Book I: Home Recording Basics.

Chapter 1: Discovering What You Need.

Chapter 2: Getting Connected: Setting Up Your Studio.

Chapter 3: Meeting the Mixing Board.

Chapter 4: MIDI and Electronic Instruments.

Chapter 5: Understanding Microphones.

Book II: Getting Started Using Pro Tools.

Chapter 1: Configuring Your Computer.

Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Hardware.

Chapter 3: Examining Software Basics.

Chapter 4: Understanding the Pro Tools Windows.

Chapter 5: Importing and Exporting Files.

Book III: Recording Audio.

Chapter 1: Taking Care of Tracks.

Chapter 2: Miking: Getting a Great Source Sound.

Chapter 3: Preparing to Record.

Chapter 4: Recording Audio.

Book IV: Editing Audio.

Chapter 1: Audio Editing Basics.

Chapter 2: Selecting Material to Edit.

Chapter 3: Getting into Editing.

Chapter 4: Adding to Your Editing Palette.

Book V: Managing MIDI.

Chapter 1: Preparing to Record MIDI.

Chapter 2: Recording MIDI.

Chapter 3: Editing MIDI Data.

Chapter 4: Performing MIDI Operations.

Book VI: Mixing in Pro Tools.

Chapter 1: Mixing Basics.

Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Mix.

Chapter 3: Using Equalization.

Chapter 4: Digging into Dynamics Processors.

Chapter 5: Singling Out Signal Processors.

Chapter 6: Automating Your Mix.

Chapter 7: Making Your Mix.

Book VII: Mastering with Pro Tools.

Chapter 1: Mastering Basics.

Chapter 2: Mastering Your Music.

Book VIII: Getting Your Music to the Masses.

Chapter 1: Putting Your Music on CD.

Chapter 2: Getting Your Music on the Internet.

Index.