Best Avid Pro Online Courses
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#1 Avid Pro Tools 12 Fundamentals
In this Avid Pro Tools 12 Fundamentals training course, expert author Joe Godfrey teaches you the tools and techniques needed to work within this digital audio workstation. This course is designed for the absolute beginner, meaning no prior experience with Pro Tools is required.
You will start by learning about basic editing in the timeline, then jump into learning how to customize Pro Tools. From there, Joe will teach you how to record and edit a voice track, edit music tracks, and use elastic audio. This video tutorial also covers MIDI in Pro Tools, tracking instruments, sound design, and working with video. Finally, you will learn about mixing and automation, including automating volume, printing effects and stems, and archiving your sessions.
Once you have completed this computer based training course, you will be fully capable of using Pro Tools 12 to compose, record, edit, and mix music and audio. Working files are included, allowing you to follow along with the author throughout the lessons.
#2 Avid Pro Tools: Audio Recording For Beginners In Pro Tools
Welcome to our Pro Tools Audio Recording And Music Production For Beginners Course! You can expect to learn the audio recording software Pro Tools from the very beginning of creating a new project all the way to exporting a finished music track.
This course is structured in a way that you can begin learning audio recording with Pro Tools without prior knowledge of audio production or the software. You will receive to the point lectures without unnecessary introductions.
Once this course has been completed, you’ll have the skill set and knowledge to:
- Create new Pro Tools projects
- Record audio
- Work with midi
- Utilize different virtual instruments within your audio projects
- Apply insert audio plugins such as reverb, EQ and compression
- Complete basic mixing and mastering.
There’s a ton of other information shared in this course as well such as: creating and working with a click track at different tempos, bussing audio to other tracks, keyboard shortcuts, understanding inputs and outputs and the differences between the various types of recording tracks.
Your instructor is Will Bartlett who is the founder of an established media production company in Toronto. He has been using Pro Tools since 2009 and has been involved in audio production since 2004 recording bands, creating stock music for sale and mixing and mastering the audio of hundreds of video projects.
#3 Master Pro Tools 11 – A Definitive Pro Tools Course
This video based Pro Tools 11 training course from Infinite Skills teaches you the fundamentals of using this digital audio workstation software. Pro Tools 11 brings you the power of 64bit recording and mixing to your computer – with retooled audio and video engines in this latest version from Avid. This course is designed for the absolute beginner, and no prior experience with Pro Tools is required.
The course starts by introducing you to the basic skills you will need, such as working with dialog, music and sound effects. You will learn to edit music tracks, work with elastic audio and how to utilize MIDI in Pro Tools. This tutorial also covers more advanced features such as beat making, composing using virtual instruments, scoring to picture and tracking live instruments. You finish off this video based training course with an in-depth look at Mixing and Automation.
Once you have completed this video tutorial for Avid Pro Tools 11, you will have a solid understanding of the fundamentals of recording and mixing using this popular software. Working files are included, allowing you to follow along with the author throughout the lessons.
Best Avid Pro Books:
#1 Avid Pro Tools Basics: Expert Advice, Made Easy (Everyday Guides Made Easy) by Dave Clews & Ronan Macdonald
#2 Pro Tools 101: An Introduction to Pro Tools 11 (with DVD) (Avid Learning) 1st Edition by Frank D. Cook
#3 Pro Tools | First 12 – How it Works: A different type of manual – the visual approach by Edgar Rothermich
#4 Pro Tools 10 Advanced Post Production Techniques (Avid Learning) by Joel Krantz
#5 Pro Tools 10 Advanced Music Production Techniques (Avid Learning Series) by Robert Campbell
#6 Pro Tools All-In-One For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) 4th Edition by Jeff Strong