The Pro Tools 205: Worksurface Guide. This series of courseware covers techniques for mixing, routing, and monitoring through a C|24, D-Control, or D-Command control surface (separate courses are available for each control surface).

• Control surface basics — Configuring the control surface, track display control, dedicated controls for Pro Tools functions
• Track basics — Track elements and controls, Avid PRE and the control surface
• Displays/scribble strips, encoders, pans, sends, and inserts — Pan controls; assigning inserts, sends, and I/Os; send control
• Controlling plug-ins — Viewing and editing plug-ins, plug-in mapping
• Automation — Enabling automation modes with the control surface, writing automation with the control surface
• Advanced operation and editing — Creating and adjusting selections with the control surface, edit functions, soft keys
• Groups and VCAs — Grouping tracks, VCA control, VCA Master Track attributes
• Custom Faders (D-Command and D-Control only) — Custom Fader Groups mode, Mix/Edit Groups mode, Masters (Tracks) mode
• Advanced automation techniques — Preview and Capture modes
• Monitor controls — Inputs and outputs, cue section, monitor control switches and indicators, talkback section

• Pro Tools HD 8

• Pro Tools|HD 2 Accel
• C|24, D-Command, or D-Control
• 192 I/O, 96 I/O, or 96i I/O
• Avid PRE
• XMON (D-Command and D-Control only)

• 16–24 course hours.

• Pro Tools 101: Introduction to Pro Tools
• Pro Tools 110: Essentials of Pro Tools
• Pro Tools 201: Pro Tools Production Essentials
• Access to certification exams require that previous exams have been passed.