MIDI Merge allows us to add, or “merge”, MIDI musical sequenced performance data to an existing MIDI track without overwriting any existing data on that clip. This allows you to layer your parts. When using this mode, we can layer MIDI parts one-at-a-time, building a full MIDI performance from multiple passes. This article and video tutorial shows you how easy to build complex musical parts in Pro Tools.

Tempo is one of the foundational elements of a song’s composition. Tempo is simply the speed at which a song is performed, or in our case, the speed at which Pro Tools will playback your session. In this article and video you'll learn how to apply tempo, and make advanced tempo changes in your Pro Tools Session.

Fades are an essential component of the editing workflow in Pro Tools. After trimming, editing, and comping audio clips, fades help mask the boundaries between clips, ensuring smooth transitions and seamless playback. This video tutorial, and article will show you different methods of applying fades in Pro Tools.

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.

With the release of Pro Tools 2022.4 on April 26, 2022,  Avid has introduced THREE new versions of the software, as well as a new Drum Machine and Synthesizer, increased recording and more workflow capabilities across the board. You can download this latest update right now from your Avid account.

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.

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.