Customer Reviews

Pro Tools 101 Official Courseware, Version 8

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This book is absolutely perfect for the beginner/intermediate user of any DAW outside of protools. I dove into protools before getting this book and managed to do a few recordings on my own; this book allowed me to do basic things that I didn't know were possible or made things I was already doing a bit easier or allowed me to go further with each feature.
The problem many people have with this book is the DVD that comes with it. You need quicktime and you also need to copy the files to your pc; they play horribly from the dvd-rom drive or don't play at all; once you copy the files/folders to your mac or pc; you're good money!!!!

Buy this book; you won't be sorry!

This book is OK as far as it goes. It's all technically accurate and fairly well organized. But it's instructionally lacking in my opinion because the exercises aren't integrated into the lessons. Instead there are two exercise projects at the end of the book. It would be much better if you were able to practice a particular procedure related to the specific lessons in the chapters.

My other criticism is that this book assumes all users are music producers. For good or ill, Pro Tools has become the industry-standard audio production software. But not everyone who uses it makes music. Many of us make radio documentaries and features. We may use the same tools as music producers but how we approach the work is different. It would be good if training material such as this book acknowledged other user types and offered material from their perspective.

informative. helpful. I was looking for more help with various plug-ins. a little more interaction would be nice. more video tutorials would be nice.

I had six audio classes, this should of been the first book we used! I got more from this book than I did taking the classes. If you are new to Pro tools 8, this is a good beginners book! It has two tutorials that walk you through projects that will help you get to know pro tools. The included DVD has additional instructional videos on it.

I am half way through this book and find it very informative and useful to learn the Pro Tools interface. There is a lot of information and it's a great resource to have in your library for whenever you have a Pro Tools question. I would get it if I were you!!

Extremely informative book, with a thorough and concise section explaining basic digital music production. This section alone makes the book worth the price of admission, as other texts assume the user has lots of experience in DAW audio production, but this book explains all. Also contains a thorough history of the development of M-Audio/DigiDesign Pro Tools software and the theories and reasoning behind each new product. The only caveat is that the Pro Tools hardware spoken of so highly in this textbook is proprietary and prohibitively expensive, and most authorized DigiDesign repair centers will tell you to return the DigiDesign stuff to the factory for repairs. I say this from personal experience. I wish the hardware was as interchangeable, reliable, and as reasonably priced as this book.

Great book that explains how to use ProTools but can be a little confusing if not using the book alongside with the software. It would be helpful to use the two together. Overall, very useful book that I strongly recommend.

I selected 2 day shipping from Amazon and it arrived in that time frame.

As for the book, it has a steep learning curve compared to other recording software but if you want to use what the majority of pro studios use then you must learn pro tools. I bought the book in hopes of taking a class to go with it but since I got laid off from work I could not afford the class so I tried to teach myself. Even though I can setup basic tracks for recording audio I would recommend taking the class as I have so many other questions that either the book can not offer or I do not understand. I have had this book for about 3 months and I do not feel confident in using pro tools yet.

Finally, It would have been nice for Pro Tools 101 to instruct you on how to hook up a mixer to the Aux line 3 and 4 of the Mbox Pro. I want to use a mixer to record overhead drums and since the manual doesn't really give any clear indication it's all trial and error. The book is informative but it's a little frustrating that it is taking so long to understand this book completely. Once I get a job I will be taking a class to piece everything together.

I am happy with this product. It is what I expected. A good beginner tool to familiarize yourself with Pro Tools. The packaging was good and so was the delivery. Then only issue I have is that the CD was not enclosed with the book. I expect to receive what I pay for and this was a disappoitment.

This book tells you the ins and outs to understand and get started on Pro Tools 8. Explains basic stuff like hardware needed, to basic editing. Has great tips and a lot of shortcuts. Don't expect to be pro tools savvy after reading this book, but have basic knowledge to open/ close your session and do basic stuff like record, edit mix, bounce.