Synchronization. Avid Technology Pro Tools HD 6.4, Pro Tools LE 6.4, PRO TOOLS MIX 51
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Table of contents
- 3 Contents
- 13 Introduction
- 15 Chapter 1: Welcome to Pro Tools
- 15 The Pro Tools Guides
- 16 Conventions Used in These Guides
- 16 Digidesign Registration
- 16 Compatibility Information
- 16 About www.digidesign.com
- 17 Chapter 2: Pro Tools System Configurations
- 17 Pro Tools TDM Systems
- 17 HD-Series Systems
- 18 MIX-Series Systems
- 18 Supported Audio Interfaces
- 19 TDM System Playback, Recording and Voice Limits
- 20 Audio Interfaces for TDM Systems
- 21 Pro Tools LE Systems
- 22 Pro Tools LE System Capabilities
- 23 Chapter 3: Pro Tools Concepts
- 23 Hard Disk Audio Recording
- 23 The Digidesign Audio Engine
- 24 Playback Engine Dialog
- 24 Pro Tools Sessions
- 24 Session File
- 24 Audio File
- 25 Tracks
- 25 Regions (or Loops)
- 25 Playlist
- 26 Channel
- 27 Signal Routing
- 28 System Resources
- 29 Active and Inactive Items
- 31 MIDI Concepts
- 31 MIDI Terms
- 32 Common Misconceptions about MIDI
- 33 Chapter 4: Pro Tools Windows
- 33 The Mix Window
- 33 The Edit Window
- 36 Track Controls
- 36 Edit Tools
- 36 Event Edit Area
- 36 Location Indicators, Grid/Nudge Values, Current Cursor Display
- 37 The Transport Window
- 37 Basic Transport Controls and Counters
- 39 MIDI Controls
- 41 Chapter 5: Keyboard Shortcuts
- 41 Global Key Commands
- 42 Keyboard Focus
- 43 Numeric Keypad Modes
- 43 Shuttle Lock Modes
- 45 Shuttle Mode
- 47 Sessions & Tracks
- 49 Chapter 6: Sessions
- 49 Starting Up or Shutting Down Your System
- 49 Configuring Pro Tools System Settings (in the Playback System Engine)
- 50 Hardware Buffer Size
- 50 CPU Usage Limit
- 50 Number of Voices
- 51 Default Sample Rate
- 52 Delay Compensation Engine
- 52 DAE Playback Buffer Size
- 53 System Memory Allocation
- 53 Configuring Pro Tools Hardware Settings
- 53 Configuring Pro Tools|HD Hardware
- 57 Creating a New Session
- 58 Selecting a Fader Gain
- 59 Opening a Session
- 59 Opening a Session that Contains Unavailable Files
- 59 Opening a Session that Contains Unavailable Resources
- 60 Selecting Fader Gain when Opening a Previously Recorded Session
- 60 Saving a Session
- 60 Saving the Session File
- 60 Saving the Session File with a New Name
- 61 Saving a Copy of the Session
- 63 Creating Custom Session Templates
- 63 Creating Windows Templates
- 64 Creating Macintosh Templates
- 65 Closing a Session
- 65 Quitting Pro Tools
- 65 Sharing Sessions Between Pro Tools TDM Systems and Pro Tools LE Systems
- 66 Opening a TDM Session in Pro Tools LE
- 66 Preferences
- 79 Chapter 7: I/O Setup
- 81 Main Paths and Sub-Paths
- 81 Default I/O Settings
- 81 Stems and Stem Mixes
- 82 The I/O Setup Dialog
- 83 I/O Setup Dialog Controls
- 83 Routing Hardware I/O to Pro Tools I/O
- 85 Creating and Editing Paths
- 85 Creating New Paths
- 87 Resetting Paths
- 87 Deleting Paths
- 88 Channel Mapping
- 89 Initializing I/O Setup
- 90 Active and Inactive Paths
- 91 Hardware Setup and Session Transfer
- 92 I/O Settings Files
- 92 Defaults, Settings Files, and Last Used Settings for New Sessions
- 94 I/O Setup Options
- 94 Meter Path Selector
- 94 Audition Path
- 96 Default Path Order
- 96 Default Output Path
- 96 H/W Insert Delay Compensation
- 97 Chapter 8: Tracks
- 97 Track Types
- 100 Track Controls
- 100 Input/Output Selectors
