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Music Production & Operator Certification

This accelerated 10 day, 80 clock-hour package includes four Certified Pro Tools Courses. Upon successfully completing the courses, you will take your Avid exam for Pro Tools Certification. This package goes in depth into sophisticated sound recording, mixing, and editing techniques, as well as beat detective, MIDI, elastic audio and much more to further your level of Pro Tools audio education. You will work with sophisticated Pro Tools systems and control surfaces throughout the curriculum.

The package includes a free plug-in from Digidesign, a part of Avid, worth $500 to support you in your new found skills. ProMedia Training also supports you through our various student resources and our audio education guarantee that allows you to audit Pro Tools classes for up to six months for free at any of our locations. Learn Pro Tools Now!

Some of the hands-on lessons you will learn include:
  • Pro Tools Hardware & Software Set Up
  • Making your first audio recording and MIDI recording
  • Introduction to mixing
  • Basic editing techniques
  • Recording and Editing MIDI & Audio
  • Using Virtual Instruments
  • Session Management
  • Automating Plug-Ins
  • Writing, Editing, & Suspending Automation
  • Track Signal Flow
  • Inserts & Plug-Finishing the Session
  • Internal & External Mixdown
  • Working with Digidesign Control Surfaces
  • Interacting with External MIDI Devices
  • Professional Editing Techniques
  • In Depth Beat Detective
  • Sampling in Pro Tools
  • Using Sound Replacer
  • External Layback
  • Mixing schools of thought
  • Understanding and applying Mixing concepts
  • Mix chemistry: the human dynamics
  • Tips, tricks & technique
Courses Included:
  • Pro Tools 10, 101
    Pro Tools 10, 101 is a 2-day, 16 hour beginner oriented Avid/ Digidesign Certified course that covers basic principles of digital music production and recording in Pro Tools, giving you what you need to complete a project, from initial set up to final mixdown. Whether your project involves live instruments, recording vocals, MIDI sequencing or audio looping, this Pro Tools course gives you the basic skills to succeed.
  • Pro Tools 10, 110
    Pro Tools 10, 110 is a 3-day, 24 hour course, and the second of the Avid/ Digidesign Certified courses that covers the key concepts and skills needed to operate a Pro Tools system in a home or professional studio environment. In this Pro Tools class, you will learn to record, edit, and use the essentials of automation, as well as work with both audio and MIDI to further your audio education.
  • Pro Tools 10, 201
    Pro Tools 201 is a two day, 16 hour, Certified Pro Tools class that develops the skills needed to operate a Pro Tools system in a professional studio environment. Students are introduced to professional Pro Tools HD systems, control surfaces and develop professional skills in editing, mixing, session management, and automation with Pro Tools Training as the focus.
  • Pro Tools 10, 210M
    Pro Tools 210M is a 3 day, 24 hour Certified Advanced Pro Tools class that completes the skills needed to competently operate a sophisticated Pro Tools system in a professional environment with a focus on music. This is the final Pro Tools course needed prior to testing for the DOCM (Digidesign Operator Certification in Music).

What Avid/Digidesign Certification Provides:
  • The best audio education on Pro Tools available
  • Industry-wide recognition of your skills
  • Listing on the Avid / Digidesign, website for job opportunities
  • Significant discount on gear through Avid’s education store
  • A community of audio production professionals for networking and support