Advanced Pro Tools Tutorial, Part 7a: Master and Aux Tracks

[tjplusproductions]

You do a good job! I learned a lot!

[jahfus]

i appreciate this Video bro,thx for uploading...OneLove

[judge4yourself]

well the hell happened from 2:28 - 2:37... did you have a brain fart... lol.. i love all the tutorials ... you really helped a lot

[TheSickRick]

Thanks bro... I was having a hard time figuring out how I could master my song with out having to bounce it and mastering it as a mp3

[ImSeanConstant]

lmao @ 2:34

[LastDayStudios]

You need to make a video on how you handle sibilant vocals....I WOULD LOVE TO SEE HOW YOU TAME THAT BEAST THAT ENGINEERS GRIEVE SO MUCH.

[rootvalue]

@LastDayStudios Just to let you know, a great tip is to get a good sound at the source. A great way to avoid sibilants is to raise the microphone a few inches, and pointed down toward their mouth. Sibilants tend to come out of the mouth downward, so if your microphone is above that region, it should pick up a clearer sound. A trick I use is placing the pop filter where I want the vocalist to speak as opposed to right in front of the raised mic. Hope that helps!

[LastDayStudios]

@rootvalue yeah, this post was a year ago>i've learned sooooo much since then my friend>I actually know that recording technique>and have over six ways to approach sibilant vocals effectively.

[jericho667]

nice! thanks!

[stevewaiatutube]

digi 003 rack ha dirty ha

[RichaudLegacy]

Thank you so much

[maxneu]

what was that shit at 2:38?

[isbister1500]

@maxneu lol

[Y3KHmongMusician]

That's the hardest part in mixing music man. That's what professionals get paid to do. It takes a really good sound engineer to fix that so it sounds good. But you have to just mess around with the frequencies to get your music to sound less "muffled".

[Y3KHmongMusician]

How do you create a "Send" section? For my ProTools program I can only do "Inserts".

[bbunters]

You probably know by now, but I believe the 'sends' are found in the Mix window NOT the edit window. They should be located just above each tracks panning controls.

Happy mixing!

[pigolet2178]

i am a pro tool beginner, can someone tell me the difference between sends and output?

[Fuchs666]

I suppose it's like on a real console ... aux for sub-mixes, effects etc.

If you choose output only (1-2 for example) on a audio track the auiosignal will be routed to output 1-2 directly without effects on it (it's the dry signal you'll hear) ... if you put a send on it you can choose the due of the dry/wet signal ... if you choose "bus 1-2" in your i/o section (of the audio-track - no output assigned) you hear the wet signal (works like a insert) ...

If I'm wrong please correct me ...

[pigolet2178]

thanks, but can you use output for reverb or delay effects still?

[Fuchs666]

If you create an audio track and put reverb or delay (or any other effect) on its inserts (like in the video but instead of the aux-track you put it on the audiotracks insert) and in your i/o settings output is selected the effects work like on the aux-track... but you only hear the wet signal (depending on the settings of your effect-plugin) ... if you want the wet signal only you can use output without aux ...

It works like on a real mixer ... inserts and aux-sends ;-)

[pigolet2178]

thanks! do you know why there is a lock next to shuffle mode? I've asked a professional, who still doesn't know why.

[kevincowart]

may need to master it (making sure that the sample rate is correct, eq, and stuff like that)

[emprrah]

llol @ da screw up

[causalityofbeing]

you can add some gain to your overall track or single them out and apply gain. do you use any eq? what do you put on your master track?

[14Gott]

Did you check the sample rate and bit depth?

CD works with 44.1 khz of sample rate, and 16 bits.

[IAmAFugitiveOnTheRun]

Thank you!

[RayMcDicey]

Thanks a lot, this was great information. This is the first time I ever commented on a youtube video. Thanks.

[yamaximusya]

How did you get 32 Buss tracks? I use an mbox and have 16. What should I buy to get 32 ?

[rudiebassic]

This guy is using a 002... You should get a 003

[Alwaysbaggyjeans]

haha dude, thanks for the Pro Tools tutorial. You should watch a Imovie tutorial. haha, no but really thanks, good info.

[killthepixelnow]

Is it better to handle the amount of reverb (or any effect) by using the send fader? I usually send 100% to the Bus. then I control the amount (wet/dry) in the Aux Track. Pretty useful when applying reverb to guitars. What do you think?