Introduction |
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PART I: GETTING STARTED WITH PRO TOOLS LE |
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Setting Up Your Pro Tools LE System |
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3 | (8) |
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Understanding Pro Tools LE Hardware Systems |
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4 | (2) |
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6 | (3) |
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Connecting System Hardware |
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9 | (1) |
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Installing Pro Tools LE 7 Software |
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10 | (1) |
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11 | (18) |
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12 | (10) |
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Configuring Your Pro Tools 7 LE System |
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22 | (7) |
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29 | (32) |
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30 | (19) |
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49 | (12) |
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PART II: RECORDING IN PRO TOOLS |
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63 | (24) |
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64 | (7) |
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71 | (7) |
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Creating Custom Session Templates |
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78 | (3) |
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Using Sessions Created in Pro Tools 7 with Earlier Versions of Pro Tools Software |
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81 | (3) |
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Sharing Sessions Between Pro Tools 7 HD and Pro Tools 7 LE and M-Powered |
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84 | (3) |
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87 | (30) |
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88 | (1) |
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89 | (1) |
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Using the New Tracks Dialog Box to Create Multiple Track Types |
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90 | (1) |
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91 | (1) |
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Assigning Audio Track Inputs and Outputs |
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92 | (3) |
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Using Track Position Numbering |
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95 | (1) |
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96 | (2) |
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98 | (1) |
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99 | (1) |
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100 | (3) |
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103 | (1) |
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104 | (1) |
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Color-coding Regions in Tracks |
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105 | (2) |
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107 | (3) |
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110 | (4) |
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About Track Priority and Voice Assignments |
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114 | (1) |
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115 | (2) |
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117 | (20) |
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118 | (2) |
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120 | (4) |
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Setting Audio Input Levels |
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124 | (2) |
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126 | (2) |
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Minimizing Monitoring Latency |
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128 | (3) |
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131 | (2) |
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Allocating Hard Drive Space |
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133 | (1) |
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Recording Audio with the Click Plug-in |
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134 | (3) |
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Recording and Playing Back Audio |
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137 | (22) |
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138 | (3) |
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141 | (3) |
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144 | (2) |
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146 | (2) |
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148 | (1) |
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149 | (2) |
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151 | (1) |
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Recording from a Digital Source |
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152 | (1) |
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153 | (6) |
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PART III: AUDIO FILE MANAGEMENT |
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159 | (60) |
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161 | (22) |
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162 | (3) |
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165 | (5) |
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Setting Sample Rate Conversion Quality |
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170 | (1) |
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171 | (4) |
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175 | (2) |
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Compacting and Deleting Audio Files |
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177 | (3) |
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Importing Audio from Audio CDs |
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180 | (2) |
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182 | (1) |
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Managing Audio Files with DigiBase |
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183 | (36) |
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184 | (3) |
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187 | (4) |
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191 | (3) |
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194 | (6) |
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200 | (1) |
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201 | (3) |
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Waveforms and Auditioning |
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204 | (2) |
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Moving, Copying, Duplicating, and Deleting Items |
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206 | (2) |
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Importing Audio Files Using Drag and Drop |
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208 | (3) |
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211 | (5) |
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Managing Background Processing with the Tasks Window |
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216 | (3) |
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219 | (120) |
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221 | (36) |
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Editing Audio in Pro Tools |
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222 | (1) |
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223 | (2) |
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225 | (3) |
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228 | (5) |
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233 | (2) |
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235 | (6) |
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241 | (2) |
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243 | (2) |
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245 | (2) |
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Setting the Main Time Scale |
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247 | (1) |
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248 | (9) |
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257 | (14) |
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258 | (1) |
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Linking and Unlinking Edit and Timeline Selections |
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259 | (1) |
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Linking and Unlinking Track and Edit Selections |
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260 | (1) |
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261 | (2) |
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Changing a Selection's Length |
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263 | (1) |
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264 | (1) |
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265 | (2) |
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Using Selection Indicators |
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267 | (1) |
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268 | (1) |
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Making Timeline Selections |
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269 | (2) |
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271 | (42) |
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272 | (4) |
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Placing Regions in Tracks |
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276 | (2) |
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278 | (5) |
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283 | (2) |
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285 | (2) |
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287 | (6) |
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Displaying Region Boundary Overlap/Underlap |
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293 | (1) |
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294 | (2) |
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296 | (3) |
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Using Special Edit Commands |
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299 | (2) |
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Duplicating and Repeating Regions |
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301 | (2) |
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303 | (1) |
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304 | (1) |
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305 | (1) |
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306 | (1) |
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307 | (6) |
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313 | (26) |
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314 | (4) |
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318 | (5) |
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Creating Fades and Crossfades |
