Pro Tools 101-AVID Certification

MTEC 70B

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Spring 2021

04/05/2021 – 06/25/2021

Difficulty

Introduction to Pro Tools with Avid Certification training material. Basic audio editing tools and techniques, plug-ins, and mixing in the Pro Tools environment. Build sessions that include multitrack recordings of live instruments, MIDI sequences, virtual instruments, audio loops, and beats. Practical experience with examples from major label recording artists and feature films.

Understanding menus, windows, preferences, and system configurations for Pro Tools in home studios and professional facilities. Intro to automation, dialog editing, and audio post production for film and video. Required for Avid Pro Tools Certification.

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Prerequisites:

Successful completion of 70A Pro Tools 101 is highly recommended.

Advisory:

Not open to students with credit in MUS 82B.

Repeatability:

Not Repeatable. 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. (72 hours total per quarter.)

Foothill College GE Area:

Non-GE Applicable

Transferability:

CSU (California State Universities)

Syllabus

Learning Objectives

Complete the Pro Tools User Certification Exam
Operate Pro Tools in a recording environment to Avid standards
Explain the Pro Tools file system
Operate Pro Tools with a control surface

Hybrid Online TBA Activities

This course includes three (3) hybrid hours per week conducted via the Internet and not in the face-to-face class session on campus. Listed as TBA in the Foothill College Course Schedule, these hours can be done anywhere with an Internet connection.

In order to fulfill the participation requirements for these hybrid hours, students are expected to complete various online activities each week which may include:

- - - Instructor-facilitated Discussions
    - Private Messages
    - Live Chat or Instant Messaging
    - Lab Assignments, including student-created content
    - Web conferencing of lectures or discussions
    - Collaborative group work
    - Portfolio submissions with instructor feedback
    - Student peer-review postings
    - Quizzes with instructor feedback

Textbooks & Online Content

Required Textbook
Pro Tools 110, Latest Version
Author: Frank Cook
Publisher: Avid

This book is only available at the Foothill Bookstore. Versions on Amazon.com might NOT be up-to-date. Electronic versions of the first few chapters will be provided to give students adequate time to purchase the textbook.

Required Online Content
Pro Tools 2019 Essential Training: 101 – The Basics