Course — Portland

Pro Tools | Portland

$1499 + $100 Registration if booked 14 days before start or $1799 + $200 Registration

Pro Tools Course

Getting Started

  • Software installation, toolkits, iLoks & licenses
  • Avid hardware and other compatible interfaces
  • Launching Pro Tools & session start up
  • File format, bit depth & sampling rate tips
  • Pro Tools file structure and file management
  • Edit & mix window introductions

Advanced Editing Techniques

  • Clip based gain and automation
  • Pencil tool, TCE (Time Compression Expansion Tool)
  • Strip silence and tab to transient and consolidating clips
  • Repeating and duplicating clips
  • MONO, stereo and panning
  • Overview and automation for plugins and effects

Workflow

  • Edit window orientation
  • Importing audio, creating and track arranging tips
  • Edit modes - all about Slip, Spot, Shuffle & Grid
  • Multi-tool (Trimmer, Grabber, Selector)
  • Transport window - tempo, pre & post roll count off
  • Grid and nudge values

Recording Techniques and Introduction to Sound Design

  • Balancing, introduction to the art of mixing. Group tracks and advanced uses of routing
  • Introduction to sound waves, frequency, and amplitude
  • The recording patch in detail, introduction to gain structure
  • EQ and compression for recording
  • Foldback, headphone mixes, and latency
  • Digital, analog, sampling rate and bit-rate explained
  • Microphones overview and stereo miking techniques
  • Recording specific aspects of Ableton
  • Compiling audio takes

Samples & Loops

  • Creating drum loops in Pro Tools
  • MIDI controllers and editing MIDI
  • Printing software Instruments
  • Master Fader, VU and peak meters
  • Beat Detective - time correct live drums
  • Exporting audio, bouncing mixes and dithering

The Final Product

  • Preparing your session for mix-down
  • Consolidating audio and cleaning up your session
  • Exporting MP3s and Editing METADATA
  • Key command shortcuts’ review
  • 0dbfs and digital clipping

36 hours or 20 hours 1:1

$1499 + $100 Registration if booked 14 days before start or $1799 + $200 Registration

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