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

• Pro Tools configuration — Setting up a Pro Tools system and hardware, configuring peripherals, system optimization, generating a timecode window burn
• Troubleshooting a Pro Tools system — Resources for troubleshooting, updating firmware, using the Tech Support utility, optimizing voice count settings, advanced I/O setup, audio and video pull options
• Tactile control of Pro Tools — Modifier keys, Focus keys, Commands Focus, Function keys, keypad modes, using keyboard shortcuts
• Post production recording techniques — Using a PRE-compatible mic preamp, recording foley using a worksurface, recording foley using MIDI
• Network and collaboration workflows — Avid Unity ISIS, Avid Interplay, Avid Unity MediaNetwork, Pro Tools and Avid Unity workflows, transferring between LAN and local storage
• Using Pro Tools with a Video Satellite — Using Media Composer as a Video Satellite, opening sequences for playback on a Video Satellite system, matching settings in a Video Satellite system, enabling Pro Tools LE as a Video Satellite LE, configuring a Satellite Link network
• Editing workflows — Post production workflows, searching and managing sound libraries, sound effects creation and design, expert editing shortcuts
• Field recorder workflows and conforming — Using Pro Tools with a field recorder, field recorder workflows, conforming linear and non-linear media
• Advanced routing and mixing — 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
• Mixing techniques in post production — audio subgroups and stems, Master Faders, AutoJoin, AutoMatch, Latch Prime, Capture and Punch Capture, Glide automation
• Mixing using Satellite Link — Large-scale mixing techniques, worksurface support for Satellite Link, Satellite Link preferences
• Advanced layback — Project offset options, speed corrections, creating print master stems using 9-pin deck emulation, creating a machine track arming profile, using Satellite Link with Machine Control

• Pro Tools HD 8
• DigiTest
• PhaseScope
• SurroundScope
• DigiRack D-Verb
• Structure
• DigiRack Signal Generator
• Eleven
• D-FI Bundle (Lo-Fi, Sci-Fi, Recti-Fi, and Vari-Fi)
• Bruno/Reso
• X-Form
• ReVibe
• EQ III
• Normalize
• Impact
• Maxim

• Pro Tools|HD 3 Accel
• SYNC I/O or SYNC HD
• MIDI I/O or other multi-port MIDI interface
• C|24, D-Command, or D-Control
• 192 I/O, 96 I/O, 96i I/O
• PRE or other PRE-compatible microphone preamp
• MIDI keyboard or other MIDI controller
• Satellite Link option
• Mojo/Mojo SDI
• Video Satellite with Media Composer 3.5 (or higher)
• – OR –
• Video Satellite LE with a Pro Tools LE system

Course Length
3 days. 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 210P: Pro Tools Post Production Techniques
• Prior to taking the Pro Tools Post Expert certification exam, students must have successfully completed the above 200-series courses and acquired Pro Tools Post Operator certification.