How to Operate different functions within Pro-Tools Software. (Part 2)

Tips for Independent Artist!!!Let’s select the first 3 tracks (remember, that’s “Shift” and click) and create a group using “Command + G”. Name it as you wish. Create a group for the next 3 Audio tracks, and then the 2 Aux Tracks.As you can see, next to each group’s name is a letter. With the Group Keyboard Focus enabled, you can use the letters on your keyboard to select/deselect these groups. If you wish to change the letter assignments or group attributes, use “Command + There are too many shortcuts in the Edit Window Keyboard Focus to go through in this tutorial alone. So I am going to provide what I believe are the most useful. (Remember, for these to work, you have to have the Edit Window Keyboard Focus selected. The “A-Z” should be yellow). To move your cursor within the Edit window Up/Down/Left/Right use P ; L “ respectively. This is great when editing, moving regions around, and even tracking. Let’s say our cursor is in the first track G + Up”We can move through tracks very quickly now, this is great in large sessions. We can also select contiguous tracks by using shift together with the shortcuts. Now, if the cursor is in a track we can use: “Shift + R” to record arm the track (or groups of tracks!) “Shift + S” to solo it “Shift + M” to mute it “Shift + I” for input monitoring (Pro Tools HD only). “Command + D” duplicates the selected region. It is automatically placed at the end of itself. Great if you need to loop something without using Loop Playback, for example a drum over and over. “Ctrl Up/Down” in edit window resizes the track. I hope this helps get your work flow in tense situations smooth and fast-moving. At the very least it should help with your confidence in Pro Tools. The only way to really learn these is to use them. I’ve attached a list of all the shortcuts covered in this tutorial. Feel free to print them out, put them on your wall and use them whenever you need! With time, they will become second-nature and soon you’ll be flying through your Pro Tools sessions!

How to Operate different functions within Pro-Tools Software. (Part 1)

Tips for Independent Artist!!! Playing music is not the only thing that a beginner musician has to be able to do. However, one should also be able to manage the tools that are available in a studio. In order to be able to produce a good sound in music studios, a musician has also to be able to learn about to how to operate Pro Tools. For a musician, Pro Tools is a good tool for them to make music. The ability to produce a multi-track music in single software cannot be matched by any other software. Thus, if you want to make your music better, you should start learning how to use Pro Tools. Learning Pro Tools cannot be done in a very short time, neither in a self-practicing. If you want to be good at using Pro Tools, you need to learn at pro tools classes nyc. The need of taking classes for learning Pro Tools is advisable because Pro Tools is complex software that you will never be able to learn in one single try. Learning from somebody who knows about how to operate this software will bring you a lot of advantages in the future as a musician. A crucial part of knowing Pro Tools is being able to navigate a session quickly and efficiently. When time is expensive and tempers are short, the session needs to run as smoothly and efficiently as possible. Be it tracking, editing, mixing or mastering – learning keyboard shortcuts is key to succeeding in the Pro Tools digital recording,editing,mixing world.Pro Tools has now created these tracks. The default view is the Edit Window. But we want to cycle to the Mix window. Use “Command and ‘+=’” Now, we’ll need to organize our I/O setup on the tracks. There are a few nifty shortcuts to learn here (as well as I/O settings, these shortcuts can be used on send and insert parameters). Note that Aux 1 and Aux 2 have input 1 and 2 again (and not the expected 7 and 8). This is because I only have 6 available inputs in my hardware. So Pro Tools will begin cascading again as soon as it reaches 6. You can apply the change all parameter shortcuts to selected (as opposed to ALL) tracks if you add “Shift” to them.It’s very important to name tracks as soon as possible because Pro Tools automatically names the file you record after that track. So if you have a big session, it may be difficult to remember what “Audio 1″ was in the Edit Window, Region Bin and in your Audio Files folder. So double click on the first track where it says “Audio 1″.