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unused material, 261VVacuum plug-in, 294Vari-Fi plug-in, 292VCA Master tracks, 70velocity, MIDI, 110velocity stalk, 130, 248–249Velocity view (MIDI), 130VENUED-Show mixing console, 10Profile, 11SC48, 11videofile formats, 99file structure, 30importing, 105tracks, 69Video Engine (Avid), 105View menu, 33Vintage Filter plug-in, 294virtual instrumentsadding, 243–244Boom plug-in, 123–124, 245placing on instrument track, 120–121Structure Free plug-in, 125–127Xpand! plug-in, 121–123, 244vocal tracks, 205–206Volume Meter (Mix window), 40WWait for Note MIDI control, 53WAV file format, 65, 99
WaveCache file, 28–29waveform, 14width, Edit window columns, 37Window menu, 34windowscascading, 43Disk Space, 85Editcolumns, 36–37Edit modes, 35Edit tools, 35, 44–47exercise, 59Ruler views, 37toolbar, customizing, 37–38exercise, 57–58Memory Locations, 156MIDI Editor, 42–43Mixchannel strips, 39columns, 40–41configuration, 193–196description, 192displaying and hiding, 193Hardware I/O inserts, 196Input selectors, 193–194Inserts view, 195Output selectors, 193–194plug-in inserts, 195record and playback controls, 40Sends view, 195signal routing controls, 39–40Volume Meter, 40Score Editor
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PRO TOOLS ® 101:AN INTRODUCTION TO
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This guide is copyrighted ©2013 by
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This book is dedicated to musicians
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Andy CookAvid Learning Partner Prog
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ContentsIntroductionPART IBackgroun
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Time Scales and RulersMain Time Sca
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Importing VideoEXERCISE 4 Importing
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EXERCISE 6 Configuring the Session
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Considerations for Bouncing AudioBo
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Connect Monitoring DevicesCreating
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IntroductionCongratulations on ente
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▪ Miking techniques▪ Mixer sign
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The Avid Learning Partner ProgramPr
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design, enabling authorized trainin
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PART IBackground InformationOVERVIE
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At its core, Pro Tools is a multi-t
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and modifying sound effects, music,
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Digidesign continued to develop sof
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By March 1995, Pro Tools was recogn
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In 2002, Pro Tools|HD systems were
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A VENUE system is built around one
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speed Ethernet control protocol to
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processors, run more plug-ins, and
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are synonymous—15,000 CPS is the
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Most professional digital recording
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Pro Tools System ConfigurationsThe
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Source: Avid ® .The Mbox Pro is a
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Source: Avid ® .Figure 1.20 003 Ra
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Source: Avid ® .HD MADIHD MADI is
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Delete keyBackspace keyFile-Naming
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EXERCISE 1Pro Tools HardwareIn this
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❏ Standard Pro Tools software❏
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New features introduced in Pro Tool
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When audio is recorded into a Pro T
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Powering Up Your HardwareWhen start
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Tip: Mac users might want to create
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Source: Avid ® .The Pro Tools Soft
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and operations, and for adjusting v
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Source: Avid ® .Edit ToolsPro Tool
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Source: Avid ® .Pro Tools lets you
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Source: Avid ® .Customizing the To
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Figure 2.14 Moving controls in the
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Source: Avid ® .Record and Playbac
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Source: Avid ® .As with the Edit w
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functions of the MIDI controls are
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The Tile command arranges open wind
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Source: Avid ® .To use the Zoomer
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highlighted in the Edit window. In
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Tip: Dragging the Scrubber tool bet
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In Shuffle mode, clip movement is c
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Source: Avid ® .▪ Select the des
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Pro Tools provides two types of Rul
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▪ ALT-CLICK (Windows) or OPTION-C
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enable metronome playback is to set
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Review/Discussion Questions1. Name
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EXERCISE 2The Software InterfaceIn
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8. The signal routing controls labe
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22. The button labeled C in Figure
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LESSON 9EXERCISE 8LESSON 10EXERCISE
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Shortcut: Press CTRL+UP ARROW or DO
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A sample rate of 44.1 kHz, the indu
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Source: Avid ® .Using the dialog b
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Source: Avid ® .Track FormatWithin
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tracks to the Timeline and use mult
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Source: Avid ® .Shortcut: Press CT
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The edit cursor is a flashing line
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Page ScrollingTo scroll the Edit wi
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Locating a SessionWorkspace browser
