DAW Team

1. Create a new ProTools project, at a 48 Khz sample rate, naming it according to the YYYYMMDD - "CLASS NAME" "Band Name" (eg. 20240531 - 123 Postal Service)
2. Pre-flight checks
   1. Check Playback Engine is correct (REDNET PCIe as of latest debrief)
   2. Check that busses in I/O section don't have any "unassigned" greyed out entries. If there is a problem, delete all paths and click "Default"
   3. Check for appropriate disk space before recording. (Window -> Disk Space)
3. Create the appropriate number of tracks.
4. Rename tracks according to the sound source (e.g., piano left, snare top), and include the mic name in the comments. Use Cmd Right arrow to rename the next track
5. Cascade the inputs and outputs according to the setup sheet (select a range of tracks, and hold down shift + option + command and the input/output assignment on the first track you want to start the cascade from)
6. Record-enable tracks.
7. Color tracks by the instrument groups that they are part of
8. Create edit groups, and make sure that "Record" and "Input Monitoring" is an attribute in the GLOBALS group seciton
9. Organize new songs accordingly. Create different versions of the ProTools project, renaming them according to the song name. Safely clear clips (nondestructively), playlists, and markers as needed.

Closing Job

1. Upload mixes.
2. Zip the project folder.
3. Upload items to Google Drive.

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