Pro Tools 101_ An Introduction to Pro Tools 11 ( PDFDrive )

LESSON 3
Creating Your First Session
This lesson covers the basics of working with Pro Tools sessions. It
introduces session configuration options, playback and navigation options,
and session saving and opening operations.
Duration: 90 Minutes
GOALS
▪ Choose appropriate session parameters for a project
▪ Create and name tracks
▪ Recognize the difference between the playback cursor and the
edit cursor
▪ Navigate your session for playback and editing
▪ Save, locate, and open sessions on available hard drives
Before you can begin working with audio or MIDI in Pro Tools, you need to
have a Pro Tools session open. This lesson covers the basics of creating a
session, adding tracks to your session, navigating your session, and saving
and reopening sessions.
Quick Start
When you first launch Pro Tools, the Quick Start dialog box is displayed,
giving you quick access to options for creating or opening a session. The
Quick Start dialog box lets you choose any of the following four actions:
▪ Create a new session from a template.
▪ Create a new blank session.
▪ Open any of the 10 most recent sessions.
▪ Open any other session on your system.