Monday, February 7, 2011

Pro Tools Tricks 2 - Recording

Have you ever used "duplicate" playlists? If you haven't, you should. Duplicating playlists allows you to record over what you just recorded, without actually erasing the audio region that you had before. That way you get to see all the takes once you open your playlist view on the track.

Bear in mind though... this could get hectic if you have a musician who is struggling. I also tend to use loop record mode for musicians who struggle with just that one little complex part. I set my loop points so that the musician has just enough pre-roll and post-roll to be in the groove and record him on the loop. Then you can right click on the region and export your matched loop regions to new playlists, something that you can use for post production a lot.

If your musician needs over 10 takes, get him to take a break. If he needs over 20, tell him to go home
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But I didn't tell you that :)

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