Introduction to Pro Tools
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Learn how to use the landmark music creation software and get professional studio standard results
Learn how to use the landmark music creation software and get professional studio standard results
Domestika Basics · 6 courses included
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Course 1 – Introduction to the Software
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Get to know the different versions, the installation process, and the interface
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Course 2 – Tools and Edit Modes
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Discover the main menus and how to get the most out of its features
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Course 3 – Create Your First Session
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Learn step by step how to create, work on, save, and locate your sessions
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Course 4 – Recording Audio and MIDI
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Practice setting up, routing, recording, and editing your different tracks
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Course 5 – Preparing the Mix
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Design your own mixing template and learn techniques like how to automate
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Course 6 – Plug-Ins and How to Work with Them
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Learn what plug-ins are, what types exist, and what they can bring to your music projects
Want to emulate all the processes of a professional music studio with just your computer? Luca Petricca, sound technician, music producer, and cofounder of Reno Studios, teaches you how to use Pro Tools in this six-course Domestika Basics. With this Avid program, discover how to capture performances and compose songs, recreate instruments, mix smoothly, and explore post-production sound for film or the Internet.
In his previous online course Mixing Music with Pro Tools, Luca reveals his creative process for bringing out the full potential of instruments and vocals in a song. This time, your teacher goes one step further by explaining the techniques, tricks, and secrets of the software to open up a whole world of possibilities in different markets.
To start, Luca Petricca talks you through the different versions of Pro Tools and explains how to install it, set your preferences, and create tracks from scratch.
Next, delve into the tools, editing types, and meter rulers of the program before practicing with MIDI, which allows you to get your hands on a real orchestra.
Then, get stuck into your first project. See how to work with different tracks and playback modes, as well as how to save and locate sessions.
In the fourth course, discover step by step how to record audio and MIDI. Learn about setup, routing, recording, importing data and video, and how to edit and clean up your recordings.
Afterwards, Luca teaches you how to prepare the mix. Look at how to create your template using Automation and Elastic Audio, among other functions.
Finally, in the sixth course, your teacher talks about plug-ins , what types there are, and what they can add to your projects.
Technical requirements
Your computer must meet Avid's minimum requirements depending on the version of the program. For Pro Tools 12 or later:
- Intel Core i5 processor or higher
- 16GB RAM (32GB recommended)
- 15GB of disk space for installation
- macOS 10.13.6 or later, or Windows 10
- 100% positive reviews (38)
- 2,036 students
- 65 lessons (14h 28m)
- 6 courses
- 59 downloads (9 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
Reviews
Luca Petricca is a sound technician and music producer with more than 20 years of experience, as well as the cofounder of Estudios Reno in Madrid. After ten years of freelance work as a mixer, associate producer, and technician for different producers in studios across Spain, he created Reno so he could focus on independent music, a section of the industry he connects with on a more personal and emotional level. He has mixed albums and songs for artists like Izal, Xoel López, and León Benavente.
When he's not running his studio or the FOH for live shows, he shares his knowledge of mixing as a professor at the United Pop school in Madrid. By teaching classes, he has found a way to help students interested in sound achieve more professional results and, ultimately, a more satisfying creative experience by showing them how to use a variety of tools and approaches in their work.
Content
Course 1 – Introduction to the Software
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U1
Presentation
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Presentation
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U2
Pro Tools Versions and Differences between Them
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Pro Tools Versions and Differences between Them
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U3
Software Installation
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Software Installation
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U4
Basic Preferences
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Basic Preferences
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U5
Creating a Track and Recording
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Creating a Track and Recording 1
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Creating a Track and Recording 2
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U6
Structure of Session Files
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Structure of Session Files
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U7
Practice
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Practice
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Course 2 – Tools and Edit Modes
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U1
Basic Structure
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Basic Structure 1
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Basic Structure 2
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Basic Structure 3
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U2
Toolbar
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Toolbar 1
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Toolbar 2
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U3
Editing Modes
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Editing Modes 1
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Editing Modes 2
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U4
View of the Different Measuring Rulers
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View of the Different Measuring Rulers
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U5
First Approach to MIDI in Pro Tools
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First Approach to MIDI in Pro Tools 1
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First Approach to MIDI in Pro Tools 2
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U6
Practice
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Practice 1
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Practice 2
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Course 3 – Create Your First Session
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U1
Boot and Dashboard
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Boot and Dashboard
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U2
Adding Different Types of Tracks: Import Menu
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Adding Different Types of Tracks: Import Menu 1
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Adding Different Types of Tracks: Import Menu 2
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U3
Folder Tracks
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Folder Tracks
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U4
Playback Modes of Your Session
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Playback Modes of Your Session 1
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Playback Modes of Your Session 2
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U5
Saving Your Session
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Saving Your Session
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U6
Opening and Locating Sessions
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Opening and Locating Sessions
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U7
Practice
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Practice 1
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practice 2
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Course 4 – Recording Audio and MIDI
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U1
Storage Space
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Storage Space
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U2
Audio Setup, Routing and Recording
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Audio Setup, Routing and Recording 1
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Audio Setup, Routing and Recording 2
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Audio Setup, Routing and Recording 3
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U3
MIDI Setup, Routing and Recording
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MIDI Setup, Routing and Recording
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U4
Importing Videos
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Importing Videos
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U5
Editing Your Recordings
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Editing Your Recordings 1
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Editing Your Recordings 2
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U6
Undo Mistakes: Using Playlists
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Undo Mistakes: Using Playlists
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U7
Practice
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Practice 1
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Practice 2
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Course 5 – Preparing the Mix
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U1
Mix Preferences
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Mix Preferences
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U2
Creating and Importing Your Mix Template
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Creating and Importing Your Mix Template 1
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Creating and Importing Your Mix Template 2
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U3
Basic Automation
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Basic Automation 1
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Basic Automation 2
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U4
Basic Use of Elastic Audio
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Basic Use of Elastic Audio 1
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Basic Use of Elastic Audio 2
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Basic Use of Elastic Audio 3
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U5
Master Bus Routing and Dump Options
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Master Bus Routing and Dump Options
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U6
Keeping Your Work Safe
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Keeping Your Work Safe
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U7
Practice
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Practice 1
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practice 2
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Practice 3
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Course 6 – Plug-Ins and How to Work with Them
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U1
General Concept of Plugins and DSP
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General Concept of Plugins and DSP
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EQ Plugins
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EQ plugins
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U3
Dynamic Plugins
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Dynamic Plugins 1
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Dynamic Plugins 2
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U4
Effect Plugins
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Effect Plugins 1
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Effect Plugins 2
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Effect Plugins 3
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U5
Common Plugin Chains
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Common Plugin Chains 1
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Common Plugin Chains 2
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U6
Practice
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Practice 1
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practice 2
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About Domestika Basics
Domestika Basics is a series of courses focused on teaching the most commonly used software by creative professionals worldwide.
The content has been meticulously curated and is intended for both students going into a new creative field and more experienced professionals who want to polish their skills.
Learn with the best Domestika teachers through practical lessons, tons of resources, and a progressive difficulty that'll allow you to see results from day one.
Domestika Basics will allow you to step up your professional game and be prepared to score better projects.
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Without prior knowledge.
Domestika Basics gives you everything you need to get started in a new creative field and become an expert in it.
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Focused on the tool.
Discover its main components, techniques, and the tried-and-true methods you need to master it.
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Learn fast
With a straightforward, step-by-step approach, our outstanding professionals will teach you how to get the most out of the program.
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Vital course to learn how to use protools.
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I studied sound technician and not even in my training did I learn as much as in this course. I will definitely do the next one
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