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Certificate 310 Digi Design Pro Tools 3rd Edition

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.

What You Study

  • 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 favourites, 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

Duration and Attendance

3 Days Intensive

Entry Requirements

Prior to taking the Pro Tools Music Expert certification exam, students must have successfully completed the following 200-series courses and acquired Pro Tools Music Operator certification.

  • 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

Further Study

This is the highest level Pro Tools Music course.

Career Opportunities

  • Audio Engineer
  • Producer

This course is currently offered on the date(s) and venue(s) listed below.

Method of Study Starts Ends Based at
Flexible 01 Aug 2011 28 Jul 2012 Glenrothes (Stenton Campus)
Flexible 01 Aug 2011 28 Jul 2012 Glenrothes (Stenton Campus)
Flexible 01 Aug 2012 27 Jul 2013 Glenrothes (Stenton Campus)
Flexible 01 Aug 2012 27 Jul 2013 Glenrothes (Stenton Campus)

While we make every attempt to ensure the accuracy of course information, this is subject to change, as part of our continuous improvement process.

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