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From the Author Thanks for your interest in my book. Please use the "Look inside" feature by clicking on the book cover to browse through the book. This way you will get an idea about my unique concept of "Graphically Enhanced Manuals". As you can imagine, I spend a lot of time creating those graphics and diagrams to demonstrate and better visualize the functionality of the various software applications I cover in my books.Make sure to also check out the interactive multi-touch iBooks version of my books for an even better, more engaging learning experience. All the links are available on my website DingDingMusic.com/ManualsEnjoy your book,Edgar Rothermich Product Description This book is also available as a pdf download for $15 from my website DingDingMusic.com/ManualsThe first Pro Tools 12 Book"Pro Tools | First 12 - How it Works" is not only the first (and only) book for the free version of Pro Tools, it is also the first book for version 12 of Pro Tools.The book is not just a quick introduction, it covers all the features of Pro Tools | First in great details. Because Pro Tools | First contains about 80% of the features and functionality of the standard Pro Tools app, you can also use it to start learning the Standard or HD version of Pro Tools.The "Graphically Enhanced" approach of this book finally explains the Pro Tools features and workflows with rich graphics and diagrams not found anywhere else. Everything, from the basic user interface, recording, editing, and even more advanced features as Elastic Audio and the Workspace Browser, will be explained in an easy to understand way.What are Graphically Enhanced Manuals (GEM)?They're a new type of manual with a visual approach that helps you UNDERSTAND a program, not just LEARN it. No need to read through 500 of pages of dry text explanations. Rich graphics and diagrams help you to get that "aha" effect and make it easy to comprehend difficult concepts. The Graphically Enhanced Manuals help you master a program much faster with a much deeper understanding of concepts, features and workflows in a very intuitive way that is easy to understand.Testimonials:Readers love this unique way of learning applications no matter how easy or complicated the app might be. Here are some responses from satisfied customers:"I wish all the manuals on software were like yours!" - Giovanni C."You have the gift of making difficult concepts understandable" - William B."Your style is the most informative and clear I have ever seen" - Mark D."Great stuff Edgar! I bought your other Logic GEM books and love em..." - freeform"Thank you so much for your fantastic guides; I've learned so much!" - Brandon B."I love your manuals." - Eli. "Love your writing!" - Magnus N"Your book is awesome" - Geoff S."I am really impressed by the quality and the user-friendliness of the book" - Giovanni "I cannot praise you enough, you are great at this" - Scot C."Thanks for a fantastic series of books - just what the doctor ordered." - Peter W."Many thanks for the effort you put into these books. A true gem". - Alan M About the Author Born in Germany, Edgar Rothermich (www.DingDingMusic.com) studied music at the University of Arts in Berlin and graduated in 1989 with a Master's Degree in piano and sound engineering. He worked as a composer and music producer in Berlin and moved to Los Angeles in 1991 where he continued his work on numerous projects in the music and film industry ("The Celestine Prophecy," "Outer Limits," "Babylon 5," "What the Bleep do we know," "Fuel," "Big Money Rustles"). For the past 20 years Edgar has had a successful musical partnership with electronic music pioneer and founding Tangerine Dream member Christopher Franke. Recently in addition to his collaboration with Christopher, Edgar has been working with other artists as well as on his own projects. In addition to composing music, Edgar Rothermich was writing technical manuals w