Digidesign Pro Tools 8 Training
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Pro Tools® 8 is the most advanced audio creation and production software. It features a gorgeous new interface, dozens of new virtual instruments and plug-ins, exciting new scoring and MIDI features, amazing new workflows, deeper controller integration, and much, much more. With itâs rich feature set the end user is able do anything from tracking a band to adding sound effects to motion pictures. In this course you will be guided through setting up your system, tracking, editing, mixing, burning your project to a CD and much, much more. This course covers Pro Tools LE & HD feature sets as well as Pro Tools add-ons. The author takes users through Beat Detective & Elastic Audio and explains common misconceptions and problems found when using this complex yet powerful software. To begin learning today, simply click on the movie links.
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Welcome
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Introduction to Pro Tools 8 | (02:37) | |
Course Outline | (03:41) | |
New in Pro Tools 8 | (04:31) | |
New Session
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Session Templates | (02:24) | |
Session Options | (04:49) | |
Session Folder | (05:38) | |
Save As | (02:29) | |
Navigating
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Navigating | (02:42) | |
Score & Edit | (02:23) | |
Transport | (04:03) | |
Tabbing & Locating | (03:19) | |
Link Timeline & Edit Selection | (02:56) | |
Memory Locations pt. 1 | (03:43) | |
Memory Locations pt. 2 | (04:01) | |
Window Configurations | (03:38) | |
Edit Window Views | (02:44) | |
Mixer Window Views | (02:45) | |
View Menu | (06:45) | |
Zooming & Presets | (02:09) | |
Track Types
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Audio | (05:19) | |
Auxiliary | (03:01) | |
Master | (04:16) | |
VCA (HD Only) | (03:48) | |
MIDI | (05:08) | |
Instrument | (04:41) | |
Video | (03:09) | |
Setup Menu
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Hardware LE | (02:26) | |
Hardware HD | (03:49) | |
Playback Engine pt. 1 | (04:53) | |
Playback Engine pt. 2 | (03:17) | |
Disk Allocation | (04:38) | |
Peripherals pt. 1 | (05:11) | |
Peripherals pt. 2 | (04:32) | |
Video Sync Offset | (01:20) | |
Session pt. 1 | (03:34) | |
Session pt. 2 | (05:04) | |
MIDI | (04:10) | |
I/O Setup
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I/O Hardware Change | (01:18) | |
I/O Setup pt. 1 | (03:17) | |
I/O Setup pt. 2 | (05:03) | |
Busses | (02:13) | |
Inserts | (02:19) | |
Edit Modes
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Shuffle | (02:33) | |
Slip | (01:33) | |
Spot | (04:31) | |
Grid | (03:20) | |
SSS+G | (01:56) | |
Tools
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Zoomer | (02:14) | |
Trimmer | (06:25) | |
Selector | (02:40) | |
Grabber | (02:19) | |
Smart | (04:14) | |
Scrubber | (02:18) | |
Pencil | (05:17) | |
Routing
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Rewire pt. 1 | (06:06) | |
Rewire pt. 2 | (04:11) | |
Bussing pt. 1 | (02:59) | |
Bussing pt. 2 | (05:36) | |
Sends | (04:39) | |
Panning | (03:19) | |
Inserts | (01:58) | |
Working With Audio
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Importing Audio pt. 1 | (02:58) | |
Importing Audio pt. 2 | (02:14) | |
Region List pt. 1 | (04:30) | |
Region List pt. 2 | (03:13) | |
Region List pt. 3 | (04:50) | |
Offline Flies | (03:29) | |
Task Manager | (01:56) | |
Remove Unused Media | (02:24) | |
Workspace Browser | (05:18) | |
Project Browser | (02:00) | |
Volume Browser | (01:04) | |
Catalogs Browser | (03:05) | |
Rex & Acid Files | (03:24) | |
Recording Audio (Tracking)
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Setting Up Click | (02:47) | |
Click Routing | (04:00) | |
Tempo Track | (04:49) | |
Setting Up Sends | (05:45) | |
Mix Knob | (03:07) | |
Low Latency Monitoring | (00:54) | |
I/O Compensation (HD Only) | (01:22) | |
Input & Auto-Input | (04:27) | |
Auto Punch | (03:27) | |
Pre-Roll & Post-Roll | (04:49) | |
Playlists | (04:42) | |
Record Modes
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QuickPunch Record | (02:43) | |
Track Punch (HD Only) | (03:28) | |
Destructive Record | (02:59) | |
Destructive Punch (HD Only) | (04:37) | |
Editing Part I
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Selecting Regions | (04:02) | |
Cutting Regions | (03:55) | |
Separating | (04:08) | |
Strip Silence | (05:03) | |
Undo History | (02:51) | |
Locking Regions | (01:37) | |
Loop Recording
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Loop Recording | (06:28) | |
Loop Record Playlist | (02:24) | |
Rating Regions | (01:49) | |
Comping a Take pt. 1 | (02:26) | |
Comping a Take pt. 2 | (02:19) | |
Editing Part II
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Nudging | (03:49) | |
Fades | (06:11) | |
Fade Folder | (01:03) | |
Region Groups | (04:08) | |
