by Ben Harris | Publisher: Virtual Training Company, Inc. | Release Date: March 2011 | ISBN: 1936334828

VTC's Avid Pro Tools 9 course introduces the new and exciting features in this latest release of the audio recording and music production powerhouse. The biggest advancement of this newest release is the ability to use Pro Tools with any audio hardware. Many other features formerly only available within Pro Tools HD and other expensive addons now come standard including MP3 export, OMF/AAF compatibility, and automatic delay compensation. Ben Harris covers everything from these new advanced features to the process of creating a new session. Whether you are a novice or seasoned professional, you will find this course both insightful and entertaining. To begin learning now, click on the movie links below.

1. Introduction
   • Introduction to Pro Tools 9 00:03:08
   • New in Pro Tools 9 00:06:45
2. Pro Tools Layout
   • Menus pt. 1 00:03:32
   • Menus pt. 2 00:05:07
   • Slip Edit Mode 00:03:33
   • Shuffle Edit Mode 00:04:37
   • Spot Edit Mode 00:04:56
   • Grid Edit Mode 00:05:32
   • Relative Grid Edit Mode 00:04:27
   • Other Edit Modes 00:03:46
   • Zoom Functions pt. 1 00:05:54
   • Zoom Functions pt. 2 00:03:22
   • Zoom Toggle 00:05:20
   • Zoom Tool 00:04:00
   • Trim Tool 00:06:26
   • Grabber Tool 00:04:54
   • Selector / Smart Tool 00:05:21
   • Scrub Tool 00:05:11
   • Pencil Tool 00:05:35
   • Tools for MIDI 00:05:02
   • Timeline Function Options 00:05:39
   • Timeline / Rulers 00:04:02
   • Timeline Navigation 00:05:01
   • Counters / Transport 00:06:19
   • Track Show / Hide 00:05:20
   • Groups View 00:04:36
   • Regions List 00:04:07
   • Keyboard Focus Modes 00:06:20
3. Windows
   • Edit Window 00:02:46
   • Mix Window 00:02:12
   • Transport Window 00:06:17
   • Additional Windows 00:06:01
   • Workspace & Digibase Browsers 00:05:34
   • Catalogs & Loops 00:05:08
   • Task Manager & Re-Linking Files 00:05:07
   • Windows Configurations 00:05:23
4. Customize Your View
   • Edit Views 00:04:53
   • Mix Views 00:02:49
   • Other View Options 00:06:04
   • Color Palette 00:05:55
   • Regions List Features pt. 1 00:05:25
   • Regions List Features pt. 2 00:06:43
5. Importing / Saving / Creating
   • Creating a New Session 00:06:16
   • Creating a New Track 00:05:25
   • Opening a Session Template 00:03:50
   • Creating a Session Template 00:05:03
   • Importing Audio 00:06:27
   • Importing MIDI 00:04:31
   • Importing Movies 00:03:24
   • Importing Session Data 00:05:39
   • Saving Options 00:06:45
   • Exporting OMF/AAF 00:06:09
6. Setups & System Optimization
   • Hardware Setup 00:01:50
   • Playback Engine 00:04:49
   • Disk Allocation 00:04:10
   • Peripherals 00:06:30
   • I/O Setup pt. 1 00:04:51
   • I/O Setup pt. 2 00:02:00
   • I/O Setup pt. 3 00:05:31
   • I/O Setup pt. 4 00:04:54
   • Preferences pt. 1 00:06:30
   • Preferences pt. 2 00:05:12
   • Preferences pt. 3 00:05:51
7. Basic MIDI Features
   • MIDI Setup (Studio / Filters / Devices) 00:06:34
   • Creating a MIDI-Based Session 00:06:53
   • MIDI Recording 00:06:14
   • MIDI Track Views 00:05:17
   • MIDI Editor Window 00:05:34
   • MIDI Editor-Score Editor 00:04:13
