ABSTRACT
Getting started If you are using Pro Tools for the first time, you will need to spend some time familiarizing yourself with the user interface or with its more recent features if you are upgrading. You will also probably find it helpful to configure the software to suit the ways you like to work. You should take some time out to practice using the system in a noncritical situation first (without impatient clients breathing down your neck) and take the trouble to learn at least a basic set of keyboard commands so that you don’t have to use the mouse and menus all the time. You should also learn how to quickly find your way around whichever piece of music you are working on – zooming in and out and navigating along the timeline until you feel comfortable with all this.