- 100 Volume/Peak/Channel Delay Indicator
- 100 Pan Indicator
- 100 Pan Slider
- 100 Volume Fader
- 101 Track Level Meter
- 103 Creating Tracks
- 105 Hiding Tracks
- 107 Assigning Inputs and Outputs to Tracks
- 107 Assigning Audio Track Inputs
- 108 Assigning Audio Track Outputs
- 108 Track Priority and Voice Assignment
- 109 Track Priority
- 109 Voice Assignment
- 111 Setting MIDI Input and Output
- 111 Assigning MIDI Track Input
- 112 Assigning MIDI Track Output
- 112 Soloing and Muting Tracks
- 114 Making Tracks Inactive
- 114 Adjusting Track Width
- 115 Color Coding Tracks
- 115 Grouping Tracks
- 116 Using the Groups List
- 117 Creating Groups
- 117 Editing Groups
- 119 Enabling Groups
- 121 Chapter 9: Importing and Exporting Session Data
- 121 Importing Audio
- 123 Conversion Quality
- 123 Importing Audio Files and Regions
- 125 Importing Audio Files with Drag & Drop from a DigiBase Browser
- 126 Importing Audio from an Audio CD
- 126 Importing Tracks and Track Attributes
- 128 Import Session Data Dialog
- 133 Exporting Audio
- 133 Exporting a Region as a New Audio File
- 134 Exporting Region Definitions
- 135 Exporting Pro Tools Tracks as OMFI or AAF Files
- 135 Exporting Sessions as Text
- 135 Export Session as Text Options
- 136 The Exported Session Text
- 137 Importing MIDI Files
- 138 Exporting MIDI Files
- 141 Chapter 10: File Management and Compatibility
- 141 Audio File Management
- 141 Locating Audio Files
- 143 WAV File Compatibility
- 143 Creating Macintosh and PC Compatible Sessions
- 144 Creating and Saving Cross- Platform Sessions
- 145 Moving Sessions Between Platforms with MacOpener (Using HFS/HFS+ Drives)
- 147 Recording
- 149 Chapter 11: Record Setup
- 149 Input Connections and Audio Levels
- 150 Record Enabling Tracks
- 152 Latch Record Preference
- 152 Record Safe Mode
- 152 Record Monitoring Modes
- 152 Auto Input Monitoring
- 153 Input Only Monitoring
- 153 Monitor Levels for Record and Playback
- 153 TrackInput Monitoring
- 154 Monitoring Latency
- 155 Zero Latency Monitoring
- 155 Low Latency Monitoring
- 156 Low Latency Monitoring During Recording
- 156 Default Track Names
- 157 Disk Allocation
- 159 Recording to the System Volume
- 159 Allocating Hard Drive Space for Recording
- 160 Record Modes
- 162 The Record Modes and MIDI
- 163 Recording with a Click
- 165 Setting the Default Meter and Tempo
- 165 Setting the Default Meter
- 165 Setting the Default Tempo
- 169 Chapter 12: Basic Audio Recording
- 169 Recording an Audio Track
- 173 Recording Multiple Audio Tracks
- 173 Record Shortcuts
- 173 Record Pause Mode
- 173 Recording Additional Takes
- 175 Punch Recording Audio
- 177 Loop Recording Audio
- 178 Auditioning Record Takes
- 178 Auditioning from the Regions List
- 178 Auditioning from the Takes List Pop-up Menu
- 179 Editing Preferences for Takes
- 180 Setting Punch/Loop Points
- 182 Setting Pre- and Post-Roll
- 184 Recording from a Digital Source
- 185 Recording from Digital Sources
- 186 Half-Speed Recording and Playback
- 187 Chapter 13: MIDI Recording
- 187 Recording from MIDI Devices
- 188 Enabling Input Devices
- 189 MIDI Thru
- 189 The Default Thru Instrument
- 190 MIDI Input Filter
- 190 Input Quantize
- 191 Wait for Note
- 191 MIDI Merge/Replace
- 192 Configuring MIDI Tracks for Recording
- 194 Recording to MIDI Tracks
- 195 Undo and MIDI Recording
- 195 Punch Recording MIDI
- 197 Regions and Punch Recording
