Session Architecture and Recording
Set up professional sessions from the ground up — correct sample rate, bit depth, I/O naming, and template design. Record audio using Loop Record, punch recording, and track alternatives for fast, clean comping.
Academy / Pro Tools Ladder / Level 1
Pro Tools Foundations
Pro Tools is the DAW the professional audio industry is built around — every major studio, post-production house, and broadcast facility runs it. Level 1 takes you from zero to fully operational across 12 sessions: session setup, recording, precision editing, MIDI programming, signal routing, mixing, automation, and professional delivery. By Session 12, you are not learning Pro Tools — you are working in it.
Precision Editing and Time Correction
Master the Edit Window with Tab to Transient, non-destructive clip editing, and batch fading. Apply Elastic Audio and Beat Detective for timing and pitch correction that meets professional standards.
Mixing, Automation, and Delivery
Build a complete signal flow with stem buses, parallel compression, and reverb sends. Write dynamic automation and deliver stereo mixes, stems, and session archives at professional specifications.
What You'll Cover
From empty session to professional deliverable — 12 sessions, complete workflow.
Level 1 covers the complete Pro Tools production workflow: session creation at professional standards, recording with Auto Input monitoring and Loop Record, precision editing with Tab to Transient and non-destructive clip operations, Elastic Audio and Beat Detective for time and pitch correction, MIDI programming in the Piano Roll, signal routing with stem buses and auxiliary tracks, and the full mixing chain including EQ, compression, reverb, and delay using the stock Pro Tools plug-in suite.
By Session 12, you can complete a full original production in Pro Tools — from template to deliverable stereo mix and stems — without instruction. That is the Level 1 standard.
Where This Level Fits
The foundation everything else in Pro Tools is built on.
Level 1 gives you complete operational fluency in Pro Tools: you know the interface, you can record and edit precisely, you can build and mix a session, and you can deliver a professional file. That foundation is what Level 2 builds advanced workflow speed, complex routing, and professional collaboration on top of.
This level is right for anyone who has never worked in Pro Tools, or who has used it casually without learning the systematic professional workflow. No prior DAW experience is required.
Access & Pricing
Simple one-time purchase. Ongoing value.
Level 1 follows the same Academy pricing standard used across all live Academy ladders.
Public
$299 one-time purchase with lifetime access.
Pro
Use the Pro Workshop Discount at checkout to reduce the price to $249.
All Access
Use the All Access Workshop Discount at checkout to reduce the price to $199.
Next Step
Start with the DAW the industry runs on.
Pro Tools Level 1 is the most direct path to professional-level DAW competency. Twelve sessions, one complete workflow, and a graduation deliverable that proves you can produce at professional standards. Level 2 is ready when you are.