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To get the most out of a Dolby Atmos, or any Surround Sound Mix, it is important to understand the principles of Panning. Whether you're mixing in 5.1 for TV, Dolby Atmos for Film or Music, the placement of sound around the listener has a dramatic impact on how they percieve the material.

Part 2 of 4 of our Dolby Atmos Mix Series shows an overview on how to Setup a Pro Tools session for Dolby Mixing by utilizing the Built-In Dolby Renderer in Pro Tools. Avid Master Instructor Andy Hagerman guides you through the process of setting up your Stereo Session into one that can utilize the power of Dolby Atmos.

We  advise professional audio engineers to attend the 6-day (24 hours), formal Pro Tools | Dolby Atmos Certification to cover advanced mixing applications where you are working real-time with one of the Avid Master Instructors for the fastest way to bypass any trial and error;  hundreds of pages of documentation and techniques are covered. 

Dolby Atmos Mixing In Pro Tools

Welcome to Part 1 of our 4-part Learning Series, where we demystify Dolby Atmos Mixing and the Internal Pro Tools Renderer by taking you through the fundamentals of converting a stereo session into one that can utilize the power of Dolby Atmos. Written by Avid Master Instructor Andy Hagerman, this article series is a must for anyone wanting to mix in Dolby Atmos. 

We strongly advise Professional Audio Engineers to attend the 6-day (24 hours), official AVID Pro Tools | Dolby Atmos Certification with the Avid Masters to cover advanced mixing applications, hundreds of pages of documentation and techniques. The Avid Masters author the curriculum for Pro tools Certification worldwide, inlcuding Eric Kuehnl and Frank D. Cook who have contributed more than 20 years of Avid's Pro Tools Certification Textbooks to ALP College/ University Learning Partners around the world.

The latest version of Pro Tools, 2024.3 released March 7, 2024, now offers Pro Tools MIDI Effects Plugins that allow you to quickly create and modify and experiment with MIDI to bring your musical ideas to life. This allows track producers to have creative resources that were never yet available in Pro tools prior to now.

The final step in any production is getting all the tracks mixed together, and with this comes the ability to apply Mix Automation across various elements of your session. In this tutorial video, Avid Master Instructor Eric Kuehnl explains the different Mix Automation Modes, and shows you how you can use them in your session.

Nudge is one of the most powerful editing features of Pro Tools. Understanding Nudge is key to speeding up your workflow by allowing you to quickly create edits and arrangements in Pro Tools. Avid Master Instructor Eric Kuehnl shows you how to effectively use Nudge in your session by focusing on useful Keyboard Shortcuts in Pro Tools.

With the deep integration into the video world, Pro Tools has many features specifically for Post Production. One of these is the ability to work with Video Tracks directly in your session. In this tutorial video, Avid Master Instructor Eric Kuehnl takes you through all the detail in working with video in Pro Tools.

ProMedia Student, Award-winning artist, songwriter, producer, and engineer, Justine Blazer has had an incredible year winning multiple 2023 and 2024 Industry Awards and receiving new nominations for 2025. With chartings on Billboard, she took home awards for BEST BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR at the Nashville JMA Independent Music Awards in front of the entire music industry & Justine also won the 2024 "World Entertainment Awards."