Working with Beats in Pro Tools

Description

These days, manipulating and editing beats is one of the most important functions of a DAW, and it's one that Pro Tools excels at. Working with Beats in Pro Tools: Skill Pack teaches readers how to use the industry-leading beat manipulation tools Pro Tools software such as Beat Detective, the Beat Inspector, and Sound Replacer. It includes hands-on exercises to take readers from the novice stage to being able to perform advanced beat manipulation and editing. A key part of Working with Beats in Pro Tools: Skill Pack is the CD-ROM included with the book. It's full of sample content and examples that you will use to build a song and, in the process, learn all the beat manipulation tools of this dynamic and flexible software. Unlike other books with companion discs, the source files on every Skill Pack CD-ROM are an essential part of the book's tutorials - they are not there as mere examples, but are the building blocks from which users construct the projects. The result is a fully integrated learning experience.

CONTENTS:

I. Introduction

II. Rhythmic Editing Basics

A. Slip Mode

1. Identify Beats

B. Grid Mode

1. Region Creation

2. Quantizing Regions

4. Healing Regions

5. Fades/Crossfades

III. Beat Detective

A. Modes

B. Defining a Selection

C. Tempo Calculation from Beat Detective

D. Beat Triggers

E. Creating Regions with Beat Detective

IV. Sound Replacer

A. Selecting Samples

B. Velocity Layering