Pro Tools for Music Production: Recording, Editing and Mixing,9780240519432

Pro Tools for Music Production: Recording, Editing and Mixing

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Edition: 2nd
ISBN13: 9780240519432
ISBN10: 0240519434
Format: Nonspecific Binding
Pub. Date: 2004-07-13
Publisher(s): Routledge
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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

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