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Digidesign Pro Tools LE 6 Tutorials

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   Course Description
Pro Tools® is the benchmark for professional audio recording, editing and mixing. It is used in places as humble as bedroom studios, all the way up to major recording studios and Hollywood post-production houses. VTC author, Nathan Dickson teaches you Pro Tools LE 6, the scaled-down version for the independent musician, video producer, or home enthusiast. Recording, editing, and mixing techniques are covered in detail and demonstration of MIDI and third-party plug-ins is provided. This is the essential tutorial needed to get up to speed with Pro Tools LE 6, while learning a few new things about digital audio and recording along the way. To begin learning today, simply click on one of the Digidesign Pro Tools LE 6 lessons.

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Orientation
  Introducing Pro Tools (04:23)
  Keeping Up to Date (05:28)
  Install Mac Software (07:07)
  Install PC Software (04:15)
Sessions
  Creating a Session (06:36)
  Session Folder Layout (03:03)
  Creating Audio Tracks (05:04)
  Managing Audio Tracks (05:27)
  Importing Audio pt. 1 (03:52)
  Importing Audio pt. 2 (04:08)
Audio Recording Basics
  Basic I/O Setup (06:51)
  Recording Levels pt. 1 (04:57)
  Recording Levels pt. 2 (06:21)
  Monitoring Latency (05:56)
  Recording an Audio Track (06:41)
  Using Click Tracks (07:21)
  Punch Recording (07:00)
Editing Basics
  Timeline Navigation and Rulers (04:55)
  Slip and Grid Modes (05:23)
  Relative Grid and Shuffle Modes (02:59)
  The Zoomer Tool (06:38)
  The Selector Tool (04:16)
  The Trim Tool (07:03)
  The Grabber Tool (02:18)
  The Scrubber Tool (05:21)
  The Smart Tool (05:31)
  The Pencil Tool (06:01)
  Auto-Scrolling (04:54)
  Playing at Different Speeds (03:11)
  Nudging Regions (06:11)
Editing Technique
  Separating Regions (04:29)
  Consolidating Regions (04:51)
  Using Playlists (05:49)
  Audio Regions List pt. 1 (04:49)
  Audio Regions List pt. 2 (06:18)
  Batch Fades (04:18)
  Fade Settings (04:33)
  Using Edit Groups (04:25)
  Using Memory Locations (04:47)
  Loop Recording pt. 1 (04:24)
  Loop Recording pt. 2 (05:59)
Mixing Basics
  Audio Signal Flow (05:03)
  Levels and Panning (04:29)
  A Balanced Mix (05:43)
  Panning for Gold (03:33)
  Sends/Busses/Aux (05:12)
  Auxiliary Channel Strips (03:51)
  Creating a Submix (06:33)
  Send Options (03:46)
  Using Mix Groups (04:59)
  Using a Master Channel Strip (03:48)
  Managing Voices (03:54)
  Using Channel Inserts (05:07)
DigiRack Plug-Ins
  AudioSuite Plug-Ins pt. 1 (04:56)
  AudioSuite Plug-Ins pt. 2 (03:29)
  Keyboard Control of Plug-Ins (02:43)
  Saving Plug-In Settings (05:17)
  RTAS Plug-Ins (04:12)
  RTAS and System Usage (04:33)
  DigiRack Equalizers (07:11)
  DigiRack Compressors pt. 1 (04:57)
  DigiRack Compressors pt. 2 (03:01)
  DigiRack Gate (05:21)
  DigiRack Expander and DeEsser (03:25)
  DigiRack Chorus and Flanger (06:44)
  DigiRack Delays (06:51)
  D-Verb (07:27)
  DigiRack Time and Pitch (06:09)
  DigiRack Potpourri (05:48)
Bouncing to Disk
  Reduction Mix (04:41)
  Sample Rate Conversion (05:35)
  Using Dither (06:58)
MIDI
  Intro to MIDI (05:38)
  MIDI Setup (06:52)
  MIDI Programs and Patches (05:32)
  MIDI Recording pt. 1 (04:47)
  MIDI Recording pt. 2 (05:38)
  Editing MIDI Notes (04:43)
  Editing MIDI Note Attributes (05:48)
  MIDI Regions (06:22)
  Tempo and Meter (06:08)
  MIDI Menu Operation Panels (03:52)
Mix Automation
  Intro to Mix Automation (06:04)
  More Mix Automation Modes (06:33)
  Automating Multiple Controls (07:08)
  Automating Plug-Ins (05:31)
  Editing Automation Data pt. 1 (04:43)
  Editing Automation Data pt. 2 (04:54)
  Automation Wrap-Up (04:39)
Appendix: 3rd Party Plug-Ins
  About 3rd Party Plug-Ins (03:51)
  3rd Party Metering (06:05)
  3rd Party Equalizers (08:01)
  3rd Party Compressors and Limiters (05:56)
  3rd Party Modulators (05:58)
  3rd Party Delays (03:41)
  3rd Party Reverbs (06:21)
  3rd Party Pitch and Time (07:26)
  3rd Party Repair Tools (07:59)
  3rd Party Host-Based Instruments (07:25)
In Conlusion
  Wrapping it Up (00:55)
Credits
  About this Author (02:05)