Pro Tools for Music Production: Recording, Editing and Mixing

by Collins; Mike

• ISBN13: 9780240519432
• ISBN10: 0240519434
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2004-07-13
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Pro Tools for Music Production is a definitive guide to the system for new and professional users. Extensively illustrated in colour and packed with time saving hints and tips, you will want to keep to hand as a constant source of information. The book takes a real-world approach and shows how to build the right system to suit your needs. Detailed chapters on recording, editing and mixing blend essential knowledge with tutorials and practical examples from actual recordings. The second edition features a wealth of new and updated material, including: · Pro Tools HD systems explained · Pro Tools 6.1 software (and up to version 6.2.3) · Mac OSX installation and troubleshooting · A new chapter on MIDI · Additional and expanded tutorials · More on Identify Beat, Beat Detective and tempo maps · Extra coverage of plug-ins and virtual instruments · How to use Propellerheads Reason and Ableton Live with Pro Tools · What you need to know about the new file management capabilities · How to transfer projects between Pro Tools and other MIDI and audio software, and between Pro Tools TDM on the Mac and Pro Tools LE on the PC Pro Tools for Music Production is a vital source of reference to keep by your side, whether you are a working professional or a serious hobbyist looking for professional results.

Table of Contents

About the author	xv
Acknowledgements	xvii
Pro Tools -- the World's Leading Digital Audio Workstation	1	(5)
Introduction	1	(2)
Who this book will appeal to	3	(1)
What the book covers	4	(2)
The Evolution of Pro Tools -- a Historical Perspective	6	(13)
Introduction	6	(1)
How Pro Tools came about -- the move to digital	6	(2)
The road to Pro Tools	8	(1)
The beginnings of Pro Tools	9	(1)
Pro Tools III	10	(1)
The plug-ins	11	(1)
Cubase VST	12	(1)
The Yamaha 02R compact digital mixer	12	(1)
The ADAT Bridge	13	(1)
PCI expansion chassis	13	(1)
Twenty-four-bit digital audio	13	(1)
Pro Tools|24	14	(1)
Pro Tools MIX	14	(1)
Hardware controllers	15	(1)
Developments for 2000	16	(1)
Developments for 2001	16	(1)
Developments for 2002	16	(1)
Developments for 2003	17	(1)
Summary	17	(2)
Pro Tools TDM Systems	19	(14)
Introduction	19	(1)
The system	19	(1)
Native audio systems versus Pro Tools TDM systems	19	(1)
Pro Tools TDM hardware	20	(1)
Track counts	20	(1)
Pro Tools|HD core systems	21	(1)
Pro Tools|HD interfaces	21	(4)
192 I/O	21	(2)
192 Digital I/O	23	(1)
96 I/O	24	(1)
96i I/O	24	(1)
Peripherals	25	(1)
PRE	25	(1)
SYNC I/O	26	(1)
MIDI I/O	26	(1)
Legacy interfaces	26	(1)
Third-party interfaces	27	(1)
Expansion chassis	28	(1)
Pro Tools custom keyboard	28	(1)
DigiTranslator 2.0 option	28	(1)
MachineControl option	28	(1)
Avid picture options	29	(1)
Avid Mojo	29	(1)
Do you need to use a mixer with Pro Tools?	29	(1)
Pro Tools TDM software	30	(2)
Summary	32	(1)
The Computer System	33	(33)
Introduction	33	(1)
What computer should you choose?	33	(3)
The Power Mac G5	33	(1)
The PCs	34	(1)
Computer monitors	35	(1)
The Sony VAIO	35	(1)
