Composing In Pro Tools 8

[mukeshhimesh]

pro tool 8 . . .this is a free softwear.

Can i download on net. .

[MediaTrapper]

Natural drum programming just takes time, determination, and an understanding of the drum kit and how it is played. If I were you I would just buy/download a huge library of midi sequences and test them out. Once you find one that feels appropriate you can edit it to your tastes. Never forget that drums need to have dynamics in order to sound natural and they need to have multiple samples. So let me ask you - are you using ReDrum or the extra Reason Drums pack? PM me please.

[Musicmanefrain]

I have been thinking that its my drum library, its just not organized enough. then i think of reason. its just too much to addition a sound and work it into my sequence. cause i use reason as a trigger but write in the midi editor in protools is that just not a good way? i do it this way so i can have more control over what my patterns do and how they change throughout the song such as fills and beats but its just no fun lol could this be my problem?

[Musicmanefrain]

I'm used to "audition, Drag and drop, Sequence, and arrange." witch takes moments to find that "sound" write my part and see if it works with my drum beat.

[Musicmanefrain]

I know this is a very noob question. I've been used to having a drummer. I always wrote in other softwares to do my drum tracks. Now I have upgraded to a Protools 8 HD3 system and want to do everything within my Mac I have reason 4 rewire that helps to write my drums but its rather a slow processed and its too complicated of a process to Cycle through Sounds and Rhythms. (I know there is an easier way) I usually use one shot drum samples and write my drum beats from scratch but Its just too slow

[Musicmanefrain]

Hey Media Trapper, Its MusicManEfrain From YouTube I have a Question Maybe Even something you can do a video about or whatever works for you.

How do you write your Drums in Protools? I am having the hardest time getting my Drums To Sound The Way I would like them to weather it would be Natural live Drums Hip hop type of drums or Very Articulate dance drums or whatever.

[2uTomas]

Could you give us step by step tutorial on how to record electric guitar?You know how to make it work?

[SiNishad]

what plug in did you use to get the midi sounds? it sounds really good

[MediaTrapper]

@SiNishad I used EZDrummer with the basic drumkit. I also used the MiniGrand & Xpand2 plugins that come with PT LE 8.0.

[paaskemus]

Could you show how to make the drums beat? What plug-ins, and how you've made it all?

- I just got pro tools 8 today, and theres so much to start with.

Jeppe

[gnappolino2010]

i wish i can use pro tools like you i want recording my Preproduction i play the guitar, Bass my self i use Midi Piano, Keyboard and Drums but the Drums are my big problem i use a midi Keyboard for editing and recording the drums , can you give me some advice ?? thanks

Greetings from Switzerland

[MediaTrapper]

@gnappolino2010 I guess I'd have to ask a few questions first regarding the capabilities of your keyboard's sequencer. Does it give you advanced MIDI editing in terms of swing and quantization? Also, is it a sampled kit or a General MIDI kit? There are many things that could cause your drums to sound "small" or out of sync. Answer these questions and we will devise a solution.

[jonysatie]

Guitar doesn't fit very good. The rest sounds better

[MediaTrapper]

@jonysatie  In respect to what - EQ, pan, level, etc?

[jonysatie]

@MediaTrapper Tempo. In my opinion the guitar appears a little bit earlier (maybe part of a second) in time.

[MediaTrapper]

@jonysatie Your opinion is fact sir.  I wanted to post this so much that I didn't quantize the "MIDI Guitar" to the grid. At first I thought you were talking about an EQ issue - that I might disupute, but in this case you are indeed correct.

Thanks for the input!

[Dholland7]

I really like this track so smooth.

[gus361]

nice, questions though...whats your definition of mastering and what how did you master yours?

[MediaTrapper]

Well, to be technical - my use of the word "mastering" isn't necessarily the correct term. Most people don't recognize what "mastering" really is vs. "premastering", hence the reason I chose the word "mastering". In all fairness, I actually created the "premaster" which could be defined as the final process of dynamics, EQ, dither, levels, and sometimes mixing/stem mixing.I learned most about mastering from Bob Katz's book, "Mastering Audio: the art and the science" and my education.

[MediaTrapper]

@gus361 Did you want a brief explanation of my mastering approach?

[gus361]

@MediaTrapper sure, thanks.

[MediaTrapper]

@gus361 I'll write up something for you as soon as I can - I just moved so life is a little crazy. :)

[jpmiranda82]

Hi, great job! Can u help me? I have a macbook pro and mac pro, so I´d like to know what´s the basic hardware/keyboard/protools/plu­gins to composing film sound track (virtual instruments). Thanks and keep the good work"

[TheOmniBeats]

Real Nice, I Love Pro Tools Aswell Maybe We Should Collab Or Just Swap Opinions.

~Omni~

[MediaTrapper]

That sounds like a great idea - just let me know what it is that you'd like to do. I love collab videos!

[bwbrown]

Cool Appa, you are a Pro Tools geek!

[brilliantou]

nice composition!

[MediaTrapper]

Thanks!

[brilliantou]

:-)