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Rab · 10th August 2003

I know it's a tired cliche, but I don't think there's any substitute for putting in flight hours. I've learned more by working sessions and finding solutions to particular clients' problems than anything else.

Having a good grounding is a big advantage, but you could do worse than simply working your way through the PT manual and actually trying everything that's in there. It seems to me it boils down to knowing what the software is capable of, getting your chops together with keyboard shortcuts and knowing how to manage a session (backing up files, troubleshooting a mac that's gone down etc). After that, it's really about a general understanding of how studio kit works - mixer routing, what all the plug-ins do (cf. hardware equivalents)...

The thing that always occurs to me is if these guys are so hot, why aren't they doing it themselves? I'd rather be in a session with a guy with dark rings under his eyes who's been working for a year than a bright young thing waving Pro Tools certification in my face.

10th August 2003	#6
Rab Lives for gear Joined: Jan 2003 Location: London Posts: 532	I know it's a tired cliche, but I don't think there's any substitute for putting in flight hours. I've learned more by working sessions and finding solutions to particular clients' problems than anything else. Having a good grounding is a big advantage, but you could do worse than simply working your way through the PT manual and actually trying everything that's in there. It seems to me it boils down to knowing what the software is capable of, getting your chops together with keyboard shortcuts and knowing how to manage a session (backing up files, troubleshooting a mac that's gone down etc). After that, it's really about a general understanding of how studio kit works - mixer routing, what all the plug-ins do (cf. hardware equivalents)... The thing that always occurs to me is if these guys are so hot, why aren't they doing it themselves? I'd rather be in a session with a guy with dark rings under his eyes who's been working for a year than a bright young thing waving Pro Tools certification in my face. __________________ I don't live for gear.