Getting Started With Pro Tools

If you’re new to Pro Tools, relax! One of the reasons Pro Tools is the world standard audio production platform is its ease of use. Sweetwater’s Pro Tools experts have years of experience helping people just like yourself install, configure, and use Pro Tools on both Mac and Windows computers. Here’s a collection of helpful tutorials that can guide you through your first experiences with Pro Tools.

Note: these videos apply to all versions including Pro Tools Express (hardware setup is available in versions 9 and up only).

Getting Started with Pro Tools

Check out these other quick videos from our Tech Support team to help get you started with Pro Tools:

• Tech Tip: How to add a plug-in in Pro Tools
• Tech Tip: How to reset your Pro Tools I/O
• Tech Tip: How to create a track in Pro Tools
• Tech Tip: How to set your Pro Tools Playback Engine

For more detailed information on setting up your Pro Tools system, check out these videos below.

Note: These videos are for Pro Tools 10, but they apply to Pro Tools 11 as well.

Setting up Your Hardware

Session Startup

Creating Tracks

You can also check out these written tutorials on Pro Tools:

• Intro to Pro Tools: Creating a New Session
• Intro to Pro Tools: Viewing the Edit and Mix Windows
• Intro to Pro Tools: Creating and Recording a Track
• Intro to Pro Tools: Creating an Instrument Track
• Intro to Pro Tools: Recording MIDI
• Intro to Pro Tools: Measuring Time and Recording with a Click Track
• Intro to Pro Tools: Importing Audio
• Intro to Pro Tools: Trimming Audio Clips
• Intro to Pro Tools: How to Export Your Mix