Multi Platinum Pro Tools
Platinum Labs
New to editing in Pro Tools?
We can fix that.
Where other introductory Pro Tools DVD's may cost you $40-$50, we want the world of Pro Tools to be so accessible that we practically give it away for less than $10.
This 2.5 hour DVD Rom will take you from the world of an audio novice to an advanced understanding of the editing, automating and bussing functions in Digidesigns Pro Tools .
Using an included modern rock Pro Tools session, a real time shortcut window, and Hi-Definition Quicktime movies, you will develop your editing skills hands on with the makers of the Multi-Platinum Pro Tools series.
What do you get?
This DVD set includes:
A 2.5-hour HD Quicktime movie and 2 gigs of pro modern rock sessions!
Who is Nathan Adam?
Nathan "Adan" Adam - Associate Chair & Professor of the largest 4-year Recording Industry degree in the world (MTSU).
Nathan has been published in Pro Sound News, and co-authored the internationally released Focal Press Book/DVD "Multi-Platinum Pro Tools." Featured as a vocal recording and editing expert on MSNBC Tonight with Deborah Norville, he has won numerous awards for his achievements in instructional technology.
He has recently produced a 10-DVD guitar series "Learn and Master Guitar," a "making of the record" DVD of banjo legend Earl Scruggs, and tracks with HGTV's Design Star finalist- Tym Desanto.
Partial Table of Contents:
- 1. What is Multi-Platinum Pro Tools?
- What is this DVD?
- Opening the demo session
- 2. Our shortcut window.
- Mac v. PC keyboard shortcuts
- Configuring PT windows.
- The Edit window & Views
- Track layout
- Zooming shortcuts
- Scroll wheel mouse secrets
- Name tracks
- Region views
- View shortcuts
- The "down arrow" secret
- Ruler views
- 4. The timeline.
- Return to zero
- Link edit & timeline
- Undo
- 5. Learning to Edit before Recording.
- Muting tracks
- Grouping drums
- Selecting ranges with Shift
- The group id trick
- 6. Editing.
- The F key tool trick
- Zoom tool
- Trim Tool
- Selector tool
- Grabber tool
- Slip mode
- Smart tool
- Fade tool
- 7. Region functions.
- Memory locations
- Separate regions
- Explaining regions
- Copy & Paste v. Duplicate
- Crossfade tool
- Adjusting a crossfade
- A brief look at prefs
- Default crossfade shapes
- 8. Advanced editing tools.
- Strip silence
- Region start & end pads
- Quick vocal editing
- Shift extending selections
- Loop trim tool
- Time Compression/Expansion
- Stretching vocals
- Alternative grabber tools
- Separation grabber
- Scrub tool
- Pencil Tool
- 9. Automation .
- Automation levels
- Drawing volume curves
- Common vocal fixes
- Trimming automation
- Pan automation
- Creative guitar panning
- Adjusting grid values
- Random pencil values
- 10. Advanced modes.
- Scoping a radio edit
- Fine tuning the edit
- Using the "all" group
- Dangers of Shuffle mode
- Spot mode
- Grid mode
- A quick recap
- 11. The Mix Window.
- Setting a listening loop
- Utilizing loop playback
- Inserting Dynamics & EQ
- EQ
- Compression
- Plugin copy tricks
- 12. Bussing in Pro Tools.
- Aux sends to drum reverb
- Viewing send assignments
- What is a buss?
- Reverb plugins
- Solo "safe"ing
- Creating wet/dry balance
- Adding tracks to the reverb
- Why use aux ins for reverb
- Creating room sound with sends
- Pre v. post fader sends
- Creating a slamming drum buss
- "All-selected" shortcut
- Right click buss trick
- EQ & compressor order
- 13. Automation.
- Adding dynamics with automation
- Automation enabling
- Touch mode
- Latch mode
- Write mode
- Read mode
- Auto off
- 14. Extra tips.
- Timeline insertion follows playback
- Transport window
- Pre & post roll
- Advanced memory locations
- Marker shortcuts
- 15. Bouncing to disc.
- Making a master fade
- Memory selections
- Wrap up
