AVID Pro Tools Production 1
Operator Certification
Course:
PT201 (ver.2021)
Lessons:
10
Duration: 24
hrs
Course Details
The Pro Tools Production I Music (PT201) course covers the core concepts and skills needed to
operate an Avid Pro Tools | Ultimate system with HD-series hardware in a professional studio
environment. This course builds on the Pro Tools Fundamentals I and II series of courses,
providing intermediate and advanced-level Pro Tools concepts and techniques.
Students learn to customize the configuration of Pro Tools | HD Native systems to maximize
results and improve recording, editing, and mixing workflows. The hands-on exercises provide
experience optimizing system resources, configuring I/O, navigating and color-coding
sessions, managing session media, using advanced selection and auditioning techniques,
working with clip gain, applying advanced automation techniques, creating submixes and
applying parallel processing, advanced mixing and finishing techniques for a final mixdown.
This course provides the foundational training for the Avid
Certified Operator: Pro Tools | Music and Avid
Certified Operator: Pro Tools | Post certification exams.
Candidates wishing to sit either of these certification exams must have first passed the Avid Certified
User: Pro Tools certification exam
Audience
This course is designed for end-users with intermediate Pro Tools skills.
Prerequisites
Completion of the following courses:
Learning Objectives
At the end of this course you will be able to:
- Configure settings to optimize a Pro Tools | Ultimate system with HD-series hardware
- Customize I/O settings
- Work with Window Configurations
- Manage voice allocation and disk allocation options
- Share tracks for collaboration using a variety of techniques
- Index volumes for quick searching with a Workspace browser
- Use advanced selection, nudging, and shifting techniques
- Use advanced auditioning techniques, including pre-and post-roll auditions
- Use alternate Edit tools and advanced editing techniques
- Use clip alignment techniques, such as snap-to-heads, snap-to-tails, and snap-to-sync
point
- Use basic Commands Keyboard Focus mode shortcuts
- Work with clip gain
- Use advanced automation functions, including AutoMatch, Manual Write functions, and
Write on Stop functions
- Setup and use AFL and PFL solo modes
- Use submixing techniques and bus interrogation techniques
- Work with VCA Master tracks
- Understand a variety of common mixdown techniques
Course Content
Working with Pro Tools HD Hardware |
24m 56s |
Lesson 1 Exercise |
19m 57s |
Customizing Pro Tools |
15m 45s |
Lesson 2 Exercise |
17m 02s |
Session Configuration |
34m 49s |
Lesson 3 Exercise |
18m 08s |
Session Management |
21m 32s |
Lesson 4 Exercise |
10m 23s |
Selection Techniques |
17m 21s |
Lesson 5 Exercise |
19m 22s |
Editing Techniques |
18m 31s |
Lesson 6 Exercise |
31m 25s |
Clip Gain Functions |
13m 09s |
Lesson 7 Exercise |
15m 53s |
Automation Functions |
20m 10s |
Lesson 8 Exercise |
30m 58s |
Mixing & Plug-In Processing |
23m 28s |
Lesson 9 Exercise |
11m 59s |
Advanced Mixing & Finishing Techniques |
24m 32s |
Lesson 10 Exercise |
24m 32s |
Examination Preparatory Video |
16m 10s |
Lesson 11 Exercise |
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