Pro Tools^® All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies^®, 2nd Edition

by Jeff Strong

• ISBN13: 9780470239476
• ISBN10: 0470239476
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-03-01
• Publisher: For Dummies
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Summary

When you add Pro Tools to your home recording studio, you have the software used to create hit records. Throw in Pro Tools All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies, Second Edition and you get the insight you need to capture your sounds, edit your tracks, create a mix, and master your songs for the world to hear. Add a generous helping of your own talent and you have the perfect recipe for music stardom.This fantastic eight-books-in-one package introduces you to Pro Tools audio- and MIDI-recording software and clues you in on basic multitrack recording techniques. You'll get wise to Pro Tools' many features and functions and find out how top recording studios use them to create the biggest hits on the planet. This do-it-now handbook also gets you up to speed on the essential audio-engineering skills you need to make ultra-high-quality recordings. Discover how to: Navigate the Pro Tools windows and menus Save hours of experimenting and spend more time recording Master microphone placement and other home recording basics Edit errors out of your tracks Equalize (EQ) tracks and add effects Work with midi instruments Blend your sounds into a stunning final mix Assemble and release an albumDon't spend big bucks and many months taking classes in audio engineering and Pro Tools. Get eight quick-reference guides for one great price with Pro Tools All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies, Second Edition and start recording your breakthrough album right away!

Author Biography

Jeff Strong, the author of Home Recording For Musicians For Dummies, is President of the REI Institute, which is a MusicMedicine research organization and therapy provider. Jeff graduated from the Percussion Institute of Technology at the Musician’s Institute in Los Angeles in 1983, and has worked in or owned a recording studio since 1985. Every week, he records dozens of custom CDs with Pro Tools for his clients. He has also released 12 commercially available therapeutic CDs, 4 of which can be purchased at www.reiinstitute.com. An eight-CD set focusing on shifting the brain is also available beginning Fall 2008 through Sounds True (www.soundstrue.com). Pro Tools All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies, 2nd Edition is his ninth book.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Home Recording Basics

Discovering What You Need

Getting Connected: Setting Up Your Studio

Meeting the Mixing Board

MIDI and Electronic Instruments

Understanding Microphones

Getting Started Using Pro Tools

Configuring Your Computer

Setting Up Your Hardware

Examining Software Basics

Understanding the Pro Tools Windows

Importing and Exporting Files

Recording Audio

Taking Care of Tracks

Miking: Getting a Great Source Sound

Preparing to Record

Recording Audio

Editing Audio

Audio Editing Basics

Selecting Material to Edit

Getting into Editing

Adding to Your Editing Palette

Managing MIDI

Preparing to Record MIDI

Recording MIDI

Editing MIDI Data

Performing MIDI Operations

Mixing in Pro Tools

Mixing Basics

Setting Up Your Mix

Using Equalization

Digging into Dynamics Processors

Singling Out Signal Processors

Automating Your Mix

Making Your Mix

Mastering with Pro Tools

Mastering Basics

Mastering Your Music

Getting Your Music to the Masses

Putting Your Music on CD

Getting Your Music on the Internet

Index

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