tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85309756670440419372024-03-05T02:02:44.484-06:00Bowser AudioUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger157125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8530975667044041937.post-68574892500527355262024-02-06T16:12:00.001-06:002024-02-07T08:53:52.183-06:00Set Pre or Post Fader Metering<h5 style="color: grey;">By TOM BOWSER</h5>
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<p style="padding-top:35px;"><strong>Pro Tools is set to use pre-fader metering by default. You know Pro Tools is set to pre-fader metering if you move a volume fader up or down and the level shown by the meter does not change.</strong></p>
<h4 style="padding-top:25px;">To set either pre or post fader metering: </h4>
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<li>Left click on "Options" on the Pro Tools menu bar.</li>
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<li>If "Pre-Fader Metering" has a checkmark to the left then pre fader metering is being used in the session. See the image below.</li>
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<li>If there is no checkmark then "Post-Fader Metering" is used in the session.</li>
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<p style="padding-top:25px;"><strong>Pre (before) Fader Metering:</strong> The meter shows the level of the audio signal BEFORE it passes the volume fader. If you move the volume fader up or down the signal level the meter displays will remain the same.</p>
<p><strong>Post Fader Metering:</strong> The meter shows the audio signal after it has passed through plug-ins inserted on the track and after the volume fader.</p>
<p>If you move the volume fader higher the signal level the meter displays will increase. If you move the volume fader lower the signal level the meter displays will decrease.</p>
<p>Typically, pre-fader metering is used during recording to set levels coming into your DAW and post fader metering is used when mixing.</p>
<p style="padding-top:25px;"><strong>Whether you use pre or post fader metering while mixing is a matter of preference.</strong> I like to view a new mix using pre-fader metering to verify that all track levels are where I expect them to be, no signal is too high or low.</p>
<p>Generally, once I begin to mix a session I switch to post fader metering for the rest of the time I spend mixing.</p>
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<p style="padding-top:15px; padding-bottom:65px;"></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8530975667044041937.post-71953047425628510972024-01-22T09:59:00.001-06:002024-01-22T09:59:24.613-06:00The Blind Shake<!-- Remember to add Search Description -->
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<p style="padding-top:35px;">I was feeling kind of depressed this morning. What do I do when I'm feeling down? Listen to music of course! The following video of The Blind Shake, playing "I'm Not An Animal" helped pull me out of the darkness and into the light again. The Blind Shake is a Minneapolis, Minnesota based band. I hope they help start your day!</p>
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<p style="padding-top:15px; padding-bottom:65px;"></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8530975667044041937.post-1278810674676323902024-01-13T14:27:00.002-06:002024-01-18T08:52:20.009-06:00Undo History Window - Faster, Less Mistakes<!-- Remember to add Search Description -->
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<p style="padding-top:35px;">Use the Pro Tools Undo History window to increase your speed and make fewer mistakes when editing.</p>
<p>You can undo or redo multiple operations at one time. You can see what can be undone or redone and are less likely to accidently undo an edit you want to keep.</p>
<h4 style="padding-top:35px;">To open the Undo History window:</h4>
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<li>Left click on "Window" on the Pro Tools menu bar then "Undo History"</li>
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<li><strong>Undoable operations are shown in bold.</strong> All operations performed after the item you select are also undone. See the image above.</li>
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<li>Redoable operations (operations already undone) are shown in <i>italics</i>.</li>
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<li>Left click on a bolded operation to undo it.</li>
<li>Left click on an operation in italics to redo it.</li>
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<div style="padding-top:35px;"><img alt="Undo History Window Showing - Undo -Redo All" title="Undo History Window Showing - Undo -Redo All" border="0" data-original-height="259" data-original-width="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEighODm0bhQUC1QbKLGuBVwh7pCrZNLzOijrMvlF2rmkclblSAjptaMelh6VZX9zfQP9Mn-LnhKdgAwzoyy_nPEcc2QIB2A1o1xI63ZvjuuoTM88GmLFrv0FCnBavu4pWcCUjgxs5xGgeFuhQv8kJDArac8xDkuOamBl6pGIhcofrnpoAE1s-40rmHleL-T/s1600/Undo%20History%20Window%20Showing%20-%20Undo%20-Redo%20All.png"/></div>
