{"id":1054,"date":"2020-02-10T10:41:31","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T15:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/?page_id=1054"},"modified":"2020-08-06T14:25:51","modified_gmt":"2020-08-06T18:25:51","slug":"pro-tools-opening-and-exporting-a-vo-session","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/pro-tools-opening-and-exporting-a-vo-session\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro Tools &#8211; Voiceover Recording Basics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The finishing suite in Room 207\u00a0 features a voiceover booth that is preconfigured for use with our Avid Pro Tools workstation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Open Pro Tools.<\/strong> It will prompt you to create or open a project. Select the VO_Template and name your project. Be sure that\u00a0<strong>&#8220;Sample Rate&#8221;<\/strong> is <strong>48kHz<\/strong> and the <strong>&#8220;Bit Depth&#8221;<\/strong> is <strong>24-Bit<\/strong>. Finally, chose a location for the project. ProTools automatically creates its own folder structure. so all you have to do is chose where you want to save it.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.37.46-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1055 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.37.46-PM-291x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"459\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.37.46-PM-291x300.png 291w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.37.46-PM.png 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Pro Tools will open up to the <strong>&#8220;Edit\u00a0Window&#8221;<\/strong>. This is where recording is done.\u00a0 The template session comes with two audio tracks and a master fader track.<a href=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.37.54-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1058 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.37.54-PM-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"561\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.37.54-PM-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.37.54-PM-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.37.54-PM-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.37.54-PM.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The first thing to do after opening a session is to name your tracks. Double-click on any track name to change it.<a href=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.38.11-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1060 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.38.11-PM-300x123.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"561\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.38.11-PM-300x123.png 300w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.38.11-PM-768x314.png 768w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.38.11-PM-1024x419.png 1024w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.38.11-PM.png 1027w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Next, set the track input. In the <strong>&#8220;I\/O&#8221;<\/strong> section, click on the input labelled <strong>&#8220;Instrument&#8221;<\/strong> and chose <strong>&#8220;VO Booth&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.39.10-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1064 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.39.10-PM-300x63.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"481\" height=\"101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.39.10-PM-300x63.png 300w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.39.10-PM.png 484w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 481px) 100vw, 481px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Now we can <strong>&#8220;Record Enable&#8221;<\/strong> the track.\u00a0Protools will only record tracks that are record enabled.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.39.21-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1066 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.39.21-PM-300x94.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"473\" height=\"148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.39.21-PM-300x94.png 300w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.39.21-PM.png 323w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>To the right of the output channel labelled <strong>&#8220;1-2&#8221;<\/strong> there is a small fader icon, click this to open up the track fader and see a larger meter that is easier to read for setting levels.\n<ol>\n<li>The green is your average level and the yellow hash mark above it is your peak level. <strong>Your peak level should be between -15 &#8211; 10 and average level should be between -30 -20.\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.43.06-PM.png\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.42.53-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1081 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.42.53-PM-281x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"412\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.42.53-PM-281x300.png 281w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.42.53-PM.png 439w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.43.06-PM.png\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;s time to record. Press\u00a0<strong>Command + Space Bar<\/strong> to start recording. <a href=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.44.13-PM-e1580856987520.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1070 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.44.13-PM-e1580856987520-300x84.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"507\" height=\"142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.44.13-PM-e1580856987520-300x84.png 300w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.44.13-PM-e1580856987520-768x216.png 768w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.44.13-PM-e1580856987520-1024x287.png 1024w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.44.13-PM-e1580856987520.png 2042w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>To stop recording press the <strong>&#8220;Space Bar&#8221;<\/strong> a second time. <a href=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.44.30-PM-e1580857016737.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1071 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.44.30-PM-e1580857016737-300x82.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"526\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.44.30-PM-e1580857016737-300x82.png 300w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.44.30-PM-e1580857016737-768x211.png 768w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.44.30-PM-e1580857016737-1024x282.png 1024w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.44.30-PM-e1580857016737.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>To learn how to bounce (export) your recorded files from Pro Tools, click <a href=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/pro-tools-how-to-bounce-files-aka-exporting\/\" rel=\"noopener\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more help, check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iKYwmudgfVM&amp;t=6s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pro Tools Voice Over Setup video<\/a> on YouTube<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The finishing suite in Room 207\u00a0 features a voiceover booth that is preconfigured for use with our Avid Pro Tools workstation. &nbsp; Open Pro Tools. It will prompt you to create or open a project. Select the VO_Template and name your project. Be sure that\u00a0&#8220;Sample Rate&#8221; is 48kHz and the &#8220;Bit Depth&#8221; is 24-Bit. 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