AVID Pro Tools 101: Fundamentals I

Course Description

This course will introduce essential techniques for building sessions, including multi-track recordings of live audio, MIDI sequences and virtual instruments. Using provided course materials, you will learn to navigate sessions and arrange media on tracks, using basic processing and mixing techniques to finalise a production.

Together with the second course in the series, Pro Tools Fundamentals II (PT110), this course provides the foundation training required to prepare for the Avid Specialist: Pro Tools certification exam.

Prior Experience

No experience with Avid Pro Tools software is required, however an understanding of basic audio, MIDI and multi-track mixing techniques will be beneficial, as will an understanding digital audio equipment such as MIDI controllers and audio interfaces.

Audience

This course is designed for both new and experienced Pro Tools users seeking to build a solid, foundational understanding of the software.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course you will be able to:

• Create a Pro Tools session document or cloud-enabled project with appropriate parameter settings     
• Accomplish common audio production tasks          
• Employ navigation and editing skills in a multi-track Pro Tools document   
• Incorporate proper recording and mixing techniques for audio and MIDI files in the Pro Tools environment 
• Analyse and interpret session file structures; 
• Recognise and navigate the user interface and tool set

Instructor

Our Pro Tools courses are delivered by Avid Certified Instructors from our team of Recording Technical Demonstrators in the School of Arts, Media, and Creative Technology. Our Instructor team are audio professionals, working in studios and production environments both within and outside the University.

Learn more information about the AVID Pro Tools 101 course (PDF).