Our Pro Tools course provides in-depth training for recording and producing music in the engineers choice, and recording & mixing studio standard DAW. It doesn’t matter what genre the music you work with is, if you want to use Pro Tools to create your tracks, this course will cover the music production and engineering skills you need. Even if you are a more experienced Pro Tools user you will benefit from this course, as all of the elements will be covered in detail, peppered with loads of practical real-world tips – giving you the edge over anyone learning any other way. Total class time is 36 hours where you can ask a question and bounce off of your instructor and fellow learners exactly when you're feeling inspired, or …confused! This is why some say that there is no substitute for music production courses in person. On successful completion of the course, you will receive an industry-recognized certificate.
Pro Tools Course | Lisbon
Pro Tools Course
Getting Started
- →Software installation, toolkits, iLoks & licenses
- →Avid hardware and other compatible interfaces
- →Launching Pro Tools & session start up
- →File format, bit depth & sampling rate tips
- →Pro Tools file structure and file management
- →Edit & mix window introductions
Advanced Editing Techniques
- →Clip based gain and automation
- →Pencil tool, TCE (Time Compression Expansion Tool)
- →Strip silence and tab to transient and consolidating clips
- →Repeating and duplicating clips
- →MONO, stereo and panning
- →Overview and automation for plugins and effects
Workflow
- →Edit window orientation
- →Importing audio, creating and track arranging tips
- →Edit modes - all about Slip, Spot, Shuffle & Grid
- →Multi-tool (Trimmer, Grabber, Selector)
- →Transport window - tempo, pre & post roll count off
- →Grid and nudge values
Recording Techniques and Introduction to Sound Design
- →Balancing, introduction to the art of mixing. Group tracks and advanced uses of routing
- →Introduction to sound waves, frequency, and amplitude
- →The recording patch in detail, introduction to gain structure
- →EQ and compression for recording
- →Foldback, headphone mixes, and latency
- →Digital, analog, sampling rate and bit-rate explained
- →Microphones overview and stereo miking techniques
- →Recording specific aspects of Ableton
- →Compiling audio takes
Samples & Loops
- →Creating drum loops in Pro Tools
- →MIDI controllers and editing MIDI
- →Printing software Instruments
- →Master Fader, VU and peak meters
- →Beat Detective - time correct live drums
- →Exporting audio, bouncing mixes and dithering
The Final Product
- →Preparing your session for mix-down
- →Consolidating audio and cleaning up your session
- →Exporting MP3s and Editing METADATA
- →Mixing techniques for post production, including film & TV
- →Key command shortcuts’ review
- →0dbfs and digital clipping
What our students say.
“It’s a great school and have great teachers. Some schools care only about fancy gear in the classroom and forget about the essential: the teachers!”
João Gama
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