The Apple PowerBook	36	(1)
Recommended additional software	36	(1)
Software updates	37	(1)
Leaving your computer `on' permanently versus switching `off' when you are not using it	38	(1)
Hard drives for Pro Tools	39	(3)
Disk requirements and bandwidth	40	(1)
Analogue to digital conversion	40	(1)
Audio data transfer rates	41	(1)
Audio data storage sizes	41	(1)
Multichannel audio data transfer rates	41	(1)
Audio file size limit	42	(4)
Hard disk formatting	42	(1)
Disk failure	43	(1)
Disk maintenance and repair	43	(1)
SCSI interface cards	44	(1)
SCSI hard drives	44	(1)
IDE/ATA hard drives	45	(1)
Firewire hard drives	45	(1)
Hard drives summary	46	(1)
Backup systems	46	(5)
Storage drives	47	(1)
DVD-RAM	47	(1)
DVD-RW/+RW	48	(1)
CD-ROM/CD-R	48	(1)
CD-RW	48	(1)
Sony AIT	49	(1)
DLT	49	(1)
Super DLT	49	(1)
Exabyte	49	(1)
DAT	50	(1)
My backup strategy	50	(1)
Another backup strategy	50	(1)
Mac OSX installations	51	(9)
New for OSX	51	(1)
Upgrading from OS9 to OSX	51	(1)
Disk formatting/partitioning	52	(1)
Installing Mac OSX operating system	53	(1)
User accounts	53	(2)
The Internet connection	55	(1)
Software updates	56	(1)
Logging in	56	(1)
Forgot your password?	56	(1)
Pro Tools issues	57	(1)
Mac tips	58	(2)
Get info	60	(1)
Troubleshooting	60	(5)
Hardware problems	60	(1)
Mac software problems -- freezes, foibles and crashes	60	(1)
Start-up problems	61	(1)
A hard drive problem	62	(1)
A true story	62	(1)
Repairing disk permissions and disk volumes	63	(1)
Battery-backed RAM	64	(1)
Zapping the PRAM	64	(1)
Unreadable CD	64	(1)
More help	65	(1)
Summary	65	(1)
Recording and Editing MIDI	66	(37)
MIDI features overview	66	(1)
Recording MIDI data	66	(17)
Configuring the Apple MIDI setup for Mac OSX	66	(2)
Setting up to record MIDI into Pro Tools	68	(4)
Recording onto a MIDI track	72	(1)
Loop recording MIDI	73	(1)
Playing back a recorded MIDI track	74	(2)
Assigning multiple destinations to a MIDI track	76	(1)
Recording Sysex into Pro Tools	76	(1)
How to record audio from an external synthesizer into Pro Tools	77	(1)
How to record virtual instruments into Pro Tools	77	(1)
How to use Groove Control with Stylus	78	(3)
How to record virtual instruments as Audio	81	(2)
Editing MIDI data	83	(19)
Editing issues	83	(2)
Graphic editing	85	(2)
Event List editing	87	(1)
The MIDI menu	87	(4)
Applying grooves	91	(1)
Drum patterns	91	(2)
Editing notes	93	(3)
Working with patterns	96	(6)
Summary	102	(1)
Recording	103	(55)
Introduction	103	(3)
Digitizing audio	103	(2)
Digital audio caveats	105	(1)
Practical considerations	106	(1)
Things you should know about before recording with Pro Tools	106	(25)
Monitoring	107	(2)
Drum punch-ins	109	(1)
The rulers	109	(1)
Edit window view options	110	(1)
Meter and tempo	111	(1)
Setting the default tempo	112	(1)
Manual Tempo mode	113	(1)
Recording to a click	113	(1)
Setting up a click	113	(2)
Destructive Record	115	(1)
Playlists	116	(2)
Punch-in and -out using pre- and post-roll	118	(1)
Voices, channels and tracks	118	(1)
Pro Tools|24 MIX systems	119	(1)
Pro Tools|HD and HD Accel systems	119	(3)
Voiceable tracks	122	(1)
QuickPunch	123	(1)
How QuickPunch affects the available voice count	124	(1)
Loop Recording audio	124	(1)
Half-speed recording and playback	125	(1)
