Last week we worked on 2 different assignments to get us back into music making mode. This week we'll of course continue to work on music, however, we're going to introduce a new program. Welcome to Pro Tools. Pro Tools is a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation), commonly used in the audio world. Quite popular in the music industry, it is also used in the world of sound design and audio post production. A DAW is a piece of software that gives you the main functions of a recording studio on your personal computer:
It lets you record
It lets you edit
It lets you mix
Pro Tools is currently the most widely used DAW on the market. It is not the only one, though. Logic, Nuendo, Cubase and even Garageband are just a few examples of other DAWs that many people use and some prefer over Pro Tools. They generally all do the same things, they just have slightly different looks and feels.
Today we're going to take a look at some of the different features of Pro Tools.
Let's get started!
Tool Bar
The Tool Bar in Pro Tools is located at the top of your Pro tools Session. It enables you to select a variety of tools and modes for editing your song.
Transport Window
The Transport Window is where you find the record, play, and stop buttons. If you can't find your transport window go the the window menu and select transport to make the window appear.
Edit Window
The Edit Window is your main work area. This is a kind of sequencer that displays all of your tracks and regions.
Mix Window
To display the Mix Window, go to the Window Menu and select Mix or hit command =. This is the Mixer. For Each Track you will find faders, solo, mute, record enable and panning.
Lets Watch a Few videos by Digidisign to see some of the capabilities you will have using this Digital Audio Workstation!
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