- 197 Loop Recording MIDI
- 197 Loop Recording with Merge Mode
- 199 Loop Recording Multiple Takes
- 200 Recording System Exclusive Data
- 203 Chapter 14: Advanced Recording
- 203 QuickPunch Audio Recording
- 204 QuickPunch Guidelines for TDM Systems
- 205 QuickPunch Guidelines for LE Systems
- 205 Recording with QuickPunch
- 206 TrackPunch Audio Recording
- 207 Voice Requirements for TrackPunch Recording
- 207 Recording with TrackPunch Overview
- 208 TrackPunch Preferences
- 209 Configuring Synchronization and Track Arming
- 210 Enabling TrackPunch Mode
- 211 Transport Display of TrackPunch Status
- 211 TrackPunch Enabling Tracks
- 212 TrackPunch Recording
- 213 Example TrackPunch Workflows
- 213 Film Dubbing and Mixing with TrackPunch
- 214 Loading Dailies with RecordLock
- 215 Foley Recording with TrackPunch
- 215 Tracking and Overdubbing Music with TrackPunch
- 217 Editing
- 219 Chapter 15: Editing Basics
- 219 Pro Tools Editing
- 219 Nondestructive Editing
- 219 Editing During Playback
- 220 Track Material
- 221 Track View
- 222 Track Height
- 224 Displaying Region Names and Times
- 224 Audio Regions and Waveforms
- 225 Guidelines for Editing Waveforms
- 226 Nondestructive Audio Editing
- 226 Audio Regions and Automation Data
- 226 MIDI Regions and MIDI Data
- 227 Notes View for MIDI Tracks
- 228 Regions View for MIDI Tracks
- 229 Nondestructive MIDI Editing
- 229 MIDI Regions and Continuous Controller Events
- 229 Playlists
- 230 Working with Playlists
- 231 Multiple Undo
- 232 Levels of Undo and Memory
- 232 The Audio and MIDI Regions Lists
- 233 Sorting and Searching the Regions Lists
- 234 Selecting in the Region Lists
- 235 Stereo and Multichannel Tracks in the Audio Regions List
- 236 Edit Modes
- 236 Shuffle
- 236 Slip
- 236 Spot
- 237 Grid
- 238 Zooming
- 238 Horizontal and Vertical Zoom Buttons
- 240 Zoomer Tool
- 241 Zoom Preset Buttons
- 242 Zoom Toggle
- 243 Zooming with a Scroll Wheel
- 243 The Universe Window
- 244 Timebase Rulers
- 245 Main Time Scale
- 247 Tick-Based Timing
- 247 Ticks versus Samples
- 249 Chapter 16: Playing and Selecting Track Material
- 249 Playing Tracks
- 252 Auto-Scrolling Tracks in the Edit and Mix Windows
- 252 Navigation using Track Position Numbers
- 253 Scrolling Options
- 254 The Scrubber
- 256 Numeric Keypad Set to Shuttle
- 257 Linking or Unlinking Edit and Timeline Selections
- 258 Selecting Track Material
- 263 Using the Selection Indicators (Start, End, and Length)
- 264 Selecting Across Multiple Tracks
- 265 Other Useful Selection Techniques
- 266 Tabbing to Transients
- 267 Playing Selections
- 268 Looping Playback
- 269 Timeline Selections
- 270 Playing Edit and Timeline Selections with the Playhead
- 271 Moving the Playhead
- 273 Chapter 17: Working with Regions and Selections
- 273 Creating New Regions
- 273 Capture Region Command
- 274 Separate Region Command
- 275 Separation Grabber
- 275 Trim To Selection Command
- 276 Healing a Separation
- 276 Placing Regions in Tracks
- 277 Defining Region Sync Points
- 277 Placing Regions at the Edit Insertion Point
- 278 Aligning to Region Start Points
- 279 The Trimmer Tool
- 279 Standard Trimmer
- 280 The Time Trimmer
- 282 The Scrub Trimmer
- 282 Trim To Insertion Command
- 283 Trimming with Nudge
- 283 Sliding Regions
- 283 Shuffling Regions
- 284 Slipping Regions
- 285 Spotting Regions
- 286 Sliding Regions in Grid Mode
