Published 2020-03-01.
Last modified 2024-12-27.
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I have written eighteen articles about Pro Tools. They are somewhat ordered, but largely are meant to be read in any order.
- Pro Tools Overview
- Pro Tools Installation and Preferences
- HUI & MCU
- Pro Tools Keyboards and Hot Keys
- EuCon, a Proprietary Control Surface Protocol
- Pro Tools Modes and States
- Pro Tools Sessions
- Pro Tools Beats, Bars and Click Tracks
- Pro Tools Operations
- Pro Tools Workspaces and Catalogs
- Pro Tools Sessions
- Pro Tools Editing
- Pro Tools Effects
- Pro Tools Automation
- Pro Tools MIDI
- Pro Tools GrooveCell & Xpand!2
- Pro Tools & EZ Drummer 3
- Pro Tools Issues
Avid provides a nice high-level explanation of how to record music, suitable for any DAW.
I have a Pro Tools Artist subscription. After a few years of working with Pro Tools, the program seems intuitive. Newbies are in for a rough start unless they know someone who is willing to hold their hand.
Avid Support
As I mentioned, I have an Artist subscription, which means I am only entitled to email support. My personal experience is that Avid’s email support sucks. Badly. They are extremely slow to respond, arrogant, rude, and generally useless. I pay money for this abuse? Fuck them, and fuck their managers.
When an Avid employee responds in public, their attitude is markedly more civil. The Facebook forum is better, and Avid employees are active there. The Reddit group r/protools is also worthwhile.
References
- Pro Tools Scripting SDK
- PTX File Format
- Pro Tools 2024.10 Reference Guide Version
- Support – downloads, activation, tutorials, documentation
- Create a tech support case
PDFs
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Documentation is provided in
C:\Program Files\
.Avid\ Pro Tools\ Documentation - Pro Tools Software 2023.9 on Windows 10 and Windows 11
- Introduction to Pro Tools
- Pro Tools Quick Reference Guide
- Pro Tools 2024.10 Reference Guide
- Pro Tools Audio Plug-ins Guide
- All Pro Tools Docs
Videos
See the Free Pro Tools Tutorials from Production Expert.
I have written eighteen articles about Pro Tools. They are somewhat ordered, but largely are meant to be read in any order.
- Pro Tools Overview
- Pro Tools Installation and Preferences
- HUI & MCU
- Pro Tools Keyboards and Hot Keys
- EuCon, a Proprietary Control Surface Protocol
- Pro Tools Modes and States
- Pro Tools Sessions
- Pro Tools Beats, Bars and Click Tracks
- Pro Tools Operations
- Pro Tools Workspaces and Catalogs
- Pro Tools Sessions
- Pro Tools Editing
- Pro Tools Effects
- Pro Tools Automation
- Pro Tools MIDI
- Pro Tools GrooveCell & Xpand!2
- Pro Tools & EZ Drummer 3
- Pro Tools Issues