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DigiDesign Pro Tools Reference Manual

DigiDesign Pro Tools Reference Manual (886 pages)

Brand: DigiDesign | Category: Software | Size: 20 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
3
Part I Introduction

15
Chapter 1. Welcome to Pro Tools

17
- The Pro Tools Guides
  17
- Compatibility Information
  18
- About Www.digidesign.com
  18
Chapter 2. Pro Tools Concepts

19
- Hard Disk Audio Recording
  19
- The Digidesign Audio Engine
  19
- Pro Tools Sessions
  20
- Signal Routing
  23
- System Resources
  24
- MIDI
  26
- Digibase
  28
Chapter 3. Keyboard and Right-Click Mouse Shortcuts

29
- Right-Click Mouse Shortcuts
  29
- Global Key Commands
  29
- Keyboard Focus
  30
- Numeric Keypad Modes
  31
Part II System Configuration

33
Chapter 4. Pro Tools Systems

35
- Pro Tools|Hd Systems
  35
- Pro Tools LE Systems
  39
- Pro Tools M-Powered
  41
- Pro Tools Academic
  41
- DV Toolkit 2 and Music Production Toolkit
  41
Chapter 5. System Setup

45
Chapter 6. I/O Setup

57
- The I/O Setup Dialog
  60
- Routing Hardware I/O to Pro Tools I/O
  62
- Creating and Editing Paths
  63
- Creating New Paths
  64
- I/O Settings Files
  71
- I/O Setup Options
  73
- H/W Insert Delay Compensation
  76
Chapter 7. Preferences

77
- Display Preferences
  77
- Operation Preferences
  80
- Editing Preferences
  85
- Mixing Preferences
  87
- Processing Preferences
  90
- MIDI Preferences
  91
- Synchronization Preferences
  92
Part III Sessions & Tracks

95
Chapter 8. Sessions

97
- Creating a New Session
  97
- Session Files and Folders
  98
- Opening a Session
  99
- Opening Recent Sessions
  101
- Saving a Session
  101
- Creating Custom Session Templates
  105
- Closing a Session
  107
- Exiting or Quitting Pro Tools
  107
Chapter 9. Pro Tools Main Windows

109
- MIX Window
  109
- Edit Window
  109
- Transport Window
  113
- Digibase Browsers
  118
- Window Configurations
  121
- Menus
  127
- Tool Tips
  129
Chapter 10. Tracks

131
- Track Types
  131
- Track Channel Strips
  133
- Track Controls and Indicators
  136
- Adjusting Track Width
  138
- Creating Tracks
  139
- The Track List
  143
- Track Name Right-Click Pop-Up Menus
  146
- Assigning Inputs and Outputs to Tracks
  147
- Track Priority and Voice Assignment
  150
- Setting MIDI Input and Output
  153
- Soloing and Muting Tracks
  155
- Making Tracks Inactive
  159
- Color Coding for Tracks, Regions, Markers and Groups
  160
- Color Palette
  161
- Grouping Tracks
  163
- Group Controls
  164
- Working with Groups
  168
- Setting Group Attributes
  173
- Enabling Groups
  175
- Grouped Control Offsets
  176
Chapter 11. Digibase

177
- Digibase Elements
  177
- Performance and Transfer Volumes
  181
- Digidesign Databases
  181
- Browser Windows and Tools
  182
- Indexing Digibase Databases
  186
- The Browser Menu
  188
- Browser Panes and Display
  189
- Column Data
  191
- Waveforms and Auditioning
  194
- Selecting Items
  196
- Moving, Copying, Duplicating, and Deleting Items
  196
- Searching Items
  197
- Linking and Relinking Files
  201
- Relink Window
  205
- Workspace Browser
  209
- Project Browser
  212
- Digibase Pro Catalogs
  213
- Task Window
  218
- Workflow Example
  222
Chapter 12. Importing and Exporting Session Data

