Pro Tools 7 Session Secrets: Professional Recipes for High-Octane Results

Pro Tools 7 Session Secrets: Professional Recipes for High-Octane Results, 9780471933984 (0471933988), Syngress Publishing, 2006

Studio 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.

About the Author
Scott Hirsch is a Digidesign® Pro Tools and Apple® Logic® certified Instructor. As a guitarist for The Court & Spark, he has recorded three of his band's records and worked on audio for PBS and the Food Network.

Steve Heithecker is a veteran composer, producer, keyboardist, and educator. He has written and recorded music for numerous albums as well as live theater, film, and video. He was co-founder of Digital Art & Music and now works and teaches at Pyramind in San Francisco, where he is a certified Pro Tools Instructor and expert in Reason.

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