Lesson 2 of 31Music ProductionBeginner

Section 1 overview

Ciaran Robinson sets up a Pro Tools session from scratch and tours the edit window and track types before you start your first recording.

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31 lessons (2h 41m) · 1 free
    • 01. Section 1 overview

      You are here

      0:25

    • 02. Opening Pro Tools session & settings

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      4:37

    • 03. IO Setup & audio interface

      8:12

    • 04. Edit Window overview

      9:35

    • 05. Zooming & track heights

      11:00

    • 06. Track types & creating tracks

      9:47

    • 07. Configuring a click track

      5:11

    • 08. Making your first recording

      4:01

    • 09. Recording configuration

      6:11

    • 10. Punching in & out

      9:10

    • 11. Playlists & loop recording

      4:28

    • 12. Saving & backing up your work

      5:04

    • 13. CHALLENGE #1: MAKE YOUR FIRST RECORDING

      0:27

Lesson transcript

Setting Up Your Pro Tools Session

Pro Tools comes with a number of preset sessions, but if you really want to understand what's going on, it's best to set things up for yourself.

Today's Session Overview

In this session, we will focus on:

  • Configuring a Pro Tools session for your personalized setup
  • Exploring the edit window
  • Examining the different track types available
  • Jumping straight into performing your own recordings

So let's get started!

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Ciarán Robinson is an audio engineer with over 25 years of experience across live engineering, mixing, recording, studio design and sound for film, TV and games. He is currently head of the Music Producer MA at Tileyard Education in London and has taught at contemporary music institutes including BIMM, SSR and SAE.

He has lectured in audio production for more than 20 years, building courses on Pro Tools, game audio, studio engineering and post-production, with former students going on to work with acts such as Coldplay and Biffy Clyro.

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