-session prep-*pro tools instructions*

-as of [24 NOVEMBER 2023]

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*CREATE ‘AVID ACCOUNT’*

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*SIGN INTO ‘AVID WEBSITE’*

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*ADD ‘PAYMENT METHOD’*

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*SELECT A ‘SUBSCRIPTION’*

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*DOWNLOAD ‘PRO TOOLS’ DOCUMENTATION*

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*DOWNLOAD ‘PRO TOOLS’*

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-TURN DOWN ALL ’PRE-AMP VOLUME KNOBS’-

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-PLUG [[3.5MM JACK / 2.5MM PORT] ADAPTER] INTO THE ‘PRE-AMP 3.5MM HEADPHONES PORT’-

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-PLUG ‘2.5MM HEADPHONE JACK’ INTO THE ‘2.5MM ADAPTER PORT’-

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*PLUG ‘AUDIO-INTERFACE’ INTO COMPUTER*

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*ATTACH [‘MICROPHONE’ / ‘SHOCK MOUNT’ / ‘POP FILTER’] TO ‘STANDS’*

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*ATTACH ‘MICROPHONE’ TO ‘AUDIO INTERFACE’*

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-ATTACH GUITAR ‘3.5MM JACK’ INTO PRE-AMP TRACK 2 ‘3.55MM PORT’-

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-OPTIMIZE ‘WORKSPACE’ FOR ‘SOLO AKUSTIKA’-

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-SET UP ‘AUTOMATIC UPDATES’-

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*turn on ‘macbook’*

*make sure that your ‘pre-amp’ is connected to your ‘computer’

(plug my pre-amp ‘USB-A jack’ into a ‘USB-A / USB C adapter port’)

(then plug the ‘USB-C adapter jack’ into my macbook ‘USB-C port’)

(top right corner)

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*CREATE A DEDICATED ‘PRO TOOLS SPACE’*

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*HIT F3 TO ENTER ‘MISSION CONTROL’*

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*CREATE NEW SPACE BY DRAGGING POINTER TO [TOP RIGHT CORNER] + PRESSING [PLUS SIGN]* —>

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*the space is named ‘desktop 2’*

(you can’t re-name it)

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*CLICK THE [DESKTOP 2 ICON] TO OPEN IT*

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(the currently selected ‘space’ will have a blue outline)

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*SHOW [DOCK]* —>

[COMMAND] + [OPTION] + [ d ]

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*CLICK THE [APPLICATIONS FOLDER] ON RIGHT SIDE OF [DOCK]*

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*FIND THE [PRO TOOLS ICON] IN THE [APPLICATIONS FOLDER] AND DUMP IT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF YOUR DOCK* —>

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(make sure you select the PRO TOOLS ICON, NOT the ‘pro tools first’ icon)

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*RIGHT-CLICK THE [PRO TOOLS DOCK ICON]* —>

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(in [options menu], select “assign to this desktop”)

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*right-click the [system settings dock icon]* —>

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(in [options menu], select “assign to all desktops”)

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*GO TO [PRO TOOLS WIKIPEDIA PAGE]* —>

*WIKI-LINK*

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*CLICK THE [PRO TOOLS LOGO]* —>

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*click [MORE DETAILS] in [bottom right corner]* —>

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*click ‘download all sizes’* —>

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*click “full resolution”* —>

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*click to [zoom in]* —>

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*click again to [zoom out]* —>

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*[right-click] the image* —>

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*SELECT “SAVE IMAGE AS…”*

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*SAVE IMAGE TO THIS FILE-PATH* —>

/Users/joga/Library/CloudStorage/GoogleDrive-samuelpeterson1232020@gmail.com/My Drive/[A PRIORI]/-FINAL CUTS-/[PIX]/-BRANDS-/-PRO TOOLS-

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*OPEN [SYSTEM SETTINGS] AND CHOOSE ‘WALLPAPER’ FROM [LEFT COLUMN]* —>

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*CHOOSE ‘FILL SCREEN’* —>

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*make sure “show on all spaces” is de-selected* —>

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*click [ADD PHOTO]* —>

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*SELECT ‘CHOOSE’* —>

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*CHOOSE THE [PRO TOOLS LOGO]*

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*YOUR UP-LOADED PHOTOS WILL BE LISTED ON [TOP ROW]* —>

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*if you hover over any of your ‘added photos icons’ that AREN’T being used, you will have the option of deleting the image by clicking the X that appears in [top left corner] of the [icon]* —>

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*SELECT THIS OPTION TO CYCLE YOUR WALLPAPERS* —>

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*the currently selected ‘wallpaper’ will have a blue outline*

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(your [image files] can only be uploaded if they are locally stored on your computer)

(files contained in ’google virtual desktop drives’ cannot be used as wallpaper until you download them to your computer)

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*👨‍🔬🕵️‍♀️🙇‍♀️*SKETCHES*🙇‍♂️👩‍🔬🕵️‍♂️*

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👈👈👈☜*“PRO TOOLS INSTRUCTIONS”* ☞ 👉👉👉

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*🌈✨ *TABLE OF CONTENTS* ✨🌷*

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🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥*we won the war* 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