PREP SCHOOL
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MixPrep Process 1: Starting from Multi-Track Stems
1. Organizing Files and Folders -
MixPrep Process 2: starting from an Existing Pro Tools Session2. Creating the Pro Tools Session
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3. Preferences and Track Colors1 Quiz
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4. Track Layout
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5. Track Names
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6. Mapping the Tempo
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7. Strip Silence
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8. Routing Print Tracks
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9. Submasters and Stems
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10. Creating Custom FX Presets
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11. VCA
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12. D Command and the Finished Product
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13. Save As
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LIVESTREAMS10-19-23 LIVE Mixing and Editing - Acoustic Pop Singer-Songwriter [PS]
2. Creating the Pro Tools Session
Step 1
Create a new Pro Tools session.
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Step 2
Choose Pro Tools session settings to match the stems file type and audio resolution
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Step 3
Select stereo “Interleaved” and “Prompt for Location” – Hit Create
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Step 4
Save the session inside the master project folder alongside the stems folder
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Step 5
Move the stems folder into its corresponding song folder alongside the Pro Tools session
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Step 6
Grab all the stems. Hit command + a to select all the stems and drag them onto the Edit Window timeline. Position near but not exactly at the beginning of the timeline. Don’t drag stems to 0:00.
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Step 7
Verify the Audio Files folder is still empty and no duplicate files have been created
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Keyboard shortcuts, track presets, Pro Tools session, I/O Settings, and more available in the PREP SCHOOL Toolkit (available in chapters 3 through 13 with course purchase)
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