225
- Importing Audio
  225
- Sample Rate Conversion Quality
  227
- Importing Audio Files and Regions
  228
- Importing Tracks and Track Attributes
  232
- Importing Items with Drag and Drop
  239
- Exporting Audio
  242
- Exporting Pro Tools Tracks as AAF or OMFI Sequences
  244
- Exporting Sessions as Text
  244
- Send Via Digidelivery
  247
- Importing MIDI Files
  248
- Exporting MIDI Files
  250
- Send to Sibelius
  251
- Importing and Exporting Region Group Files
  252
Chapter 13. File and Session Management and Compatibility

255
Part IV Recording

269
Chapter 14. Record Setup

271
- Input Connections and Audio Levels
  271
- Record Enabling Tracks
  272
- Record Monitoring Modes
  275
- Monitor Levels for Record and Playback
  276
- Monitoring Latency
  277
- Low Latency Monitoring with Delay Compensation
  278
- Default Track Names
  278
- Disk Allocation
  279
- Allocating Hard Drive Space for Recording
  282
- Monitoring Drive Space
  282
- Record Modes
  282
- Recording with a Click
  285
- Setting the Default Meter and Tempo
  288
Chapter 15. Audio Recording

291
- Recording an Audio Track
  291
- Record Shortcuts
  294
- Record Pause Mode
  295
- Recording Additional Takes
  295
- Punch Recording Audio
  297
- Loop Recording Audio
  298
- Auditioning Different Record Takes in the Timeline
  300
- Setting Punch/Loop Points
  302
- Recording from a Digital Source
  307
- Half-Speed Recording and Playback
  309
Chapter 16. MIDI Recording

311
- Recording from MIDI Devices
  311
- Enabling Input Devices
  312
- MIDI Thru
  313
- MIDI Input Filter
  313
- Input Quantize
  314
- Wait for Note
  314
- MIDI Merge/Replace
  315
- Configuring MIDI or Instrument Tracks for Recording
  315
- Recording MIDI and Instrument Tracks
  317
- Punch Recording MIDI
  319
- Loop Recording MIDI
  321
- MIDI Step Input
  324
- Recording System Exclusive Data
  324
- Recording Audio from a MIDI Instrument
  325
Chapter 17. Advanced Punch Recording

327
- Quickpunch Audio Recording
  327
- Trackpunch Audio Recording
  330
- Destructivepunch Audio Recording
  339
Part V Editing

345
Chapter 18. Editing Basics

347
- Pro Tools Editing
  347
- Track Material
  348
- Displaying Region Names, Region Times, and Other Data in Playlists
  354
- Audio Regions and Waveforms
  355
- MIDI Regions and MIDI Data
  357
- Timebase Rulers and Conductor Rulers
  360
- Main Time Scale
  362
- Tick-Based Timing
  364
- Playlists
  366
- Multiple Undo
  369
- The Region List
  371
- Selecting Regions in the Region List
  375
- Region Name Right-Click Pop-Up Menus
  377
- Edit Modes
  377
- Edit Tools
  380
- Using the Zoomer Tools
  381
- Using the Trim Tools
  388
- Using the Selector Tool
  394
- Using the Grabber Tools
  394
- Using the Smart Tool
  395
- Using the Scrubber Tool
  397
- Numeric Keypad Set to Shuttle
  399
- Using the Pencil Tool
  400
- The Universe Window
  400
Chapter 19. Playing and Selecting Track Material

403
Chapter 20. Working with Regions and Selections

431
- Creating New Regions
  431
- Trimming Regions
  435
- Healing Separated Regions
  437
- Placing Regions in Tracks
  437
- Sync Points
  448
- Nudging
  449
- Shift Command
  451
- Quantizing Regions to Grid
  452
- Locking Regions
  452
- Muting/Unmuting Regions
  453
- Replacing Audio Regions
  453
- Audio Regions from Field Recorders
  455
- Edit Commands
  457
- Duplicate Command
  463
- Repeat Command
  463
- Editing Stereo and Multichannel Tracks
  464
- Processing Audio with Audiosuite Plug-Ins
  465
- Waveform Repair with the Pencil Tool
  465
- Region Groups
  466
- Region Looping
  475
Chapter 21. Fades and Crossfades

