Pro Tools Tutorial : Setting Up a Record Session in Pro Tools

Free Pro Tools Tutorial! Learn how to setup a record session with expert tips and advice on sound editing in this free video.

Expert: Alexander Markowski
Bio: Alexander Markowski has been using Pro Tools since 1991 which has become a large portion of his professional experience in sound engineering for television and feature films.
Filmmaker: Reggie Hayes

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Science & Technology

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[swaggaboy77]

have yall saw that every video he has the same blue shirt lol

[Airtime456]

I wanted to know how come i cant see a level meter from my pro tools when i put my mic into my fast track pro interface. I am switching my i/o connections all around in still not seeing it while i record on pro tools but can hear the mic live , Can anyone help me with this step up.

[sandroslb]

@ICEProducer Oh! Thank you my friend, good tips. I have 4 gb in my mac and i'll gonna get 16 gb, I think this performance its gonna help me so much.

Thank you again.

[sandroslb]

@ICEProducer Oh! Thank you my friend, good tips. I have 4 gb in my mac and i'll gonna get 16 gb, I think this performance its gonna help me so much.

Thank you again.

[ICEProducer]

Sorry Expertville man, I commented on alot of questions. I am not a professional like your self but these are answers I thought were accurate. Please correct me if I am wrong.

[ICEProducer]

@thetoman You shouldn't record in 16-bit, recod in 24- bit or even 28-bit if you like. It's the bounce to disk that should be 16-bit. That will give you a smaller file size and industry standard quality.

[ICEProducer]

@dailyestate what exactly did you hook up? Are you using your stereo as a monitor system?

[ICEProducer]

@ramrout003 Pro tools only bounces .wav files, AIFF, etc...not .mp3 unless you unlock it. Usually means an iLok device. The best thing to do is get an mp3 convertor and convert to mp3 after the wav bounce. Wav files can be played well with quicktime player. If needed, search for a codec to add to the media player.

[ICEProducer]

@masonkrzeminski By default, ProTools mutes the audio tracks before you can play them. This is so you don't get blasted away right of the bat. Check your mixer channels for the master and stereo output channels. If you don't see them you have to add them. You have to make sure you have the audio preferences setup correctly under Protools>Preferences>Audio. Make sure your mAudio box or digidesign interface is correctly connected. I may be adding some tutorials on my channel soon.

[ICEProducer]

@LuisQelnene Sounds like the mix was recorded with a lower audio setting. You can buss that audio track to an aux track to add volume control. Adding compression is not recommended for audio too much, because it will create clipping, but you can add some compression to the audio and adjust the levels with the aux track control. There are videos that can show oyu how to do this.