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Pro Tools Demo Session
The Pro Tools Installer disc includes a demo session that you can use to verify that your system is working correctly. The demo
session also uses Memory Location markers to help you explore Pro Tools features and functionality.
The demo session uses the song “Turn Me Off” by Audrye Sessions, an Oakland, California–based quartet. Credits: music and lyrics
byAudrye Sessions—Ryan Karazija, guitar and vocals; Alicia Campbell, bass; Michael Knox, guitar; James Leste, drums. “Turn Me
Off” is produced by Andrew Scheps. “Turn Me Off” off was recorded at the Sound Factory and Punkerpad West. If you would like
to hear more of Audrye Sessions or Ryan's new project, Low Roar, please visit Tonequake Records at www.tonequake.com
For complete, detailedinformation about Pro Tools features and functionality, refer to the Pro Tools Reference Guide
( Help > Pro Tools Reference Guide).

Installing and Opening the Pro Tools Demo Session
To install the demo session:
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I nsert the Pro Tools Installer disc into your DVD drive.

2

O n the Pro Tools Installer disc, locate and open the Additional Files folder.

3

D rag and drop the Pro Toolsdemo session folder, “Demo Session,” to a valid audio drive.

4

L aunch Pro Tools.

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D o one of the following:
• In the Quick Start dialog (if it appears), select Open Session a nd click OK.
– or –
• Choose File > Open Session.

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Navigate to the “Demo Session” folder that you copied to your computer and open “Audrye Sessions - Turn Me Off.ptx”.

Playing Back the Demo SessionOnce you have opened the demo session, you can check audio play back with your Pro Tools system to ensure that you have made
the correct audio connections and that your system is working properly.
To play back the demo session:
1

P ress Return (Mac) or Enter (Windows) to ensure that playback starts from the beginning of the session.

2

D o one of the following:
• Press the Spacebar onyour computer keyboard.
– or –
• Click the Play button in the Transport window (or in the Toolbar of the Edit window).

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Exploring the Pro Tools Demo Session
Once you have the demo session open and can play back audio, take some time to explore the signal routing, mixing, editing,
MIDI sequencing, and plug-in processing possibilities available withPro Tools. Use the Memory Locations window to navigate
preset Window Configurations that demonstrate just some of the possibilities available to you with Pro Tools in this session.

Memory Locations window

If the Memory Locations window is not visible when you first launch the demo session, reselect Memory Locations from the
Window menu. You can also press Command+5 on the numeric keypad(Mac) or Control+5 on the numeric keypad (Windows).
Mouse over any element of the Pro Tools user interface to display tooltips.
To navigate the preset Window Configurations in the demo session, select any of the following Memory Locations in the Memory
Locations window:

On your computer keyboard’s numeric keypad, press “.” (Period), then the number of the Memory Location you want, and then“.” (Period) again.
1) Edit Window T his Memory Location shows the Edit window with Inserts, Sends, and I/O views. Other views can be shown by
clicking on the Edit Window View above the track names and selecting (or deselecting) the views you want displayed in the Edit
window.

Edit Window View selector

2) Mix Window T his Memory Location shows the Mix window in Normal view. The Mixwindow shows the following views: In -

strument, Inserts A-E, Sends A-E, I/O, Delay Compensation, and Comments views. You can toggle between Normal and Narrow
window view by selecting or deselecting View > Narrow Mix, or by pressing Command+Option+M (Mac) or Control+Alt+M
(Windows). This Memory Location also shows the floating Transport window.

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