We were lucky enough to sit down with Kevin Churko, one of the most prolific, chart-topping producers and songwriters in rock music. Having written, produced, recorded, mixed, and mastered albums for Ozzy Osbourne, Five Finger Death Punch, Hellyeah, and many more, Kevin is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to getting "the sound" of a record. In this interview we discuss his approach to production and how the mixing process begins with recording.
Like many people, Martin Holden had been a Beatles ever since he was a kid in Liverpool. When his life settled in London he became fascinated with the millions of other Beatles fans from around the world that flock to Abbey Road Studios to pay tribute to their musical heroes. Especially the Graffiti people would create on the walls outside the studio, only to be painted over every month.
This tutorial focuses on advanced techniques utilizing Track Bounce in Pro Tools using multiple tracks at once. These functions are a great timesaver when needing to do things such as create stems, consolidate tracks with processing, etc...
Amongst the multitude of capabilities in Pro Tools, one of our favorite is the ability to use Analog Hardware at the same time as we use plugins, incorporating hardware and software together using the Audio Interface. Follow us here on these techniques.
Navigating in Pro Tools efficiently is a huge part of productivity in everything from recording to mixing. Memory Locations are a great way to speed up the navigation process, while also simplifying your workflow to let you focus on creativity. This video tutorial shows you how easy it is to set and recall Memory Locations as well as explaining simple shortcuts using the numeric keypad.
This video tutorial shows you multiple editing functions in Pro Tools which include various methods to Select, Edit, and Navigate. Additional examples include editing tools and shortcuts, freehand or tab to transient selections, moving selections, and many more. You will find these of constant use in working in Avid Pro Tools software day-to-day with workflow efficiency in mind.
The ability to automate plugins is one of the most powerful features in Pro Tools. Regardless of what type of plugin you're using, you can apply automation changes to every parameter of a plugin. This ability is utilized across the audio landscape, from song creation and music production, film and video post production, radio broadcast, as well as podcast production. This tutorial video shows you how easy it is to start using plugin automation in Pro Tools. These skills are also taught in great detail in our monthly live Pro Tools Certification Courses.
When sequencing MIDI it is super helpful to make changes and fine-tune your performance on-the-fly, without having to waste time processing changes. MIDI Real-Time Properties give you incredible abilities to change things such as Quantize, Transpose, Velocity, to as much or as little of the performance you want. You can apply changes to an entire performance, or individual clips one-by-one. Watch to learn more.
