Pro Tools 310M: Advanced Music Production Techniques focuses on the advanced operation of Pro Tools in a professional music production environment. This course offers technical insights into both Pro Tools hardware and software.

• Configuration and troubleshooting — Setting up and installing a Pro Tools system, configuring Ethernet controllers, calibrating interfaces, resources for troubleshooting
• Tactile control of Pro Tools — Modifier keys, Focus keys, Commands Focus, Function keys, keypad modes
• Advanced audio importing and recording — Importing AAF and OMF tracks, importing MXF audio, updating I/O setup, creating and managing template files, using and connecting PRE, connecting Pro Tools to VENUE
• Advanced editing — Advanced MIDI, advanced multi-track drum editing, Elastic Audio vs. Beat Detective, advanced Elastic Audio concepts
• Synchronization — SYNC HD services and configuration, selecting clock sources, timecode formats in music production, using LTC and MTC, 9-Pin machine control, Satellite Link
• Pro Tools|HD mixing concepts — Double-precision processing, headroom and footroom, dithered vs. non-dithered mixers, fixed point vs. floating point processing, jitter, the TDM mixer and DSP usage, plug-ins and the TDM mixer
• Advanced mixing — Measuring and compensating for hardware insert latency, creating plug-in favorites, advanced sub-mixing and stem mixing, using Master Faders and VCA Masters, Join and AutoJoin, Latch Prime, Capture and Punch Capture
• Music delivery — Exporting MIDI, exporting to Sibelius, OMF/AFF export, MXF audio export, archiving and transferring sessions, using DigiDelivery

• Pro Tools HD 8
• EQ III
• Dynamics III
• Lo-Fi
• ReVibe
• Maxim
• DigiRack Click
• DigiRack Signal Generator
• Eleven

• Pro Tools|HD 3 Accel
• SYNC I/O or SYNC HD
• MIDI I/O or similar multi-port MIDI interface
• C|24, D-Command, or D-Control
• 192 I/O, 96 I/O, or 96i I/O
• PRE or other PRE-compatible microphone preamp

Course Length
24 to 30 course hours.

Prerequisites

• Pro Tools 101: Introduction to Pro Tools
• Pro Tools 110: Essentials of Pro Tools
• Pro Tools 201: Pro Tools Production Essentials
• Pro Tools 210M: Pro Tools Music Production Techniques
• Prior to taking the Pro Tools Music Expert certification exam, students must have successfully completed the above 200-series courses and acquired Pro Tools Music Operator certification.