Pro Tools All-In-One for Dummies - Jeff Strong

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Résumé :
A professional musician guides serious hobbyists through Pro Tool Pro Tools puts professional recording and music production software in the hands of anyone with the appropriate hardware and the knowledge to use it. Musician and recording engineer Jeff Strong guides you through the latest version of this complex program, offering twice the content of the official guide at a lower price. Eight minibooks cover recording basics, getting started with Pro Tools, recording audio, editing audio, managing MIDI, mixing, mastering, and getting your music to the masses. * The latest version of Pro Tools offers a whole range of new possibilities for the recording artist; this soup-to-nuts guide explains everything you need to know to take full advantage of it * Written by a professional musician and recording engineer who has authored two previous editions of this book as well as Home Recording For Musicians For Dummies and Drums For Dummies * Eight minibooks cover recording basics, getting started with Pro Tools, recording audio, editing audio, managing MIDI, mixing, mastering, and distributing your music * Explains how to configure your computer and attach hardware, proper microphone settings, steps for getting your music to sound the way you want, tips on putting your tracks together professionally, and much more If making music is your passion, Pro Tools All-in-One For Dummies, 3rd Edition is exactly what you need to start sharing your sounds with the world.

Biographie:
Jeff Strong is an experienced musician, recording engineer, and teacher. He serves as founder and director of the Strong Institute, a group creating products to assist in therapy through music. He is also author of all editions of Home Recording For Musicians For Dummies and Drums For Dummies.

Sommaire:
Introduction 1 Book I: Home Recording Basics 7 Chapter 1: Discovering What You Need 9 Chapter 2: Getting Connected: Setting Up Your Studio 33 Chapter 3: Meeting the Mixing Board 57 Chapter 4: MIDI and Electronic Instruments 75 Chapter 5: Understanding Microphones 91 Book II: Getting Started Using Pro Tools 115 Chapter 1: Confi guring Your Computer 117 Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Hardware 135 Chapter 3: Examining Software Basics 155 Chapter 4: Understanding the Pro Tools Windows 173 Chapter 5: Importing and Exporting Files 215 Book III: Recording Audio 239 Chapter 1: Taking Care of Tracks 241 Chapter 2: Miking: Getting a Great Source Sound 259 Chapter 3: Preparing to Record 289 Chapter 4: Recording Audio 311 Book IV: Editing Audio 335 Chapter 1: Audio Editing Basics 337 Chapter 2: Selecting Material to Edit 359 Chapter 3: Getting into Editing 387 Chapter 4: Adding to Your Editing Palette 413 Book V: Managing MIDI 437 Chapter 1: Preparing to Record MIDI 439 Chapter 2: Recording MIDI 455 Chapter 3: Editing MIDI Data 473 Chapter 4: Performing MIDI Operations 501 Book VI: Mixing In Pro Tools 523 Chapter 1: Mixing Basics 525 Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Mix 541 Chapter 3: Using Equalization 567 Chapter 4: Digging into Dynamics Processors 581 Chapter 5: Singling Out Signal Processors 599 Chapter 6: Automating Your Mix609 Chapter 7: Making Your Mix 627 Book VII: Mastering with Pro Tools 635 Chapter 1: Mastering Basics 637 Chapter 2: Mastering Your Music 643 Book VIII: Getting Your Music to the Masses 657 Chapter 1: Putting Your Music on CD and Vinyl 659 Chapter 2: Getting Your Music on the Internet 673 Index 693