To wrap things up regarding compressors, I will offer 3 Dos and Don’ts as my final word for now. These are things to always keep in mind...

As you get better with compressors, you will start playing with other knobs and features. One of these is the knee. The knee refers to...

It is hard to learn how to record and mix music today. With so much information available on the web, sometimes it is hard to know if the...

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...

Have you ever tried to eject a hard drive from your system that you used in a Pro Tools session while Pro Tools was still up and running?...

OK today let’s first go over the Editing tab. There’s really only one item I want to make sure you know about. At the bottom of the page...

OK today let’s first go over the Editing tab. There’s really only one item I want to make sure you know about. At the bottom of the page...

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

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...

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...

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

Even though Pro Tools offers QuickStart session templates, you may choose to do what I do, which is create your very own unique template...

Even though Pro Tools offers QuickStart session templates, you may choose to do what I do, which is create your very own unique template...

Hi guys and gals! As I think about topics to talk about, I think back on my own path which began just over 10 years ago (at least for...

Hi guys and gals! As I think about topics to talk about, I think back on my own path which began just over 10 years ago (at least for...

Hi guys – this is the first entry for my new blog on music song-writing/composing, recording and mixing. I have been involved with music...

Hi guys – this is the first entry for my new blog on music song-writing/composing, recording and mixing. I have been involved with music...