step-by-step, task-based instructions will have you up and running with the industry-standard digital audio production software in no time. In this completely updated edition of our best-selling guide to Pro Tools, acclaimed songwriter, musician, and producer Steven Roback uses crystal-clear instructions and friendly prose to introduce you everything that’s new in Pro Tools 7. Filled with loads of visual aids and straightforward explanations, this books uses pictures to guide you through the software and show you what to do. You'll learn how to use dual-processor computers and Pro Tools to record, edit, and mix sophisticated, multi-track arrangements. Along the way, you'll learn the basics of automation, MIDI sequencing, and file management in Pro Tools and find extensive coverage of all the program's new features: the newly streamlined interface, extensive new MIDI features and functionality, file-management system, effects plug-ins, additional hardware support, and more!

Table of Contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Introduction
  7. Part I. Getting Started with Pro Tools LE
    1. 1. Setting Up Your Pro Tools LE System
    2. 2. Software Basics
    3. 3. The Mix and Edit Windows
  8. Part II. Recording in Pro Tools
    1. 4. Starting a New Session
    2. 5. Working with Tracks
    3. 6. Getting Ready to Record
    4. 7. Recording and Playing Back Audio
  9. Part III. Audio File Management
    1. 8. File Management Basics
    2. 9. Managing Audio Files with DigiBase
  10. Part IV. Editing Audio
    1. 10. Editing Basics
    2. 11. Selecting Regions
    3. 12. Working with Regions
    4. 13. Advanced Editing
  11. Part V. Mixing Audio
    1. 14. Mixing Basics
    2. 15. Adding Effects to a Mix
    3. 16. Automating a Mix
    4. 17. Mixdown and Mastering
  12. Part VI. MIDI Sequencing
    1. 18. Recording MIDI
    2. 19. Editing MIDI
  13. Part VII. Getting the Most from Pro Tools
    1. 20. Pro Tools for Digital Video
    2. 21. Optimizing Performance
  14. A. Connecting Your Studio
  15. B. Setting Preferences
  16. Glossary
  17. Index
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