Frank D. Cook - Pro Tools 101: An Introduction to Pro Tools 11

AN INTRODUCTION TO PRO TOOLS 11

Frank D. Cook

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Pro Tools 101:

An Introduction to Pro Tools 11

Frank D. Cook

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This book is dedicated to musicians, sound designers, audio editors, mixing engineers, and Pro Tools enthusiasts everywhereindustry leaders of the future.

This edition of the book is also dedicated to my friend, bandmate, and fellow Pro Tools user, Joel Kelly, who passed from this world far too soon. Your music brought a bit of heaven to earth; your smile brought joy to all it reached. You are dearly missed.

Joel Kelly (June 7, 1971 to April 2, 2012)

For more than 20 years, Avid has been developing professional training and making it available for various audiences. Pro Tools training has been offered through multiple venues and has grown to encompass a wide network of Avid Learning Partners.

Early on, we recognized the growing need for an official training platform designed around Pro Tools certification. In 2001, we began research and development for this undertaking, meeting with major audio engineering schools and audio industry leaders. The result was a program that established comprehensive course and exam requirements for students with an emphasis in either music production or video post-production. Official training centers have since been established worldwide, offering various levels of Pro Tools certification. The Pro Tools 101 course serves as the first step toward certification at any level.

In this latest edition of the Pro Tools 101 book, the content has been updated to reflect changes and enhancements introduced in Pro Tools 11, including the transition of the software to a 64-bit native application. Pro Tools 11 incorporates a new Avid Audio Engine, for uncompromised plug-in performance, and a new Avid Video Engine derived from the engine core of Avid Media Composer.

This edition of the book also covers the long-awaited offline bounce feature, enhancements to the Workspace browser, and other improved Pro Tools capabilities, such as the increase to 64 levels of undo.

Today, the Avid Learning Partner program supports certification in Pro Tools, Media Composer, Sibelius, ICON, and VENUE Live Sound systems.

With more than 600 learning partners in over 45 different countries supporting more than 100,000 student enrollments to date, the Avid Learning Partner program is the leading resource for training in Pro Tools software today. The Avid Certification Directory at www.avid.com offers a searchable database of more than 15,000 certified Pro Tools Users, Operators, and Experts. Avid continues to work with industry leaders to promote active recruiting of graduates trained in the curriculum. We are excited to be offering this updated book to complement the Pro Tools 11 release, and we encourage your participation in our program.

Andy Cook

Avid Learning Partner Program

June 2013

The following individuals have provided critical assistance, input, information, and material for this book and its many editions over the years.

Avid/Digidesign (current and former): Andy Cook, Andy Hagerman, Eric Kuehnl, Greg Robles, Jim Metzendorf, Mark Altin, Scott Church, Simon Sherbourne, Tim Mynett, Tom Dambly