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323 | (10) |
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Creating Fades and Crossfades in Batches |
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333 | (1) |
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Repairing Waveforms with the Pencil Tool |
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334 | (1) |
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Stripping Silence from Regions |
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335 | (2) |
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337 | (2) |
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339 | (86) |
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341 | (24) |
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342 | (7) |
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Understanding Audio Signal Flow |
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349 | (3) |
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Assigning Inputs and Outputs |
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352 | (2) |
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354 | (2) |
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356 | (2) |
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358 | (3) |
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361 | (4) |
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365 | (34) |
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366 | (2) |
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About Plug-ins as Inserts |
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368 | (2) |
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Inserting Plug-ins on Tracks |
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370 | (3) |
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373 | (4) |
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377 | (1) |
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Adjusting Plug-in Parameters |
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378 | (1) |
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379 | (1) |
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380 | (1) |
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381 | (2) |
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383 | (3) |
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Using Key Inputs for Side-chain Processing |
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386 | (1) |
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387 | (2) |
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389 | (2) |
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391 | (1) |
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392 | (2) |
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Using External Hardware Effects |
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394 | (2) |
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Using AudioSuite Plug-ins |
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396 | (2) |
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Improving RTAS Plug-in Performance |
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398 | (1) |
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399 | (18) |
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400 | (1) |
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401 | (2) |
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403 | (2) |
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405 | (1) |
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406 | (1) |
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407 | (2) |
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409 | (5) |
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Automating Looped Regions |
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414 | (1) |
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415 | (2) |
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417 | (8) |
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418 | (3) |
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421 | (3) |
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424 | (1) |
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425 | (56) |
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427 | (32) |
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428 | (2) |
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The Difference Between MIDI and Audio |
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430 | (1) |
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431 | (4) |
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435 | (1) |
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436 | (1) |
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437 | (1) |
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Setting Up an Instrument Track |
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438 | (1) |
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439 | (2) |
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Sending MIDI Out of Pro Tools |
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441 | (2) |
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Creating a Click Track for Recording |
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443 | (1) |
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444 | (2) |
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Recording Multiple MIDI Tracks |
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446 | (2) |
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448 | (2) |
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450 | (3) |
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453 | (2) |
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455 | (4) |
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459 | (22) |
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460 | (2) |
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462 | (2) |
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464 | (1) |
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465 | (1) |
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Entering and Deleting MIDI Notes Manually |
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466 | (2) |
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Editing MIDI Notes Manually |
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468 | (1) |
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469 | (2) |
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Editing MIDI Controller Data |
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471 | (5) |
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Using MIDI Real-time Properties |
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476 | (2) |
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478 | (3) |
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PART VIII: GETTING THE MOST FROM PRO TOOLS |
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481 | (84) |
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Pro Tools for Digital Video |
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483 | (68) |
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Preparing to Edit Sound for Video |
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484 | (3) |
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Choosing a Sample Rate and Bit Depth for Your New Project |
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487 | (3) |
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Using Time Code or Feet Frames Counter and Ruler (DV Toolkit 2 Only) |
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490 | (2) |
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Working with a Video Deck |
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492 | (5) |
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Session Setup for Accurate Synchronizing |
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497 | (6) |
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Digitizing Your Guide Track from the Videotape |
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503 | (4) |
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507 | (3) |
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Using Digital Video To Sync Pro Tools To Picture |
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510 | (4) |
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Getting Sync Audio from the Picture Editor |
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514 | (10) |
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Editing Dialog (Production Sound) |
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524 | (13) |
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Working with Sound Effects |
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537 | (12) |
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549 | (1) |
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549 | (2) |
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551 | (14) |
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552 | (6) |
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Using Plug-ins Efficiently |
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558 | (3) |
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Using Hard Drives Efficiently |
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561 | (4) |
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Appendix A: Connecting Your Studio |
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565 | (22) |
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Connecting Your Studio to the Digi 002, Digi 002 Rack, Mbox, Mbox 2, or Mbox 2 Pro |
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566 | (3) |
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Connecting Audio Sources to Digi 002 and Digi 002 Rack |
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569 | (5) |
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Connecting Audio Sources to Mbox |
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574 | (3) |
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Connecting Audio Sources to Mbox2 and Mbox 2 Pro |
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577 | (4) |
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Connecting Audio Monitors |
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581 | (2) |
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583 | (1) |
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Connecting External Hardware Effects |
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584 | (3) |
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Appendix B: Setting Preferences |
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587 | (16) |
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The Preferences Dialog Box |
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587 | (1) |
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588 | (3) |
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591 | (2) |
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593 | (2) |
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595 | (2) |
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597 | (2) |
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599 | (2) |
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Synchronization Preferences |
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601 | (2) |
Glossary |
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603 | (7) |
Index |
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