IN THE STUDIO with Asaf Fulks — Companion Pro Tools Templates
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Three working session templates from the author's studio (The OC Recording
Company), shared as companion material for the book "In The Studio."

These are the author's actual templates — not simplified teaching versions.
The Chapter 11 Studio Exercise comes first: build your own template from a
blank session, exactly as written. Then open these to see how the same idea
looks after twenty years of refinement.

WHAT'S INSIDE
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1. InTheStudio_Recording_Mixing_Template.ptx
   The author's main tracking/mixing template (Chapters 11, 12, 14-18).
   Vocal lanes (LEAD VOX, BG VOX 1-3), instrument tracks (DRUMS, BASS,
   PERCUSSION, INSTRUMENTS 1-4), and a deep effects-return architecture:
   reverb returns (Altiverb, Seventh Heaven, plate and ambience spaces),
   tempo-division delay banks (DLY 1 through DLY 16, tape-style echoes),
   and pitch/modulation FX returns — the sends-and-returns workflow
   Chapter 17 teaches. The I/O labels document the author's hardware
   patch (API, LA-2A, 1176, Fearn, UA 610, Summit Audio, SSL Sigma and
   Fusion), the same rack discussed in Chapter 9.

2. InTheStudio_Beat_Template.ptx
   The producer/beatmaker variant (Chapters 11 and 13). Battery drum
   cells (kick, snare, hats, claps, percussion), Kontakt instrument
   banks, classic synth and keys tracks (Jupiter-8, ARP 2600, B3,
   electric grand, Keyscape), sound-design instruments (Falcon, Iris,
   Absynth, Alchemy), MIDI lanes for hardware synths (Moog Grandmother),
   and live bass/electric guitar inputs. This maps to the
   "producer/beatmaker alternative" track set in the Chapter 11 exercise.

3. InTheStudio_ADR_Post_Template.ptx
   A bonus for Chapter 20 (Audio for Picture): the author's ADR/post
   layout — dialogue lanes, background beds and objects arranged for a
   7.1.2 Dolby Atmos monitoring path, and cue-based workflow. Surround
   and Atmos features require Pro Tools Studio or Ultimate.

HOW TO USE THEM
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- These are .ptx session files. Open one in Pro Tools, then use
  File -> Save As Template to add it to your own Dashboard template
  list (Chapter 11 covers templates and .ptxt files).

- PLUG-INS: the templates reference the author's plug-in library
  (Waves, Soundtoys, Audio Ease Altiverb, LiquidSonics, Native
  Instruments, Spectrasonics, and others). Any plug-in you do not own
  will show as "missing" and load inactive — that is normal and safe.
  The track architecture, naming, color coding, sends, and routing are
  the lesson; substitute your own plug-ins freely. Chapter 11's point
  stands: the template is the workflow, not the plug-in list.

- I/O: Pro Tools remaps the author's hardware I/O to your system's
  defaults on first open. Check Setup -> I/O, as Chapter 12 teaches.

- VERSIONS: these sessions were saved in modern Pro Tools (.ptx) format
  and open in current Pro Tools releases. The recording and beat
  templates open in any tier within its track-count limits; the ADR
  template's surround stem layout needs Pro Tools Studio or Ultimate.

(c) 2026 Asaf Fulks / The OC Recording Company. Provided for educational
use alongside the book.