479
Chapter 22. Managing Regions

497
- Stripping Silence from Regions
  497
- Inserting Silence
  500
- Consolidate Command
  501
- Compacting an Audio File
  502
- Naming and Displaying Regions
  502
Chapter 23. Conductor Tracks and Memory Locations

505
- Song Start Marker
  505
- Tempo
  506
- Graphic Tempo Editor
  510
- Changing the Linearity Display Mode
  516
- Tempo Operations Window
  517
- Identify Beat Command
  523
- Meter Events
  526
- Time Operations
  529
- Renumbering Bars
  535
- Key Signatures
  535
- Memory Locations and Markers
  538
- Memory Locations Window
  545
Chapter 24. Beat Detective

549
- Beat Detective Requirements
  550
- The Beat Detective Window
  551
- Beat Detective Modes
  551
- Defining a Beat Detective Selection
  552
- Calculating Tempo with Beat Detective
  553
- Generating Beat Triggers
  554
- Generating Bar|Beat Markers with Beat Detective
  559
- Digigroove Templates
  560
- Separating Regions with Beat Detective
  562
- Conforming Regions with Beat Detective
  564
- Edit Smoothing
  566
- Detection (Normal) and Collection Mode
  568
Chapter 25. MIDI Editing

573
- Mirrored MIDI Editing
  573
- The Pencil Tool
  574
- Custom Note Duration
  575
- Setting the Grid Value
  576
- Inserting MIDI Notes
  576
- Manually Editing MIDI Notes
  578
- Time Compression/Expansion Trim Tool Functionality on MIDI Regions
  584
- Continuous Controller Events
  585
- Patch Select (Program and Bank Changes)
  588
- System Exclusive Events
  592
- Note and Controller Chasing
  592
- Offsetting MIDI Tracks
  594
- Stuck Notes
  595
- Remove Duplicate Notes
  595
Chapter 26. MIDI Operations

597
- MIDI Operations Window
  597
- Grid/Groove Quantize
  598
- Restore Performance
  608
- Flatten Performance
  609
- Change Velocity
  610
- Change Duration
  612
- Transpose
  614
- Select/Split Notes
  615
- Input Quantize
  618
- Step Input
  618
- MIDI Real-Time Properties
  621
Chapter 27. MIDI Event List

629
- The MIDI Event List
  629
- Inserting Events in the MIDI Event List
  632
- Editing Events in the MIDI Event List
  634
- MIDI Event List Options
  636
Part VII Mixing

637
Chapter 28. Basic Mixing

639
- Mixing Concepts
  639
- Metering and Calibration
  639
- Track Types
  640
- Inserts
  647
- Views in the MIX and Edit Windows
  648
- Audio Input and Output Paths
  651
- Sends
  653
- Output Windows for Tracks and Sends
  659
- Signal Routing for Monitoring and Submixing
  664
- Delay Compensation
  670
- Dither
  674
- Using a Control Surface with Pro Tools
  676
Chapter 29. Plug-In and Hardware Inserts

677
- Inserting Plug-Ins on Tracks
  682
- Plug-In Menu Organization
  683
- Moving and Duplicating Plug-In and Hardware Inserts
  686
- The Plug-In Window
  686
- Using the Librarian
  689
- Editing Plug-In Controls
  695
- Instrument Plug-Ins
  698
- Using Hardware Inserts
  698
- Connecting and Integrating External Devices
  699
Chapter 30. Automation

703
- Automation Quickstart
  703
- Automation Playlists
  704
- Automation Modes
  706
- Automation Preferences
  710
- Viewing Automation
  712
- Writing Automation
  714
- Enabling and Suspending Automation
  722
- Deleting Automation
  725
- Thinning Automation
  725
- Drawing Automation
  726
- Editing Automation
  727
- Trimming Automation
  736
- Writing Automation to the Start, End, or All of a Track or Selection
  738
- Writing Automation to the Next Breakpoint or to the Punch Point
  740
- Guidelines for "Write To" Commands
  743
- Overwriting or Extending Mute Automation
  744
- Creating Snapshot Automation
  746
- Previewing Automation
  749
- Capturing Automation
  751
- VCA Master Track Automation
  754
Chapter 31. Mixdown

