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.
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.
Regardless of what type of work with audio you do, you will have a need to import audio files and loops into your session. Whether it's sound fx needed for a video, or drum loops for music production, everyone will have a need to Import Audio into Pro Tools .
The art of hand-writing sheet music is becoming easier than ever with the assistance of technology. In this article, we'll discuss how to use the "Score Editor" in Pro Tools to arrange, display, and print sheet music with proper notation that musicians can easily read. Article by Mihai Boloni
With the ever increasing number of plug-ins available for Pro Tools, managing your workflow has become a very important reality in modern session work. It's common in today's DAW rich world that you might wind up with a massive collection of plugins. Understanding how to organize and manage you plug-in library can help you for mixing, music creation, composition, post-production, etc...
For several generations of Pro Tools, there have been new features introduced to help you with your workflow. One of these features is Track Bounce, which allows you to export audio stems of individual outputs from your session. At first glance this may appear to copy existing features already available in Pro Tools, however this features allows you options not found in other export options. Let's take a look at how you can use Track Bounce in Pro Tools.
