Pro Tools
Industry-standard recording software
Pro Tools is professional audio software for recording, editing, and mixing music and sound.
It dominates recording studios and film post-production, functioning as a digital audio workstation where engineers layer and manipulate tracks: We tracked the vocals in Pro Tools.
The name has become nearly generic for studio recording software, much as Photoshop has for image editing.
Crafting audio for media
- post-productionAfter-the-shoot work phase
- film scoringMusic composed for cinema
- music productionCrafting audio tracks
- masteringAttaining full command
sound engineer · broadcast · Foley · ADR · surround sound · timecode · industry standard · studio
Audio production software
- audio interfaceSound input/output device
- pluginsInstallable software modules
- MIDIElectronic music data standard
- latencyDelay in system response
bounce · rendering · automation · virtual instruments · sequencing · sampling · workstation · HD
Audio level controls
- panningLateral camera traverse
- bussesKisses warmly, or clears
- auxiliaryGiving additional support
- sendsCauses to go elsewhere
inserts · compression · equalization · reverb · delay · effects · automation · mixdown
Marks showing passage
- sessionScheduled time for activity
- overdubAdd audio layers post-recording
- takeCapture or filmed segment
- punch-inRegister work arrival
multitrack · vocals · instruments · microphone · preamp · headphones · levels · arming
sound design
Crafting audio for media
- post-productionAfter-the-shoot work phase
- film scoringMusic composed for cinema
- music productionCrafting audio tracks
mastering · sound engineer · broadcast · Foley · ADR · surround sound · timecode · industry standard · studio · control surface
DAW
Audio production software
- audio interfaceSound input/output device
- pluginsInstallable software modules
- MIDIElectronic music data standard
latency · bounce · rendering · automation · virtual instruments · sequencing · sampling · workstation · HD · Native
faders
Audio level controls
sends · inserts · compression · equalization · reverb · delay · effects · automation · mixdown · summing
tracks
Marks showing passage
- sessionScheduled time for activity
- overdubAdd audio layers post-recording
- takeCapture or filmed segment
punch-in · multitrack · vocals · instruments · microphone · preamp · headphones · levels · arming · input
cut
Severance or reduction
nudge · clip · split · comping · time-stretch · quantize · normalize · gain · reverse · arrange