Pro Tools 7 Power

Colin MacQueen is a musician, composer, technical writer, sound designer and virtual audio engineer. He has been involved with the music and video industries for years, both in production and as a live performer, as a Digidesign distributor in Spain and as an educator on digital audio-related topics. Colin co-authored Pro Tools Power! and Digital Audio Dictionary and wrote and produced all the movie tutorials for the interactive CD-ROMs: �CSi Starter � Pro Tools LE�, and �CSi Starter � Cubase SX2�, and the IK Multimedia movie tutorials on �CSi volume 10�. He was a contributing writer or editor on other CD-ROM volumes in the CSi series. In addition, he has served as an independent composer, producer and sound designer for many interactive CD-ROM titles. Colin is a freelance writer on digital audio topics and has taught digital audio courses at both the university level and at broadcast schools. Steve Albanese is an interactive media producer, audio engineer, and entrepreneur. Steve is currently President and founder of TutorialFACTORY and TutorialDEPOT, where he specializes in the development and online distribution of HOW TO video content for platforms ranging from mobile devices through large-screen HD systems. His years of educational and development experience include his role as Media Production Supervisor at the Recording Workshop, Chief Instructor at Pro School Midwest, President and founder of Cool Breeze Systems, Inc., and creator of the Cool School Interactus training environments. Steve has also worked for years as an audio professional, recording, mixing and mastering many music projects, as well as posting videos and films, television commercials, radio spots, and interactive media.

About the Authors
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1About Pro Tools
Chapter 2Pro Tools Terms and Concepts
Chapter 3Your System Configuration
Chapter 4Creating Your First Pro Tools Session
Chapter 5The Transport Window
Chapter 6The Edit Window
Chapter 7The Mix Window
Chapter 8Menu Selections: Highlights
Chapter 9Plug-ins, Inserts and Sends
Chapter 10 MIDI
Chapter 11 Synchronization
Chapter 12 The Pro Tools Groove
Chapter 13 Music Production
Chapter 14 Postproduction and Soundtracks
Chapter 15 Sound Design for Interactive Media
Chapter 16 Bouncing to Disk, Other File Formats
Chapter 17 Pro Tools Power: The Next Step
APPENDIX A: Further Study, and Resources on the Web
APPENDIX B: Add-ons, Extensions and Cool Stuff for Your PT Rig
APPENDIX C: Archive and Backup
APPENDIX D: Pro Tools Free 5.01 Power!
APPENDIX E: Power Tips and Loopy Ideas
APPENDIX F: Signal Flow in Pro Tools
INDEX