Tips and Tricks - Page 3 

In this video tutorial by Avid Instructor Mihai Boloni, we show you how easy it is to save your own plugin settings in Pro Tools. We will show you how Pro Tools handles the management of plugin settings, how to create and save your own, and have Pro Tools default to your settings.

Learn how to create that EDM Pumping Effect in Pro Tools. Side-chaining and sidechain compression is a technique that lets you use an external signal to trigger dynamics, EQ, or other effects on a track. Examples include compressing a bass to cut through each time the kick drum hits which creates that classic EDM pumping effect, to auto-ducking a music bed that interferes with spoken dialogue.  

Rhythm is often considered the backbone of a piece of music-”it’s the underlying structure that supports the harmony, melody, lyrics, and form. This article will show you how rhythmic values are defined and structured, how to read note values in standard musical notation, and how that is visualized in Pro Tools’ MIDI editor and grid mode.

Have you ever "almost" played or sung the perfect take; or, you want to edit together series of great performances from several takes into one? Watch this video tutorial: How to edit your instrument or vocal takes in Pro Tools using Playlists. Learn how you can record several takes and combine pieces in to a final composite while only using a singe audio track.

In Music, it is safe to say that Rhythm is one of the first things we pick up on as humans: it sets the "pace" of the song. This article shows you how to utilize the core principles of rhythm, Tempo and Meter, in Pro Tools. You will learn how easy it is to set the Tempo, and Meter setting for your song in your Pro Tools session.

With the release of Pro Tools 2021.3 you can now use your computer keyboard as a Virtual MIDI Controller. With the increased mobility of modern production, it's not always easy to have a physical MIDI controller available. This new feature allows you to be creative no matter where you are.

Join Avid Audio Specialist Simon Sherbourne as he shows you how easy it is to use Reason+ and the MPC Beats in Pro Tools. These powerful music production tools  seamlessly integrate directly with Pro Tools, giving you a powerful set of synthesizers, drum machines, samplers, and FX. Watch Now, and get your 90-day trial of Reason+ for free.

This tutorial focuses on advanced techniques utilizing Track Bounce in Pro Tools using multiple tracks at once. These functions are a great timesaver when needing to do things such as create stems, consolidate tracks with processing, etc...

Amongst the multitude of capabilities in Pro Tools, one of our favorite is the ability to use Analog Hardware at the same time as we use plugins, incorporating hardware and software together using the Audio Interface. Follow us here on these techniques.

Navigating in Pro Tools efficiently is a huge part of productivity in everything from recording to mixing. Memory Locations are a great way to speed up the navigation process, while also simplifying your workflow to let you focus on creativity. This video tutorial shows you how easy it is to set and recall Memory Locations as well as explaining simple shortcuts using the numeric keypad.

This video tutorial shows you multiple editing functions in Pro Tools which   include various methods to Select, Edit, and Navigate. Additional examples include editing tools and shortcuts, freehand or tab to transient selections, moving selections, and many more. You will find these of constant use in working in Avid Pro Tools software day-to-day with workflow efficiency in mind.

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.