Pro Tools Automation Secrets
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6:42 Intro & Automation Basics
Get an introduction to and basic description of the automation types and modes.
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5:55 Plug-In Automation
See the steps required to enable automation for plug-ins.
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6:26 The Automation Window
A first look at the window which is the centerpiece of the Pro Tools automation world.
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8:23 Write-to Modes
Get a detailed look at the five “Write To” commands.
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8:26 Automatch
See how to take all or some of a track's parameters out of automation recording, without stopping the transport.
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7:17 Latch Prime During Stop
Learn the power and control you gain when you’re able to perform a number of automation tasks without even needing to press play.
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15:00 Preview Mode
Explore the coolest and best way to test out automation changes you want to make. When you’re happy, ‘punch’ them into your mix.
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14:49 Capture Mode
Learn how to capture anything from one to thousands of parameter states and then ‘punch’ them back to their tracks at will.
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12:31 Glide Automation
Using some of the techniques learned from the previous movies, see how easily you can make automation smoothly glide from in point to out.
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18:32 Snapshot Automation
Learn some ways you can use snapshots of multiple parameters. A mastering example is just one of the ways this technique could benefit you.
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7:51 VCAs
Learn about the clear mixing benefits of using VCAs in your Pro Tools workflow.
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13:15 Trim Modes
See how to turn existing automation up or down with new automation. Now you can keep complicated micro changes intact and turn the entire value up or down.
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8:13 Coalescing Trim & VCA Automation
Michael shows how to take all these secondary automation changes we’ve made, and write them back to their dependents.
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4:14 Read Trim Mode
Learn about this cool mode allowing you to make simple global changes to existing complex automation.
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6:26 Back / Back & Play
If you’re doing finicky automation passes, these two modes allow you to navigate quickly to correct mistakes as you go.
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3:10 Join & Auto Join
See the way the big movie mixers do it: When automating many parameters at a time, learn how you can stop and repair just the one error, and keep the others intact.
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23:54 Revisions in the Real World
Look at real world scenarios and solutions that a producer might come across.
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3:01 Use Duplicate Tracks
Learn a quick tip to preserve custom grouping when adding new tracks late in your mix.
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8:02 Grouping Specific Attributes
See a quick tip on a custom grouping situation which gives easy access to your headphone mix for global changes.
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1:55 Copy & Pasting Plug-in Settings
A look at how a simple feature can be more potent when married to a feature we learned earlier.
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2:20 Special Paste Tricks
In this final movie, discover how automation from one parameter can be copied and pasted to a different, non-matching parameter.
Product Overview
Learn essential Pro Tools automation features from a true Pro Tools master, Michael Costa. Discover Pro Tools' amazing, powerful mixing automation features and functions, and take your mixes to the next level. The automation features and techniques are shown in detail and will be used on every Pro Tools mixing project you ever do in the future!
Michael begins with in-depth video tutorials own the basics of automation in Pro Tools, followed by the steps required to enable automation for plug-ins. You'll then get a look at the Automation Window which is the centerpiece of the Pro Tools automation world. Moving on, you'll then learn all about the different automation modes such as Automatch, Latch Prime, Preview Mode, and Capture Mode and when to use them.
Next, discover what the Glide Automation and Snapshot Automation features are and how to use them effectively in your sessions, as well as see how to use VCAs, the different Trim Modes, Coalescing Trim & VCA Automation, and much, much more.
If you'd like to see what these Pro Tools automation videos show you and how they'll help you to better understand using automation in Pro Tools, check out the individual Pro Tools automation video descriptions on this page. If you're ready to harness the power of Pro Tools' amazing automation features, this is the Pro Tools automation tutorial series for you... Watch "Pro Tools Automation Secrets" today!
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Reviews
Submitted 1 year ago
Its all about Automation
Advanced but fantastic! Great explanations and examples. Great production tips are a bonus.