- 288 Nudging
- 289 Nudging Regions
- 290 Nudging a Region’s Contents
- 290 Shift Command
- 291 Quantizing Regions
- 291 Locking Regions
- 292 Muting/Unmuting Regions
- 292 Edit Commands
- 292 Track View and Edit Content
- 295 Editing Across Multiple Tracks
- 295 Duplicate Command
- 296 Repeat Command
- 297 Merge Paste Command
- 297 Editing Stereo and Multichannel Tracks
- 298 Processing Audio with AudioSuite Plug-Ins
- 299 Waveform Repair with the Pencil Tool
- 300 The Smart Tool
- 303 Chapter 18: Advanced Editing (TDM Systems Only)
- 303 Replacing Audio Regions
- 305 Repeat Paste To Fill Selection
- 305 Compress/Expand Edit To Play
- 306 Fitting an Audio Region to an Edit Selection
- 307 Chapter 19: Fades and Crossfades
- 307 Using Crossfades
- 307 About Crossfades and Curves
- 309 The Fades Dialog
- 314 Creating a Crossfade
- 315 Creating Fades at the Beginnings and Ends of Regions
- 315 Creating Fade-Ins and Fade-Outs
- 317 Using AutoFades
- 317 Creating Fades and Crossfades in Batches
- 319 Chapter 20: Managing Regions
- 319 Stripping Silence from Regions
- 319 The Strip Silence Window
- 320 Using Strip Silence
- 321 Inserting Silence
- 322 Consolidate Selection Command
- 322 Compacting an Audio File
- 323 Naming and Displaying Regions
- 323 Renaming Regions
- 324 Auto-Naming Options
- 324 Hiding and Removing Unwanted Regions
- 327 Chapter 21: Conductor Tracks and Memory Locations
- 327 Tempo Events
- 327 Inserting Tempo Events
- 329 Tempo and MIDI and Audio
- 330 Default Tempo
- 330 Identify Beat Command
- 330 Identifying Beats
- 331 Inserting Bar|Beat Markers One at a Time
- 332 Dragging Bar|Beat Markers
- 332 Editing Bar|Beat Markers
- 333 Meter Events
- 333 Inserting Meter Events
- 335 Partial Measures
- 335 Renumbering Bars
- 336 Memory Locations and Markers
- 336 Properties of Memory Locations
- 338 Creating Memory Locations
- 340 Recalling Memory Locations
- 340 Editing Memory Locations
- 342 Memory Locations Window
- 343 Memory Locations Commands and Options
- 345 Chapter 22: Beat Detective
- 346 Beat Detective Requirements
- 347 The Beat Detective Window
- 347 Beat Detective Modes
- 348 Defining a Beat Detective Selection
- 349 Calculating Tempo with Beat Detective
- 350 Generating Beat Triggers
- 351 Editing Beat Triggers
- 353 Generating Bar|Beat Markers with Beat Detective
- 354 Working with Sub-Beats
- 354 DigiGroove Templates
- 356 Separating Regions with Beat Detective
- 358 Conforming Regions with Beat Detective
- 360 Edit Smoothing
- 361 Detection (Normal) and Collection Mode
- 362 Using Collection Mode
- 365 MIDI Editing
- 367 Chapter 23: MIDI Editing
- 367 The Pencil Tool
- 368 Custom Note Duration
- 369 Setting the Grid Value
- 369 Inserting MIDI Notes
- 371 Manually Editing MIDI Notes
- 375 Typing in Note Attributes
- 375 Deleting MIDI Notes
- 376 Continuous Controller Events
- 377 Inserting/Editing Controller Events
- 378 Patch Select (Program and Bank Changes)
- 378 Default Program Change
- 380 Inserting and Editing Program Changes
- 381 Auditioning Programs
- 381 System Exclusive Events
- 382 Note and Controller Chasing
- 383 Offsetting MIDI Tracks
- 384 Stuck Notes
- 385 Chapter 24: MIDI Operations
- 385 MIDI Operations Window
- 386 Select Notes
- 387 Split Notes
- 388 Change Velocity
- 390 Change Duration
- 391 Transpose
- 392 Quantize
- 395 Quantize Examples
- 396 Experimenting with Quantize
- 397 Input Quantize
