What this book covers

Chapter 1, Planning and Preparing Sessions, shows what goes into a Pro Tools project before any audio is brought into it, including track layouts and organization.

Chapter 2, Importing and Organizing Audio, takes you through ingesting media into a Pro Tools session and organizing audio once imported.

Chapter 3, Faster Editing Techniques, shows you how to quickly traverse audio clips and use the keyboard to edit projects with ease.

Chapter 4, The Mechanics of Mixing, takes you through the technical side of the mixing phase of a project from using automation to routing audio via aux tracks.

Chapter 5, Shaping Sounds with Plugins and Effects, covers the creative side of mixing and the tools used to manipulate how something sounds.

Chapter 6, Finishing a Project and Creating Deliverables, examines how a project gets exported when it’s done and what to consider for project delivery.

Chapter 7, Considerations for Music Production, takes you through the nuances of music production and mixing.

Chapter 8, Post Production for Motion Pictures, takes you through how Pro Tools is used for motion picture projects with an emphasis on different dialogue-editing techniques.

Chapter 9, Spoken Word and Podcasts, offers methods for quickly producing spoken word projects, such as podcasts and audiobooks.