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    Pro Tools HD: Advanced Techniques and Workflows
    Pro Tools HD: Advanced Techniques and Workflows
    Pro Tools HD: Advanced Techniques and Workflows
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    Pro Tools HD: Advanced Techniques and Workflows

    By Edouard Camou

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    An easy-to-follow guide for using Pro Tools HD 11 effectively.This book is ideal for anyone who already uses ProTools and wants to learn more, or is new to Pro Tools HD and wants to use it effectively in their own audio workstations.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPackt Publishing
    Release dateOct 25, 2013
    ISBN9781849698177
    Pro Tools HD: Advanced Techniques and Workflows

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      Pro Tools HD - Edouard Camou

      Table of Contents

      Pro Tools HD: Advanced Techniques and Workflows

      Credits

      About the Author

      About the Reviewers

      www.PacktPub.com

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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

      Pro Tools HD: Advanced Techniques and Workflows

      Pro Tools HD: Advanced Techniques and Workflows

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      Credits

      Author

      Edouard Camou

      Reviewers

      Roey Izhaki

      Marco Sonzini

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      About the Author

      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.

      About the Reviewers

      Roey Izhaki is the author of Mixing Audio. He has been involved with mixing since the early 90s. He is an academic lecturer in the field of audio engineering and gives mixing seminars across Europe at various schools and exhibitions. He is currently lecturing at the Audio Engineering department at SAE Institute, London.

      Marco Sonzini, 28, is an Italian-born audio engineer and a Pro Tools operator. He approached the music world at age 7, studying classical guitar at Conservatorio Nicolini in Piacenza throughout middle school and high school. He graduated with a degree in Science and Technology of Music Communication at the University of Milan, then he moved to Los Angeles, completing his degree with honors in the Audio Engineering program at the Los Angeles Recording School, where he also became a Pro Tools 210M and 210P Certified Operator.

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      Preface

      Pro Tools is a very powerful software full of functionalities. This book is designed as a comprehensive guide for advanced user techniques to improve workflow and creative use of the software.

      What this book covers

      Chapter 1, System Optimization, helps you understand the technology behind Pro Tools to get the best out of it.

      Chapter 2, Editing Techniques, discusses the advanced use of editing tools, Beat Detective, and Elastic Audio to improve and manipulate audio.

      Chapter 3, Advanced Mixing, helps you integrate analog equipment into your mix and learn how to use internal routing and automations to increase creative output.

      Chapter 4, Importing and Exporting Options, highlights good file management practices to import, export, recover, and also help the workflow of our mix.

      What you need for this book

      To use the techniques described in this book, you will need a Pro Tools HD Accel, HDX, or HD Native system, or a Pro Tools 10 license with Complete Production Toolkit. Basic Pro Tools knowledge is also recommended.

      Who this book is for

      This book is for any Pro Tools user wishing to get more out of the software. It not only relates to advanced Pro Tools tools and techniques, but is also accessible through the use of many examples and a step-by-step approach where we link and discuss the software features for real-world use.

      Conventions

      In this book, you will find a number of styles of text that distinguish between different kinds of information. Here are some examples of these styles, and an explanation of their meaning.

      Code words in text are shown as follows: Create a new track name Recording and select the same input number as the one used for the insert.

      New terms and important words are shown in bold. Words that you see on the screen, in menus or dialog boxes for example, appear in the text like this: Navigate to Preferences | Display | Color Coding.

      Note

      Warnings or important notes appear in a box like this.

      Tip

      Tips and tricks appear like this.

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      To send us general feedback, simply send an e-mail to <[email protected]>, and mention the book title

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