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Summary of Contents for DigiDesign Pro Tools M-Powered
- Page 1 Basics Pro Tools M-Powered™ Version 7.0...
- Page 2 This guide may not be duplicated in whole or in part without the express written consent of Digidesign. Avid, Digidesign, M-Audio, and Pro Tools are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Avid Technology, Inc. in the US and other countries. All other trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.
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Page 3: Online Resources
DiSK Flix movies that show how to do a “Working With Pro Tools” tutorial in the number of popular tasks using Pro Tools. Pro Tools M-Powered Getting Started Guide. For the most complete information on using Pro Tools, DigiZine A magazine for and about Pro Tools us- see the Pro Tools Reference Guide. -
Page 4: Connecting Headphones
Getting Sound In and Out of your M-Audio Interface To hear audio recorded into a Pro Tools session, To connect headphones: you will need to connect headphones or an ex- • Connect headphones with a 1/4-inch stereo ternal sound system (such as powered monitors connector (or an adapter) to interfaces that or a home stereo) to your M-Audio interface. -
Page 5: Connecting Audio Inputs
Analog Out 2 (right output) RCA stereo outputs on an Audiophile 2496 The first and second outputs play the audio that is routed to analog outputs 1 and 2 within Pro Tools. Getting Sound In and Out of your M-Audio Interface... -
Page 6: Connecting A Microphone
Connecting a Microphone There can be several ways to use an M-Audio in- Most condenser microphones (such as an AKG terface with a microphone, depending on the C3000) require phantom power to operate. Dy- type of microphone and cables that you use, namic microphones (such as a Shure SM57) do and the type of M-Audio interface. - Page 7 If your M-Audio interface has a Mic/Line 1/4-inch connector plugged into Mic/Inst input on a switch, press it to its out position. FireWire 1814 If your M-Audio interface has a Mic/Line se- Mic/Line lector, press it to its out position. selector...
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Page 8: Connecting Instruments
Connecting Instruments Connecting Instruments to an If your M-Audio interface has a Mic/Line se- lector, press it to its out position. M-Audio Interface Instruments such as electric guitar or electric Mic/Line bass usually have a lower level of output than... - Page 9 To use a keyboard or mixer with your M-Audio If your M-Audio interface has a Mic/Line se- interface: lector, press it to its In position. Plug your keyboard, mixer, or other audio Mic/Line source into one of the inputs on your M-Audio selector interface.
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Page 10: Recording A Pro Tools Session
Recording a Pro Tools Session Before you record with Pro Tools M-Powered, To prepare an audio track for recording: you first create a Pro Tools session, then prepare Choose Track > New. an audio track for recording. Specify 1 Mono Audio Track in Samples, if... - Page 11 Play the instrument or sound source at the volume you will record. Transport window Use the Signal Gain controls on your M-Audio Click Record Enable in the Transport window interface (if any) to maximize the signal going to arm Pro Tools for recording. The Record but- into Pro Tools while avoiding clipping.
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Page 12: Impor Ting Audio From A Cd
files. Set Session Parameters in the New Session di- alog as needed, or leave at their default settings. (For details, see the Pro Tools M-Powered Getting Started Guide.) Opening the Workspace browser In the Workspace browser, click the Audio CD icon to show the files on the CD. - Page 13 Drag the audio file from the Workspace browser to the Track List in the Edit window to import the file to a new audio track. Dragging an audio file from the Workspace browser to the Edit window Track List To play back the new track: In the Transport window, click Return to Zero to go to the beginning of the track.
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Page 14: Creating An Audio Cd From A Pro Tools Session
In the Bounce Options dialog, choose Outputs use a dither plug-in on the main output. (For de- 1–2 as the Bounce Source. tails, see the Pro Tools M-Powered Getting Started Guide.) Choose BWF (.WAV) for the File Type. Choose Stereo Interleaved for the Format. - Page 15 Pro Tools begins bouncing to disk. Pro Tools bounced file, choose a Conversion Quality set- bounces are done in real time, so you hear audio ting. (For details, see the Pro Tools M-Powered playback of your mix during the bounce process Getting Started Guide.) (though you cannot adjust it).
- Page 16 Ozonic) are also a MIDI keyboard with MIDI ports. Other M-Audio interfaces (such as Audio- Creating a new Mono Instrument track phile 192) include MIDI ports. Refer to your M-Audio interface guide for details. MIDI sound module MIDI Audio...
- Page 17 Select View > Mix Window > Instruments to display the MIDI controls for the Instrument track. Showing the Instrument View in the Mix window Inserting an instrument plug-in on an Instrument track At the top of the Instrument track in the Mix •...
- Page 18 If you are using an external MIDI device and Make sure Options > MIDI Thru is selected. connected its audio output to your audio inter- Play some notes on your MIDI controller and face for monitoring in Pro Tools, click the Input look for the track’s MIDI Velocity meter to selector of the Instrument track and choose the move.
- Page 19 To record MIDI on the Instrument track: To play back recorded MIDI data: Verify that the Instrument track you want to Click the Track Record Enable button to take record to is record-enabled and receiving MIDI. the Instrument track out of Record mode. In the Transport window, click Return to Zero In the Transport window, click Return to Zero to start recording from the beginning of the ses-...
- Page 20 Controlling Delay (Latency) During Monitoring Pro Tools M-Powered uses your computer for all To set the Hardware Buffer Size: audio processing, playback, and recording. This Choose Setup > Playback Engine. causes a small amount of audio delay, or latency, Choose the buffer size (in number of samples) in the system.
- Page 21 Pro Tools and begin playback. When you are finished recording, turn off the mixer output control in the Control Panel mixer. You can leave the M-Audio Control Panel open while working in Pro Tools M-Powered. Controlling Delay (Latency) During Monitoring...
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