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.
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.
Creating audio loops is one of the most fundamental editing features used in production. Going all the way back to tape based recording, we have had to take a section of audio and repeat it. Whether it's in a song with drum loops, or in post production with soundfx, you will have a need to quickly create loops. In this video we show you how easy it is to create audio loops in Pro Tools.
Have you ever accidently recorded over your previous takes because you forgot to disengage the record button on your prior track? I think we all know how easy of a mistake this is to make. With the latest release of Pro Tools there are some helpful new features that can prevent that from happening. Especially if you're recording yourself, as many of us are, you will find the new Record Enable Latch features super helpful in your workflow.
All of us will find ourselves in a situation where managing plugins gets to be overwhelming. Luckily, Pro Tools has numerous ways to help you manage your workflow and make your experience as smooth as possible. Window Configurations give you a powerful tool to help you quickly manage large sessions, as well as any repetitive tasks. Avid Master Instructor Frank D. Cook shows you how easy it is to use this powerful feature.
Sequencing drums can be a daunting task in any production. Often times you find yourself sequencing every element to a single track, and then have to split every note to individual tracks, for better mixing and editing possibilities. In this video tutorial, Avid Master Instructor Eric Kuehnl show you how easy it is to create a multitrack drum sequencing matrix in Pro Tools. You'll learn how to use the Split Notes feature, as well as routing MIDI data, and performing a multitrack sequence.