757
- Recording to Tracks
  759
- Bounce to Disk
  760
- Bounce Options
  761
- Recording a Submix (with Bounce to Disk)
  767
- Final Mixdown
  768
- Mastering
  769
Part VIII Video, Sync, Surround

771
Chapter 32. Pro Tools Setup for Surround (Pro Tools HD Only)

773
Chapter 33. Multichannel Tracks and Signal Routing (Pro Tools HD Only)

779
- Multichannel Quickstart
  779
- Multichannel Audio Tracks
  780
- Multichannel Signal Routing
  783
- Paths in Surround Mixes
  786
- Example Paths and Signal Routing for a Surround MIX
  788
Chapter 34. Surround Panning and Mixing (Pro Tools HD Only)

793
- Introduction to Pro Tools Surround Panning
  793
- Output Windows
  794
- Standard Controls
  795
- Surround Panner Controls
  796
- Panning Modes
  798
- Divergence and Center Percentage
  802
- LFE Faders in Multichannel Panners
  804
- Pan Playlists
  804
- Surround Scope Plug-In
  805
Chapter 35. Working with Synchronization

807
- Pro Tools Synchronization Options
  807
- Session Setup Window
  809
- Preparing to Work with SMPTE
  813
- Configuring Pro Tools for SMPTE
  813
- Pull up and Pull down
  816
- Putting Pro Tools Online
  819
- Generating Time Code
  820
- Using MIDI Machine Control
  821
- Setting Minimum Sync Delay
  824
- Setting Pro Tools LTC Source
  825
- Remote Track Arming
  825
- MIDI Beat Clock
  825
- Spotting Regions to SMPTE Frame Locations
  826
- Time Stamping
  828
- Identifying a Synchronization Point
  830
- Troubleshooting Synchronization
  831
Chapter 36. Working with Video in Pro Tools

833
- Introduction
  833
- About Quicktime
  834
- Before Starting Your Project
  834
- Video Tracks
  835
- Video Track Controls and Indicators
  836
- Locking Video Tracks
  838
- Setting the Video Engine Rate
  839
- Importing Video into Pro Tools
  840
- Extracting Audio from Quicktime-Compatible Video
  843
- Video Regions
  844
- General Video Editing
  845
- Renaming Video Disk Files
  847
- Video Region Groups
  847
- Using the Video Window
  848
- Browsing Video in the Video Universe Window
  849
- Playback of HD Quicktime Movies
  851
- Firewire Playback of Quicktime DV Movies
  852
- Bouncing the Video Track to a Quicktime Movie
  854
- Using Pro Tools LE to Import Video from Other Versions of Pro Tools
  855
Index

857

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DigiDesign Pro Tools Reference Manual

DigiDesign Pro Tools Reference Manual (772 pages)

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents
3
Part I Introduction

13
Chapter 1. Welcome to Pro Tools

15
- The Pro Tools Guides
  15
- Compatibility Information
  16
- About Www.digidesign.com
  16
Chapter 2. Pro Tools System Configurations

17
Chapter 3. Pro Tools Concepts

25
- Hard Disk Audio Recording
  25
- The Digidesign Audio Engine
  25
- Pro Tools Sessions
  26
- Signal Routing
  29
- System Resources
  30
- MIDI Concepts
  32
Chapter 4. Pro Tools Main Windows

35
- The MIX Window
  35
- The Edit Window
  35
- The Transport Window
  39
- Menus and Windows
  44
- Tool Tips
  45
Chapter 5. Keyboard and Right-Click Mouse Shortcuts

47
- Right-Click Mouse Shortcuts
  47
- Global Key Commands
  47
- Keyboard Focus
  48
- Numeric Keypad Modes
  49
Part II Sessions & Tracks

51
Chapter 6. Sessions

53
- Starting up or Shutting down Your System
  53
- Configuring Pro Tools System Settings (in the Playback Engine)
  53
- Configuring Pro Tools Hardware Settings
  58
- Creating a New Session
  61
- Session Files and Folders
  62
- Opening a Session
  63
- Saving a Session
  65
- Creating Custom Session Templates
  69
- Closing a Session
  70
- Quitting Pro Tools
  70
- System Usage
  71
- Preferences
  72
  - Mixing Preferences
    80
  - MIDI Preferences
    84
Chapter 7. I/O Setup

