Section 2 overview

Ciaran Robinson
Ciaran Robinson

Lesson time: (0min 29sec)

In the last session we saw how to record audio into Pro-Tools, now we'll take a look at editing audio. We can take out coughs, splutters, mistakes in performances, and just keep the good bits. Let's dive in.

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Editing in Pro Tools

In the last session, we saw how to record audio into Pro Tools. Now, we're going to take a look at editing.

The Strengths of Pro Tools

One of the main strengths of Pro Tools is its editing capabilities. We can:

  • Take out coughs
  • Remove splutters
  • Edit mistakes in performances
  • Keep only the good bits

What We'll Cover

In this section, we'll look at:

  • The different edit modes in Pro Tools
  • The edit tools
  • How to take multiple performances and comp them into a single take

Let's get started!

About the instructor

Ciaran Robinson
Ciaran Robinson

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. read more

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