Avid Pro Tools Basics

Do what the pros do and use Pro Tools to create professional recordings, mixed and mastered to perfection. This invaluable new guide will open the doors to this complex and feature rich software. With clear and accessible text and illustrations Avid Pro Tools Basics will guide you through everything you need to know to get started, from setting up and making your recordings, explaining the 'mixing board', working with electronic instruments and microphones, using the various features, working with files, editing, mixing and mastering. Avid Pro Tools Basics whittles down what you really need to know, so you can start making music pronto!

Ronan Macdonald has worked as a technical music journalist since 1989. He has written features and reviews as a freelance contributor to a plethora of magazines, including Future Music, The Mix, Hip-Hop Connection and Guitarist. He has also occupied the editor’s chair on Rhythm, the UK’s leading drummer magazine, and currently edits Computer Music, the world’s only dedicated music software magazine.

Dave Clews has been using Pro Tools professionally since 2011. With a studio career stretching back over 25 years, he has worked on several hit albums and singles by artists such as George Michael, Kylie Minogue, Tom Jones and Tina Turner. In addition to writing tutorials, features and reviews for print and digital magazines such as iCreate and MacUser, Dave contributes a regular monthly music theory column to Computer Music Magazine.