<h4 style="padding-top:35px;">Left click on the "Options Selector" to:</h4>
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<li>Show Creation Times</li>
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<li>Undo All (operations in the undo history)</li>
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<li>Redo All (operations in the undo history)</li>
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<div><img style="margin-left:35px;" alt="Redo All In The Pro Tools Undo History Window" title="Redo All In The Pro Tools Undo History Window" border="0" data-original-height="202" data-original-width="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe9R7hSeqLr_YzubydFnIjMz84_qFPa1rxsSLyqYHW29INAi7Kc0DTZD8iu0blwYJmCF2eCC01MYdBYUySl6W0uYVuO8S6QF1SmWRIuMPi1peF83uxWEcb0umjvUNG99BWSnT9yalZEtVNQQzpGMY_ZwR0u6LmhHzJfTVD1HwU0qYZ7VQ29xQ1QRhxjApC/s1600/Redo%20All%20In%20The%20Pro%20Tools%20Undo%20History%20Window.png"/></div>
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<li>Clear Undo Queue</li>
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<div><img style="margin-left:35px;" alt="Clear Undo Queue In The Pro Tools Undo History Window" title="Clear Undo Queue In The Pro Tools Undo History Window" border="0" data-original-height="203" data-original-width="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidnNRjiTn7Lrjyn5qGBGE_jTyq4c-g5_7AaMWWVUnd0DhxX5Sbl2Q5ZC56xjmdWL9MOpzlCJi-VZ_aU8U2gz6hFrfowoWfhEZi2x7NXSUPCNUTBMqwOXLyee3AtGCkUCJntgaE6g_9v2V-xkNYRklIH5yO_om1aXdgLbtwXG_pVRII1CXHd4yZ7rb97_px/s1600/Clear%20Undo%20Queue%20In%20The%20Pro%20Tools%20Undo%20History%20Window.png"/></div>
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<p style="padding-top:35px;">Not all changes made to a Pro Tools session can be undone or redone using the Undo History window or undo/redo key commands.</p>
<p><strong>Use "Revert to Saved" if you need to undo changes that are no longer or never were available in the undo history.</strong></p>
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<li>Left click "<strong>File</strong>" on the Pro Tools menu bar then "<strong>Revert to Saved</strong>" to reverse changes you made and restore the session to how it was the last time it was saved.</li>
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<p style="padding-top:35px;">The following steps set the inputs of all selected aux tracks to a series of unused sequential buses. This process is faster than manually setting the input of each aux track individually. <strong>It works well when creating a new session or session template.</strong></p>
<p><strong>For this tutorial to work as described</strong> there must be sequential unused buses. You know a bus is NOT used when it's name is colored white, not yellow. For example, in the second image below the name "Buses 13-14 (Stereo)" is white and unused.</p>
<p>The aux tracks and buses must be the same width either mono or stereo. <strong>In the example below, I'm using stereo Aux tracks that I pair with stereo buses</strong></p>
<h4 style="padding-top:35px;">Set Multiple Aux Track Inputs At The Same Time:</h4>
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<li>Select all of the tracks you want to set the input for. See the image below.</li>
<li>Press and hold down the SHIFT + CTRL + ALT keys on your keyboard.</li>
<li>Left click on the <strong>Input Path selector</strong> of the first aux track in the group of tracks you want to set the input for. I've drawn a red line around the input selector of the <strong>Aux 1 track</strong> in the image below.</li>
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<div><img style="margin-left:35px;" alt="Input Path Selector In Pro Tools" title="Input Path Selector In Pro Tools" border="0" data-original-height="310" data-original-width="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO3QzYNVZ4jf8M_UH_IqKzn37IG-qZT04UfkrbIl5DHHZBRAaMDpe6ClRJ9aKeVjN2qudDkGqsg6-E8BwVnznd4DjQB8AgzQh7x_EJEewQ1wytXtALIQgA2gPJzCdRdATBi-dYRxn5x2wRFC4U7_kwgGpZOQvpJ7ckCapf07EGIYV1orYi0ZVMfzgr9609/s1600/Input%20Path%20Selector%20In%20Pro%20Tools.png"/></div>
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<li>Hover your mouse cursor over the word "bus" on the menu.</li>
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<div><img style="margin-left:35px;" alt="Assign Buses To Inputs In Pro Tools" title="Assign Buses To Inputs In Pro Tools" border="0" data-original-height="316" data-original-width="537" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIBHmxyrmfs0QuPLAzRPqPsRLbY_mEwp-EqBulBxqa7Jj1DDmIu17TcE0ko4wQoITGHpcD-F8-aAfzKzzSynzi5LJezOr4BkKnM4qTdx9Rb4jNW1sqyUdERBsDvDUt1IEgYvXHpHD8HuFqhj-D47oUTIVf93ICv-BOYW9DlRRhXlvzeK-S19Z3Ay8fUO0t/s1600/Assign%20Buses%20To%20Inputs%20In%20Pro%20Tools.png"/></div>
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<li>Left click on an available pair of buses on the menu. Refer to the image above.
