One of the many challenges in Music Production is how to deal with the timing of drum parts. Whether it's for fixing improper timing, creating a tempo map of the drummers performance, or saving the timing of a great drummer as a Groove Quantize file, Pro Tools has a very powerful feature called Beat Detective which allows you to do all of these things.
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.
With the 2022 update, Pro Tools introduced the new polyphonic synthesizer, SynthCell. This powerful Synth is included with all version of Pro Tools. In this article, you will learn the basics of the SynthCell instrument which will allow you to create your own unique sounds.
Track Presets in Pro Tools allow you to save your favorite track settings to quickly recall in any session. Whether for recording, mixing, or MIDI production, this powerful tool saves time and streamlines your workflow. Watch the video narrated by Master Avid Instructor Frank D. Cook, along with written step-by-step instructions, to see how easy it is to create your own track presets.
Included with Pro Tools, GrooveCell is a virtual drum instrument that can be used to create drum loops, and load in your own drum samples from a folder on your hard drive. In this article, we are going to look at GrooveCell’s features for creating, organizing, and sequencing your own drum parts.
In this final installment of our How To Use Melodyne series we take a look at how to manually edit pitch using the Tools. Manual editing is an extremely powerful feature, allowing you to make precise changes to the pitch, amplitude, fade, timing, and much more.
In this article, we explain how Macros work in Melodyne, and show you how easy it is to start correcting pitch, timing, and levels for vocals and instruments. These powerful features can save you time, and clicks, by allowing you to move the notes you choose by the amount you choose, in order to achieve your ideal results.
