Pro Tools Fundamentals

Founded in 2003, Women's Audio Mission is an award-winning nonprofit dedicated to closing the gender gap in music production, the recording arts, and technology. In a field where women and gender-expansive individuals are chronically under-represented (less than 5%), WAM is changing the face of sound through providing training, mentoring, recording studio access, and learning and job placement for more than 20,000 girls, women, and gender-expansive people.By purchasing a ticket for this event, I grant Women's Audio Mission and its staff, volunteers, professional photographers and the media the absolute right and permission to take during the event, and to use and publish, photographs of me, still or moving, with or without my name, and to reproduce same through any media, for artistic, promotional, advertising, web content or other commercial and non-commercial purposes, and I shall not be entitled to any monetary compensation of any kind in respect thereof.

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Do you need an Avid Certification? Look no further! Become an Avid Certified User for Pro Tools at WAM!

WAMO (Unit 3A, 3rd floor)

<h3>Women’s Audio Mission is proud to be an Avid Learning Partner.</h3>The certification is the Avid Certified User for Pro Tools, providing an industry-recognized credential for both academic users and industry professionals.To gain the title of Avid Certified User for Pro Tools at Women’s Audio Mission, you must take the two WAM Academy courses, Pro Tools Fundamentals (PT101) and Pro Tools Fundamentals (PT110), before sitting and passing the associated certification exam, as shown in the graphic below.

Becoming an Avid Certified User for Pro Tools at WAM verifies that you possess a fundamental understanding of and the capability to use Avid Pro Tools to engineer a project through to completion, with all of the fundamental operational skills to record, edit, mix,<a href="https://womensaudiomission.org/trainings/become-an-avid-certified-user-for-pro-tools-at-wam/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a>and output the finished session.Any Questions? Please email education@womensaudiomission.org.

<h3><a href="https://womensaudiomission.org/event/become-an-avid-certified-user-for-pro-tools-at-wam/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Pro Tools Fundamentals PT101</a></h3>Introduces fundamental Pro Tools concepts and principles, covering everything an individual needs to know to complete a basic Pro Tools project, from initial setup to final mixdown. *We have rescheduled this class for:Wed–Thurs: April 19 + 20Time: 10am–6pm PTLocation: WAMO facility, located at 1900 Fruitvale Ave, Unit 3A, 3rd floor, OaklandWe are very sorry for any inconvenience the date change causes you, and we look forward to seeing you in April. Please don’t hesitate to email us at education@womensaudiomission.org with any questions or concerns.________<h3><a href="https://womensaudiomission.org/event/become-an-avid-certified-user-for-pro-tools-at-wam/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Pro Tools Fundamentals PT110</a></h3>The Pro Tools Fundamentals 110 course expands upon the Pro Tools Fundamentals PT101 course and includes using MIDI, virtual instruments, and additional recording and mixing tools.*We have rescheduled this class for:Fri–Sat: April 21 + 22Time: 10am–6pm PTLocation: WAMO facility, located at 1900 Fruitvale Ave, Unit 3A, 3rd floor, Oakland.We are very sorry for any inconvenience the date change causes you, and we look forward to seeing you in April. Please don’t hesitate to email us at education@womensaudiomission.org with any questions or concerns.
*You must receive approval from the class instructor if you did not take Pro Tools Fundamentals (PT101) with WAM. Please email education@womensaudiomission.org for any questions.
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<h3>T﻿ICKET INFO</h3>General Pricing - $300 each courseWAM Member - $250 each courseP﻿ro Tools Bundle PT101 &amp; PT110 - $500 (both courses)
(This price includes PT101 &amp; PT110)

*Additional retakes are chargeable. Attendees can receive refunds up to 7 days before the course start date.____Women's Audio Mission courses focus on increasing the gender balance in audio production and technology sectors since less than 5% of the population employed in these sectors are women and gender-diverse individuals. There are limited spots available in our classes, and they often sell out, so we ask that if you are not woman-identified (cisgender or transgender), nonbinary, or gender-expansive, you reconsider enrolling in the class. We will not turn anyone away, but please be mindful that if you take up a seat in the class, that is one less woman, non-binary, or gender-expansive individual that we can serve. We thank you for your understanding in advance and for joining us in our mission to advance women and girls in music production and the recording arts.V﻿isit our <a href="https://womensaudiomission.org/trainings/become-an-avid-certified-user-for-pro-tools-at-wam/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">website</a> to learn more about the benefits of becoming an Avid Certified User for Pro Tools. ________

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTORMary Ann Zahorsky, WAM Studio Director, is an engineer/producer with over 25 years of experience in the recording industry. She has worked on projects ranging from Howard Wiley’s 2nd Line, Afro-Cuban jazz, Whitney Houston, and MC Hammer, to soundtracks for independent films and TV postwork on ad campaigns such as Levi’s and Taco Bell. Within the Recording Academy leadership, Mary Ann served on the National Board of Trustees and led the San Francisco Board as Chapter President. As an educator, Mary Ann taught studio recording, production, entertainment business, and audio post-production at Expression College and San Francisco State University. She especially enjoys working with emerging artists and engineers and the energy they bring to the evolving field of music. Mary Ann also grew up playing classical violin and for many years, has participated in Traditional Mexican Son and classical African music ensembles. She holds a BA in Music from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Masters in Education from the University of San Francisco.

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