Pro Tools 5 for Macintosh and Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide [With CDROM]

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Item: Pro Tools 5 for Macintosh and Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
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by Steven Roback

Pro Tools is used by professional recording producers, home studioprofessionals, and quality-minded hobbyists worldwide. Because it's a complex product, there's a need for a simplified, task-oriented guide (and there are very few Pro Tools books on the market). CD contains pre-recorded music, sound samples, and sample Pro Toolssoftware configurations.

Pro Tools is the industry standard for recording and editing digital audio. Its elegant interface and powerful editing features make it the most widely used digital audio software by professional recording producers, musicians, home studio professionals, and quality-minded hobbyists worldwide. Using the easy-to-follow visual format of the Visual QuickPro Guide, Pro Tools 5 for Macintosh and Windows will show readers how to make multi-track audio recordings using Digidesign's Pro Tools 5 software. The body of the book will offer concise, step-by-step instructions on how to use Pro Tools' main functions including recording, editing, mixing, and effects processing. It will also introduce and explain the basics of automation, synchronization, MIDI sequencing and file management in Pro Tools. The companion CD contains pre-recorded music, sample Pro Tools configurations that clearly demonstrate Pro Tools recording, editing, and mixing functions, and a set of original sound samples, including pianos, strings, wind instruments, and percussion for use with Pro Tools.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0201795345

ISBN13:9780201795349

Release Date:June 2002

Publisher:Peachpit Press

Length:448 Pages

Weight:1.50 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 7.1" x 9.0"

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This book is wonderful!

Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago

This book is wonderful! Its clear and concise outline on Pro Tools LE 5.0 and ideal for the new digital recorder! I wish I purchased this book earlier! I recommend this book for anyone who is learning Pro Tools Le 5.0.

The Book That Digi Should Ship

Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago

This book by Roback is something of a godsend. Not that the manaual that came with ProTools was shabby, it's just that the manual assumes the reader is already at some level of proficieny.This book demistifies some of the areas that the manual just did not explain. Better yet, this book is organized for "quick look-up" use. It seems a ProTools user always needs information about a certain subject or operational proceedure. It can be a nightmare trying to get a quick answer with the factory manual. Not only does Roback take you precisely where you need to go effortlessly, he provides clear illustrations and a 1 - 2 - 3 step guide for each function you are trying to implement. If you want to end your frustration with PT, this is the book to have.Also, this book is currrent. It covers the latest version of PT (5.1) and th first I have seen with information about the new MBox.If you are looking for the definitive source for PT...this is the book for you.

Concise Overview for Beginners

Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago

This book offered an excellent overview for yours truly who found himself starting completely from scratch. A combination of read, try out, screw up, read, try out some more left me recording songs in a matter of a couple hours after getting things installed. Basic yet essential insights into getting the most out of your recording are included as well including adding width, depth and height to your sounds, creating space for instruments with EQ and ordering effects properly. One caveat, once you get into connecting external devices through OMS (Mac users) and how to take advantage of all the midi features you will find yourself in the lurch. Got on a first name basis with the techies at digidesign attempting to route my midi properly and had to figure out a lot of the features myself. Attention: move midi regions in "region" edit mode only! Anyway, the basics are there, however. As for everything else, between reading and experimenting, you're in business.