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Source: Avid ® .Opening a SessionO
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9. Which tool can be used to set th
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Source: Avid ® .Tip: You may need
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2. Choose VIEW > MAIN COUNTER > BAR
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LESSON 4Making Your First Audio Rec
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Disk Usage WindowWith a session run
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Source: Avid ® .Tip: Additional de
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Source: Avid ® .When a track has b
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Source: Avid ® .Example: Suppose y
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4. Click the RECORD button in the T
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Source: Avid ® .Note that clips on
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▪ Right-click on the file or clip
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are cleared on the hard drive.Figur
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Source: Avid ® .If no other confir
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10. What types of clips are represe
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understand whether the file can be
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Professional format offers high-qua
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▪ Comments. The area along the bo
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5. If any audio files or clips are
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b. Choose the volume or folder that
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The files will be automatically con
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Source: Avid ® .4. Select the desi
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9. How would you go about importing
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2. Copy the following audio files i
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1. Choose FILE > SAVE to save the s
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audio file in that MIDI data does n
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3. Select either MIDI TRACK or INST
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Though MIDI tracks are typically ti
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also want to set the key signature
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Figure 6.7 The Tempo Change dialog
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Source: Avid ® .3. Click OK to ins
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To display the Instrument view, do
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keyboard could receive double MIDI
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To enable Input Quantize, do the fo
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Source: Avid ® .Tip: Stereo Instru
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Source: Avid ® and inMusic®.The p
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Source: Avid ® and inMusic®.Using
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Source: Avid ® and inMusic®.Using
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Source: Avid ® and inMusic®.Figur
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3. Click PLAY in the Transport wind
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Source: Avid ® .Tip: When Zoom Tog
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Source: Avid ® .Figure 6.32 Toggli
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11. What kind of virtual instrument
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1. Click on the HORIZONTAL ZOOM IN
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Figure EX5.4 The Vacuum plug-in win
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3. Click the RECORD button in the T
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LESSON 7Selecting and NavigatingThi
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2. Drag up or down to change the he
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end, and length values for the Time
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2. Drag the TIMELINE SELECTION OUT
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5. Press RETURN or ENTER to confirm
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Source: Avid ® .Selecting Material
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OPTION+TAB (Mac). With each press o
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▪ To select from the current curs
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2. Choose the desired height from t
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Source: Avid ® .Using the Zoomer T
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Figure 7.23 Zoom Toggle buttonSourc
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Source: Avid ® .To store a zoom se
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Figure 7.27 The New Memory Location
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Source: Avid ® .Recalling a Marker
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4. Describe two ways to make an Edi
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• Tab to Transients• Link Timel
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5. Change the marker name from Loca
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To simplify your navigation and wor
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▪ Shuffle. This mode allows you t
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Spot mode allows you to specify a d
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you edit your session. The Grid set
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Tip: The Follow Main Time Scale opt
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Note: When you cut or clear a selec
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1. Make a selection of any length a
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Source: Avid ® .When you separate
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Source: Avid ® .Moving and Trimmin
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automatically snap to each other li
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Source: Avid ® .4. Click the curso
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move the selected clip or clips wit
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Tip: If you are using a laptop comp
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Source: Avid ® .3. Choose the desi
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is available, the crossfade will ap
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1. Choose SETUP > PREFERENCES and t
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Source: Avid ® .The following acti
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Source: Avid ® .Restoring from Ses
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11. How would you go about creating
