Contents -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1 About Pro Tools -- What Is Pro Tools? -- How It Works -- Multitrack Recording, Mixdown, and Mastering: An Overview -- Digital Audio Basics -- MIDI Basics -- Summary -- CHAPTER 2 Pro Tools Terms and Concepts -- Pro Tools Data and Files -- How Pro Tools Handles Audio -- Mixing Concepts -- Digidesign Technology -- Summary -- CHAPTER 3 Your System Configuration -- Basic Components -- Pro Tools Hardware Configurations -- iLok USB Smart Key -- Digidesign Control Surfaces for Pro Tools -- Venue -- Summary -- CHAPTER 4 Creating Your First Pro Tools Session -- Your First Session -- Editing and Effects -- Mixdown -- Summary -- CHAPTER 5 The Transport Window -- Transport Buttons -- Transport Window Fields -- MIDI Transport Controls -- Summary -- CHAPTER 6 The Edit Window -- Edit Tools: The Zoomer, Trimmer, Selector, Grabber, Smart Tool, Scrubber, and Pencil -- Edit Modes: Slip, Shuffle, Grid, and Spot -- Zoom Controls and Zoom Preset Buttons -- Event Edit Area (Selection/Position Indicators) -- Edit Window Transport Buttons -- Other Edit Window Fields -- Audio and MIDI Region Lists -- Edit Groups List -- Show/Hide Tracks Selector -- Display Format Selector for Track Data -- Track Height Selector -- Playlist Selector (Audio and MIDI Tracks) -- Samples/Ticks Timebase Selector for Audio, Auxiliary Input, and Master Fader Tracks (Versions 6.7 and Higher) -- Track Color Indicators (Versions 6.7 and Higher) -- Timeline Display: Timebase Rulers and Marker Memory Locations -- Managing Multiple Takes -- More about Automation in Pro Tools -- Tempo Editor (Versions 6.7 and Higher) -- Summary -- CHAPTER 7 The Mix Window -- Mixer Strip Elements -- Output Windows -- Show/Hide Tracks List -- Mix Groups List -- Summary -- CHAPTER 8 Menu Selections: Highlights -- File Menu -- Edit Menu -- AudioSuite Menu -- MIDI Menu -- Movie Menu.

Operations Menu -- Setups Menu -- Display Menu -- Windows Menu -- Summary -- CHAPTER 9 Plug-ins, Inserts, and Sends -- Signal Routing in Pro Tools -- Plug-in Architectures -- Wrapped Plug-ins -- Plug-in Effects -- Tips for Using Sends (to External I/O, to PT Busses, and to Aux Inputs) -- ReWire -- Getting the Most Out of Available DSP -- Summary -- CHAPTER 10 MIDI -- A Technical and Historical Overview of MIDI -- MIDI Interface Options -- MIDI Setup -- External MIDI Devices -- Virtual Instruments -- Recording MIDI Tracks -- Editing MIDI Tracks -- The MIDI Menu -- Summary -- CHAPTER 11 Synchronization -- Synchronization Defined -- SMPTE Time Code -- MIDI Time Code (MTC) -- SMPTE Peripherals -- Types of Synchronization -- Using QuickTime -- Summary -- CHAPTER 12 The Pro Tools Groove -- Combining MIDI and Audio -- Building Percussion Tracks from Individual Audio Elements -- Looping Audio Regions, and the Identify Beat Command -- Building a Better Groove -- Time Compression/Expansion -- Beat Detective -- Pitch Shift -- So What About Samplers? -- Summary -- CHAPTER 13 Music Production -- Track Setup and Click Track for Recording -- Setting Up a Cue Mix with Effects -- Making the Most of Available Tracks -- Tips for Remote Recording with Pro Tools -- Summary -- CHAPTER 14 Postproduction and Soundtracks -- Synchronization Setup -- Using QuickTime Movies in Post -- Tips for Recording Voice-Overs -- Spotting Techniques, Sound Effects -- Surround Mixing -- Audio Editing for Avid-Based Video Projects -- Audio Editing for Linear (Tape-Based) Video Suites -- Summary -- CHAPTER 15 Sound Design for Interactive Media -- Sound-Effects Libraries, Synths/Samplers, Sound Creation -- Common Multimedia File Formats -- How Audio Is Used in Interactive Media -- Sharing Well with Others: About Bandwidth -- Summary -- CHAPTER 16 Bouncing to Disk, Other File Formats.

Bounce to Disk -- Bounce to QuickTime Movie -- Normalization and Gain Optimization -- Sample Rate and Bit-Depth -- Compressed File Formats (MP3, AAC, MPEG-4, RealAudio, Etc.) -- Additional Audio-Editing Programs -- Audio CD Creation -- Summary -- CHAPTER 17 Pro Tools Power: The Next Step -- Upgrade Path: For Your System -- Upgrade Path: For Your Mind -- Career Options -- Maintaining a Learning Attitude and Finding Additional Resources -- Summary -- APPENDIX A: Further Study, and Resources on the Web -- APPENDIX B: Add-ons, Extensions, and Cool Stuff for Your PT Rig -- APPENDIX C: Archive and Backup -- APPENDIX D: Pro Tools Free 5.01 Power! -- APPENDIX E: Power Tips and Loopy Ideas -- APPENDIX F: Signal Flow in Pro Tools -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J-K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X-Z.