Editing Audio in Pro Tools: Skill Pack [Paperback]

Michael White (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1598632817 | ISBN-13: 978-1598632811 | Publication Date: December 11, 2006 | Edition: 001

Editing audio is one of the most important and often one of the least understood and most confusing functions of any DAW. However, it is also a function to which Pro Tools is particularly well suited. Editing Audio in Pro Tools: Skill Pack is your key to demystifying and mastering all of the audio editing tools available in Pro Tools. This unique book/CD-ROM learning tool provides an interactive and hands-on method for learning the art of editing audio in Pro Tools. Unlike other books with companion discs, the source files on your Skill Pack CD-ROM are an essential part of the book's tutorials-they are not there as mere examples; they are the building blocks from which you'll construct the projects. The result is a fully integrated learning experience. You'll learn by applying the skills you've been taught through real-life experience. By the end of the book, you'll have a fundamental understanding of the design and philosophy of editing audio in Pro Tools, you'll be able to work faster, and you'll know how to avoid common pitfalls and mistakes. Editing Audio in Pro Tools: Skill Pack truly has something for users of every skill level. Whether you are already a seasoned engineer looking to refine your editing skills, are switching to Pro Tools from another recording application, or are a songwriter or musician looking to make sense of this professional-level DAW, Editing Audio in Pro Tools: Skill Pack is sure to help you improve your projects. Beginners can progress from the start of the book to the end to get a comprehensive look at the entire Pro Tools editing system, and more advanced users can skip directly to a chapter that focuses on a particular editing feature they want to study-the source files on the CD are set up so that you don't necessarily need to start from the beginning. So what are you waiting for? Better audio editing skills will never be easier to attain!

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Course Technology PTR; 001 edition (December 11, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1598632817
• ISBN-13: 978-1598632811
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 7.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #494,872 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy & Practical!, April 22, 2007

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Rodolfo S. Medina Diaz "Jheiva" (New York) - See all my reviews
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Finally a good protools book!
Easy to understand, short, good price, excellent exercises and updated.

Cant ask 4 more.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fantastically done introduction to Pro Tools Editing..., January 1, 2007

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J. Lockridge "jllx" (Birmingham, AL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Editing Audio in Pro Tools: Skill Pack (Paperback)

The "Skill Pack" series from Thomson is a new series of tutorial books that combines a CD of session data with a step-by-step book of exercises. This particular Skill Pack is a well-done, well thought out grouping of tutorials that covers virtually all editing techniques available in Pro Tools. After working through this book, the novice Pro Tools user will be able to do any sort of arranging that his/her imagination (or producer!) may dictate.

The book starts with an overview of all of the edit modes and tools and how to use them in practical ways. This progresses to a chapter covering LOTS of stuff I had not seen elsewhere on "Integrating the Edit Modes and Edit Tools". Then there's a jump to more advanced techniques in Grouping, looping and Tempo/timing, even covering an introduction to Beat Detective (the enigma and savior!).

The author uses memory locations in Pro Tools in order to move from tutorial to tutorial within each chapter, which is a GREAT way to pack a lot of material in without losing the reader. The other Thomson Pro Tools skill pack on mixing does this as well. This technique works WONDERFULLY well in a tutorial book such as this one.

Overall, this book succeeds in it's purpose of developing "a fundamental understanding of the design and philosophy of editing audio in Pro Tools" along with "Real-world practical application of editing techniques". The Pro Tools beginner or early intermediate user will greatly benefit from this book. On the other hand, there's not really much here that advanced Pro Toolers will not already know, but that's not the point of the book.

Congratulations, Michael White and Thomson, on delivering the goods in this installment of the Pro Tools "Skill Pack" series.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book from a great Master, April 24, 2007

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Agim Kola "jcrecordingstudio" (New York, USA) - See all my reviews
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This is the book that you need if you want to learn and master the Protools and the art of recording. The author is one of the great masters of our time.