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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)

The Mechanics of Mixing

The editing stage of a project is when you decide what the audience is going to hear. The mixing stage is where you decide how they are going to hear it. The goals of a mix are not only to set the levels of each track but to also sculpt the sound and add character to what’s being heard. Sometimes, a recording that was less than ideal can be saved with proper mixing techniques, and even the best-recorded sounds will suffer if not mixed well. This chapter isn’t focused so much on providing you with workflows to speed up a mix—this stage of production should take time and focus. Instead, we’ll explore all the different tools available to you in terms of mix mechanics. You’ll learn different ways to manipulate audio levels, work with automation and Preview mode to audition different ideas, and how to route audio within a mix context. The next chapter will go over specific tools for shaping the sound and adding character.

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