I am a: Hobbyist, Semi-Pro, Audio Engineer, Logic Pro, Pro Tools
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Submitted 2 years ago
My Mind Of Videos
I Like these Videos Very much, It opens the doors of and brings you into the Secrets of Pro Tools. Thanks Guys and Gals.
I am a: Professional, Musician, Audio Engineer, Pro Tools, Reason
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Submitted 2 years ago
Excelent, Still current on PT2018
Incredible resource and very clear and simple explanations
I am a: Professional, Musician, Producer, Audio Engineer, Sound Designer, Sound for Film/TV, Logic Pro, Pro Tools, Reason
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Submitted 2 years ago
Very Helpful
Great information and examples :)
I am a: Semi-Pro, Musician, Producer, Sound Designer, Game Designer, Logic Pro, Pro Tools
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Submitted 3 years ago
Great tutorial!
perfect teacher!
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Submitted 4 years ago
Very Useful Tips
Easy to understand and incorporate into my working practices.
I am a: Professional, Musician, Audio Engineer, Sound Designer, Sound for Film/TV, Logic Pro, Pro Tools
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Submitted 4 years ago
Absolutely AWESOME Course !!
My favorite author on Groove 3 doing an extremely interesting video on a surprisingly obscure and complicated subject. Can't say enough about the author or the video - clear, complete, coherently organized and presented, lots of easy to follow and thorough examples, unexpectedly interesting subject - I don't know how he could have done this any better. Don't miss this one.
I am a: Student, Musician, Audio Engineer, Pro Tools
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Submitted 4 years ago
Great tips
Its nice to see other peoples workflow. Plus I like the fact that if there is multiple ways of doing something all ways are explained. Its up to us to choose what works best for each situation. Never stop learning.
I am a: Professional, Musician, Producer, Audio Engineer, Sound Designer, Pro Tools
Ease of Use Quality of Videos Value of Training Access to Videos
Submitted 4 years ago
Automatic Automation
No, sorry ... this isn't 'automatic' in the sense that it does it for you, but it is 'automatic' in the sense of opening your mind to automation in PT. This is a comprehensive but fast paced series telling you everything you'd need to know other than possible esoterica when using a Digidesign/ Avid console. Highly recommended.
I am a: Semi-Pro
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Submitted 5 years ago
Good - old but good
Would be nice to get an updated version of this video as I am sure the automation is more powerful now. Still learned what I wanted to so I am happy.
I am a: Producer, Professional, Audio Engineer, Musician, Sound Designer, Sound for Film/TV
Ease of Use Quality of Videos Value of Training Access to Videos
Reviews
Submitted 1 year ago
Its all about Automation
Advanced but fantastic! Great explanations and examples. Great production tips are a bonus.
I am a: Hobbyist, Semi-Pro, Audio Engineer, Logic Pro, Pro Tools
Submitted 2 years ago
My Mind Of Videos
I Like these Videos Very much, It opens the doors of and brings you into the Secrets of Pro Tools. Thanks Guys and Gals.
I am a: Professional, Musician, Audio Engineer, Pro Tools, Reason
Submitted 2 years ago
Excelent, Still current on PT2018
Incredible resource and very clear and simple explanations
I am a: Professional, Musician, Producer, Audio Engineer, Sound Designer, Sound for Film/TV, Logic Pro, Pro Tools, Reason
Submitted 2 years ago
Very Helpful
Great information and examples :)
I am a: Semi-Pro, Musician, Producer, Sound Designer, Game Designer, Logic Pro, Pro Tools
Submitted 3 years ago
Great tutorial!
perfect teacher!
Submitted 4 years ago
Very Useful Tips
Easy to understand and incorporate into my working practices.
I am a: Professional, Musician, Audio Engineer, Sound Designer, Sound for Film/TV, Logic Pro, Pro Tools
Submitted 4 years ago
Absolutely AWESOME Course !!
My favorite author on Groove 3 doing an extremely interesting video on a surprisingly obscure and complicated subject. Can't say enough about the author or the video - clear, complete, coherently organized and presented, lots of easy to follow and thorough examples, unexpectedly interesting subject - I don't know how he could have done this any better. Don't miss this one.