Recording shortcuts	126	(1)
Markers	126	(1)
Time stamping	127	(1)
Importing tracks from CD into Pro Tools	128	(3)
Working on a real recording session	131	(26)
Opening a new session	131	(3)
AutoSave	134	(1)
Recording audio	135	(1)
Topping and tailing	136	(2)
Naming audio files	138	(1)
Importing audio	138	(3)
A quick edit	141	(1)
Setting up markers	142	(2)
Using Identify Beat to create a tempo map	144	(3)
Inserting Bar|Beat Markers	147	(3)
Dragging Bar|Beat Markers	150	(1)
Editing Bar|Beat Markers	150	(1)
Why not Beat Detective?	151	(1)
Pitch shifting to suit a particular vocalist	151	(1)
A basic synthesizer tracking session	152	(2)
Overdubbing piano, guitar, bass and vocals	154	(3)
Summary	157	(1)
Editing	158	(37)
Introduction	158	(1)
Edit window features	158	(1)
Edit window set-up	159	(1)
Markers window set-up	160	(2)
Scrolling options	162	(1)
Playback cursor locator	163	(1)
Zooming and navigation	164	(1)
Keyboard commands and shortcuts	165	(1)
The Edit tools	166	(2)
Zoom tool	166	(1)
Trim tool	166	(1)
Selector tool	167	(1)
Grabber tool	167	(1)
Smart tool	167	(1)
Scrub tool	167	(1)
Pencil tool	168	(1)
The Transport window	168	(1)
Crossfades	169	(1)
Auto fade-in and fade-out	169	(1)
Editing accuracy	170	(1)
Tab to transients	171	(2)
Editing regions	173	(1)
Grid modes	174	(1)
Time Compression/Expansion edits	175	(2)
Linked selections	177	(1)
Beat Detective	178	(2)
Beat Detective basic operation	180	(1)
Practical editing techniques	180	(14)
Fixing a note or chord played late	180	(3)
Editing vocals	183	(2)
Zero crossing edits	185	(1)
Editing before the downbeat	186	(3)
Arranging sections	189	(1)
Using playlists	190	(2)
Spot mode and time stamping	192	(2)
Summary	194	(1)
Mixing	195	(37)
Introduction	195	(1)
Tracks	195	(1)
Sends	196	(1)
Output windows for tracks and sends	197	(2)
Automation	199	(8)
Automation playlists	203	(1)
Automation write modes	204	(1)
Trim mode	205	(1)
Snapshot automation	206	(1)
Mixdown	207	(1)
A note on terminology	207	(1)
Mixing to analogue tape	208	(1)
Mixing to DAT	208	(1)
Mixing to digital media	208	(1)
Making your own CDs	209	(1)
Audio compression	209	(1)
Bounce To Disk	209	(2)
Recording to tracks	211	(1)
When to use the Dither plug-in	211	(1)
Mixing precision	212	(2)
The Dithered Mixer plug-ins	214	(1)
Mixer automation	214	(1)
Setting up a mix session	214	(17)
Choosing views	214	(1)
Setting up groups	215	(2)
Using Automation `snapshots'	217	(2)
Editing and inserting breakpoints manually to create automation	219	(1)
Writing mutes	220	(1)
Alternatives	221	(1)
Setting up Auxiliary routings	222	(4)
Mixing vocals	226	(2)
Panning the instruments	228	(1)
The final mix	229	(2)
Summary	231	(1)
Audio Plug-ins	232	(23)
Introduction	232	(1)
Plug-in types	232	(2)
Using real-time plug-ins	234	(2)
Plug-in delays	236	(1)
Making plug-ins inactive	236	(1)
AudioSuite plug-ins	237	(1)
Real-time TDM and RTAS plug-ins	238	(1)
Multi-channel RTAS plug-ins	239	(6)
D-Verb	239	(1)
Dither	239	(2)
POW-r Dither	241	(1)
Dynamics	242	(1)
EQ	242	(1)
Delays	242	(1)
Short Mod Delay II and Slap Delay II	243	(1)
Medium Mod Delay II	243	(1)
Long and Extra Long Mod Delay II	243	(1)
Tempo, meter, duration and groove	243	(1)
Mono In, Stereo Out Mod Delays	244	(1)
