Pro Tools HD: Advanced Techniques and Workflows. Using Pro Tools HD is not always easy, but with this book you'll be on the fast track to ach

Pro Tools HD: Advanced Techniques and Workflows. Using Pro Tools HD is not always easy, but with this book you'll be on the fast track to ach - Opis

Pro Tools HD is a digital audio workstation platform for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X operating systems. It is the leading audio software when it comes to professional audio work. Working effectively with audio and producing professional music with Pro Tools HD is not an easy task.Beginning with what the software is about, we will take you all the way through to the steps required to efficiently record your audio. You will discover how to improve the workflow of Pro Tools software and receive innovative tips to enable flawless editing in music production, film scoring, film, and television post-production.Packed with concise and clear instructions on using Pro Tools HD: Advanced Techniques and Workflows, this book starts with different possible hardware and software combinations to help you understand the strengths and limitations of each, before taking you through powerful editing and advanced mixing techniques.When it comes to choosing a ProTools HD system there are different technologies available and therefore, many ways to use the system optimally so, you will learn about some digital audio concepts for better software optimisation. You will then learn editing using Beat detective, as well as covering excellent workflow and routing concepts to take full advantage of ProTools mixing capabilities, integrating both hardware analogue units with your favorite plugins. Finally, you will see how you can export your project safer, faster and better.This guide shows you the framework to enable you to take your usage of ProTools to the next level by explaining and discussing (...) więcej new and advanced features to achieve industry standard techniques. Spis treści:
Pro Tools HD: Advanced Techniques and Workflows
Table of Contents
Pro Tools HD: Advanced Techniques and Workflows
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
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Preface
What this book covers
What you need for this book
Who this book is for
Conventions
Reader feedback
Customer support
Downloading the color images of this book
Errata
Piracy
Questions
1. System Optimization
The Pro Tools range
Hardware solutions
Pro Tools HD Accel
Pro Tools HDX
Pro Tools HD Native
Software options
Pro Tools HD 10/Pro Tools 10 with Complete Production Toolkit using third-party interfaces
Pro Tools HD 10 or Pro Tools 10 with Complete Production Toolkit using Avid interfaces
Pro Tools HD 11 update
Choosing the most adapted system
Recording and mixing considerations
DSP or no DSP?
Playback engine optimizations
Pro Tools HD 10 Playback Engine
H/W Buffer Size
Host Processors and CPU Usage Limit
Delay Compensation engine
Disk Playback
Plugin streaming buffer
Voice allocation
Pro Tools 11 Playback Engine
Automatic Delay Compensation (ADC)
A bit more about the Pro Tools mixer
Voices and time slots
Low latency monitoring (LLM) and cue mixes
Pro Tools version summary
Customizing MIDI
Organizing external MIDI devices
Controlling MIDI hardware on instrument tracks
Plugin mapping and MIDI learn
Summary
2. Editing Techniques
Vocal editing preparations
Zero crossing
Relative grid
Finding clicks
Cuts and fades
The Fades window
Clip gain
Elastic Audio
Using AudioSuite
Take comping
Drum editing
Edit and Mix groups
A bit of navigation
Project overview
Zoom presets and zoom toggle
Clip groups
Selection techniques
Tab to Transient or Tab to clip edges
Other selection techniques
Beat Detective
Normal mode
Collection mode
Mapping project tempo to the audio
Using Identify Beat
Using Beat Detective
Elastic Audio for drums
Elastic Audio as an effect
The vinyl stopping effect using Elastic Audio
Using Vari-Fi
Summary
3. Advanced Mixing
Getting organized with colors
Inserting analog hardware into the mix
Measuring hardware insert latency
Using hardware sends across different I/O
Nudging
Routing and grouping techniques
Easy audio grouping
Multiple track outputs
Stemming with multiple outputs
Using multiple outputs
Using auxiliary sends
Sound layering
Stemming with Pro Tools 11
Increasing mixing complexity
Default output bus options
Greater control over parallel processing
Advanced side chain
For bass
For vocals
Using automatic delay compensation creatively
The Avid Channel Strip plugin
Master faders
Pro Tools and analog console integration
Starting with Pro Tools automations
The track view shortcuts
Automation modes
More automation options
Enabling the write automation
Manual Write and Write on Stop
Auto Join
Trying new mix settings with preview mode
Copying and recalling automations to other song sections
Glide automations
VCA mixing
Use of an MIDI controller with Latch Prime
Summary
4. Importing and Exporting Options
Importing audio
Importing session data
Creating stems and exporting clips
Saving a session copy
Exporting over the Internet
Missing audio files
Disk allocation
Pro Tools autobackup
Summary
Index O autorze: Edouard Camou is a French sound engineer and the founder of the Sinewavz sound services in London. He has many years' experience in the studio and the live music industry, supported by a Recording Arts degree (with a first class) and an Avid Pro Tools certification. He studied and worked at SAE for a while and then redesigned and upgraded Musicland Studios in London, which now has two live rooms and a bigger control room to focus on band recording, album mixing and mastering. Edouard has been involved on many different projects for artists, labels, post-production companies, video games, acoustics, and live venues. He also mastered a single that became a 2012 favorite on national UK radio. mniej