M-AUDIO Pro Tools Recording Studio - Manual (Page 21)

Chapter 1: Welcome to Pro Tools 3
Chapter 1: Welcome to Pro Tools
Welcome to Pro Tools
®
by Digidesign
®
.
Pro Tools integrates powerful multitrack digital
audio and MIDI sequencing features, giving you
everything you need to record, arrange, com-
pose, edit, mix, and master professional quality
audio and MIDI for music, video, film, and mul-
timedia.
The Pro Tools Guides
In addition to any printed guides or documenta-
tion included with your system, PDF versions of
the printed guides and many additional
Pro Tools guides and Read Mes are installed au-
tomatically during Pro Tools installation to the
Digidesign/Documentation folder. To view or
print PDF guides, you can use Adobe Reader or
Apple Preview (Mac only).
Setup Guide
The printed Setup Guide for your system includes
instructions for installing Pro Tools and con-
necting your studio.
Getting Started with Pro Tools Guide
For Pro Tools LE
®
and M-Powered™, see the
Getting Started with Pro Tools Guide for your
interface.
This guide has tutorials on using Pro Tools (such
as recording in a Pro Tools session, importing
audio from a CD, and creating an audio CD
from a Pro Tools session).
Guides Accessible in Pro Tools
The main Pro Tools guides are accessible from
the Pro Tools Help menu. These include:
• Shortcuts, which lists keyboard and Right-click
shortcuts for Pro Tools including those shown
in Pro Tools menus.
• DigiRack Plug-ins Guide, which describes the
DigiRack plug-ins included with Pro Tools
for both real-time and file-based audio
processing.
• Pro Tools Menus Guide, which covers all the
Pro Tools on-screen menus.
• Pro Tools Reference Guide, which explains
Pro Tools software in detail.
Printed copies of the Pro Tools Reference
Guide and some guides in the Pro Tools
guide set can be purchased separately from
the DigiStore (www.digidesign.com).