Pro Tools Recording Tips 1 - Compressing Vocals by Clouded Moon Productions

a quick tutorial on how to setup Pro Tools to record with compression. This is just one of many recording methods and techniques you can use and others may have different views or techniques they like to use. This method is one I personally use when recording artists.
I appologize for the low sound quality of the video, it was done on a freeware program that records your computer screen and sound from the computer's mic. It doesn't support ASIO devices so I couldn't use a professional mic to record my voice through the Pro Tools interface. If you would like to hear a sample of my work with this technique used then please visit http://www.jango.com/music/Clouded+Moon+Productions?l=0 as all songs posted on this site where recorded this way. Thanks!

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Education

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• Pro Tools
• recording
• tips
• tricks
• turorial
• walk through
• how to
• vocal recording
• vocals
• instruments
• compressor
• compression
• clouded moon productions
• beats
• instrumentals

[jrichview]

Why put plugin on aux channel and feed it to another channel rather than insert on the channel you are recording? Does that cause you to record wet and not have a dry uncompressed version to work with? Needs a bit more explanation why 1 vs other.

[CloudedMoonBeats]

@jrichview so the method I'm showing you is going to record the signal with the compression, so you would not have a dry version recorded. Most professionals record this way because they are confident in their ability to compress the signal just a little bit (enough to control any loud peaks). this saves on system resources that would normally be eaten up by running a compressor on each track...hope this helps clear things up.

[ShiroKhat]

Hey man , nice video I liked it. But How can I get that "smack" compressor? I saw that it's very expensive , you know how I can get this free? thanks

[sivad02]

Thanks man! Just what I needded!

[deeboithaprince615]

Man i have been trying to figure this out for a yr now ever since i got Pro Tools. Thanks man ur a big help to up & coming producers

[wer1lifeproductions]

This is a cool tip bro.

[superlocrian1]

sound of your voice sux man….

[CloudedMoonBeats]

@FLERT1456 nothing to worry about, sounds like the bus sends have been renamed in Pro Tools, as long as you choose the same bus (no matter what it is called) when routing from one track to another it should work just fine.

[FLERT1456]

@CloudedMoonBeats yo why when i try to bus a track..all that pops up is reverb or delay sterio .not bus 1.2 etc please help

[CloudedMoonBeats]

@MaKkIStYlEDxB ahh, youtube is blocking me from posting the link, just google "optimize windows 7 for protools" and it should be the first link google shows.