- 397 Groove Quantize
- 400 Applying Groove Templates
- 402 Restore Performance
- 403 Flatten Performance
- 405 Chapter 25: MIDI Event List
- 405 The MIDI Event List
- 405 Opening the MIDI Event List
- 408 Inserting Events in the MIDI Event List
- 410 Editing in the MIDI Event List
- 411 Selecting in the MIDI Event List
- 411 Deleting in the MIDI Event List
- 411 Copy and Paste in the MIDI Event List
- 412 MIDI Event List Options
- 413 Mixing
- 415 Chapter 26: Basic Mixing
- 415 Mixing Concepts
- 415 Metering and Calibration
- 416 Audio Signal Flow
- 416 Audio Tracks
- 417 Auxiliary Inputs
- 418 Master Faders
- 420 Inserts
- 420 Views in the Mix and Edit Windows
- 422 Track Input
- 423 Track Output
- 424 Multiple Output Assignments
- 426 Sends
- 426 Assigning Sends to Tracks
- 428 Configuring Sends View in the Mix and Edit Windows
- 429 Editing Sends in the Mix and Edit Windows (Send A-E Views)
- 430 Output Windows for Tracks and Sends
- 432 Panner Linking
- 433 Standard Selector Controls in Output Windows
- 434 Using Output Windows
- 435 Sends and Groups
- 435 Copying Track Settings to Sends
- 435 Submixing for Signal Routing and Effects Processing
- 436 Audio Input from MIDI Devices and Other External Sources
- 436 Creating a Submix
- 440 Delay Compensation
- 440 Delay Compensation Settings
- 440 Delay Compensation View
- 442 Dither
- 442 Dither in Pro Tools
- 444 Using a Control Surface with Pro Tools
- 445 Chapter 27: Plug-In and Hardware Inserts
- 447 Viewing Inserts
- 448 Making Inserts Inactive
- 449 Inserting Plug-Ins on Tracks
- 450 Plug-In Menu Organization
- 450 Plug-in Favorites
- 451 Inserting Plug-Ins During Playback
- 451 Moving and Duplicating Plug- In and Hardware Inserts
- 452 The Plug-In Window
- 453 Opening Plug-In Windows
- 453 Opening Multiple Plug-In Windows
- 454 Plug-In Window Controls
- 455 Bypassing Plug-Ins
- 455 Linking and Unlinking Controls on Multi-Mono Plug-Ins
- 456 Editing Plug-In Controls
- 456 Keyboard Shortcuts for Plug-In Controls
- 456 Plug-In Automation and Safe
- 457 Using a Key Input for Side-Chain Processing
- 458 Using Hardware Inserts
- 458 Assigning Hardware Inserts
- 458 Bypassing Hardware Inserts
- 459 Connecting and Integrating External Devices
- 459 Connecting Effects Units Digitally
- 460 Using External Clock Sources
- 463 Chapter 28: Automation
- 463 Automation Quick Start
- 464 Automation Playlists
- 464 Automation Playlists with Audio and MIDI Regions
- 465 Automation Modes
- 468 Automation Preferences
- 468 Smoothing
- 468 Thinning
- 468 AutoMatch
- 469 Setting the Automation Buffer Size
- 470 Automation Safe
- 470 Viewing Automation
- 471 Writing Automation
- 472 Automating Sends
- 473 Automating Plug-Ins
- 475 Enabling and Suspending Automation
- 476 Deleting Automation
- 477 Thinning Automation
- 477 Using the Thin Automation Command
- 477 Drawing Automation
- 479 Editing Automation
- 479 Graphical Editing of Automation Data
- 479 Editing Automation Types
- 480 Editing Automation Breakpoints
- 481 Editing Automation on Stereo and Multichannel Tracks
- 482 Editing Automation on Grouped Tracks
- 483 Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Automation
- 485 Writing Automation to the Start, End or All of a Selection
- 486 Write to Start, End, and All On Stop
- 487 Trimming Automation
- 487 Creating Snapshot Automation
- 489 Snapshot Automation and Trimming of Automation Data
