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Pro Tools IV - Professional Application

Category Pro Tools
$349.00 CAD
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Overview

Overview

This course is designed for Pro Tools users looking to elevate their skills with a deeper understanding of advanced features and workflows. We'll explore Elastic Audio and advanced techniques to manipulate timing and pitch with precision, integrate seamlessly with video projects, and optimize your use of meters for better mixing and monitoring. You'll also learn to harness the Workspace Browser for efficient file management and utilize Clip Groups to organize and edit sessions with ease.

This course is designed for Pro Tools users looking to elevate their skills with a deeper understanding of advanced features and workflows. We’ll explore Elastic Audio and advanced techniques to manipulate timing and pitch with precision, integrate seamlessly with video projects, and optimize your use of meters for better mixing and monitoring. You’ll also learn to harness the Workspace Browser for efficient file management and utilize Clip Groups to organize and edit sessions with ease.

In this module, we focus on Elastic Audio, a powerful tool in Pro Tools that allows you to manipulate the timing and pitch of audio tracks with precision and creativity. Elastic Audio enables seamless tempo matching, timing adjustments, and dynamic transformations, making it an essential feature for both technical edits and artistic exploration. 

This section explores the use of Elastic Audio in Pro Tools to tighten rhythmic performances, adjust pitch, and experiment with tempo changes, offering detailed techniques for quantization and event marker editing. It emphasizes best practices for maintaining natural sound quality, avoiding artifacts, and leveraging Pro Tools’ algorithms and tools for creative and precise audio manipulation. 

This section outlines how to use Elastic Audio to enhance live drum performances by addressing timing and pitch while preserving a natural feel. It provides detailed steps for enabling Elastic Audio, quantizing drum hits, and fine-tuning warp markers, alongside guidance on using Rhythmic and X-Form algorithms to maintain audio quality and achieve dynamic, impactful drum tracks. 

In this section, we’ll explore how to efficiently import audio and session data into Pro Tools, manage your media files, and work with video tracks to enhance your project. Additionally, we’ll cover key features like metering, video playback, and the wide range of plugins provided with Pro Tools to help you shape and refine your audio and video workflow. 

This section covers key processes such as assembling video clips on video tracks, enabling video playback on a secondary monitor, and utilizing the Workspace browser for organizing and managing media files. Additionally, it explores advanced features like clip groups for audio and video, task management, and relinking media, providing an in-depth look at Pro Tools’ capabilities for handling complex video and audio projects. 

Requirements

Required Hardware (minimum):  
Apple Laptop Computer – MacBook Pro 

Specifications (minimum): 
Apple M4 chip with most current macOS  
16GB of RAM (minimum)
512GB SSD Storage (minimum)  
Pro Tools Studio Software  
Pro Tools iLok Key or iLok Cloud 

DETAILS TO KNOW

     Shareable Certificate

     Taught in English

     Self-paced Learning

Course Evaluations:
5 Quizzes & 1 Final Exam

Estimated Time to Complete:
13-18 Hours

Course Availability:
On-Demand