Avid Pro Tools user certification

Week 1 PT101 Fundamentals I Lesson Objectives: 

• Create a Pro Tools session document or cloud-enabled project with appropriate parameter settings 
• Accomplish common audio production tasks 
• Employ navigation and editing skills in a multi-track Pro Tools document 
• Incorporate proper recording and mixing techniques for audio and MIDI files in the Pro Tools environment 
• Analyze and interpret session file structures 
• Recognize and navigate the user interface and tool set 

Week 2 PT110 Fundamentals II Lesson Objectives: 

• Manage large track counts and multiple channels of simultaneous inputs and outputs 
• Create appropriate Pro Tools software and hardware settings 
• Select appropriate settings in the Playback Engine dialog  
• Set up and modify input/output (I/O) settings 
• Assess and integrate virtual instruments and specialized plugins for specific music and 
• Utilize advanced recording techniques to capture multiple record takes in succession 
• Analyze Elastic Audio processors and methods to select appropriate options 
• Utilize Elastic Audio techniques MIDI Real-Time Properties to achieve desired tempo and/or rhythmic effects and outcomes 
• Apply clip-based editing techniques to audio and MIDI tracks 
• Incorporate automated mixing techniques into a Pro Tools workflow for selective during a session post-production tasks automation 
• Be ready to sit the associated certification exam 

An intensive 2- weeks studying a module per week, from 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday on both weeks, with exams to gain Avid Pro Tools certification at the end of the course. 

​​Arrival: From 8.45am (welcome, refreshments, and a discussion of the day ahead)  

​Teaching starts: 9am each day 

​Teaching ends: 5pm each day​ 

​​​Please ensure that you bring a laptop or tablet which can run Adobe Digital Editions so that you can open the Avid course e-book alongside your iMac in our facilities, as the workflow windows we’ll be using on this course will utilise the two screens available on each iMac.  

​You’ll also need to set up your personal Avid account prior to the course (we provide full instructions) and you need to ensure that you have accessed and tested the course e-books before the course begins to avoid a delay being able to follow along with the exercises.   

​Please remember to bring a packed lunch with you, or visit one of our on-campus café’s. Tea and coffee will be provided each day. You may wish to bring a reusable water bottle with you.  

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• Individual workstations in our Post-Production Hub with 2 screens (needed for the workflows we’ll be using). 
• ​Official Avid course e-book for each module (please note this is in electronic format, not printed) 
• ​PT101 and PT110 exams and certification at the end of the course 
• ​Tea/coffee each day​ 
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​​Tea/coffee is included, with all diets catered for. Please note: lunch is not included in the course cost, we recommend bringing a packed lunch or visiting one of our on-campus cafés.​  ​ 

​​This course is taught in our professional-standard facilities on our Penryn campus.  

​There is plenty of parking available on our Penryn campus and you can also reach us via a range of public transport options. You can find out more, here.  

​For campus maps and information on visiting us, please visit our How to find us page.​ 

​​This course includes exams at the end of the course, with 1 retake included if required. Students who pass the exam will gain Avid Certified User for Pro Tools certification.​ 

​​You need to be familiar with a Mac and have ​basic audio recording knowledge - such as a familiarity with microphones, and some knowledge of basic digital audio equipment. You do not need any prior Avid experience. ​ 

​​​Accommodation is not included in this course cost but is available to book separately on our Penryn campus. If you would like to book accommodation, please see our accommodation for short course students page for a range of options. ​ 

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