Ready To Pitch

Ready to Pitch

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“Just wanted to drop you an email and let you know that those DVD's are excellent.” 
Spunky B., Pro Audio Retailer

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“One of the best I have read/seen regarding Pro Tools and I have purchased a lot of books and DVDs...If you plan to release DVDs or books about editing, mixing... I will definitely buy them.”
Tord S., Stavanger, Norway

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“Your techniques have helped me greatly...Im a student at The Art Institute of Atlanta. We have been using (MPPT) for our Digital Audio Workstation 2 class.”
Billy F., Freelance Audio Engineer/Sound Designer.

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“What home studio guys like me needs is a series that shows how to effectively mix songs. The DVD alone was worth the price of the book...I learned the most by looking at good engineers designs and working with them. I think looking over the shoulder of good mixing engineers yield the same results. 
Rick, Art Institute of Atlanta

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“ I love it! It has shed light on so many subjects...I have been in the movie industry for over 20-25 years..and edited more than 400 movies, TV series and so-on....”
Ron H, Professor of Digital Media for The Art Institute of Las Vegas

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"Thanks so much for putting a book like this together. I think most folks can figure out menu options, etc. offered from other books...the information in (MPPT) is priceless...”
Rick F
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“...all I can say is wow!!! I'm about half way through and am picking up every technique you guys cover with out any trouble....My knowledge of editing and pro tools has increased 10 fold and I haven’t even scratched the surface...thanks so much for producing such a wonderful instructional tool. I can't wait to work my way through the rest of them.”
Nick, Songwriter

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Do you record bands in your home studio with Pro Tools? 

Ever wondered how aspiring artists get their garage recorded songs ready to pitch to a producer, publishing company or record label?  

Do you ever record a drummer that could use a little help with his timing, or a vocalist that would benefit from tweaking their pitch? 
Do you have trouble getting your layers of guitars to fit in the mix, or finding just the right sense of space for your bass?  
Then experience this 5-hour hands-on walk through the fast-paced editing and mixing toolset of award winning engineer Kevin Ward.  You’ll learn his super-fast techniques for bringing your homestudio tracks to the next level in record time!
"Ready to Pitch" shows you the real ins and outs of editing and mixing rock drums, bass, guitar, loops and vocals with Beat Detective, Waves, Melodyne, Ozone and more!
Create new song intros & outros that add excitement to the track. Build in loops and percussion to add that modern “produced” sound. Finally, add the icing to the cake by pre-mastering the final mix as you take a garage recorded rock song to a full on production that's truly “Read to Pitch!”
Includes 5 hours of hi-definition Quicktime movies, and a series of complete Pro Tools modern rock sessions!

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What do you get?
This DVD set includes: 
A 5-hour HD Quicktime movie and 3-gig pro vocal session!

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Table of Contents
1. Where the song came from
        Mic List
2. Setting up the session
        Cut with a click
        Creating a beat map
        Once your beat map is made, lose the click
        Mark your song sections
        Use the end to gauge your rough mix
        Track layout
3. Mixing through busses
        Setting up aux inputs
        Hiding unneeded sends
        Bussing your instruments
        Using solo safe for bus masters
4. Fixing, then mixing
        Listening to the drums
        Checking the drum group
5. Beat Detective for drums
        Leaving a path out
        Holding off on crossfades
        Making a consistent drum part
        Avoiding crash decay
        Fixing the in and out points
6. Using Region Groups
        Pasting the chorus
        Beat Detecting the verses
        Fixing Beat Detective holes
        Why Beat Mapping is so useful
        Finish quantizing drums
        Consolidating drums
7. Beginning the static mix
        Beginning drum mixing
        EQing drums
        Balancing your drums
        Checking drum polarity
        Using a master fader to check mono compatibility
        SSL channel strip on snare
        What speaker setup should I check with?
        Faking a room mic
        Using post fader metering
        Drum panning
        Snare EQ
        Cleaning toms
        Utilizing previous playlists
8. Using Sound Replacer
        When Sound Replacer doesn't work
        Tom EQ
9. Bass guitar bussing
        Bass guitar compression
10. Electric Guitars
        Placing guitar stacks
        Electric EQ & Compression
        Overall Guitar EQ
11. Bringing back drums & bass
        Drum ambience with Altiverb
        Fitting the mix to the song
        Snare compression
12. Pre-Mastering with Ozone
        Compensating for pre-mastering
        Removing hat from snare with DeEsser
13. Triggering the snare
        Controlling dynamic range with Sound Replacer
        Bringing the hi-hat back
14. Lead Vocals with Melodyne
        Scale snap versus Note Snap
        Tuning the chorus
        Fixing vocal timing with Melodyne
        Adjusting pitch modulation
15. Lead vocal mixing
        Setting up automation modes
        Mixing order
        Getting consistent vocal level
        Vocal EQ & Compression
        Multiple compression on vocals
        Vocal delays
16. Working with a comparison mix
        DeEssing vocals
17. Mixing fader rides
        Mixing with busses
        Opening it to stereo
18. Creating a song intro
        Reverse guitar intro
        Automating Amp Farm distortion
19. Creating points of interest with loops
        Nudging loops
        Printing the midi to audio
20. Creating BGV's with Melodyne
        Utilizing pitch shift
        Creating BGV stacks
21. Final pitch preparation
        Cutting the solo
        Region groups
        Building an ending
22. The final print
        Creating a digital record loo
        Saving a Mix Selection
        Exporting the mix
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Who is Kevin Ward?

Kevin Ward has become one of the most sought-after engineers and producers in Gospel music.  He has produced or mixed over 80 top 10 songs.  

Not only do his talents lie in musical production, but he is an accomplished songwriter as well.  His song, Teach Me To Love Like That (LordSong) was nominated for Bluegrass Song of the Year at the 35th Annual DOVE Awards.   

In 2007, Ward was given the Southern Gospel Music Guild's Creative Support Award, and later that year won his first DOVE award in production. Ward currently resides in Murfreesboro, TN with his wife Janna, and is a co-owner of Vine Records. 


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