87
- The I/O Setup Dialog
  90
- Routing Hardware I/O to Pro Tools I/O
  91
- Creating and Editing Paths
  93
  - Creating New Paths
    94
  - Channel Mapping
    96
- I/O Settings Files
  100
- I/O Setup Options
  102
- H/W Insert Delay Compensation
  105
Chapter 8. Tracks

107
- Track Types
  107
- Track Channel Strips
  109
- Track Controls and Indicators
  112
- Adjusting Track Width
  114
- Creating Tracks
  114
- The Track List
  119
- Track Name Right-Click Pop-Up Menus
  122
- Assigning Inputs and Outputs to Tracks
  122
- Track Priority and Voice Assignment
  124
- Setting MIDI Input and Output
  128
- Soloing and Muting Tracks
  130
- Mute Button
  133
- Making Tracks Inactive
  134
- Color Coding for Tracks, Regions, Markers and Groups
  135
- Grouping Tracks
  138
- Group Controls
  139
- Working with Groups
  142
- Setting Group Attributes
  145
- Enabling Groups
  147
- Grouped Control Offsets
  148
Chapter 9. Importing and Exporting Session Data

149
- Importing Audio
  149
- Conversion Quality
  151
- Importing Audio Files and Regions
  152
- Importing Tracks and Track Attributes
  156
- Exporting Audio
  162
- Exporting Pro Tools Tracks as OMFI or AAF Sequences
  165
- Exporting Sessions as Text
  165
- Send Via Digidelivery
  167
- Importing MIDI Files
  168
- Exporting MIDI Files
  170
- Importing and Exporting Region Group Files
  171
Chapter 10. File and Session Management and Compatibility

175
Part III Recording

189
Chapter 11. Record Setup

191
- Input Connections and Audio Levels
  191
- Record Enabling Tracks
  192
- Record Monitoring Modes
  194
- Monitor Levels for Record and Playback
  196
- Monitoring Latency
  196
- Low Latency Monitoring with Delay Compensation
  197
- Default Track Names
  198
- Disk Allocation
  199
- Allocating Hard Drive Space for Recording
  201
- Monitoring Drive Space
  202
- Record Modes
  202
- Recording with a Click
  205
- Setting the Default Meter and Tempo
  206
Chapter 12. Basic Audio Recording

209
- Recording an Audio Track
  209
- Record Shortcuts
  212
- Record Pause Mode
  213
- Recording Additional Takes
  213
- Punch Recording Audio
  215
- Loop Recording Audio
  216
- Auditioning Different Record Takes in the Timeline
  217
- Setting Punch/Loop Points
  220
- Recording from a Digital Source
  224
- Half-Speed Recording and Playback
  226
Chapter 13. MIDI Recording

227
- Recording from MIDI Devices
  227
- Enabling Input Devices
  228
- MIDI Thru
  229
- MIDI Input Filter
  230
- Input Quantize
  230
- Wait for Note
  231
- MIDI Merge/Replace
  231
- Configuring MIDI or Instrument Tracks for Recording
  232
- Recording to MIDI and Instrument Tracks
  234
- Punch Recording MIDI
  235
- Loop Recording MIDI
  237
- MIDI Step Input
  240
- Recording System Exclusive Data
  243
Chapter 14. Advanced Recording

245
- Quickpunch Audio Recording
  245
- Trackpunch Audio Recording
  248
- Destructivepunch Audio Recording
  257
Part IV Editing

263
Chapter 15. Editing Basics

265
- Pro Tools Editing
  265
- Track Material
  266
- Displaying Region Names, Region Times, and Other Data in Playlists
  271
- Audio Regions and Waveforms
  272
- MIDI Regions and MIDI Data
  274
- Timebase Rulers and Conductor Rulers
  277
- Main Time Scale
  278
- Tick-Based Timing
  280
- Playlists
  282
- Multiple Undo
  285
- The Region List
  287
- Edit Modes
  292
- Edit Tools
  295
- Using the Zoomer Tools
  296
- Using the Trim Tools
  301
- Using the Selector Tool
  305
- Using the Grabber Tools
  305
- Using the Smart Tool
  306
- Using the Scrubber Tool
  308
- Using the Pencil Tool
  311
- The Universe Window
  311
Chapter 16. Playing and Selecting Track Material