- 491 Chapter 29: Mixdown
- 493 Recording to Tracks
- 494 Bounce to Disk
- 495 Bounce Options
- 495 Default Settings
- 495 Bounce Source
- 496 File Type
- 500 Format
- 501 Resolution
- 501 Sample Rate
- 502 Sample Rate Conversion Quality Option
- 502 Use Squeezer
- 502 Convert During or After Bounce
- 502 Import Into Session After Bounce
- 503 Help
- 503 Recording a Submix (with Bounce To Disk)
- 504 Final Mixdown
- 505 Mastering
- 505 Mastering to a Digital Recorder
- 507 Surround
- 509 Chapter 30: Surround Concepts
- 509 How to Use These Chapters
- 509 Mixing Formats and Surround Formats
- 510 Pro Tools Mixing Formats
- 510 Speaker Layouts
- 512 Surround Monitoring
- 512 The Importance of Speaker Placement
- 513 Calibrated Surround Monitoring
- 513 Formats and Terminology
- 514 LCRS for Dolby Surround
- 514 5.1 for Dolby Digital and DTS
- 514 .1 Formats
- 514 .0 Formats
- 515 LFE
- 515 Divergence
- 516 Where to Get More Information on Surround Technology
- 516 Surround Mixing Concepts
- 516 Surround Format Compatibility
- 517 Surround Formats and Delivery Mediums
- 517 Surround Playback System Variables
- 519 Chapter 31: Pro Tools Setup for Surround
- 519 Pro Tools Audio Connections for 5.1 Mixing
- 520 Configuring Pro Tools for Multichannel Sessions
- 520 New Sessions and I/O Settings
- 522 Importing Multichannel I/O Setups
- 522 Custom Multichannel Paths
- 524 Default I/O Selectors in I/O Setup
- 524 Default Path Order for 5.1 Tracks
- 524 5.1 Track Layouts, Routing, and Metering
- 525 Chapter 32: Multichannel Tracks and Signal Routing
- 525 Multichannel Quick Start
- 526 Multichannel Audio Tracks
- 526 Placing Audio in Multichannel Tracks
- 528 Multichannel Signal Routing
- 528 Multichannel Track Outputs
- 529 Multichannel Sends
- 529 Multichannel Auxiliary Inputs and Master Faders
- 529 Mono, Multi-Mono and Multichannel Plug-Ins
- 531 Paths in Surround Mixes
- 533 Example Paths and Signal Routing for a Surround Mix
- 533 Example Multichannel Paths
- 534 Signal Routing Examples
- 536 LFE Examples
- 537 Chapter 33: Surround Panning and Mixing
- 537 Introduction to Pro Tools Surround Panning
- 537 Mix and Edit Window Panner Grids
- 538 Output Window
- 539 Standard Controls
- 540 Surround Panner Controls
- 541 The X/Y Grid and Pan Cursor
- 542 Panning Modes
- 542 X/Y Panning
- 544 3-Knob Panning
- 545 LFE Faders in Multichannel Panners
- 545 Divergence and Center Percentage
- 546 Divergence
- 547 Center % (Percentage)
- 547 Pan Playlists and Automation
- 548 SurroundScope Metering Plug-In
- 549 Synchronization
- 551 Chapter 34: Synchronization Concepts
- 551 Synchronization Requirements
- 551 Aspects of Synchronization
- 552 Synchronizing Pro Tools
- 552 About Positional References
- 554 LTC (Longitudinal or Linear Time Code)
- 554 VITC (Vertical Interval Time Code)
- 554 Bi-Phase/Tach
- 555 SMPTE Frame Formats
- 556 Working with Film-Originated Material
- 556 Guide Tracks and Conforming
- 556 3:2 Pulldown
- 557 Film Speed Differs from NTSC Video Speed
- 558 Pull Up and Pull Down
- 558 When to Pull Up or Pull Down
- 561 Chapter 35: Working with Synchronization
- 561 Pro Tools Synchronization Options
- 561 SMPTE Trigger Resolved with SYNC I/O
- 562 Ext. Clock Output
- 563 Session Setup Window
- 564 Session Displays and Settings
- 565 SYNC Setup Settings
- 566 Session Start Offsets
- 567 Time Code Settings
- 568 Preparing to Work with SMPTE
