Individual Courses
- Pro Tools 101
- Pro Tools 110
- Pro Tools 201
- Pro Tools 210M
- Pro Tools 210P
Pro Tools 310M- Pro Tools 310P
- Audio Recording Techniques
Songwriting & Composition- Signal Processing with Waves
- The Art of Mixing
Pro Tools 101
- File structure and navigation
- Edit tools and edit modes
- Time scales, ruler views and MIDI controls
- How to create and manage tracks
- How to save, locate and open sessions
- Steps to making your first recording
- How to import media into your session
- Steps to making your first MIDI recording
- Basic editing techniques
- Basic mixing techniques
- How to manage and finalize a session
Price: $595.00
Pro Tools 110
- Controlling Pro Tools
- Managing sessions and tracks
- Recording MIDI and audio
- Working in a relative timescale
- Editing MIDI
- Editing audio
- Automation
- Mixing
Price: $1,195.00
Pro Tools 201
- Pro Tools|HD overview
- Customizing Pro Tools to your session requirements
- Session management
- Selection techniques
- Editing techniques
- Using automation
- Mixing – In-depth plug-in usage
- Completing a session – creating a final mixdown
Price: $1,195.00
Pro Tools 210M
- How to prepare a session
- Tracking and overdubbing – use of QuickPunch™
- Virtual instruments
- MIDI composition
- Professional editing techniques
- Sampling in Pro Tools – using software samplers
- Arranging and producing
- Mixing and automation in music production
- Synchronizing with an external recorder
- Mixing and DSP usage – using sends, inserts, mix buses, and groups for music applications
- Synchronization basics for music applications
- Using a Digidesign worksurface in music production
Price: $1,295.00
Pro Tools 210P
- Synchronizing Pro Tools for audio post
- Linear video in Pro Tools
- Non-linear video in Pro Tools, including QuickTime video and Avid®-compatible media
- Video inoperability – using Media Station|PT software
- Recording and editing ADR in Pro tools
- Organizing a post session
- Editing multi-channel audio in a stereo environment
- Mixing to picture, including snapshot automation
- Digital picture integration with an emphasis on working with Avid® media
- Layback and export options
- Using a Digidesign worksurface in post production
Price: $1,295.00
Pro Tools 310M
- Configuration and troubleshooting
- Tactile control of Pro Tools – how to increase efficiency on worksurfaces
- Advanced recording and importing audio (includes project interchange)
- Advanced editing – expert music editing techniques
- Synchronization – detailed common aspects of synchronization
- Advanced routing and mixing – expert mixing concepts
- Advanced automation – Pro Tools expert automation functionality
- Mixing with plug-ins
- Music delivery
- Expert focus on ICON worksurfaces in music production
Course Price: $1,395.00
In order to receive Expert certification in Pro Tools you must acheive a passing score on the Advanced Music Production Techniques exam. A minimum of three months hands-on experience with the system is recommended before attempting the exam. Exams are approximately 6 hours long and are administered once per quarter.
Exam Price: $500.00
Pro Tools 310P
- Configuration and workflow troubleshooting
- Network and collaboration workflows – using Pro Tools on a network
- Tactile control of Pro Tools – how to increase efficiency on worksurfaces
- Recording Foley with PRE
- Conforming with Pro Tools – linear and non-linear conforming
- Expert editing workflows
- Advanced routing and mixing – expert mixing concepts
- Advanced automation – Pro Tools expert automation functionality
- Advanced layoff – speed correction
- Expert focus on ICON worksurfaces in post production
Course Price: $1,395.00
In order to receive Expert certification in Pro Tools you must acheive a passing score on the Advanced Post Production Techniques exam. A minimum of three months hands-on experience with the system is recommended before attempting the exam. Exams are approximately 6 hours long and are administered once per quarter.
Exam Price: $500.00
Audio Recording Techniques
- The Key Principles of Sound/Hearing and Acoustics
- Microphones: Design and Techniques
- Signal Flow and Gain Structure
- The Basics of Signal Processing
- Understanding of Recording Terminology
Price: $595.00
Songwriting & Composition
- Song form and structure
- The components of a song: melody, harmony, rhythm and lyrics
- How to write a lead sheet
- How to critique your work
- Basic theory tools
- Strategies for maximizing your creativity
Price: $595.00
Signal Processing with Waves
- Installation and authorization of WAVES plug ins
- Features and usage of EQ processors (featuring the WAVES Renaissance EQ)
- Features and usage of compressors (featuring the WAVES Renaissance Compressor and the C1 Parametric Compander)
- Features and usage of reverb (featuring the WAVES Renaissance Reverb)
- Features and usage of delays (featuring the WAVES SuperTap)
Price: $595.00
The Art of Mixing
- How to prepare for a mix session
- Approaches to mixing and the importance of listening levels and environment
- Historical perspective and different approaches to mixing (hardware vs. 'in the box')
- Understanding and applying mixing concepts: balance, EQ, panning, dimension, dynamics and monitoring
- Mix-down formats and preparation for mastering
Price: $595.00