Pro Tools All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies
1st Edition
Published on 7. May 2004
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Paperback/Softback
720 pages
978-0-7645-5714-9 (ISBN)
Description
Pro Tools is a software package that is the centerpiece of a digital audio workstation, built for recording music and other sound digitally. The term "Pro Tools" often refers to the hardware associated with the software as well. This All-in-One covers all the major disciplines a home recording engineer needs to turn out a great finished project.
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Jeff Strong is the author of Home Recording for Musicians For Dummies and is President of the REI Institute, 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 either worked in or owned a recording studio since 1985. Every week, he records dozens of custom-client CDs using Pro Tools. He has also released eight commercially available CDs, four of which can be found at www.reiinstitute.com. This is his fourth book.
Content
Introduction. Book I: Home Recording Basics. Chapter 1: Discovering What You Need. Chapter 2: Getting Connected: Setting Up Your Studio. Chapter 3: Meeting the Mixing Board. Chapter 4: MIDI and Electronic Instruments. Chapter 5: Understanding Microphones. Book II: Getting Started Using Pro Tools. Chapter 1: Configuring Your Computer. Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Hardware. Chapter 3: Examining Software Basics. Chapter 4: Understanding the Pro Tools Windows. Chapter 5: Importing and Exporting Files. Book III: Recording Audio. Chapter 1: Taking Care of Tracks. Chapter 2: Miking: Getting a Great Source Sound. Chapter 3: Preparing to Record. Chapter 4: Recording Audio. Book IV: Editing Audio. Chapter 1: Audio Editing Basics. Chapter 2: Selecting Material to Edit. Chapter 3: Getting into Editing. Chapter 4: Adding to Your Editing Palette. Book V: Managing MIDI. Chapter 1: Preparing to Record MIDI. Chapter 2: Recording MIDI. Chapter 3: Editing MIDI Data. Chapter 4: Performing MIDI Operations. Book VI: Mixing in Pro Tools. Chapter 1: Mixing Basics. Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Mix. Chapter 3: Using Equalization. Chapter 4: Digging into Dynamics Processors. Chapter 5: Singling out Signal Processors. Chapter 6: Automating Your Mix. Chapter 7: Making Your Mix. Book VII: Mastering with Pro Tools. Chapter 1: Mastering Basics. Chapter 2: Mastering Your Music. Book VIII: Getting Your Music out to the Masses. Chapter 1: Putting Your Music on CD. Chapter 2: Getting Your Music on the Internet. Index.