Recording Studio Getting Started (2 of 3): Pro Tools Sessions - Pro Tools® M-Powered™ Essential

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If you havent already, launch Pro Tools M-Powered Essential. You have several options here on the Quick Start screen. The Session Templates are great because they include preloaded tracks, instruments and effects for the selected musical style. Lets get started and select the Rock Guitar Template.

You can rename your session, as well as change the location to save the file . . . Click Save, and Pro Tools will load your new session.

Lets take a quick look at a Pro Tools session. There are 2 main Windows in Pro Tools, the Mix window . . ., and the Edit window. You can use the Keyboard Short Cut Ctrl + Equal (or Cmd + Equal on Mac) to toggle between the mix and edit windows.

Every track in the Edit Window has a corresponding channel in the Mix Window.

In the mix window you have a volume fader; solo, mute, and record enable buttons; and above that, pan control.

At the top of the window you have inserts and sends. Inserts are where you insert effects and signal processors. Here is the SansAmp pre-amp plug-in inserted on a guitar track.

When you want to add the same effect to multiple tracks, like Reverb for example, you use the Sends and return tracks. Here you can see that Send A is setup for Reverb. On the Reverb Return track is the D-Verb Reverb plug-in. The Sends allow you to send a tracks audio signal to be processed. The more you send the, more effect you will hear.

Lets switch to the Edit Window by pressing Ctrl + = (or Cmd + = on Mac). The transport controls appear at the top of the Edit Window. To the left is the counter which shows bars and beats, and can also display minutes and seconds. Next to that are your editing tools, and all of the tracks appear along the left side.

Click the small triangle on the far right to show the zoom controls. Im going to click to zoom out so I can see more of the timeline. You can also click and drag to zoom. Lets also go to the Options Menu and make sure loop playback and dynamic transport are disabled (or unchecked).

In the next video were going to start building our song by bringing in one of the Pro Tools Essential Loops.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Pro Tools
• GarageBand
• Recording Audio USB

[fyourcouchnigga]

I farted.

[Garethbanae20iou]

Sounds like kermit the frog

[MsHazelee]

Hi!

I was wondering if you could help me?

I laid down my midi tracks first.

set my tempo markers using control i

but I need the measures to match up with the new tempo.

I am trying to record the midi files with real instruments and the performers need a proper score to read from.

Are there things that I need to click off to change the tempo without affecting the file. Currently I want the measures to be 4/4. but my tempo for 4/4 is about 2.5 measures instead of 1 measure.

Help :z

[Songwriter4God]

@noe And, what do you mean by "cause they keep telling me is a demo use only"? I don't understand this. Sorry! More on the amp though, if you have an electric guitar and don't have Guitar Rig or something you'll want an amp, and I sure hope you have one or else I don't know how you're playing it! :P An interface simply interprets audio and turns it into data, so it's not gonna make your guitar louder, so if you want to use an electric guitar and just it, you'll want an amp or amp emulator.

[Songwriter4God]

@princenoe1 Protools LE, people say is totally different from Protools. No Protools certified engineer or producer would want LE or SE, they're LITE versions of Protools, they don't have as many features, but they're still Protools. I think they only say that because they know the full thing. It most likely doesn't work exactly like it, but it should work similar since it is Protools and by Avid. You shouldn't need an amp, you should be able to plug your guitar in and use a virtual one.

[princenoe1]

@Songwriter4God My bad man wrong question lol but my friend told me I need an amplifier to make it work but does it come in handy? cause they keep telling me is a demo use only.. But I want to know does it matter? And work just like protools?

[Songwriter4God]

@Vernhicular It seems pretty clear to me, but I have some experience recording. This guy is pretty bad at explaining it though and has a worse voice than the guy on the CBS news...

[Songwriter4God]

@kingforlifejuelz if it's XLR or 1/4 inch. Not phantom power though, need a preamp or something with phantom power.

[Songwriter4God]

@princenoe1 Why would you want to? ROFL

[Vernhicular]

extremely vague assuming and uninformative

[skrudreiveren]

@princenoe1 no