313
Chapter 17. Working with Regions and Selections

339
- Creating New Regions
  339
- Trimming Commands
  343
- Healing Separated Regions
  345
- Placing Regions in Tracks
  345
- Sync Points
  356
- Nudging
  357
- Shift Command
  359
- Quantizing Regions to Grid
  360
- Locking Regions
  360
- Muting/Unmuting Regions
  361
- Replacing Audio Regions
  361
- Choosing an Alternate Channel for a Specific Region
  364
- Edit Commands
  365
- Duplicate Command
  370
- Repeat Command
  371
- Editing Stereo and Multichannel Tracks
  372
- Processing Audio with Audiosuite Plug-Ins
  373
- Waveform Repair with the Pencil Tool
  373
- Region Groups
  374
- Region Looping
  382
Chapter 18. Fades and Crossfades

387
- Using Crossfades
  387
- Creating a Crossfade
  393
- Creating Fades at the Beginnings and Ends of Regions
  395
- Using Autofades
  396
- Creating Fades and Crossfades in Batches
  397
- Moving and Nudging Fades
  398
- Separating Regions that Include Fades
  401
- Trimming Regions that Include Fades
  401
- Fade Boundaries and Shapes in Displayed Automation View
  402
Chapter 19. Managing Regions

403
- Stripping Silence from Regions
  403
- Inserting Silence
  406
- Consolidate Command
  407
- Compacting an Audio File
  407
- Naming and Displaying Regions
  408
Chapter 20. Conductor Tracks and Memory Locations

411
- Song Start Marker
  411
- Tempo
  412
- Graphic Tempo Editor
  416
- Changing the Linearity Display Mode
  421
- Tempo Operations Window
  422
- Identify Beat Command
  428
- Meter Events
  432
- Time Operations
  434
- Renumbering Bars
  440
- Memory Locations and Markers
  440
- Memory Locations Window
  447
Chapter 21. Beat Detective

449
- Beat Detective Requirements
  450
- The Beat Detective Window
  451
- Beat Detective Modes
  451
- Defining a Beat Detective Selection
  452
- Calculating Tempo with Beat Detective
  453
- Generating Beat Triggers
  454
- Generating Bar|Beat Markers with Beat Detective
  459
- Digigroove Templates
  460
- Separating Regions with Beat Detective
  462
- Conforming Regions with Beat Detective
  464
- Edit Smoothing
  466
- Detection (Normal) and Collection Mode
  468
Part VMIDI Editing

471
Chapter 22. MIDI Editing

473
- Mirrored MIDI Editing
  473
- The Pencil Tool
  474
- Custom Note Duration
  475
- Setting the Grid Value
  476
- Inserting MIDI Notes
  476
- Manually Editing MIDI Notes
  477
- Time Compression/Expansion Trim Tool Functionality on MIDI Regions
  482
- Continuous Controller Events
  484
- Patch Select (Program and Bank Changes)
  486
- System Exclusive Events
  490
- Note and Controller Chasing
  491
- Offsetting MIDI Tracks
  492
- Stuck Notes
  493
- Remove Duplicate Notes
  493
Chapter 23. MIDI Operations

495
- MIDI Operations Window
  495
- Grid/Groove Quantize
  496
- Restore Performance
  506
- Flatten Performance
  507
- Change Velocity
  508
- Change Duration
  510
- Transpose
  512
- Select/Split Notes
  513
- Input Quantize
  515
- Step Input
  515
- MIDI Real-Time Properties
  518
Chapter 24. MIDI Event List

525
- The MIDI Event List
  525
- Inserting Events in the MIDI Event List
  528
- Editing in the MIDI Event List
  530
- MIDI Event List Options
  532
Part VI Mixing

