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Basics

Pro Tools M-Powered™

Version 7.0

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Page 1: ...Basics Pro Tools M Powered Version 7 0 ...

Page 2: ... of Digidesign Avid Digidesign M Audio and Pro Tools are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Avid Technology Inc in the US and other countries All other trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners Product features specifications system requirements and availability are subject to change without notice PN 9320 17751 00 REV A 10 05 ...

Page 3: ...vailable online at the Digidesign Web site www digidesign com including the following DiSK Digidesign Sound Knowledge Instruc tional material about how to use Pro Tools in cluding DiSK Flix movies that show how to do a number of popular tasks using Pro Tools DigiZine A magazine for and about Pro Tools us ers providing all the latest product news user stories and many tips and ideas M Powered Basic...

Page 4: ...th a 1 4 inch stereo connector or an adapter to interfaces that have a 1 4 inch Headphone jack or Connect headphones with a 1 8 inch stereo mini connector or an adapter to interfaces that have a 1 8 inch Headphone jack Connecting a Sound System Depending on which M Audio interface you have the outputs will be 1 4 inch or RCA plugs and the 1 4 inch connections can be balanced TRS Tip Ring Sleeve st...

Page 5: ... sources see Connecting a Microphone to Your M Audio Interface on page 4 and Con necting Instruments to an M Audio Interface on page 6 For stereo inputs use the first input for the left input and the second input for the right input For additional stereo inputs use subsequent in put pairs if available Home stereo systems often use RCA connec tors You can use an adaptor or a special ca ble to conve...

Page 6: ...s a Shure SM57 do not require phantom power to operate but are not harmed by it M Audio interfaces can only supply power through a microphone cable with XLR connec tors If you are not sure about the phantom power requirements for your microphone refer to your microphone s documentation or con tact the manufacturer Connecting a Microphone to Your M Audio Interface To use a microphone that has an XL...

Page 7: ...has a 1 4 inch connector 1 Plug the 1 4 inch connector from your micro phone into one of the Mic or Mic Inst 1 4 inch inputs on your M Audio interface 2 If your M Audio interface has a Mic Line se lector press it to its out position 3 If your M Audio interface has a Signal Gain control carefully turn the input control to the right to increase the input level of your micro phone signal XLR connecto...

Page 8: ...ce On M Audio interfaces that have separate inputs for lower level sources such as guitars and line level sources such as keyboards use the inputs that support your source 2 If your M Audio interface has a Mic Line se lector press it to its out position 3 If your M Audio interface has a Signal Gain control carefully turn the control for the input to the right to increase the input level of your mi...

Page 9: ...t and right channel often the red plug to the second input 2 If your M Audio interface has a Mic Line se lector press it to its In position 3 Set your instrument s volume to its optimal level For example the optimal level for most keyboards is between 80 and 100 of maxi mum volume 4 If your M Audio interface has a Signal Gain control carefully turn the control for the input to the right to increas...

Page 10: ...ion 6 Type a name for your session 7 Click Save To prepare an audio track for recording 1 Choose Track New 2 Specify 1 Mono Audio Track in Samples if your source is mono or 1 Stereo Audio Track in Samples if your source is stereo 3 Click Create 4 Make sure the Mix window is open by choos ing Window Mix 5 In the Mix window click the Audio Input Path selector on the new track New Session dialog Crea...

Page 11: ...Tools is ready to record 4 When you are ready to start recording click Play or press the Spacebar 5 Record your performance 6 Click Stop in the Transport window or press the Spacebar when you are finished recording To play back a recorded track 1 If the track s Record Enable button is lit click on it to take it out of Record mode 2 Click Play in the Transport window or press the Spacebar to start ...

Page 12: ...n 5 Type a name for your session and click Save 6 Put the source CD into your computer s CD drive 7 Open the Workspace browser by choosing Window Workspace The Workspace browser is a window where you can find audition and manage your audio files 8 In the Workspace browser click the Audio CD icon to show the files on the CD 9 Click the speaker icon in the Waveform col umn to audition the audio file...

Page 13: ... a new audio track To play back the new track 1 In the Transport window click Return to Zero to go to the beginning of the track 2 Click Play in the Transport window to begin playback 3 Click Stop in the Transport window or press the Spacebar to stop playback Dragging an audio file from the Workspace browser to the Edit window Track List ...

Page 14: ...hould use a dither plug in on the main output For de tails see the Pro Tools M Powered Getting Started Guide To bounce audio to disk 1 After you have finished recording and mixing a session in Pro Tools select the length of the session in the timeline ruler or on a track plus an additional amount of time to avoid cutting off any reverb tails that might continue past the end of the last region 2 Ch...

Page 15: ...s begins bouncing to disk Pro Tools bounces are done in real time so you hear audio playback of your mix during the bounce process though you cannot adjust it Burning a CD After the bounce is completed you will have an audio file that is ready for burning onto a CD Quit Pro Tools and launch any common CD burning application to burn your bounced mix to CD Bounce options for creating CD burnable tra...

Page 16: ...nt Track Pro Tools Instrument tracks provide both MIDI and audio capabilities so you can record MIDI and monitor audio from software and hardware instruments To create an Instrument track and configure it for recording 1 Choose Setup MIDI Input Devices and make sure your input device is selected in the MIDI Input Enable window and click OK 2 Choose Track New and specify 1 Mono In strument Track th...

Page 17: ...DI output is automatically assigned to the instrument plug in If you are using an external MIDI device click the track s MIDI Output selector at the top of the Instrument track and assign the device and channel to receive the MIDI output the choices will vary depending on the device Showing the Instrument View in the Mix window MIDI Input selector in an Instrument track MIDI Input selector Inserti...

Page 18: ...for MIDI recording 8 Make sure Options MIDI Thru is selected 9 Play some notes on your MIDI controller and look for the track s MIDI Velocity meter to move Remember MIDI is not audio and the MIDI Velocity meter is not registering sound output but MIDI activity 10 Adjust the audio output level of the Instru ment track with its Volume fader Choosing an audio input for an Instrument track Enabling an...

Page 19: ...or input device 6 When you have finished recording click Stop in the Transport window or press the Spacebar The newly recorded MIDI data appears as a MIDI region on the track in the Edit window as well as in the Region List To play back recorded MIDI data 1 Click the Track Record Enable button to take the Instrument track out of Record mode 2 In the Transport window click Return to Zero to play ba...

Page 20: ...and reduces the number of plug ins you can use While there may be times when you want a larger buffer size for the sake of higher track counts with more plug ins you will generally want a smaller buffer size when recording audio that is monitored through your Pro Tools sys tem To set the Hardware Buffer Size 1 Choose Setup Playback Engine 2 Choose the buffer size in number of samples from the H W ...

Page 21: ...the output level and balance with the Control Panel mixer volume and pan controls 5 In Pro Tools begin recording 6 To listen back to the recorded tracks unmute the tracks in Pro Tools and begin playback 7 When you are finished recording turn off the mixer output control in the Control Panel mixer Control Panel mixer for M Audio FireWire 410 You can leave the M Audio Control Panel open while workin...

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