Review this Tutorial & Video on how to create Effects & Returns in Pro Tools. In the context of a mixing, people like to hear effects for a variety of reasons. Maybe a little reverb and some delay are used to create a sense of natural space for a vocal. It could even be to add distortion to guitars, make a hand-clap echo in time with the rhythm, or make your voice sound like a robot. 

In this quick tutorial video, you'll learn how useful, and easy it is to edit with Clip Groups in Pro Tools. Clip Groups allow you to treat entire sections of audio and MIDI as one chunk of data, as opposed to the individual pieces. For example: copy/paste/move an entire section of a vocal without having to select each individual clip. Watch the video to learn more.

In this episode of A Songwriters Journey, produced by ProMedia Training, we talk to Jeff Cohen about his personal story as a multi-platinum award winning songwriter, music executive, and artist. Jeff's songs have been cut by artists such as Sugarland, The Band Perry, Josh Groban, Macy Gray, and many, many more. Jeff has also written theme music for TV shows and motion pictures such as Dawson's Creek, Paw Patrol in which he won a BMI award, I Married A Princess, Jack And Jill, etc. Enjoy this 3-part video with one of the most prolific songwriters in modern music.

If you're an artist looking to distribute music, AvidPlay (by AVID, the makers of Pro Tools), is one of the easiest ways to get your original songs onto every major music platform on the planet. With easy to use tools, distribution splits, QR codes, 100% of earnings, and a multitude of other features, AvidPlay makes it easy for you to have your own record label. This step-by-step guide with video takes you through the process of releasing material with AvidPlay.

With the challenges faced in modern audio production, Mix Engineers are using innovative tools to allow them to stream mixes live, directly to a client for Mix Feedback. In this article, we'll take a look at several options you can use with Pro Tools that allow you to live-stream mixes to your clients directly, even to a web browser.

All software has Easter Eggs, or hidden features and Pro Tools is no different. As one user recently discovered, you can use Emojis in the naming of your tracks. Although the feature is only available on Macintosh, it allows you to have more personalized control over your session, files, and organization.

The release of Reason 11.3 introduces a whole new way to work. You can now use the Reason Rack as a plugin in Pro Tools. The same instruments, processors, and effects you Love in Reason, are now available as a plugin directly on your Pro Tools Instrument tracks. You even get the virtual cables on the back of the rack! Watch below to learn about the features in the Reason Rack for Pro Tools.

In this series of tutorial videos, we show you how to activate, install, manage, and authorize your Pro Tools software. These detailed videos take you step by step through the entire process from the point of purchase, including activating your software, authorizing your iLok, as well as downloading and installation Pro Tools.  

If you a high school or college student, teacher, or faculty member, you can purchase Avid Pro Tools, Media Composer, or Sibelius at significantly discounted pricing, as long as you meet AVID”s eligibility requirements and can provide proof. (Such as a student ID that is not more than 6 months expired, or a tuition statement, report card, etc).

The addition of Folder Tracks into Pro Tools has introduced a host of new workflow features including the ability to create a multi-track Instrument presets. This video shows you how easy it is to use your own presets to streamline your workflow and help organize sessions.