Drag the frozen audio files from your Session Folder>Rendered Files Folder into Pro Tools and now you can edit those tracks/files just like any other audio file in Pro Tools.
Friday, December 25, 2015
A Cool Trick To Edit Frozen Files in Pro Tools (Track Freeze)
Once you freeze a track in Pro Tools 12.4 (or higher), it creates rendered files of audio. You cannot edit these (much) within the Frozen track in Pro Tools, BUT there is a little trick you can use...
Drag the frozen audio files from your Session Folder>Rendered Files Folder into Pro Tools and now you can edit those tracks/files just like any other audio file in Pro Tools.
Drag the frozen audio files from your Session Folder>Rendered Files Folder into Pro Tools and now you can edit those tracks/files just like any other audio file in Pro Tools.
Thursday, December 24, 2015
Pro Tools 12.4 Track FREEZE Explained
In this video we look at TRACK FREEZE in Pro Tools 12.4 and go over what you can and cannot do to a frozen track. Also, we look at how to freeze/unfreeze tracks, using freeze with Audio Tracks, using freeze with Aux Tracks, and using freeze with Instrument Tracks. We will also go over using Multiple Output Stems from plugins like BFD3 and Kontakt, and how that effects freeze.
http://avid.force.com/pkb/articles/Download/Pro-Tools-12-4-Downloads
By using FREEZE we can render all audio/MIDI through all plugins on a track (or up to a certain insert) in order to save resources. Once frozen, the plugins that were included in the freeze will be deactivated/frozen - meaning they will no longer consume resources. You can add more plugins on a frozen track, but you cannot make any changes to frozen plugins unless you unfreeze the track first.
http://avid.force.com/pkb/articles/Download/Pro-Tools-12-4-Downloads
By using FREEZE we can render all audio/MIDI through all plugins on a track (or up to a certain insert) in order to save resources. Once frozen, the plugins that were included in the freeze will be deactivated/frozen - meaning they will no longer consume resources. You can add more plugins on a frozen track, but you cannot make any changes to frozen plugins unless you unfreeze the track first.
Sunday, November 29, 2015
Pro Tools - Fade In/Out with MIDI and Other Automation Tips
This video shows how to make a Fade In or Fade Out on MIDI/Instrument tracks in Pro Tools, plus I cover a bunch of other automation tips.
Drawing a Fade is simple with Audio, but different when using MIDI. Your first option is to Commit or Record your VI to an Audio track and draw your fade in that way.
If you want to stay in the MIDI realm, then you will want to draw in your fade with the Pencil Tool on the Audio Volume automation lane of your Instrument Track or Volume Lane of your AUX Track (depending on how you are hosting your VI's).
You also have the option to Write In the Fade by controlling the fader on your track with WRITE mode enabled.
Drawing a Fade is simple with Audio, but different when using MIDI. Your first option is to Commit or Record your VI to an Audio track and draw your fade in that way.
If you want to stay in the MIDI realm, then you will want to draw in your fade with the Pencil Tool on the Audio Volume automation lane of your Instrument Track or Volume Lane of your AUX Track (depending on how you are hosting your VI's).
You also have the option to Write In the Fade by controlling the fader on your track with WRITE mode enabled.
Pro Tools - Creative Uses for Pan and Volume Automation w/the Pencil Tool
In this video we look at some basic ideas you need to know about automation with the pencil tool in Pro Tools and how we can use these ideas in a creative way.
Pro Tools COMMIT TRACK WITH MIDI - New in PT 12.3
In this video we take a quick look at the new COMMIT feature in Pro Tools 12.3
COMMIT will allow you to quickly render effects/instruments to audio in a fast and efficient way. COMMIT works with Audio and MIDI tracks, however, in this video we focus on the MIDI aspect.
I find this feature to be indispensable and I've only been using 12.3 for 2 days! It's a huge time saver and it works flawlessly. When you are running several virtual instruments in a session, your computer can start to slow down and throw errors. This is a huge problem when you still have much more work to do and you need to add more virtual instruments. In the past when you started getting clicks and pops and you had already maxed out your buffer, you would need to bus your VI's to an audio track and record the audio and then make the VI tracks inactive.
With COMMIT, you can make Pro Tools do all the heavy lifting for you, and it can do it in faster than real time. So this means when your audio starts glitching out on you - simply COMMIT a few tracks and make those VI's INACTIVE, and quickly get back to being creative. As long as you do not delete the Source Tracks, you can always go back later on and make any changes you want to your Virtual Instrument and then COMMIT it again. Or use COMMIT for other types of workflows, like for sampling, backup, session sharing, or if you just like working with audio instead of MIDI.
