Recording

Throughout my blog series on EQs I am going to refer to the free EQ plugin that comes with Pro Tools, the Digirack EQ III 7-band. First,...

In the next series of blog posts, I’m going to go through EQ, or equalization. I will talk about why we use it, and when and how to use...

A compressor has a lot of knobs and settings. They can be confusing at first. In this blog I am going to talk about one of those knobs –...

Today I’m going to go a little deeper into how compressors work. But first, I want you to do an experiment. This experiment will allow...

After learning the basics about compressors (see Compressors 101 earlier blog entry), then you can use this general guide of the type of...

Compressors seem to confuse a lot of people in the beginning, they certainly did me! Here is some helpful information concerning using a...

So . . . you want to record a song and you’re running out of space on the computer or external hard drive? Wondering if you have enough...

Group Cabling Keep cables grouped together by type (audio, MIDI, mains, etc.). This makes it easier to find faulty cables, patch...

In Pro Tools, material (audio or midi) on a track is associated with a type of Time Scale. All track types can be set to either...

Did you know that it is important to power up your system and equipment in a certain order? In the early days, for me, I didn’t know that!...

If you’re involved with a lot of production work and do a lot of MIDI work like I do, you record a lot of projects using your sound...

I don’t like wasting time while working on a mix. Being organized in a session is critical. A lot of time can be wasted looking for...

In the last blog post I covered the first tab under pro tools preferences – Display. Today I will cover Operation Preferences. First...

I remember how terrified I felt going to the Preferences (under Setup) tab! I looked at all that and said “Maaann! I am NOT touching...

To help stay organized in Pro Tools, I colorize my tracks, MIDI channels, and sometimes regions. My master fader is always one color, the...