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Pro Tools allows users to perfect the mix of an audio track and mix several of them together as one. Learn the basics of Pro Tools mixing in this free music recording software video from a professional musician.
There are 16 videos in this series:
Inserts and effects such as EQs, reverbs and delays in Pro Tools are adjustable and removable. Use inserts and effects correctly in Pro Tools with tips from an experienced music engineer in this free video on recording.
Using Pro Tools 6.9 or 7.1 does not matter when saving is concerned, it only changes the icon and the visual interface when the session opens. Save a copy of a Pro Tools session without affecting the current session with tips from an experienced music engineer in this free video on recording.
Playlists are used to keep track of all the separate recordings done in a recording session. Make playlists in a Pro Tools session to keep track of all the recorded performances; and access them easily with tips from an experienced music engineer in this free video on recording.
Pro Tools markers are used to mark certain points in a song visually to go to them quickly. Make markers in a Pro Tools session to mark certain important parts and points of a session with tips from an experienced music engineer in this free video on recording.
Double an audio track in Pro Tools by copying it to a new track, duplicating the track or dragging it to a new empty track. Create double tracks easily and quickly using keystrokes and a few clicks of a mouse in this free video from an experienced music engineer.
Double a playlist in Pro Tools by copying it to a new track, duplicating the track or dragging it to a new empty track. Create double tracks easily and quickly using keystrokes and a few clicks of a mouse in this free video from an experienced music engineer.
Pro Tools Audio Suite actually affects the track permanently and is not an insert that can be removed. Understand the difference between the Audio Suite and inserts in this free video from an experienced music engineer.
A single band EQ in Pro Tools allows the user to affect the gain and the amplitude of one certain frequency within a sound. Add a single band EQ to a track and learn how to use it with tips from an experienced music engineer in this free video on recording.
A four band EQ in Pro Tools allows the user to affect the gain and the amplitude of four certain frequencies within a sound. Add a four band EQ to a track and learn how to use it with tips from an experienced music engineer in this free video on recording.
A four band EQ in Pro Tools allows the user to affect the gain and the amplitude of seven certain frequencies within a sound. Add a seven band EQ to a track and learn how to use it with tips from an experienced music engineer in this free video on recording.
A low pass EQ filter in Pro Tools allows the user to affect the gain and the amplitude of the high end frequencies within a sound or track. Add a low pass EQ filter to a track and learn how to use it with tips from an experienced music engineer in this free video on recording.
A high pass EQ filter in Pro Tools allows the user to affect the gain and the amplitude of the low end frequencies within a sound or track. Add a high pass EQ filter to a track and learn how to use it with tips from an experienced music engineer in this free video on recording.
The wrong way to add reverb to a Pro Tools track is to add it directly to an audio track without busing it to an auxiliary track. Discover why this is the wrong way to add reverb to an audio track and what the right way is in this free video from an experienced music engineer.
The right way to add reverb to a Pro Tools track is to bus it to an auxiliary track that has reverb on it so as to preserve the audio quality of the original track. Discover why this is the right way to add reverb to an audio track and what the wrong way is in this free video from an experienced music engineer.
Remove Pro Tools inserts and effects from an audio track by pressing the bypass button or actually holding the apple key and clicking on the insert to bypass it. Remove inserts and sends from any track with the click of a mouse in Pro Tools with these tips from an experienced music engineer in this free video.
Naming sends in a Pro Tools session is good for organizing the whole track and keeping track of what is going on. Name sends in a Pro Tools session to keep track of effects with these tips from an experienced music engineer in this free video.
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 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 free video on mixing audio tracks in Pro Tools, a professional music engineer demonstrates how to fine-tune an audio track. Learn how to use master tracks, track icons and auxiliary inputs in Pro Tools. Adjust audio tracks using muting and copying inserts in the mix and edit windows including multi-band EQ inserts and reverb. Make better recordings and understand how to use the Audio Suite in Pro Tools with the tips in the music software lesson and soon the major labels will take notice! Many of the tracks on the radio were created or mixed using Pro Tools.
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