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Pro Tools 101: getting started

Adam SteelEditor's pick
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225K views · 3 years ago · tutorial

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The first part of a full Pro Tools course: creating a session, the Edit and Mix windows, tracks, the main tools, and moving around a session quickly.

A thorough, patient start from a teacher who covers every basic.

  1. 0:00 Intro
  2. 1:46 What Do I Need
  3. 4:29 iLok and Activation
  4. 7:00 Install Avid Link, Pro Tools and iLok Licence Manager
  5. 11:58 Audio Interface Drivers
  6. 17:04 Creating a New Project
  7. 19:38 Import and Play Audio
  8. 27:20 Recording Audio and Monitoring
  9. 33:38 Recording MIDI
  10. 40:40 Using Software Instruments
  11. 46:57 Adding Effects (as Sends)
  12. 52:24 Basic Editing (Split, Trim, Fade)

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