Studio & Production Manual
Intro to Pro-Tools.
Idea 1. Pro-tools allows you to layer and edit tracks.
Layering tracks means you can put one track on top of another. That means you can put a track of your voice on top of song by lowering the volume of the song.
Editing sound means you can use pro-tools to edit recordings. Say you recorded yourself saying your station id, but you made a mistake. (Instead of saying KSFS Free for All, you said KSFS is not Free for All) You can use pro-tools to cut out "not".
Idea 2. Save all of your files in one folder
When you use pro-tools, you will create a project file and one or more audio files. You can think of the project file as a skeleton. It gives structure and order to the audio files, which act like the musles-without them the skeleton can't move, and your project won't make a sound.
If your music files and your project file are not in the same folder on the computer, pro-tools won't be able to play the file.
So please keep the audio files and the project files in the same folder. Think of it this way: the folder is the body. The skeleton and the muscles go inside, otherwise the project is dead.
Things that should be documented
- scan current production room instructions
- find online manual for consoles (what is the name of it by the way?)
- take pictures of studio consoles, label pics with numbers, and upload to photo site.
- number and list details of picture information.
- where are the mics, and how do you get one?
- how to do live in-studio performances, and live out-of-studio performances?
- pro-tools research. find comprehensive online tutorials and videos.
- how to "Normalize the studio"
- how to set good levels
- where to find station documents, and how to properly fill them out
- station etiquette & rules
- when does it get so bad that you should you call Jeff? Is there someone that you should contact first?
- mic placement, and recording levels
- what do all the other nobs do?
- queuing a CD or other device
- how to record your show to cd
- how to play music from your laptop
- how to set the loop
- did I miss anything? add it here.
- When working in the big production room the protools is set to analog 5 don't ask why.