Mixing in Pro Tools: Skill Pack

by Brian Smithers

Overview

Completely updated for Pro Tools(R) 8, Mixing in Pro Tools: Skill Pack will help you boost your understanding of the art and craft of creating great-sounding mixes using Digidesign's industry-standard DAW Pro Tools. Starting with the basics of essential processors and working up to advanced signal routing and sophisticated sonic manipulation, this book will help you to produce polished professional-sounding mixes. As you work with the sample sessions on the included CD-ROM and the hands-on tutorials in the book, you will develop your ears as you expand your knowledge. Unlike other books with companion discs, the source files on your Skill Pack CD-ROM are an essential part of this book's tutorials—-they are not there as mere examples; they are the building blocks from which you'll construct the projects. The result is a fully integrated learning experience—-you'll learn by applying the skills you've been taught through real-life experience.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781435455818
Publisher:	Course Technology PTR
Publication date:	01/12/2009
Sold by:	CENGAGE LEARNING
Format:	eBook
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

Brian Smithers is a classically-trained musician, conductor, and composer who has been performing and teaching music for more than twenty years. He has served as conductor of the world-famous Walt Disney World Band and has contributed articles to Keyboard Magazine, Music & Computers, and Electronic Musician. An accomplished recording engineer, he founded a Web site that was for years the only sustained Internet resource for laptop-based music production. As Course Director of Audio Workstations and Advanced Audio Workstations at Full Sail Real World Education, Smithers coordinates and guides the curriculum of one of the largest digital audio workstation lab environments in the world. He also teaches music technology at Stetson University in DeLand, Florida.

Table of Contents

PART I: USING EFFECTS PROCESSORS. 1: Equalization. 2: Dynamics. 3: Time-Based Effects. 4: Special Effects. PART II: MIXING ESSENTIALS. 5: The Rough Mix. 6: Advanced Signal Flow. 7: Automation. 8: Bouncing Your Mix. PART III: THE NEXT LEVEL. 9: Doubling Parts. 10: Stems and Submixes. 11: Advanced Dynamics. 12: Stereo Enhancement. 13: External Effects. 14: Managing Mix Resources.