My good friend Joe Gilder of Home Studio Corner has just announced his first Video Tutorial Series: Understanding Pro Tools.
I watched the series yesterday and they are excellent, similar quality to Groove3 or MacPro video, and so much better than the tutorials provided by AVID. This is 3+ hours of all new content, created specifically for this series.
http://www.homestudiocorner.com/unde…ls-pdc/?id=agz
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It’s 3 hours of beginner tutorial content split up across 9 HD videos (Quicktime). $39 to download.
Topics covered:
Video #1 – Overview – This introductory video explains what I’ll be covering over the course of Understanding Pro Tools and gives a basic overview of Pro Tools itself.
Video #2 – Track Types – Learn all about the five different track types in Pro Tools. Learn what they are and why you would use each one.
Video #3 – Mix Window – Learn the ins and outs of the mix window.
Video #4 – Edit Window – Learn the ins and outs of the edit window.
Video #5 – Recording – Learn how to record both audio and MIDI.
Video #6 – Editing – Learn what to do with the audio and MIDI once it’s recording. I discuss the various different edit modes and editing tools available.
Video #7 – Mixing – While this video isn’t intended to TEACH you how to get a good-sounding mix, I do show you all the mechanics of setting up a bouncing the final mixdown.
Video #8 – Mastering – After talking about mixing, it only makes sense to briefly explain what mastering is.
Video #9 – Preferences & Troubleshooting – This is a catch-all of topics and advice that weren’t covered in the first eight videos.
All the details are on the site.
http://www.homestudiocorner.com/unde…ls-pdc/?id=agz
*** This is an affiliate link, buying through this link supports Home Studio Corner and Audio Geek Zine *** Remove “-pdc/?id=agz” from the link if you don’t want to support my site. This is an excellent intro for anyone new to Pro Tools, definitely worth checking out.
This Thursday, February 25th Joe Gilder of Home Studio Corner is hosting a webinar entitled “Why I Use Pro Tools”. It’s free to sign up and will be fun and informative. Fair warning, he is going to be promoting his upcoming tutorial video (which is going to be something you’ll want to pick up).
Besides things like the upcoming Webinar, Joe has some brilliant articles and videos on various Pro Tools related topics. His latest blog post lists them all, as reposted below.
At NAMM 2010 AVID announced the upcoming Pro Tools Instrument Expansion Pack. Unfortunately there hasn’t been a lot of details on exactly what you get. Russ over at the AIR Users Blog got hold of the new pack and made some videos showcasing what’s new in each of the 5 plugins. NAMM was several weeks ago, but AVID didn’t want the info out (why?). So finally Russ has been given the OK from AVID to release these exclusive videos.
I have my own comments about how this Instrument Expansion thing is being handled (pricing, upgrades, was it necessary), but since it’s mostly negative I’ll keep it to myself.
Found this today, (Via Rekkerd) and was just too good not to share. I’m a big fan of The Prodigy, specifically the Fat Of The Land album so this was really enjoyable for me. So cool to see the song being constructed from unlikely samples and recreated into the classic track. I’m pretty sure Ableton wasn’t around in 1997 so imagine how difficult creating the song would have been then. Something to think about.
Nick Maxwell [@AbletonTutor] of Nick’s Tutorials has recently released his 4th in-depth series of tutorial videos for Ableton Live users – Sound Design With Ableton Live: Analog. The latest video series goes deep into subtractive synthesis using Analog and costs $40.
Below is a taste of what’s in the nearly 4 hours of content.
Demystifying Synthesis and Analog’s Inteface
Looking to improve your skills with sound synthesis? How about more information on Ableton’s most misunderstood instrument? These two questions spawned this 3 hour 40 minute video tutorial series on the Analog synthesizer. Many people have been wondering where to begin with Analog’s interface and powerful functionality: “Sound Design in Ableton Live: Analog” serves as both a missing manual for the instrument plus a comprehensive introduction to the most important concepts in subtractive synthesis. By the end of the series, you’ll have a better understanding of the logic behind Analog’s interface and as well as its sonic potential.
Sound Design in Ableton Live: Operator $40
Learn Operator and FM synthesis in a practical way, discovering how timbres are created and combined to generate insane synth and drum sounds.
Sound Design in Ableton Live: Sampling Tools $40
Learn radical techniques for creating everything from hard-hitting drums to complex atmospheres. Gain the knowledge to create unique, complex sounds.
Sampling & Slicing in Ableton Live $25
A no-fluff series on creating sample-based music in Ableton Live. Learn essential tools and creative techniques with this series. Get up to speed in no time.
