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The Pro Tools 2023 Post-Audio Cookbook

By : Emiliano Paternostro
Book Image

The Pro Tools 2023 Post-Audio Cookbook

By: Emiliano Paternostro

Overview of this book

Pro Tools has long been an industry-standard Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) for audio professionals, but it can often be overwhelming for new and experienced users alike. The Pro Tools 2023 Post-Audio Cookbook acts as a reference guide to the software and breaks down each stage of a project into manageable phases. From planning a session, editing a sequence, performing a mix to printing the final masters, you can approach this book either sequentially or peruse the self-contained recipes. You’ll come to grips with workflows for music production, motion picture, and spoken word production, helping you gain expertise in the area of your choice. You'll learn aspects of music mixing like side chain processing to keep instruments from overshadowing each other and conforming for motion picture. The author’s expertise with Pro Tools will help you discover and incorporate different techniques into your workflows. You’ll also learn to build consistent and replicable workflows and templates by understanding what happens behind the scenes in Pro Tools. With this cookbook, you’ll be able to focus on the creative aspects of your audio production and not get mired by the technical hurdles. By the end of this book, you’ll be well-equipped to handle even the most complex features of Pro Tools to deliver immaculate results for your clients.
Table of Contents (13 chapters)

Using the Smart Tool for quick edits

Getting to know the Tool Bar and all its functions is important for anyone working with Pro Tools. However, with the introduction of the Smart Tool, the vast majority of your work can be completed with one context-sensitive tool. The tool’s actions change according to where it’s positioned, and knowing how and when those different actions appear—and their effect—will help you edit faster and more effectively.

Getting ready

This recipe requires a Pro Tools session with at least one audio clip placed into a track.

How to do it…

For this recipe, we’ll explore all the different ways a clip can be manipulated using the Smart Tool. Follow along with these steps:

  1. In the Tool Bar, click on the bar above Trim Tool, Select Tool, and Grabber Tool to activate the Smart Tool:
Figure 3.1: The Smart Tool

Figure 3.1: The Smart Tool

  1. Position the cursor over the middle of a clip.
  2. Move the...