533
Chapter 25. Basic Mixing

535
- Mixing Concepts
  535
- Metering and Calibration
  535
- Track Types
  536
- Inserts
  543
- Views in the MIX and Edit Windows
  544
- Audio Input and Output Paths
  547
- Sends
  549
- Output Windows for Tracks and Sends
  555
- Submixing for Signal Routing and Effects Processing
  560
- Delay Compensation
  565
- Dither
  569
- Using a Control Surface with Pro Tools
  570
Chapter 26. Plug-In and Hardware Inserts

571
- Inserting Plug-Ins on Tracks
  575
- Plug-In Menu Organization
  577
- Default EQ and Dynamics Plug-Ins
  579
- Moving and Duplicating Plug-In and Hardware Inserts
  579
- The Plug-In Window
  580
- Using the Librarian
  583
- Editing Plug-In Controls
  588
- Using Hardware Inserts
  590
- Connecting and Integrating External Devices
  591
Chapter 27. Automation

593
- Automation Quick Start
  593
- Automation Playlists
  594
- Automation Modes
  596
- Automation Preferences
  601
- Viewing Automation
  603
- Writing Automation
  604
- Enabling and Suspending Automation
  613
- Deleting Automation
  615
- Thinning Automation
  616
- Drawing Automation
  617
- Editing Automation
  618
- Trimming Automation
  627
- Writing Automation to the Start, End, or All of a Track or Selection
  629
- Writing Automation to the Next Breakpoint or to the Punch Point
  631
- Guidelines for "Write To" Commands
  634
- Overwriting or Extending Mute Automation
  635
- Creating Snapshot Automation
  637
- Previewing Automation
  640
- Capturing Automation
  642
- VCA Master Track Automation
  644
Chapter 28. Mixdown

647
- Recording to Tracks
  649
- Bounce to Disk
  650
- Bounce Options
  651
- Recording a Submix (with Bounce to Disk)
  657
- Final Mixdown
  658
- Mastering
  659
Part VII Video, Sync, & Surround

661
Chapter 29. Working with Video in Pro Tools

663
- Introduction
  663
- About Quicktime
  664
- Before Starting Your Project
  664
- Video Tracks
  665
- Video Track Controls and Indicators
  666
- Locking Video Tracks
  668
- Setting the Video Engine Rate
  668
- Importing Video into Pro Tools
  669
- Extracting Audio from Quicktime-Compatible Video
  672
- Video Regions
  673
- General Video Editing
  674
- Video Region Groups
  677
- Using the Video Window
  677
- Browsing Video in the Video Universe Window
  678
- Playback of HD Quicktime Movies
  680
- Firewire Playback of Quicktime DV Movies
  680
- Bouncing the Video Track to a Quicktime Movie
  683
Chapter 30. Working with Synchronization

685
- Pro Tools Synchronization Options
  685
- Session Setup Window
  687
- Preparing to Work with SMPTE
  691
- Configuring Pro Tools for SMPTE
  691
- Pull up and Pull down
  694
- Putting Pro Tools Online
  698
- Generating Time Code
  698
- Using MIDI Machine Control
  699
- Setting Minimum Sync Delay
  702
- Remote Track Arming
  702
- MIDI Beat Clock
  703
- Spotting Regions to SMPTE Frame Locations
  703
- Time Stamping
  706
- Identifying a Synchronization Point
  708
- Troubleshooting Synchronization
  708
Chapter 31. Pro Tools Setup for Surround (Pro Tools HD Only)

711
Chapter 32. Multichannel Tracks and Signal Routing (Pro Tools HD Only)

717
- Multichannel Quick Start
  717
- Multichannel Audio Tracks
  718
- Multichannel Signal Routing
  721
- Paths in Surround Mixes
  724
- Example Paths and Signal Routing for a Surround MIX
  726
Chapter 33. Surround Panning and Mixing (Pro Tools HD Only)

731
- Introduction to Pro Tools Surround Panning
  731
- Output Windows
  732
- Standard Controls
  733
- Surround Panner Controls
  734
- Panning Modes
  736
- Divergence and Center Percentage
  739
- LFE Faders in Multichannel Panners
  741
- Pan Playlists
  742
- Surround Scope Plug-In
  742
Index

743

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