WBCR studio pro tools-tutorial

Welcome to ProTools Tutorial for the WBCR Studio


This tutorial shows you the basics of using the audio board in the WBCR studio.

✓You will learn how to open the mic.

✓You will learn how to record one audio track in ProTools✓You will learn how to move the recorded audio track to a zip drive for future editing.

Step #1First look at the audio board and find the where MIC 1 is located. It is at the far left of the audio board.

MIC 1 is here



MIC 1 is here



MIC 1 is here

Select on

Button


Step #2Locate your mic which should be right above the board on a boom. The earphones are usually resting on the mic. Put the earphones on.


Step #3Now speak into the mic. Adjust the slider so that your audio doesn’t peak into the red too much on the VU meter. When you feel your level is correct. Go to the next step.

Adjust your

volume


Step #4On the computer screen closest to the audio board locate the icon that’s named Pro Tools10. Click on it once.


Step #5This screen will open. Make sure “Create Blank Session” opens.


Step #6Now select where your session will save. Select the Desktop icon.


Step #7Now name your session. This will name a folder where your audio is stored.


Step #8I named this folder “testproject”.


Step #9Now select Save.


Step #10This screen will open. It’s a blank session in ProTools. Now you need to create some tracks. For this tutorial you only need one track for your audio. You’ll edit the audio in ProTools or GarageBand on another lab laptop.


Step #11Click on the word Track and drag down to select New.


Step #12Create one Mono Track.


Step #13Re-name “Audio 1” to “yourlastname-storyslug-audiotrack”. One example could be “dillard-bloomfieldfire-audiotrack”.


Step #14For this tutorial I named it Esther’s voice

Step #15Another screen will appear. You will have to rename this the same name.


Step #16Click on the Red Record Button. When you hover over it you’ll see Track Record Enable. The button will highlight.


Step #17Now go to the upper right portion of the screen. Click on the Red Record button. When you hover over it it will show the words “Record Enable.”


Step #18 If you have taken the headphones off put them back on. Move the mic in a position that is slightly above your mouth pointed at an angle downward. Don’t have it directly on your mouth or you will get popping Ps. Now go to the next step.


Step #19Now press the space bar and record your script.


Step #20You should see the wave forms in under a red bar. This shows that ProTools is recording your audio. Press the space bar again to stop.


Step #21When your finished your recorded track will turn blue.


Step #22Move your mouse so the arrow is on the upper portion of the ProTools Window on the purple edge. Hold the mouse while you slide the window over to reveal the icons underneath it on the desktop.

Here is the folder that was

saved.


Step #23Your recorded folder should be on the desktop like this one. Click on it to open it.


Step #24Inside this folder are a number of folders. Click to open the “Audio Files” folder.


Step #25You should see the audio track you named. For this tutorial its Esther’s voice_01


Step #26Now take out your zip drive.


Step #27Look at the side of the monitor. There should be an iLOC and another connector. Don’t remove these or you will erase your session. Put the zip drive in the port underneath both of those.

Put zip drive here


Step #28The zip drive should show up on the left side of your screen.

Here is the zip drive


Step #29Drag your audio to the zip drive and drop it. It will copy to the zip drive.


Step #30Now you can close and quit. Don’t save the session. We need as much space as possible on the main WBCR studio computer as possible. Edit your audio on one of the lab laptops in either ProTools or GarageBand.


This concludes the ProTools Tutorial for the WBCR Studio

WBCR studio pro tools-tutorial

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