I am a: Student, Musician, Audio Engineer, Pro Tools
Submitted 4 years ago
Great tips
Its nice to see other peoples workflow. Plus I like the fact that if there is multiple ways of doing something all ways are explained. Its up to us to choose what works best for each situation. Never stop learning.
I am a: Professional, Musician, Producer, Audio Engineer, Sound Designer, Pro Tools
Submitted 4 years ago
Automatic Automation
No, sorry ... this isn't 'automatic' in the sense that it does it for you, but it is 'automatic' in the sense of opening your mind to automation in PT. This is a comprehensive but fast paced series telling you everything you'd need to know other than possible esoterica when using a Digidesign/ Avid console. Highly recommended.
I am a: Semi-Pro
Submitted 5 years ago
Good - old but good
Would be nice to get an updated version of this video as I am sure the automation is more powerful now. Still learned what I wanted to so I am happy.
I am a: Producer, Professional, Audio Engineer, Musician, Sound Designer, Sound for Film/TV
1. When did you start dabbling in music?
I was classically trained in piano from the age of 7 and had a strong obsession with popular music right throughout my youth. I played keyboards in various rock bands in the mid 80's but found a pronounced leaning towards the technology and computer side of music as samplers and computers became more attainable in the late 80's.
2. What training have you had?
In 1989 I completed my Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Music Technology from La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia. Much of my tech knowledge in those pre-internet days came from devouring issues of Keyboard, Mix and EM - monthly, without fail.
3. When did you get into recording?
I started getting into recording in 1984 with a Tascam 244 4-track cassette system. In 1989 I moved to a Digidesign Sound Tools II system - a true random access 2 track editor - and that was the beginning of a long association with Digidesign products. I married this hardware up to Opcode's Studio Vision for many years as well as getting in at the ground floor with Pro Tools v1 in 1991. I've been a Pro Tools user since then right up to the current day.
4. People you have worked with/for?
I've been lucky enough to work with a huge cross section of talent within the Australian music scene. Names like: INXS, Little River Band, John Farnham, Kasey Chambers and Richard Clapton. Plus music editing on breakout movies like Shine and Strictly Ballroom with Oscar nominated composer, David Hirschfelder.
5. Why are you so good at training people?
I think I'm good at training because I really love this stuff - I genuinely want to show people how cool these tools are. Even as a fully grown adult, I still find myself getting excited like a little kid about the magic we can do with our systems these days and wondering how far it can go in the years to come. I hope that enthusiasm is contagious!
Products by Michael
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tutorial videoAuto-Tune 7 Explained
Officially authorized by the makers of Auto-Tune, Antares Audio Technologies, this collection of video tutorials will leave no Auto-Tune 7 question unanswered. Shot with Auto-Tune 7, the series contains in-depth video tutorials running over 2 1/2 hours in length.
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tutorial videoBuilding a DAW Mix Template
Studio wiz Michael Costa brings you in-depth video tutorials focused on building an awesome mixing template for your DAW. See how professionals get a mix done with this time-saving practice that allows you to concentrate on the mix!
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tutorial videoDSP Quattro Explained
DSP Quattro offers a unique way to process and edit audio and build CDs. In this comprehensive video tutorial series, studio expert Michael Costa unlocks the secrets of DSP Quattro and gets you running with this powerful studio tool.
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tutorial videoKush Plug-Ins Explained
Do you use Kush Audio plug-ins? Well, DAW guru Michael Costa is back and this time he is taking on Kush Audio's UBK-1 motion generating compressor and the Clariphonic dual channel parallel EQ. Michael breaks down the interfaces and how these two amazing, analog sounding plug-ins can be used on several different types of instruments.
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tutorial videoMastering in the Box Explained
This new series from studio wiz Michael Costa shows you the basics of mastering in your computer using typical plug-ins, and how to address many common issues found in recordings, as well as as more advanced techniques to solve other trickier problems, and get your songs and productions sounding their best!
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