Pro Tools® All–in–One Desk Reference For Dummies® - Softcover

Strong, Jeff

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470239476 ISBN 13: 9780470239476

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2008

Synopsis

When you add Pro Tools to your home recording studio, you have the software used to create hit records. Throw in Pro Tools All–In–One Desk Reference For Dummies, Second Edition and you get the insight you need to capture your sounds, edit your tracks, create a mix, and master your songs for the world to hear. Add a generous helping of your own talent and you have the perfect recipe for music stardom. This fantastic eight–books–in–one package introduces you to Pro Tools audio– and MIDI–recording software and clues you in on basic multitrack recording techniques. You′ll get wise to Pro Tools′ many features and functions and find out how top recording studios use them to create the biggest hits on the planet. This do–it–now handbook also gets you up to speed on the essential audio–engineering skills you need to make ultra–high–quality recordings. Discover how to: Navigate the Pro Tools windows and menus Save hours of experimenting and spend more time recording Master microphone placement and other home recording basics Edit errors out of your tracks Equalize (EQ) tracks and add effects Work with midi instruments Blend your sounds into a stunning final mix Assemble and release an album Don′t spend big bucks and many months taking classes in audio engineering and Pro Tools. Get eight quick–reference guides for one great price with Pro Tools All–In–One Desk Reference For Dummies, Second Edition and start recording your breakthrough album right away!

About this title

About the Author

Jeff Strong, the author of Home Recording For Musicians For Dummies, is President of the REI Institute, which is a MusicMedicine research organization and therapy provider. Jeff graduated from the Percussion Institute of Technology at the Musician’s Institute in Los Angeles in 1983, and has worked in or owned a recording studio since 1985. Every week, he records dozens of custom CDs with Pro Tools for his clients. He has also released 12 commercially available therapeutic CDs, 4 of which can be purchased at www.reiinstitute.com. An eight–CD set focusing on shifting the brain is also available beginning Fall 2008 through Sounds True (www.soundstrue.com). Pro Tools All–in–One Desk Reference For Dummies, 2nd Edition is his ninth book.

From the Back Cover

8 books in 1 — from miking to mixing to mastering Your one–stop guide to the software and hardware that make music magic When you add Pro Tools to your home recording studio, you have the software used to create hit records. When you add this book to your bookshelf, you get the insight you need to capture your sounds, edit your tracks, create a mix, and master your songs for the world to hear. Add in your talent and you′re on your way to music stardom. Discover how to: Navigate the Pro Tools windows and menus Master microphone choice and placement Edit the errors out of your tracks Blend sounds into a final mix Work with MIDI instruments and sounds

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470239476
• ISBN 13: 9780470239476
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 744