Pro Tools Tips & Tricks-Vol 1

Chapter 1 : Editing

• 6:31

  Beat Detective Collection Mode

  Learn to use the Beat Detective Collection Mode on Multi Tracked Drums to quickly and easily tighten them up and make the performance groove.

• 6:51

  Kick Drum Replacement

  See how to easily replace and or enhance the Kick Drum track in your songs and sessions.

• 8:59

  Snare Drum Replacement

  Learn how to replace and or enhance the Snare Drum track in your songs and sessions with other samples.

• 5:44

  Tom Replacement

  Learn how to realistically replace and or enhance the Toms in your songs and sessions.

• 4:04

  Conforming a Click to a Drummer

  Learn how to make a click track follow a drummer’s performance and timing.

• 5:19

  Stuttering Guitars

  See how to create a cool Stuttering effect for guitars, keyboards, drums or any other instrument.

• 6:12

  Beat Detective with No Click

  Learn how to easily quantize a drummer or track that wasn’t originally recorded to a Click Track and make it groove.

• 9:36

  Using Beat Detective on Bass

  Using Beat Detective on bass instruments can be hard as their attacks are usually to weak to get good triggers… Kenny shows you the fix.

• 4:32

  Scratching in Pro Tools

  See how to recreate the classic DJ Scratching Effect on any vocal, drum, guitar, or other track in Pro Tools.

• 5:39

  Quantizing & Conform Loops

  Discover how to use Beat Detective to Quantize any loop to any tempo you choose and make it groove.

• 4:39

  Flexible Drum Loop Time

  Learn to make a standard drum loop fit any tempo and even adjust for tempo changes in your song.

• 6:45

  Making Grooves with Rex Files

  Learn to simply and quickly assemble REX Files into cool grooves and outline your song.

• 4:39

  Splitting Drum Loops

  See how to break up a drum loop and adjust its levels and add effects to its individual elements.

• 5:44

  Replacing Drum Loop Sounds

  Learn the steps to easily replace the elements in a drum loop such as its kicks and snares with better samples.

• 4:18

  Recording Background Vocals

  Discover the trick to easily record and manage background vocals in your songs by utilizing smart tracking techniques.

• 6:13

  Comping Vocals

  Learn the art of recording multiple takes of vocals and turning them all into the one Perfect Take.

• 6:55

  Relative Grid Mode

  Learn helpful ways to use Pro Tool’s Relative Grid Mode when editing large sections of songs and more.

Chapter 2 : Mixing

• 5:51

  Using Mono Delays

  Learn to creatively use Mono Delays in your productions. Discover how to make them change over time and introduce a filter type effect.

• 3:33

  Ping Pong Delay

  Learn to create an authentic Ping Pong Delay in your sessions. See how a real engineer reproduces the analog outboard gear effect in Pro Tools.

• 3:57

  Cymbal Compression

  Learn the tricks to make sizzling cymbals in your songs and sessions.

• 4:09

  Parallel Compression

  See how to create the Punch that’s heard on today’s recordings and productions in your songs and sessions.

• 4:24

  Kick Tone Enhancement

  Learn to create a fat, huge sounding bass drum in your songs and sessions by using the Pro Tools Signal Generator plug-in.

• 5:41

  Auto-Tune Graphic Mode

  Auto-Tunes advanced Graphic Mode is explained and demystified by showing it being used on an actual out of tune vocal track.

• 6:44

  Automating Eq & Pan

  See the steps on how to quickly automate EQ and Panning to create cool filter effects and sonic movement in your mixes.

• 2:51

  Wah-Wah Effect

  You will throw away your Wah-Wah pedals after seeing how you can easily create the best sounding and most responsive Wah-Wah effect in Pro Tools.

• 4:29

  De-Essing Vocals

  Learn a great way to reduce sibilance in your vocal tracks with laser sharp precision.

• 4:56

  Sidechain Gating

  Learn this tried and true studio technique to create dynamic effects and track enhancements.

• 3:06

  Sidechain Compression

  Discover how to create a more effective natural sounding compressor with this insightful studio trick.

• 4:56

  Using Extra Bank of Sends

  Learn some cool techniques for utilizing the extra bank of sends included with version 7.x of Pro Tools.

• 7:39

  Sidechain Gating Drums

  See how to make a highly accurate Drum Gate effect without the typical drum misfires.

• 8:46

  Sidechain Gating Triggered

  Know the advanced way to better trigger a Gate in your Pro Tools sessions.

• 2:07

  Trim Mode Trick

  See how to use Trim Automation to quickly and easily adjust settings such as volume.

• 10:19

  Six Ways to use Trim Mode

  Learn six slick, time saving ways to adjust the overall gain of the tracks in your songs and sessions.

• 7:41

  Relative Trim Mode

  Learn some cool techniques for Relative Trim Mode.

• 10:06

  Reverse Effects

  See how to recreate the classic backwards reverb effect easily in Pro Tools and align it perfectly with your tracks.

• 3:49

  Using Indigo as a Vocoder

  Learn to get the best results from the Indigo TDM Synth plug-in when used as a Vocoder. These tips can be applied to LE and M-Powered systems too!

Chapter 3 : Utility

• 3:23

  Making a Click Track

  Discover how to make polyrhythmic - zero latency click track that will even follow the tempo changes in your songs and sessions.

• 2:57

  Talent Dimming

  This handy studio utility trick shows you how to automatically control your talent’s level in between takes.

• 20:18

  Advanced Markers

  The definitive tutorial for learning how to creatively use Markers in Pro Tools. This info will greatly enhance your track management, session navigation, recording sessions and more.

• 3:51

  Talkback Ducking

  Learn this cool studio utility trick to automatically lower and raise your talkback mic level when the music starts and stops.