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Pro Tools 220 version 8:

Two-Day Operator Certification Upgrade

(version 7 to version 8)


This course covers changes that have been incorporated into the 100- and 200-level curriculum for Pro Tools 8, allowing users to update their certification from an earlier version of Pro Tools through a single course.  Scroll down for pricing.  Click here to register.

 

  • Pro Tools 101 updates:
    • Background information — Music Production Toolkit 2, DV Toolkit 2, Complete Production Toolkit, MIDI Editor and Score Editor windows, Snap to Grid
    • Working with sessions — Quick Start dialog box, Xpand!2, Structure Free, Universe View, Restore Last Selection
  • Pro Tools 110 updates:
    • Getting started with MIDI & audio — Track view options, region groups, the matching criteria window for loop record takes, Transfuser, Hybrid, Structure LE
    • Working with Elastic Audio — Elastic Audio plug-ins, Elastic Audio analysis, Elastic Audio markers, Analysis view and Warp view, Elastic Audio pitch transposition
    • Mixing and Editing MIDI & audio — MIDI track Velocity view/controller lane, MIDI Thru vs. the Default Thru Instrument, Grid quantize vs. Groove quantize, region looping, Beat Detective
  • Pro Tools 201 updates:
    • Configuration and navigation — Playback Engine options for Pro Tools HD, voice allocation, auto scrolling to track, applying opacity levels to colors
    • Session management and editing — Opening sessions with missing files, relinking, Find Links vs. Find All Candidates, Strip Silence, region alignment
    • Automation — Pro Tools HD automation modes, viewing multiple automation playlist graphs, automating plug-ins, editing automation
    • Mixing with Pro Tools|HD — common mixing preferences, VCA Master tracks, group attributes, voice usage for RTAS plug-ins
    • I/O setup and routing — changes to configuring bussing and output paths
  • Pro Tools 210M and 210P updates (common topics):
    • Recording concepts — Monitor modes and TrackInput, QuickPunch and TrackPunch, track compositing, playlist display options
    • Automation concepts — Writing static mixer settings (snapshot automation), workflows for writing static mixer settings, automation capture with ICON snapshots
  • Pro Tools (M or P) 220 v8 online Certification Update Exam

Price: $995.00 for both Music and Post Production, $695 for one subject only



Pro Tools 220 version 9:

One-Day Operator Certification Upgrade

(version 8 to version 9)


This course covers changes that have been incorporated into the 100- and 200-level curriculum for Pro Tools 9, allowing users to update their certification from an earlier version of Pro Tools through a single course.  Note:  To update an Operator Certification to version 9 from version 7 or earlier, both Pro Tools 220 classes must be completed.  Scroll down for pricing.  Click here to register.

 

  • Pro Tools 9 overview - new to all systems:
    • New to Pro Tools 9.0 software (non-HD systems)
    • Changes to the I/O setup
    • DigiBase enhancements
    • Improved feature set
    • PRE support
  • Pro Tools 101 updates:
    • What is Pro Tools 9
    • Pro Tools 9 software
    • Pro Tools HS 9 software
    • Complete Production Toolkit
  • Pro Tools 110 updates:
    • Customize sessions with I/O setup
    • Importing and exporting I/O settings
    • Busses and outputs
    • Routing with selectors and paths
    • Routing to paths
    • Routing to tracks
    • Customizing sessions with MIDI
    • Edit and mix display options
    • Optimizing host based performance
    • M-Audio and third-party hardware settings
    • External control surfaces
  • Pro Tools 201 updates:
    • Pro Tools HD system basics
    • Pro Tools|HD audio interfaces — what's new
    • FPGA technology and HD Native hardware
    • 64-bit floating point mixer
    • TDM technology
    • 48-bit mixing precision
    • Optimizing Pro Tools HD
    • I/O setup options
    • HD Native low latency monitoring
  • Pro Tools 210M and 210P updates (common topics):
    • Variable stereo pan depth settings
    • Pan controls vs. balance controls
    • FAQs for Pro Tools 9
  • Pro Tools (M or P) 220 v9 online Certification Update Exam

Price: $395.00