Product DescriptionStudio secrets, techniques, and tips For Pro Tools M-powered, LE, HD, and TDM Power Users!
This practical guide from two certified Pro Tools experts begins where most other Pro Tools books leave off--it's like having a high-level, hands-on studio session with your very own seasoned audio pros! Jump in anywhere and discover the professional techniques and tricks you need to get recordings right the first time, every time. Want to capture a perfect acoustic guitar? Record a band? Spice up your tracks with expertly sequenced MIDI? Record Foley and edit dialog for a movie? Make your final mix go from good to radio-ready? It's all here in compact recipes to help you record, edit, compose, and mix with ease. Just flip to the topic you need and keep the session moving.
Whether you're a sound designer, podcaster, musician, or hobbyist, you can access the secrets of professional audio success. Discover loads of studio tricks, including how to: * Set up an efficient headphone mix for a band * EQ and compress sounds to get pro results * Record smart using quickpunch, loop, and alternate playlists * Enhance male and female voices and remove hums * Give your tracks cool, vintage effects * Master all of Pro Tools 7's new MIDI and instrument track features * Mix, master, bounce, burn, and podcast your session * Seamlessly transfer film and video projects and set them up for 5.1 surround mixes * Master plug-ins to fix a drum sound, create the AM radio effect, auto-tune vocals, and more
Learn how to get the most out of Pro Tools 7, such as routing MIDI with the new instrument track features.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - !!MUST HAVE!!
For anybody who wants to expand their basic knowledge of Pro Tools this is an incredible tool. It offers suggestions on mic setup, recording, mixing, and mastering in addition to many helpful hints and explanations about working within the program. It also talks about integrating Reason. Great book! A+
Rating: - Great Intermediate-Level Stuff
After recording and mixing a few dozen sessions in PTLE 6.9, I consider myself an intermediate-level user. I've just upgraded to 7.4, which has a ton of new features, so I was looking for a book that explained techniques for 7.x. This isn't the pure 7.4 reference I was seeking, but in many ways it's more important - it's not about the raw mechanics and options, but it IS about tricks and techniques that let you do useful stuff. Especially stuff you might not have tried before. Having this book a ... Read More
Rating: - Well worth it . . .
This is a great no-nonsense how-to guide for those with an intermediate knowledge of Pro Tools. I started with the Musician's Guide to Pro Tools, which is much more beginner oriented and hands-on and then picked this up as a supplement. Both are great publications that interface well with each other. There are a few tips in here that made this worth the money on their own, but together it is a well written and quick reading reference that any home studio Pro Tools user should consider picking ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent Advice on Pro Tools!
This is an excellent resource for the Pro Tools user. It is written with wit and humor and provides expert advice to anyone - beginner to seasoned - using Pro Tools.
Rating: - disappointing
I felt that I could learn a lot from a book touting to be "high octane". I didn't think that I knew all that PT had to offer. I did find a few things that were fairly useful but for the most part found myself already knowing most of the book.
- !!MUST HAVE!!
- disappointing
