Pro Tools All-in-One For Dummies

Introduction 1
Book I: Home Recording Basics 7
Chapter 1: Discovering What You Need 9
Chapter 2: Getting Connected: Setting Up Your Studio 33
Chapter 3: Meeting the Mixing Board 57
Chapter 4: MIDI and Electronic Instruments 75
Chapter 5: Understanding Microphones 91
Book II: Getting Started Using Pro Tools 115
Chapter 1: Confi guring Your Computer 117
Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Hardware 135
Chapter 3: Examining Software Basics 155
Chapter 4: Understanding the Pro Tools Windows 173
Chapter 5: Importing and Exporting Files 215
Book III: Recording Audio 239
Chapter 1: Taking Care of Tracks 241
Chapter 2: Miking: Getting a Great Source Sound 259
Chapter 3: Preparing to Record 289
Chapter 4: Recording Audio 311
Book IV: Editing Audio 335
Chapter 1: Audio Editing Basics 337
Chapter 2: Selecting Material to Edit 359
Chapter 3: Getting into Editing 387
Chapter 4: Adding to Your Editing Palette 413
Book V: Managing MIDI 437
Chapter 1: Preparing to Record MIDI 439
Chapter 2: Recording MIDI 455
Chapter 3: Editing MIDI Data 473
Chapter 4: Performing MIDI Operations 501
Book VI: Mixing In Pro Tools 523
Chapter 1: Mixing Basics 525
Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Mix 541
Chapter 3: Using Equalization 567
Chapter 4: Digging into Dynamics Processors 581
Chapter 5: Singling Out Signal Processors 599
Chapter 6: Automating Your Mix609
Chapter 7: Making Your Mix 627
Book VII: Mastering with Pro Tools 635
Chapter 1: Mastering Basics 637
Chapter 2: Mastering Your Music 643
Book VIII: Getting Your Music to the Masses 657
Chapter 1: Putting Your Music on CD and Vinyl 659
Chapter 2: Getting Your Music on the Internet 673
Index 693