- 568 Configuring Pro Tools for SMPTE
- 568 Selecting a SMPTE Format
- 569 Setting a SMPTE Session Start Time (Start Frame)
- 570 Redefining a Feet+Frame Position
- 570 Displaying Time in SMPTE Frames
- 570 Pull Up and Pull Down
- 572 Audio Sample Rate Pull Up and Down
- 573 Video Rate Pull Up and Down
- 574 Putting Pro Tools Online
- 575 Recording Online
- 575 Generating Time Code
- 576 Using MIDI Machine Control
- 576 Controlling External Devices Using MMC
- 576 Enabling MIDI Machine Control in Pro Tools
- 578 Synchronizing a Sequencer to Pro Tools on Macintosh
- 578 Setting Minimum Sync Delay
- 578 Remote Track Arming
- 579 MIDI Beat Clock
- 579 Spotting Regions to SMPTE Frame Locations
- 579 Spot Mode
- 579 The Spot Dialog
- 581 Auto-Spotting Regions
- 582 Using the Trimmer in Spot Mode
- 582 Time Stamping
- 582 Show Original Time Code in Regions
- 583 Creating a User Time Stamp
- 584 Identifying a Synchronization Point
- 585 Troubleshooting Synchronization
- 587 Chapter 36: Working with QuickTime Movies
- 587 About QuickTime
- 587 Using QuickTime Movies in Pro Tools
- 588 Video Capture/Playback Cards
- 588 If You Are New to Audio Post Production
- 589 QuickTime Requirements
- 589 Movie Playback Quality Options
- 590 Importing a QuickTime Movie
- 590 About the Movie Track
- 591 Firewire Playback of QuickTime DV Movies
- 591 Supported QuickTime Movies
- 592 Scrubbing the Movie Track
- 593 About the Movie Window
- 594 Setting the Movie Start Time (Movie Offset)
- 595 Spotting Audio to a QuickTime Movie
- 595 Using Grid Mode to Spot and Nudge Regions with Frame Accuracy
- 596 Importing QuickTime Audio (and Other Compressed Video Files)
- 596 Sample Rate Conversion Quality
- 597 Importing Audio from a QuickTime Movie
- 598 Bouncing to a New Movie
- 601 Appendix A: DSP-Induced Delays in Mixing (TDM Only)
- 601 Introduction to DSP-Induced Delay
- 602 When to Compensate
- 602 Overview of Delay Compensation Options
- 602 Delay Compensation
- 603 TimeAdjuster and Delay Compensation
- 603 Manually Compensating for Delays
- 603 Using the TimeAdjuster Plug-In
- 604 Nudging Audio Tracks
- 604 Delay Factors
- 605 Using Plug-In Inserts
- 605 Using Sends and Hardware Inserts
- 605 Using Hardware I/O
- 606 Bouncing Tracks
- 607 Appendix B: TDM Mixing and DSP Usage
- 607 Benefits of TDM II
- 608 TDM (or TDM I)
- 608 TDM II
- 609 DSP Allocation
- 609 DSP Allocation Basics
- 610 Mixing and DSP Usage
- 610 DSP Manager
- 610 Monitoring DSP Usage
- 611 Setting up Sessions to use DSP Efficiently
- 612 DSP Usage with TDM Mixers
- 612 Understanding Mixers
- 615 48-Bit Mixing Precision
- 615 Mixer Headroom
- 617 Mixer Automatiion
- 617 Stereo and Surround Dithered Mixers
- 618 A Note About Dithering to 16-Bit and Dither Plug-Ins
- 618 TDM Mixer Plug-Ins
- 619 Plug-In Features
- 619 Switching TDM Mixer Plug-Ins
- 620 Mixer Usage Guidelines
- 620 DSP Usage with TDM PlugIns
- 621 DSP Usage and I/O Allocation
- 623 Appendix C: Troubleshooting
- 623 Backing Up Your Work
- 623 Back Up Your Session Data
- 623 Back Up Your System Setup
- 623 Common Issues
- 623 Pro Tools Won’t Launch
- 624 Audio Interface Isn’t Recognized
- 624 Using DigiTest as a Diagnostic Tool
- 625 Performance Factors
- 625 Before You Call Digidesign Technical Support
- 625 Register Your System
- 625 Use Digidesign Resources
- 626 Gather Important Information
- 627 Glossary
- 637 Index