   • MIDI Editing 00:05:44
   • MIDI Loop Recording (MIDI Merge) 00:04:44
   • MIDI Loop Recording (Loop Rec) 00:06:14
   • Timescales (Sample vs. Tick) 00:04:32
   • Timescales Example 2 00:02:25
8. Time / Tempo Operations
   • Time Operations pt. 1 00:06:15
   • Time Operations pt. 2 00:05:13
   • Tempo Operations pt. 1 00:04:58
   • Tempo Operations pt. 2 00:05:43
   • Tempo Track 00:05:24
9. MIDI / Event Operations
   • Quantizing 00:06:45
   • Change Velocity & Duration 00:05:06
   • Transpose 00:05:38
   • Select / Split Notes 00:03:51
   • Input Quantize 00:06:13
   • Step Input 00:05:17
   • Restore & Flatten Performance 00:04:49
   • Real-Time Properties 00:06:25
   • MIDI Event List & Track Offsets 00:04:45
10. Virtual Instruments
    • Xpand2 00:06:35
    • Mini Grand 00:03:28
    • DB-33 00:04:40
    • Vacuum Synthesizer 00:05:06
    • Boom 00:05:40
    • Structure Free 00:07:07
    • Rewire 00:06:27
11. Audio Recording
    • Recording Audio & Monitoring Latency 00:06:51
    • Playlists 00:06:09
    • Loop Recording Audio 00:05:05
    • Pre/Post Roll & Count-off 00:05:04
    • Quick Punch Recording 00:05:27
    • Destructive Recording 00:04:18
12. Audio Editing
    • Audio Editing Basics 00:04:59
    • Separating Regions 00:04:48
    • Healing & Consolidating 00:06:00
    • Fades & Crossfades 00:06:48
    • Edit Groups 00:04:20
    • Tab & Nudge 00:06:00
    • Playlist Editing 00:06:28
    • Sync Points / Shift / Spot 00:06:02
    • Strip Silence 00:04:18
13. Elastic Audio / Beat Detective
    • Elastic Audio Basics pt. 1 00:06:21
    • Elastic Audio Basics pt. 2 00:07:00
    • Quantizing Audio 00:04:55
    • Beat Detective pt. 1 00:05:47
    • Beat Detective pt. 2 00:05:54
    • Collection Mode 00:04:36
    • Groove Template Extraction 00:06:04
14. Loop-Based Music Production
    • Creating a Loop-Based Project 00:05:57
    • Working with Regions 00:06:44
    • Changing the Pitch of Regions 00:04:24
    • Grouping Regions 00:04:31
    • Conforming Tempo 00:06:09
    • Identify Beat 00:04:58
15. Mixing Basics
    • Signal Flow & Routing 00:05:49
    • Leveling & Distortion 00:06:36
    • Panning 00:06:43
    • Inserts 00:06:50
    • Auxiliary Sends & Returns 00:06:33
    • Other Send Features 00:06:52
    • Mix Groups 00:06:06
    • VCAs 00:03:23
    • Submixes 00:05:22
    • Master Faders 00:06:49
16. Virtual Processor Plug-ins
    • Equalization Plug-ins 00:05:54
    • Dynamics Plug-ins 00:07:07
    • Reverb Plug-ins 00:04:44
    • Delay Plug-ins 00:06:48
    • Modulation Plug-ins 00:06:39
    • Harmonic Plug-ins 00:06:26
    • Audio Suite 00:06:52
17. Automation
    • Automation pt. 1 00:06:16
    • Automation pt. 2 00:04:43
    • Volume Trim Automation 00:03:00
    • Plug-in & Other Automation 00:04:37
    • Other Automation Aspects 00:06:23
18. Mixdown / Bouncing
    • Automatic Delay Compensation pt. 1 00:05:51
    • Automatic Delay Compensation pt. 2 00:02:27
    • Bounce to Disk pt. 1 00:04:14
    • Bounce to Disk pt. 2 00:03:53
    • Internal Layback 00:04:45
    • Mastering in Pro Tools pt. 1 00:04:02
    • Mastering in Pro Tools pt. 2 00:03:12
19. Conclusion
    • Wrap Up 00:01:46
20. Credits
    • About the Author 00:02:33