Course Curriculum

  • 1

    Pro Tools File Structure & Organization

    • Pro Tools File Structure & Organization

    • Session Components

    • Knowledge Check
  • 2

    Starting Pro Tools

    • Powering Up Your Hardware

    • Using the Pace iLok System

    • Launching Pro Tools & Accessing Connected Audio Devices

    • Knowledge Check
  • 3

    Optimizing Host-Based Pro Tools Performance

    • Optimizing Host-Based Pro Tools Performance

    • Knowledge Check
  • 4

    The Menu Structure

    • The Menu Structure

    • Knowledge Check
  • 5

    A Quick Pro Tools Tour

    • Overview of the Main Pro Tools Windows

    • The Tools & The Edit Mode

    • Knowledge Check
  • 6

    The Main Pro Tools Windows: A Closer Look

    • The Edit Window: Part I

    • The Edit Window: Part II

    • Mix Window

    • Transport Window

    • Additional Editor Windows

    • Knowledge Check
  • 7

    Editing & More

    • Edit Tool Functions

    • Edit Modes

    • Time Scales and Rulers

    • MIDI Control Features

    • Knowledge Check
  • 8

    Exercise: Starting Pro Tools

    • Starting Pro Tools

Instructor

Mark Cross

Mark Cross is an award winning Producer, Composer, Mixer, Educator and Author with an extensive discography in both film and television that spans over 2 decades. As a Engineer / Mixer Mark has worked on numerous albums, film scores, and television episodes, including the Grammy-winning “I Am Shelby Lynne”, Randy Newman’s Oscar-nominated and Grammy-winning “CARS” and “Meet the Parents” score and soundtracks, along with mixing hundreds of episodes of the NBC prime time series: ER. Additional film credits include: Alien Resurrection, Seabiscuit and Beavis and Butthead Do America. As a composer he has created original music for the NBC Prime Time Series: Last Comic Standing as well as contributing additional music for: American Idol, Curb Your Enthusiasm and The CBS Evening News (and most recently for HBO’s: Getting On and Comedy Central’s: Key and Peele). Mark has created musical themes for Nickelodeon’s Wow Wow Wubbzy, the Seinfeld Season 8 DVD, as well as producing and performing with Grammy winner John Legend on HBO’s: Curb Your Enthusiasm. Additionally, Mark authored the renowned book, “Audio Post Production for Film and Television”. This introduction to audio post production is based on his vast and diverse background along with the input and experience of numerous A-list professionals and addresses all aspects of working with dialogue, music and sound effects for film and television. Many of these professionals and institutions recognize this textbook as the “ De Facto / Go To” book for anyone interested in studying audio post production.