Pro Tools Sketch Explained

Join Pro Tools pro Eli Krantzberg for an in-depth AVID Sketch video course! Sketch is the new clip-based app for Pro Tools that helps the modern music maker quickly create and organize musical ideas in a new, exciting, non-linear fashion. Ideal for producers, beatmakers, film scorers, and more, this new tool can revolutionize the way you compose, and Eli will show you how to make the most of every feature and component. These videos are for new Pro Tools Sketch users.

Videos

• What is Pro Tools Sketch? (03:42) - Get a quick overview of what Sketch does and the basic file management functions for using it either alone or with Pro Tools sessions.

• A Tour of the Sketch Window (04:27) - Learn about the basic controls, GUI elements, and important areas in the Sketch window.

• Loading & Playing Clips & Scenes (06:28) - See how to load clips from the media browser, how to control playback of clips & scenes, and how to move clips around the clip launcher grid.

• Recording MIDI (06:40) - Discover a couple of different ways of recording MIDI directly into the clip launcher.

• Recording Audio (06:06) - See how to record audio into Pro Tools Sketch either through the inputs on your audio interface or routed from a bus within an open Pro Tools session.

• Audio Clip Editing (05:46) - Hear the select, split, erase, duplicate, reverse, trim, fade, stretch functions and more in action.

• MIDI Clip Editor (06:57) - Explore the note creation and editing options and workflows available in the Pro Tools Sketch MIDI Clip Editor.

• SynthCell QuickStart (09:00) - Learn about the basic features found in this versatile two oscillator subtractive synthesis virtual instrument as a sample-and-hold pad-type sound is created from scratch.

• PlayCell QuickStart (04:36) - Learn how to make some basic modifications to the factory presets in this great-sounding sample playback instrument.

• Mixer & Effects (06:15) - Discover the simple and intuitive insert and send effects native to Pro Tools Sketch.

• Creating an Arrangement (03:19) - See how to string your clips together into an arrangement within the Pro Tools Sketch window.

• Exporting (08:45) - Explore various ways of getting your ideas from Sketch into Pro Tools sessions, including drag and drop of individual clips, scenes, or full arrangements, exporting offline from Sketch, recording ideas in real time from Sketch into Pro Tools, and more.