Multi-channel TDM plug-ins	245	(3)
The Real-time Pitch Processor	245	(1)
TimeAdjuster	246	(2)
Multi-mono TDM and RTAS plug-ins	248	(4)
Click	248	(1)
DeEsser	249	(1)
Signal Generator	249	(1)
Trim	249	(2)
Using the Trim plug-in	251	(1)
Inserting Plug-ins during playback	252	(1)
Optional Digidesign plug-ins	253	(1)
Digidesign distributed third-party plug-ins	253	(1)
Plug-in packs	253	(1)
More goodies	253	(1)
Summary	254	(1)
Virtual Instruments	255	(16)
Introduction	255	(1)
Digidesign	255	(3)
Access Virus Indigo TDM Synthesizer plug-in	255	(1)
Waldorf Q TDM	256	(1)
Orange Vocoder	257	(1)
Spectrasonics	258	(3)
Stylus	259	(1)
Atmosphere	259	(1)
Trilogy	260	(1)
Propellerheads	261	(2)
Reason	261	(2)
Bitheadz	263	(1)
Unity Session	263	(1)
Native Instruments	264	(1)
Native Instruments Studio Collection	264	(2)
B-4	264	(1)
Pro-53	265	(1)
Battery	266	(1)
Emagic software for use with TDM hardware	266	(4)
HD Extension	267	(1)
Host TDM Enabler	267	(1)
ESB TDM	268	(2)
Epic TDM	270	(1)
Logic Pro update	270	(1)
Summary	270	(1)
ReWire	271	(11)
Introduction	271	(1)
ReWire in action with Reason	271	(4)
Setting up the Reason synthesizers	275	(2)
Routing MIDI from Pro Tools to Reason	277	(1)
Playing ReWire application sequences in sync with Pro Tools	278	(1)
Using Ableton Live with Pro Tools	279	(1)
Recording from Ableton Live into Pro Tools	280	(1)
Looping playback	281	(1)
Caveats	281	(1)
Summary	281	(1)
Midi + Audio Sequencers	282	(23)
Introduction	282	(1)
MOTU Digital Performer	282	(3)
Emagic Logic Audio	285	(3)
Steinberg Nuendo	288	(4)
Using Nuendo with Pro Tools hardware	290	(2)
Steinberg Cubase SX	292	(5)
Using Cubase SX with Pro Tools TDM cards	297	(1)
BIAS Deck	297	(2)
Using Deck with Digidesign cards	299	(1)
Cakewalk Sonar	299	(1)
Ableton Live	299	(3)
Sony Acid Pro	302	(1)
Summary	302	(3)
Appendices	305	(2)
Appendix 1: Hardware Control	307	(13)
Introduction	307	(1)
Digidesign ProControl	307	(2)
ProControl modules	309	(1)
ProControl rear panel	309	(1)
ProControl summary	310	(1)
Digidesign/Focusrite Control|24	310	(4)
Control|24 control surface	311	(2)
Control|24 rear panel	313	(1)
Control|24 summary	313	(1)
Mackie HUI	314	(5)
Getting into the details	316	(2)
Rear panel	318	(1)
Monitoring	318	(1)
Summary	319	(1)
Hardware control summary	319	(1)
Appendix 2: File Management	320	(7)
Introduction	320	(1)
The Workspace Browser	321	(1)
Volume Browsers	322	(1)
Catalogs	322	(1)
The Project Browser	323	(1)
Unique file IDs	323	(1)
Missing files	324	(1)
Relinking missing files in an open session	324	(3)
Appendix 3: Transferring Projects	327	(16)
Pro Tools transfers	327	(1)
Getting ready to make the transfers	327	(2)
Transferring MIDI	329	(1)
Importing MIDI files	330	(1)
Exporting MIDI files	330	(1)
Importing tracks and track attributes	330	(3)
Time code mapping options	333	(1)
Track playlist options	333	(1)
Selecting session data to import	334	(1)
Transferring audio	335	(1)
Preparing for OMFI transfers	336	(1)
Exporting OMFI files from Pro Tools	337	(1)
Importing OMFI files into Pro Tools	338	(2)
Moving sessions between platforms	340	(1)
Moving between PT LE and PT TDM	340	(2)
Summary	342	(1)
Appendix 4: Pro Tools 6.4	343	(2)
Glossary	345	(16)
Bibliography	361	(8)
Index	369