Avid Pro Tools 310M: Advanced Music Production Techniques

Course Description

This course focuses on the advanced operation of Pro Tools in a professional music production environment. It offers technical insights into both Pro Tools hardware and software.

Who Should Attend?

This course is designed for end-users with intermediate Pro Tools music engineering skills.

Course Objectives

At the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Set up and install a Pro Tools system
• Use tactile control of Pro Tools
• Perform advanced audio importing and recording
• Perform advanced editing
• Apply synchronization
• Apply Pro Tools|HD mixing concepts
• Perform advanced mixing
• Deliver music

Prerequisites:

• Practical working knowledge of Mac OS X
• Avid Pro Tools 101: Introduction to Pro Tools class or equivalent experience
• Avid Pro Tools 110: Essentials of Pro Tools class or equivalent experience
• Avid Pro Tools 201: Pro Tools Production Essentials class or equivalent experience
• Avid Pro Tools 210M: Music Production Techniques class or equivalent experience
• Prior to taking the Pro Tools Music Expert certification exam, students must have successfully completed the above 200-series courses and acquired Avid Pro Tools Music Operator certification.

Course Outline:

Note: The curricula below comprise activities typically covered in a class at this skill level. The instructor may, at his/her discretion, adjust the lesson plan to meet the needs of the class.

Lesson 1: Pro Tools HD Hardware Configuration

• Setting Up a Pro Tools HD System
• Configuring Avid Peripherals
• Audio Interface Calibration
• Verifying Installation of Additional Pro Tools Software Options
• Operating System Optimization
• Non-Administrator (Standard) Accounts
• Pro Tools Session File Interchange

Lesson 2: Troubleshooting a Pro Tools System

• Troubleshooting Operational Issues
• Understanding Voice Allocations
• Playback Engine Advanced Options
• Monitoring Native Resources
• Advanced Pro Tools I/O Setup

Lesson 3: Tactile Control of Pro Tools

• Parts of the Keyboard
• Modifier Keys
• Function Keys
• Numeric Keys

Lesson 4: Importing and Recording Audio

• Importing AAF or OMF Sequences
• Importing MXF Audio
• Updating the Pro Tools I/O Setup
• Using Session Templates
• Using PRE in Standalone Mode
• Grouped Playlist Synchronization
• Connecting Pro Tools to VENUE

Lesson 5: Advanced Editing

• Advanced MIDI
• SysEx Events
• Advanced Multitrack Drum Editing
• Elastic Audio Versus Beat Detective for Multi Mic'ed Drums
• Advanced Elastic Audio
• Elastic Audio Plug-Ins and Parameters

Lesson 6: Synchronization

• Avid SYNC Peripheral
• Selecting Clock Sources
• Timecode Formats in Music Production
• Using Longitudinal Time Code(LTC)
• Using MTC(MIDI Timecode)
• Fixed Point Versus Floating-Point Processing Overview
• Comparing Pro Tools|HD Versus HDX Versus Native Mixers
• Common Mixing Errors When Moving from Pro Tools Host-Based to Pro Tools|HD
• DSP-Based Mixers and DSP Usage
• Dither
• The Pro Tools HD Mixer
• Looking in More Detail: An Audio Signal's Tale
• Appropriate Use of Native Plug-Ins

Lesson 7: Advanced Mixing Techniques

• Common Mixing Preferences
• Understanding Advanced Delay Compensation
• Using the Plug-In Preferences
• Mixing Techniques
• Using Bus Master Faders
• Using Latch Prime
• Writing Static Automation Mixer Settings
• Using Preview Mode
• Using Capture and Punch Capture Mode
• Using Join and AutoJoin
• Understanding the AutoMatch Functions

Lesson 8: Music Delivery

• Exporting MIDI
• Reviewing AAF and OMF Export
• Understanding the AAF/OMF Export Options
• Understanding MXF Audio Export
• Archiving and Transferring Sessions