Setting Up Tempo in Pro Tools

Series Summary

Today’s digital musical equipment and recording software like Pro Tools and GarageBand have made it possible to get professional quality recordings from your own home recording studio. Some of the most creative and innovative music being produced today is made by those outside the mainstream music industry. With the right combination of quality microphones, amps, instruments and inspiration you can put together your home studio and start creating the album of the year today.

In this series of free video clips you’ll learn how to use your own recording software in your own home. Expert musician and studio engineer RT Ouk shares tips on the various ways you can use Pro Tools. He takes you step-by-step through the process of busing and using other devices you’ll need to start recording your own music. By following the simple steps in these free videos you can build a home recording studio capable of creating professional production quality recordings.

Video Transcript

"First I'll be talking about setting up your tempo. When you're bouncing something a loop down from one machine to another you got to make sure the tempos match up so that when you bounce it you can line it up everything else and everything will be in sync with each other. You know what I'm saying? So, when I go into my session I'm going to go into window and show my transport. Once my transport is open I can actually change tempo the right within there. I'm going to change it to 81.3 and now my tempo will be linked up to my macbook where I actually have Logic and where I'm going to record a loop. I could also change my tempo within this tempo plus button right here and just change it manually within here. Once your tempo is all set you'll be able to bounce any type of audio you need. You could also create click tracks so that you can actually hear your BPM. So that when you play, you can play along to the BPM and you can also bring in other sounds from other clips or other songs or any type of live instrumentation."