May 16, 2010

This is a list of all the Command Focus Keyboard Shortcuts in Pro Tools 8. Memorizing these will save you a lot of time! I’m using these most of the time in the Tutorials as well. Fl Shuffle mode F2 Slip mode F3 Spot mode F4 Grid mode F5 Zoomer tools F6 Trimmer tools F7 Selector tools F8 Crabber tools F9 Scrubber tools F10 Pencil tools Fll Wait for...

May 10, 2010

I’ve decided to create a bunch of quick to the point tutorials that just give you the needed information in a very condensed time. To start this series off I’ll be addressing Pro Tools 8 Essential Keyboard Shortcuts in three separate tutorials. There are so many short cuts to know in Pro Tools and knowing them can really save you a ton of time and...

Mar 12, 2010

The conductor in Pro Tools can be a really frustrating thing until you understand it’s basic function, which is really simple. When turned on, colored blue, it follows the tempo timeline value on the edit screen – usually defaults to 120 bpm. If you want to use Identify Beat or draw tempo changes with the pencil tool in the Tempo timeline area then...

Mar 6, 2010

Ok, this is purely visual but can help if you’re using the minimal mixer view in Pro Tools and the meters are getting too small to see. Simply press Control+Option+Command and click on any meter in Pro Tools 8 and it will turn all meters into fat...

Feb 13, 2010

Here we look at a few advanced shortcuts that save a lot of time when trying to snap regions or sync points to specific areas in the timeline. (Please expand the video player to full screen mode for a better view.)...

Dec 18, 2009

A quick look at using the Real Time Properties menu to quantize midi notes. Keep in mind you can do this all in Real Time while playback is active. (Please expand the video player to fullscreen mode for a better...

Dec 9, 2009

Here we look at the difference between the Tick and Sample timebase for a given audio track. Make sure Elastic Mode is enabled and on the Rhythmic setting. (Please expand the video player to fullscreen mode for a better...

Jun 29, 2009

So we’ll be talking about getting control over Reason instruments in Pro Tools and how to utilize both Instrument and Midi Tracks in the process. So the first thing to do is set up a stereo Instrument Track and create a multichannel Reason Insert. So at this point Reason should have either opened or you already opened it after launching Pro Tools. So...

May 29, 2009

This is a topic that gets everyone pretty heated and I want to open the floor for discussion. This is a subject that sits very close to home for me, spending way too much of my life with both of them. I love each program for different reasons and I’m just going to start by listing what I feel ( and some factual info ) are the pro’s con’s of...

May 6, 2009

You can do a lot with very little now and it’s kind of amazing how fast the transition has happened. I went from having a full blown Pro Tools HD 3 Accel system with an amazing array of outboard gear in a cobblestone house in upstate NY (pic above) to having a stripped down writing/production set up in my loft apartment in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. I was...