Introduction 1Book 1: Getting Started with Pro Tools 5Chapter 1: Discovering What You Need 7Chapter 2: Configuring Your Computer 33Chapter 3: Choosing and Setting Up Your Hardware 49Chapter 4: Examining Software Basics 59Book 2: Understanding Recording Basics 79Chapter 1: Getting Connected: Setting Up Your Studio 81Chapter 2: Understanding Signal Flow 105Chapter 3: Understanding the Pro Tools Windows 123Chapter 4: Importing and Exporting Files 169Book 3: Recording Live Audio and Acoustic Instruments 195Chapter 1: Taking Care of Tracks 197Chapter 2: Understanding Microphones 217Chapter 3: Miking: Getting a Great Source Sound 245Chapter 4: Preparing to Record 285Chapter 5: Recording Audio 307Book 4: Recording Electronic Instruments with MIDI 331Chapter 1: Understanding Electronic Instruments and MIDI 333Chapter 2: Preparing to Record MIDI 349Chapter 3: Recording Electronic Instruments with MIDI 367Book 5: Editing Your Performances (Audio and MIDI) 385Chapter 1: Audio Editing Basics 387Chapter 2: Selecting Material to Edit 411Chapter 3: Getting into Editing 441Chapter 4: Adding to Your Audio Editing Palette 471Chapter 5: Editing MIDI Data 495Chapter 6: Performing MIDI Operations 525Book 6: Mixing 549Chapter 1: Mixing Basics 551Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Mix 567Chapter 3: Using Equalization 593Chapter 4: Digging into Dynamics Processors 609Chapter 5: Singling Out Signal Processors 631Chapter 6: Automating Your Mix 641Chapter 7: Making Your Mix 659Book 7: Mastering 667Chapter 1: Mastering Basics 669Chapter 2: Mastering Your Music 677Book 8: Getting Your Music to the Masses 691Chapter 1: Putting Your Music on CD and Vinyl 693Chapter 2: Getting Your Music on the Internet 707Index 727
Jeff Strong is a musician and recording engineer, as well as the founder of Brain Shift Radio (www.brainshiftradio.com) and president of the Strong Institute. He has owned or worked in a recording studio since 1985 and has released dozens of CDs.