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To remove silence before the drum p
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inside the clip and drag to the rig
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InputsThe term input refers to an a
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Source: Avid ® .Configuring the Mi
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Source: Avid ® . ©2013 Frank D. C
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Source: Avid ® .Tip: The Inserts a
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To route a send to an external devi
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Source: Avid ® .3. Begin playback
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Pro Tools also allows you to view a
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Plug-ins can be used in mono, multi
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plug-in can be added to a track to
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Review/Discussion Questions1. What
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EXERCISE 8Arranging Audio and Creat
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Figure EX8.2 Setting the start time
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Source: Avid ®2. Click on INSERT S
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LESSON 10Finishing Your WorkThis le
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▪ It allows you to back up an ent
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out.) If the Audio Files option is
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Source: Gobbler ® .4. Select the d
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▪ Bounced material is automatical
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Source: Avid ® .8. Allow recording
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Source: Avid ® .4. Choose FILE > B
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respectively. This file format can
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Figure 10.10 The Bounce to Disk pro
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Tip: For more information on SoundC
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the track is posted.) You can also
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Source: Avid ® .6. Enter your user
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2. Select the desired files in iTun
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2. How is the Save Copy In command
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3. If needed, click on the MUTE but
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5. If any MIDI notes remain overhan
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OVERVIEWPART IIIHands-On ProjectsPa
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To complete these projects, you wil
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PROJECT 1Music Hands-On ProjectIn t
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c. Type Music Project PT11 in the t
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3. Press CTRL+= (Windows) or COMMAN
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Source: Avid ®4. Click OK to close
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Source: Avid ®Name and reposition
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Insert Xpand! 2 onto the Drums trac
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2. With the GRABBER tool, select th
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Source: Avid ®3. With the PENCIL t
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Source: Avid ® and inMusic®5. Cli
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white, and the corresponding note w
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4. Close the Workspace browser to r
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Select the location to insert time
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Source: Avid ®6. Click the GRID bu
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2. Open the Memory Locations window
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Bus 1 (Verb). Therefore, all you wi
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Save Work in ProgressBefore continu
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It is often useful to create a scor
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Source: Avid ®Configure the staff
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Source: Avid ®Adjust the Maxim set
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Make a 16-bit stereo bounce of your
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Remove Unused MaterialTo save disk
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PROJECT 2Post Hands-On ProjectIn th
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a. Choose WINDOW > NEW WORKSPACE.b.
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Source: Avid ®5. Click OK to close
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5. Double-click on the track name (
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5. Select SESSION START in the Loca
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Source: Avid ®4. Click DONE. The A
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3. When the clip ends, press the SP
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Source: Avid ®6. If needed, set th
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Gradually move the mouse back and f
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Change the MusicNext you will need
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Source: Avid ®2. Press E on your k
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are not real-time processors. These
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Source: Avid ®2. With Loop Playbac
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3. If needed, choose VIEW > NARROW
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Page 453 and 454: APPENDIX BAIR Creative Collection P
Page 455 and 456: IndexNumerics003 family, 19003 Rack
Page 457 and 458: Eleven Rack, 18-19exercise, 25-26HD
Page 459 and 460: mixdown technique, 213Post Hands-On
Page 461 and 462: Mix window, 40-41Comments area (Imp
Page 463 and 464: Digidesigngrammy award, 9history of
Page 465 and 466: toolbar, customizing, 37-38editingC
Page 467 and 468: MIDI, 29organization, 28rendered, 3
Page 469 and 470: Hertz (Hz), 14Hide Views function,
Page 471 and 472: Key Change dialog box, 116key signa
Page 473 and 474: Controls, 119controlsCountoff contr
Page 475 and 476: description, 192displaying and hidi
Page 477 and 478: Session windows oriented for, 239-2
Page 479 and 480: Avid audio, 21Avid Channel Strip, 2
Page 481 and 482: importing media, 269-272knock sweet
Page 483 and 484: mixing exercise, 276-282powering up
Page 485 and 486: Reverse plug-in, 292Revert to Saved
Page 487 and 488: on selected tracks, 146Tab key, 147
Page 489 and 490: Transport window controls and displ
Page 491 and 492: Tap Tempo mode, 115Tempo field, 54T
Page 493: playback point, 71shortcuts, 68size
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