The Musician's Guide to Pro Tools

by John Keane

Overview

"I'd recommend this book to anyone, whether beginner or expert." --From the Foreword by Peter Buck of R.E.M.

"Because everything is explained so concisely, you spend less time wading through pages and more time recording music." --Sound on Sound magazine

"An excellent book for any engineer or home recordist just getting into Pro Tools." --Tape Op magazine

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071595902
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	10/16/2007
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	363
File size:	8 MB

About the Author

John Keane is a producer, engineer, and musician. His studio in Athens, Georgia (johnkeanstudios.com), has been host to a variety of artists such as R.E.M., Indigo Girls, the B52s, Widespread Panic, and Cowboy Junkies. John has been involved in the creation of numerous gold and multi-platinum albums and has been working with Pro Tools since 1991.

Table of Contents

Part I: Making a Home Demo

1: Getting Comfortable with Your Pro Tools System

2: Starting a New Session from Scratch

3: Tracking and Overdubbing

4: Basic Editing Techniques

5: The Pro Tools Virtual Mixer

Part II: The Doormats Session

6: Fixing the Drums

7: Bass and Guitar Fixes

8: Audio Quality Issues

9: Using a Click in Grid Mode

Part III: The Honeywagon Session

10: Working with Loops

11: Bring on the Band

12: Working with Vocals

13: Advanced Mixing Techniques

Part IV: Appendixes

A: Changing the Monitor Display Resolution

B: Cheat Sheets and Function Key Labels

C: Troubleshooting

D: Formatting Hard Drives for Pro Tools

E: Speeding Up Your Computer

F: About the Session Disc