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- Page 16 and 17: EXERCISE 5 Recording MIDIGetting St
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estimate the useful dynamic range o
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systems share the same file format,
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stereo balanced XLR outputs as well
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Pro Tools|HD Native hardware provid
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Avid Audio Plug-InsAvid audio plug-
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2. What types of products does the
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3. The audio interface shown in Fig
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LESSON 2Getting Inside Pro ToolsThi
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The session file contains a map of
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Rendered FilesWhenever you use rend
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hassle-free key. Details and tools
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Tip: The H/W Buffer Size setting do
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options for copying and pasting; du
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browser; and the Window Configurati
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Figure 2.7 Edit mode buttonsSource:
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2. Click and drag on the column sep
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Source: Avid ® .▪ Transport. Whe
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Source: Avid ® .Signal Routing Con
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Source: Avid ® .Mix Window Side Co
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Source: Avid ® .Tip: Controls and
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controller lanes for velocity stalk
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Source: Avid ® .Edit Tool Function
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or to adjust the cropping on a clip
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and drag to the left or right with
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When the Smart Tool is active, the
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Time Scales and RulersEvery Pro Too
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Source: Avid ® .Sub Time ScaleThe
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Source: Avid ® .To remove a Ruler
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Source: Avid ® .MIDI Control Featu
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desired settings in the Countoff ar
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10. Which Pro Tools window provides
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1. The window shown in Figure EX2.1
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Figure EX2.4 Tool cluster in the Pr
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PART IIWorking with SessionsOVERVIE
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LESSON 3Creating Your First Session
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Source: Avid ® .Tip: To create a n
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Warning: To provide maximum compati
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Source: Avid ® .To add tracks to y
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Audio TracksAudio tracks allow you
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Audio tracks are sample-based by de
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Adding Audio to Your SessionOnce yo
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If the playback cursor is not visib
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The Save As command is useful for s
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Source: Avid ® .Figure 3.10 Select
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Tip: If the Edit or Mix window is n
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EXERCISE 3Creating a SessionIn this
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Shortcut: Try using the keyboard sh
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Tip: You cannot close a Pro Tools s
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Pro Tools records all audio using s
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metronome click in Pro Tools. This
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dialog box.Checking Hardware Connec
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set the incoming signal, do the fol
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In the case of direct digital recor
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Note: If you have overloaded your a
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Default Naming ConventionsWhen you
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As your Clip List grows in your ses
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in your Clip List, you might want t
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2. How can you monitor the storage
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LESSON 5Importing and Working with
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Pro Tools will convert files on imp
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10 and later sessions with the INTE
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Tip: Files in a supported format (W
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Workspace browser functionality has
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Source: Avid ® .3. Drag the audio
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2. From within your Pro Tools sessi
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Review/Discussion Questions1. What
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EXERCISE 4Importing AudioIn this ex
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3. Next, click on the DrumLoop clip
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LESSON 6Making Your First MIDI Reco
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MIDI in Pro ToolsPro Tools includes
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the audio clips’ positions relati
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Source: Avid ® .Figure 6.3 Selecti
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Source: Avid ® .2. Enter the meter
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Manual Tempo Mode and Tap TempoIn M
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Connecting a MIDI DeviceRecording M
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Source: Avid ® .MIDI OutputThe MID
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Tip: The MIDI Controls can also be
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5. In the OPTIONS section of the In
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Instrument track does not register
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Figure 6.19 The Boom Matrix Display
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To select a different Patch preset,
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ready to begin recording.To record
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MIDI data is initially displayed in
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▪ Click on the TRACK VIEW SELECTO
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2. How many channels of MIDI inform
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EXERCISE 5Recording MIDIIn this exe
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2. Open the Transport window, if no
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1. Verify that the MIDI device you
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4. In the MIDI Import Options dialo
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session, providing a miniature repr
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Types of SelectionOnce you’ve nav
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3. Click on each successive field t
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Using the Selector tool, you can se
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selected automatically. Conversely,
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A variation on the standard Tab key
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top. The order can be rearranged as
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2. Click once at the desired point
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▪ Audio Zoom In and Out button. T
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while selections are used to store
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Source: Avid ® .Adding Markers dur
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Source: Avid ® .Creating a Selecti
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13. How can you add a marker at the
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5. Click the plus sign (+) at the h
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LESSON 8Basic Editing TechniquesThi
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3. Click PLAY or press the SPACE BA
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Shuffle ModeIn Shuffle mode, when y
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last-used option, click and hold th
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Source: Avid ® .3. Click the GRID
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commands also offer standard functi
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selected start point.Note: If the C
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Pro Tools includes a number of edit
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Pro Tools creates new clips based o
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When a smaller The smaller clip is
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A fade is a steady volume ramp up o
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both clips must have sufficient und
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The Fades dialog box displays the f
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▪ Redo all. To redo all the opera
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2. What happens when you delete a c
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LESSON 9Basic Mixing TechniquesThis
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processing, effects are added by a
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Input PathsFor tracks that are play
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Inserts and Sends ViewsThe Mix wind
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▪ MIDI volume, pan, and muteIn Of
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synthesis to effects processing to
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Avid EQ IIIThe Avid EQ III is an eq
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Expander/Gate and Compressor/Limite
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4. If needed, use the HORIZONTAL ZO
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Creating a Reverb EffectIn this par
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Finishing UpTo wrap up this exercis
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Creating backups of your sessions i
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Figure 10.2 Selecting an earlier Pr
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After completing your editing work
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The most common mixdown technique i
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6. In the Transport window, click t
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original tracks to free up resource
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5. Select the output pair that you
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Figure 10.14 The Share with SoundCl
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with Gobbler directly during the bo
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10. What options are available for
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not need to be precise.To record mu
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For more hands-on experience, see t
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OVERVIEWProject Introduction and Se
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▪ On a Mac, click on the selected
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4. Power up your monitoring system,
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Preferences dialog box, Pro Tools a
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Figure PR1.8 New tracks positioned
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Velocity controller lane for the tr
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The clip will now display a looped
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b. When you are satisfied with the
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Source: Avid ®5. Close the Score S
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Add DitherNext, you will make an ex
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1. Choose FILE > SAVE COPY IN. The
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up a Pro Tools system is as follows
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1. Choose SETUP > PREFERENCES. The
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In this section of the project, you
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project, you will import a movie an
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Source: Avid ® and Glad®Import Fi
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Locate the clip group file called
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Add Sound EffectsThe session is sti
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The wind you’ve added is a little
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Point at that spot.6. Press E on yo
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Listen to the Automated MixThis por
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deleted from the drive. If you late
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OVERVIEWInformation for Course Comp
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▪ Ugly Duckling. This television
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APPENDIX AAvid Pro Tools Plug-InsTh
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▪ Time Shift. Provides high-quali
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▪ Non-Linear Reverb. Applies spec
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analog, 15clips, removing, 92-93dig
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EQ III plug-in, 201Euphonix, 12grow
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Clip import area (Import Audio dial
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playback, 71-72Cut command, 169-170
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Edit modesbuttons, 36, 48descriptio
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memory locations, 160-161MIDI contr
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exercise, 133-137preparation, 116-1
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sends, 192, 196terminology, 192Mod
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Mod Delay III, 291mono, 200multi-ch
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