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PRO TOOLS LE AND M-POWERED
Pro Tools LE and M-Powered
The complete guide
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Mike Collins, Mike Collins is a studio musician, recording engineer and producer with more than 30 years experience of making records. He has many credits on UK chart singles and albums, for radio and TV broadcasts, advertising jingles, and movie scores. Mike was awarded a BSc Degree in Electroacoustics-with-Music from Salford University in 1979, became a Member of the Audio Engineering Society in 1980, and was awarded an MSc Degree in Music Information Technology, with Distinction, in 1989. After graduating, he spent a 14 months working on transducer designs for Standard Telephones and Cables (STC), followed by a couple of 6- month stints as a Planning & Installation Engineer for Neve Electronics and as a Film Sound Consultant for Dolby Labs, before joining Yamaha's London R & D Studio in 1986 as Senior Recording Engineer and Music Technology Specialist. Working freelance since 1988, Mike has regularly reviewed music and audio software and hardware and written about a variety of audio and music production topics, with more than 1000 articles and reviews published in Future Music, Macworld, MacUser, Personal Computer World, Sound On Sound, AudioMedia, Studio Sound, Electronic Musician, EQ, MIX, Pro Sound News Europe and others. In parallel with this, Mike established a career throughout the 1990's as a studio musician, MIDI programmer, recording engineer and producer working on Top 40 albums and singles in top London recording studios including Abbey Road, Mayfair, Townhouse, Eden, Strongroom and Sony Whitfield Street Studios, CTS and Lansdowne Studios. In 1997, Mike set up a project studio equipped with a high-end Pro Tools system and has since been involved in everything from dance remixes to TV ads, background and featured music for TV and video, album editing and compilation, and, since 1999, producing jazz, blues and soul recordings.

Description
Pro Tools LE and M-Powered is an authoritative guide to Digidesign's entry-level hardware and software systems. Illustrated throughout with color screen grabs, the book starts by giving you useful overviews and advice about the hardware options available. Subsequent chapters are packed with easy-to-follow instructions, valuable hints and time-saving tips on how to use the software. Includes: * Full coverage of all new features in version 7 * Information on tempos, clicks and grooves * Two chapters on MIDI * Useful tutorials on using Reason, Live and SampleTank * Recommendations on backups and transfers * Guidance on the DV Toolkit for post production For troubleshooting technical problems, advice on purchasing decisions or inspiration for new ideas, keep this book by your side as a vital reference point.

Audience
Hobbyists interested in producing music at home, musicians, music programmers/editors, recording engineers, music technology students, producers, composers and DV film makers.

Contents
Introduction Chapter 1 Understanding the Hardware options for Pro Tools LE Chapter 2 The Digi 002 and the Command

Bibliographic details
Paperback, 392 pages, publication date: JUL-2006
ISBN-13: 978-0-240-51999-9
ISBN-10: 0-240-51999-X
Imprint: FOCAL PRESS

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