Pro Tools 8 for Mac OS X and Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide [Paperback]

Tom Dambly (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0321646851 | ISBN-13: 978-0321646859 | Publication Date: October 30, 2009 | Edition: 1

This bestselling reference’s visual format and step-by-step, task-based instructions will have readers up and running with Pro Tools in no time. With this latest release of Pro Tools, Digidesign establishes its audio recording platform as a serious contender in the music creation market, with a long list of enhanced capabilities for the home studio. In this completely new edition of our bestselling guide to Pro Tools, readers will learn how to use the new features in the latest release, including automation lanes, track comping, MIDI and Score editors, notation, and more.

Musician and producer Tom Dambly has been an audio consultant and music technology writer for over ten years and has written product documentation and training materials for seven major releases of Pro Tools. From beginners to accomplished users, readers will benefit from his clear instructions that cover everything from creating a session and recording to editing, mixing, and final delivery.

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About the Author

Tom Dambly is a writer, freelance musician, and producer. He has published numerous articles on music and media and has been documenting professional audio products for over a decade. As a trumpet soloist, he has premiered and recorded new works by composers from around the world. His producing credits include a bestselling play-along CD and a Grammy-winning recording. For more information, visit www.dambly.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Peachpit Press; 1 edition (October 30, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0321646851
• ISBN-13: 978-0321646859
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #134,854 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Readable and immediately useful!, June 15, 2010

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Brian H. Lynch "HollisticMusicWorks" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pro Tools 8 for Mac OS X and Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide (Paperback)

I found this a clear, readable,, and well thought out guide to Pro Tools operation, good for both beginners and more experienced users (I'm a little bit of both). I was able to have questions that came up in the middle of PT work answered concisely and quickly by using the index to get to the information I needed quickly. I learned a lot of things I didn't know, even though I've been a PT user for many years as a music professional (though not a professional engineer). Highly reccomended!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Worthless, October 15, 2010

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Eddie - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pro Tools 8 for Mac OS X and Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide (Paperback)

This book is what I call information dumping. It does not tell you HOW to use protools in any way. There are no exercises or useful information. I'm hoping to return it. I would just guess that the author just copied the information from some other source. Goes into no detail at all. Waste of money

1.0 out of 5 stars Not a tutorial, more like a manual with too many words, December 19, 2011

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Jill Townley (Portland, OR United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pro Tools 8 for Mac OS X and Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide (Paperback)

This "guide" does not explain how to setup and record with Pro Tools and it does not provide a quickstart.

I spent an hour reading the chapters on working with sessions and tracks and learned nothing. For example under track types, the author identifies the controls on the audio track strip then identifies the same controls on the other five types of tracks. This takes up 8 pages! "In the mix window, audio track channel strips include controls for volume, pan, record enable, solo, mute, and group ID; plus selectors for automation, audio input paths, and audio output paths." I don't need a written description of what is right in front of me on the computer screen.

Under opening a session, he states the obvious steps for opening a session with a session template. A beginner's guide shouldn't even mention templates, no reason to discuss templates until the user understands the basic recording functions.

The Reference Guide PDF file and video tutorial that come with the software are more useful for getting up and running.