{Audio Post exercise - pt 1}

So today we're going to start doing an audio post tutorial that is part of the official Pro Tools 101 class. Basically, you're going to be working with a video clip and working with all the sound in it.

Your main objectives for today are as follows:

• Import the video clip into the Pro Tools session
• Import some music tracks to go under the video.
• Import some sound FX of swords.
• Record a short VO clip.

OK, first things first - Find the folder called PT101_Post Project on the Media Share folder and drag it into your folder on your computer. Open the session.

Importing the Video

1. Choose File>Import>Quicktime Movie.
2. Navigate to the Video Files folder (found inside the PT101_Post Project folder that you just copied).
3. Select Red Dragon.mov and click Open. The movie will be imported into your session and will open in a Movie window. A movie track will also display in the Edit window.
4. If you feel like watching the movie, go to the beginning of the timeline and hit the SPACEBAR.

Import Music Audio Files to the Region List

1. Choose File>Import>Audio to Region List.
2. In the Import Audio dialog box, navigate to the folder called New Music (found inside the PT101_Post Project folder).
3. Select the four New Music files (click on the first, then Shift-click on the last to select them all) and click the Add Files button. The files will be added to the Region Import area of the dialog box.
4. Click Done. The regions New Music 1 (Stereo) and New Music 2 (Stereo) will display in your Regions List.

Import Files from the Workspace Browser

1. Go to Window>Workspace to open the Workspace browser.
2. Click on the Find icon (magnifying glass) to reveal the search fields.
3. Type Sword Group in the Name field.
4. Select Region Group File from the Kind pop-up menu. Make sure that there is a check next to the disk volume that contains the Post Project folder.
5. Click Search. After a moment the Sword Group file will appear in the lower pane of the Workspace browser.
6. Drag the Sword Group file onto the Swords track in the Edit window.
7. If necessary, use the Grabber tool to drag the Sword Group to the very start of the session.
8. Close the Workspace browser to get it out of your way.

Record a New Voiceover

1. Get a mic and cable from the instructor.
2. Get the track called New VO ready for recording (set the input, set your levels, record-enable the track, etc.)
3. Find the memory location called New VO Start. This is the point where you will start recording.
4. Record yourself saying the following sentence: "You traveled the world, now you must journey inwards." Be sure to include a dramatic pause between the words, "world" and "now".

Save the project.