COMMIT will allow you to quickly render effects/instruments to audio in a fast and efficient way. COMMIT works with Audio and MIDI tracks, however, in this video we focus on the MIDI aspect.
I find this feature to be indispensable and I've only been using 12.3 for 2 days! It's a huge time saver and it works flawlessly. When you are running several virtual instruments in a session, your computer can start to slow down and throw errors. This is a huge problem when you still have much more work to do and you need to add more virtual instruments. In the past when you started getting clicks and pops and you had already maxed out your buffer, you would need to bus your VI's to an audio track and record the audio and then make the VI tracks inactive.
With COMMIT, you can make Pro Tools do all the heavy lifting for you, and it can do it in faster than real time. So this means when your audio starts glitching out on you - simply COMMIT a few tracks and make those VI's INACTIVE, and quickly get back to being creative. As long as you do not delete the Source Tracks, you can always go back later on and make any changes you want to your Virtual Instrument and then COMMIT it again. Or use COMMIT for other types of workflows, like for sampling, backup, session sharing, or if you just like working with audio instead of MIDI.
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Pro Tools - Trash Preferences
The very first troubleshooting step in almost every Pro Tools problem is Trashing Preferences. In this video I walk you through the steps on Windows, and then talk about some of the changes that are made when you trash preferences.
Monday, October 12, 2015
Pro Tools - How to create a click track
In this video you learn the basics about creating a click track (metronome) in Pro Tools.
The best way to create a click track is to have Pro Tools auto create one when you create a new session (as shown in the video). Also, we dive a little deeper and look at how to turn ON the click, and discuss the "Count Off" function.
The best way to create a click track is to have Pro Tools auto create one when you create a new session (as shown in the video). Also, we dive a little deeper and look at how to turn ON the click, and discuss the "Count Off" function.
Thursday, October 8, 2015
Pro Tools - Horizontal Scroll With The Mouse Wheel (Side to Side Scroll)
In this video I show you the simple keyboard shortcut to scroll horizontally in Pro Tools using your mouse scroll wheel.
If you simply move the scroll wheel, you will scroll vertically. But if you hold SHIFT and then scroll, you will scroll horizontally. This is a basic command you need to know to make the most out of Pro Tools and many other programs.
Learn more about Pro Tools
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If you simply move the scroll wheel, you will scroll vertically. But if you hold SHIFT and then scroll, you will scroll horizontally. This is a basic command you need to know to make the most out of Pro Tools and many other programs.
Learn more about Pro Tools
www.avid.com
Pro Tools - Easiest Way To Find Your Plugins
In this video we look at the options we have to display plugins in Pro Tools and I show you the best way to set it up so you can always find the exact plugin you are looking for, quickly and easily.
Monday, June 8, 2015
The Ultimate EQ Cheat Sheet for Common Instruments
The people over at Sonic Bids have put together a very useful EQ sheet for every common instrument. It's a great starting point to help narrow in on what frequency to look for while mixing. It covers everything, bass, guitar, piano, drums, ect... go check it out
http://blog.sonicbids.com/the-ultimate-eq-cheat-sheet-for-every-common-instrument
Monday, April 13, 2015
Troubleshooting Pro Tools 12 - Slow, Lagging, or Unresponsive
One possible cause for Pro Tools taking an extremely long time to launch (on Windows) is if you happen to have a CD/DVD in your CD/DVD drive, and possibly if you have a mounted ISO.
Simply remove/unmount the disc, and Pro Tools should launch normally.
This short video will walk you through the problem
Simply remove/unmount the disc, and Pro Tools should launch normally.
This short video will walk you through the problem
Use Windows Audio with Pro Tools 12
Pro Tools 12 gives us the ability to you our integrated Windows audio! This is a great new feature for Windows users. This means you won't have to use an ASIO interface, or an ASIO driver like ASIO4ALL.
This video shows exactly how to take advantage of this great new feature in Pro Tools 12
More info about Pro Tools 12
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This video shows exactly how to take advantage of this great new feature in Pro Tools 12
More info about Pro Tools 12
www.avid.com
Pro Tools 12 - How to Register, Download, Install, and Activate
This video will walk you through the process of registering Pro Tools 12 to your Avid.com account, show you the files you need to download, and how to install and activate your iLok license.
Find more info about Pro Tools 12
www.avid.com
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