ProTools training at SAE
The most common hard-disk recording system in recording studios these days is Digidesign ProTools. SAE has been training students on ProTools systems since 1993. Many of our graduates are using ProTools in their daily work. Over the past 10 years SAE's studios have reflected the industry trend towards ProTools with the number of installed systems increasing year by year. Audio students get comprehensive ProTools training, starting with the basics of ProTools, which then gets furthered with more advanced lectures about the professional use of ProTools.
We teach the following ProTools topics:
- System capabilities (Record, Edit, Mix, Process, and Deliver Audio)
- Hard disk basics
- Understanding the Pro Tools file system (Session documents, Audio Files, Audio Regions)
- Navigation and Display basics
- Recording modes and techniques, including setting levels
- Selection techniques for audio regions (precursor to basic editing)
- Basic editing skills
- Importing and managing audio files
- Loop recording and comping takes
- Using fades
- Basic mixing examples
- Using AudioSuite (file-based) plug-ins
- Working with a click
- Introduction to MIDI within the Pro Tools application
In addition to this, SAE students also learn:
- Control surfaces
- Surround sound mixing with ProTools
- TDM systems: TDM plugins, buses & routing
- Post-production with ProTools: video tracks, sound for picture, synchronisation
- Track bouncing
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