Strike Explained®
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Tutorial 1
Introduction
8:13Get a birds-eye view of the Strike user interface and what all the buttons and dials do.
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Tutorial 2
Configuration Window
9:54Learn all about the features and functions found in Strike's Configuration Window, which will help you set Strike up to run the best on your computer and more.
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Tutorial 3
The Main Page
8:55Learn all about the features and functions found in Strike's Main Window, which will help you create cool dynamics and groovy feels in your drum parts and more.
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Tutorial 4
Playing Strike
8:12See all the different ways to play Strike's sounds and patterns and how to program them in Pro Tools to create your drum track.
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Tutorial 5
The Style Page
7:12Discover all of the cool features and functions found in Strike's Style Page that will allow you to fine tune your grooves ahead or behind the beat as well as some cool tips and tricks for customizing the pattern keys.
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Tutorial 6
The Kit Page
10:24Explore how to mix and match drum kit pieces with different patterns, how to import your own samples and use Strike's sound parameters to further shape your sounds, as well as create your own custom kits.
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Tutorial 7
The Mix Page
11:33Discover the features and functions of the Mix Page and how to get an amazing studio quality mix using the built-in effects from right within Strike.
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Tutorial 8
The Style Editor
11:36Learn all about the features and functions found in the Style Editor Window and how to edit styles within Strike and create you own patterns fast.
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Tutorial 9
Groove Locking
4:34Get in the groove! Watch how easy it is to have Strike play in the groove with other loops or even live performances.
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Tutorial 10
Printing Strike
5:56Don't be afraid to commit. See the exact steps to get audio out of Strike in separate channels and print them to audio tracks within a Pro Tools session for further editing and mixing.
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Tutorial 11
Exporting MIDI
2:57Discover how easy it is to export your Strike performance to a MIDI Track in Pro Tools for further editing and control.
Presented by AIR Users Blog founder and Pro Tools maven Russ Hughes, "Strike Explained" goes in deep, exploring the vast and powerful AIR virtual drum instrument Strike.
This in-depth series is for beginner to intermediate users of Strike and will take you through it all step by step, showing you its features and functions, as well as cool tips and tricks. Learn how to easily navigate its windows and menus, load and create custom kits, load your own samples, create grooves and patterns, print Strike to multiple audio tracks in Pro Tools, and much more.
If you want to get the most out of Pro Tool's awesome virtual drum instrument Strike, stop right here. "Strike Explained" will give you the knowledge needed to create professional groovy beats and rhythm tracks, fast. Don't miss a beat, get "Strike Explained" today.
I started young. My father was a Jazz piano player who would play Oscar Peterson on the piano, I would go in as a kid and sit and listen to him in wonder. When he left the room I would try and knock out tunes myself. When I was 15 I swapped my bike for a really bad electric guitar which I went home and plugged into my sister's hi-fi, she was not impressed. From there I started having bands in the garage and the rest, as they say, is history.
2. What training have you had?
As a musician, no formal training, I just picked things up by ear. Over the years I've been lucky to work and play with some of the best musicians around, that rubs off on you, playing with great people means you either get better or get a different job! As a trainer I've done a lot of public speaking, presentations and seminars to groups of anything from 10 to 3,000 people. Again, you either get good or get hungry.
3. When did you get into recording?
When I was 17 I bought myself a Tascam 244 Portastudio, that was a 4 track cassette based recording system that cost around $1800! In those days that was a miracle being able to record and mix on separate tracks. Once I got that then I was hooked, in fact I forgotten the stuff I've bought over the years, I just look music and technology and so recording ticks both of my passion boxes!
4. People you have worked with/for?
It's a long list and to name drop would sound like throwing pans down a stone staircase. I've worked with and for, in a technical and programming capacity UB40, T-Pau, Elton John, The Beat, New Order, Jools Holland, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Duran Duran, and Japan to name some of those blasts from the past... I'm old!
5. Why are you so good at training people?
I didn't know I was, perhaps it's the combination of my passion for the music and the gear coupled with a genuine desire to help people to use their gear without any barriers. I read the manual as a last resort (often because they are so badly written) so I guess that other's may feel the same, so I try to find a way of making things as simple as possible, I try not to pretend to be an expert, more a guy who's just figured it out. I also have a terrible sense of humour, which means when I train live there are a lot of laughs.
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