Separating Region Groups | (01:06) | |
Exporting Region Groups | (01:23) | |
Preferences
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Preferences pt. 1 | (05:43) | |
Preferences pt. 2 | (04:21) | |
Preferences pt. 3 | (02:43) | |
Preferences pt. 4 | (02:51) | |
Preferences pt. 5 | (04:27) | |
Preferences pt. 6 | (05:17) | |
Preferences pt. 7.1 | (03:29) | |
Preferences pt. 7.2 | (04:26) | |
Preferences pt. 8 | (01:59) | |
Preferences HD vs. LE | (03:26) | |
Track Time Scale
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Ticks vs. Samples pt. 1 | (03:56) | |
Ticks vs. Samples pt. 2 | (03:30) | |
Linear Sample/Tick Display | (02:16) | |
Automation Drift | (01:19) | |
Beat Detective
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Dynamic Transport | (02:31) | |
Bar|Beat Marker Generation pt. 1 | (05:15) | |
Bar|Beat Marker Generation pt. 2 | (03:08) | |
Groove Template Extraction | (04:17) | |
Region Separation | (03:04) | |
Region Conform | (04:23) | |
Edit Smoothing | (03:03) | |
Elastic Audio
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Audition Path | (00:50) | |
Elastic Preference | (02:04) | |
Polyphonic-Varispeed | (05:52) | |
X-Form | (02:56) | |
Comparison | (04:26) | |
Analysis View | (02:49) | |
Warp View | (03:41) | |
Elastic Pitch | (02:26) | |
Automation
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Automation | (02:31) | |
Off / Read & Write | (02:16) | |
Touch & Latch | (03:03) | |
Automation Lanes | (00:52) | |
Automation Thinning | (02:51) | |
Suspend Automation | (02:41) | |
Groups pt. 1 | (04:25) | |
Groups pt. 2 | (03:47) | |
Groups pt. 3 | (04:59) | |
Groups pt. 4 | (03:49) | |
Automation HD
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Touch/Latch | (02:07) | |
Trim | (02:35) | |
Trim Preferences | (02:15) | |
Manual Write | (03:31) | |
Write On Stop | (02:33) | |
Auto Join | (03:07) | |
Auto Match | (01:32) | |
Latch Prime | (02:19) | |
Preview | (02:35) | |
Capture | (03:06) | |
AutoGlide Time | (01:39) | |
Copy to Send | (02:50) | |
"Snapshot" Write To | (03:31) | |
"Snapshot" Trim To | (02:40) | |
"Snapshot" Glide To | (04:11) | |
VCAs | (04:32) | |
Coalesce Trim Automation | (05:27) | |
Coalesce VCA Groups | (01:53) | |
Plug-Ins
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RTAS | (02:19) | |
AudioSuite | (03:23) | |
AudioSuite Only | (06:30) | |
Gate | (04:24) | |
Compressor | (05:37) | |
EQ | (04:10) | |
Delay | (05:43) | |
Reverb | (04:52) | |
Dither | (04:52) | |
Multi-Mono | (03:04) | |
Miscellaneous | (02:34) | |
Mixing
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Latency & Nudge | (03:31) | |
Using External Hardware | (02:50) | |
H/W Insert Delay (HD Only) | (07:21) | |
Delay Compensation (HD Only) | (07:30) | |
System Usage & Disk Space | (03:35) | |
MIDI Track Offsets | (07:09) | |
External MIDI Hardware | (04:26) | |
Side-Chain Input | (01:00) | |
Side-Chain Gate | (02:22) | |
Side-Chain Compressor | (03:27) | |
Working With MIDI
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MIDI Basics | (05:11) | |
Learn CC | (03:00) | |
Loop Record | (04:30) | |
Real-Time Properties | (03:09) | |
Real-Time Properties Floating | (02:31) | |
Soft Synths vs. Hardware | (02:35) | |
Step Input | (03:49) | |
MIDI Editor
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Views | (01:44) | |
Tools | (00:51) | |
Editing pt. 1 | (03:49) | |
Editing pt. 2 | (04:14) | |
Score
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Entering Notes | (05:34) | |
Score Settings | (02:05) | |
Tools | (05:33) | |
Printing | (01:15) | |
Miscellaneous
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Voices | (07:42) | |
Voice Borrowing | (03:43) | |
Prime Hard Drive for Playback & Record | (02:01) | |
Half Speed PB & Record | (06:24) | |
Aliasing | (02:20) | |
Color Palette | (05:57) | |
Troubleshooting
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iLok | (04:08) | |
Offline Media | (07:05) | |
No MIDI & Audio Mac | (06:15) | |
No MIDI & Audio Windows | (03:28) | |
Plug-in Manager | (04:17) | |
Finding He|p | (03:41) | |
Transport Wont Play Right Away | (01:27) | |
Wrap Up
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Bounce Settings | (05:21) | |
Internal Layback | (04:34) | |
Auxiliary Bouncing | (02:17) | |
Burning a CD | (03:37) | |
Transfer to Other DAW's | (04:40) | |
Save Session In | (04:03) | |
Consolidate Selection | (03:20) | |
Conclusion
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Final Thoughts | (01:51) | |
Appreciation | (01:20) | |
About the Author | (01:02) |
Title Information / Pricing
Title: | Digidesign Pro Tools 8 |
Author: | Adam Olson |
SKU: | 34006 |
ISBN: | 1-935320-52-1 |
Release Date: | 2009-07-17 |
Price: | |
Duration: | 13.5 hrs / 222 lessons |
Work Files: |
Yes |
Captions: | Available on CD and Online University |
Compatibility: |
Vista/XP/2000, OS X, Linux QuickTime 7 |
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