The Pro Tools 2023 Post-Audio Cookbook

A holistic approach to post audio workflows like music production, motion picture, and spoken word

By: Emi Paternostro

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eText | 31 July 2023 | Edition Number 1

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Step by step recipes that bring you through all the stages of post-production audio, from planning sessions and setting up templates, to creating effective and impactful mixes and delivering the final output

Key Features

Learn how to edit audio quickly and efficiently with different techniques
Become comfortable with advanced automation techniques during a mix session
Unlock Pro Tools' most powerful tools and features and know when to use them

Book Description

Pro Tools has long been an industry standard Digital Audio Workstation for audio professionals but it can sometimes feel obtuse and overwhelming even to the veteran user. This book serves as a companion to the software by breaking down each stage of a project into manageable phases. Going step by step in the planning of a session, editing a sequence, performing a mix and printing the final masters, you can approach this book either sequentially or peruse the self-contained recipes within to bring you new knowledge in how to tackle a project.

There are also specific considerations and workflows explained for music production, motion picture and spoken word, so that you can focus on the area you want to strengthen your skills or become more adept in other areas of expertise. You'll learn aspects of music mixing like side chain processing to keep instruments from fighting each other, and processes like conforming for motion picture for when a picture edit is recut after it's been delivered to you.

This book will explain some of the obscure features within Pro Tools so that you can become more efficient with your projects and focus more time on where it counts - on the creative aspects of audio production.

What you will learn

Become comfortable with Pro Tools and understand its inner workings
Plan and organise projects effectively
Edit audio quickly and efficiently
Understand and utilise audio routing features
Build effective mix templates
Successfully create deliverables for multiple professional scenarios
Use advanced mixing techniques to enhance sound tracks
Understand when to apply which audio effects and plugins given a specific scenario

Who This Book Is For

The book is targeted towards audio professionals (Sound Designers/Editors, Music Engineers, Podcast Producers, Re-Recordist Mixers) and students wanting to get a more thorough understanding of Pro Tools and its features. The book assumes the user has a basic understanding of Digital Audio Workstations and their operation and has successfully used it for at least a basic edit and mix workflow (import, edit, mix and bounce).