<p>In this example, I want to assign 3 sequential pairs of stereo busses to 3 stereo aux tracks. I'll select Buses 13-14 (Stereo). They will be assigned to the first selected stereo Aux track (Aux 1 in the image above). The Aux 2 track will automatically be assigned Bus 15-16 and the Aux 3 track will be assigned Bus 17-18. See the image below.</p></li>
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<h4 style="padding-top:35px;">REMINDERS:</h4>
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<li>Clip Gain in Pro Tools allows you to adjust the gain/signal level of a clip before it reaches plug-ins inserted on the track or the tracks output level fader.</li>
<li>The Clip Gain line is only visible if the track is set to size small or larger.</li>
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<li>Locate a breath or breathing sound you want to decrease. <strong>A breath between words in a vocal track often has a distinctive appearance that helps identify it.</strong> I've drawn a red rectangle around the sound of a vocalist breathing between words in the image below.
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<div><img style="margin-left:35px;" alt="Breath Sound Within Vocal Track in Pro Tools" title="Breath Sound Within Vocal Track in Pro Tools" border="0" data-original-height="189" data-original-width="527" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8DMeE9nA7l376VYPb5G21XbNgZpEmTLXTyivwZSkVZq3LM0kwOHAEN3RnpTN08V4taSx4y8GSlHkRAxn8n3D3Z2ZSx3ZifHhCjvtg08eqB7w8LVXt7Yr6R-k2h0RnZwgk2ew5e5JRBWGmsy8b6tDgZvxzs264Ji8rhxsUVoh9INguHOe69p3BKTMcdR6g/s1600/Breath%20Sound%20Within%20Vocal%20Track%20in%20Pro%20Tools.png"/></div>
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<li>Press and hold down the <strong>SHIFT + Windows logo keys</strong> then <strong>press the - key (hyphen)</strong> on your keyboard to show the Clip Gain Line. Press the - key again to toggle the visibility of the Clip Gain line. <strong>The Clip Gain Line is used to adjust the clip gain level.</strong></li>
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<div><img style="margin-left:35px;" alt="Vocal Track Showing The Clip Gain Line" title="Vocal Track Showing The Clip Gain Line" border="0" data-original-height="188" data-original-width="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpWN0geSjUn_mO1GtXR5z81x50rL7WPahI2qx8yBdushp5HIJ_ArXFjldUZ8NZX78-joop7MSkIxOgXIF5EIgZ72ibdxDAfe_BBt_l6QhzHDRP0PsxieE9WStnFfXrZO820cd-G25IUkuEH9EBUagraqVzrh71LbTYVLyEwJ-926S46DciFJXMbd6fu9x/s1600/Vocal%20Track%20Showing%20The%20Clip%20Gain%20Line.png"/></div>
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<li>Select the sound of the vocalist breathing (see image below).</li>
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<div><img style="margin-left:35px;" alt="Selection Of Breath Noise Within Vocal Track In Pro Tools" title="Selection Of Breath Noise Within Vocal Track In Pro Tools" border="0" data-original-height="196" data-original-width="517" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAjw2MsT36cs4FiSsfPPuiBraKrHkAU5x3SxYlBAnZgzJg6kQC32BFTy1m4eWO4G_RhUMs6oZOWUCO7JbeY5Sk86j0nTrIEeucOsNpXX1ZdQJGNDLLM3w_UgDO6F9i6kj3NRI9mbG7LhmMslTQb0KFQ3DtPTb_-eAHejh390DqU4AByo4SSZoHXTJYoBKA/s1600/Selection%20Of%20Breath%20Noise%20Within%20Vocal%20Track%20In%20Pro%20Tools.png"/></div>
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<li>Hover your mouse cursor near the Clip Gain Line until <strong>it changes into the Trim tool</strong> as in the image below.</li>
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<div><img style="margin-left:35px;" alt="Trim Tool Over Clip Gain Line In Pro Tools" title="Trim Tool Over Clip Gain Line In Pro Tools" border="0" data-original-height="201" data-original-width="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLtC734Fk7c9aVNFFzEeafd28PkMcXveqtrO4kFBuFwPmtrO7zXobeUHXcqm8FVGg5oP-lFw9NUBzwA3_1XEMIBJi94ZwURYwvL8HsR7ZRl8eU-TpK4CdvkfEf5_TS58_1AKfrbIf54BzLZ45AqyIU1gzYCOPahYAnMIcmPU7sCh3S-FZIquvNT_MnRDk/s1600/Trim%20Tool%20Over%20Clip%20Gain%20Line%20In%20Pro%20Tools.png"/></div>
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<li>Press and hold down the <strong>SHIFT + Windows logo keys</strong> on your keyboard.</li>
</ol>
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<li><strong>Roll your mouse scroll wheel backward </strong>to reduce the Clip Gain level of the breath sound. Roll your mouse scroll wheel forward to increase the Clip Gain level if you've reduced the level to much. <strong>Press and hold down your left mouse button to verify the current Clip Gain level.</strong> See the image below.
<p>See #1 under TIPS: if you don't have a mouse with a scroll wheel.</p>
</li>
</ol>
<div><img style="margin-left:35px;" alt="Breath Noise Reduced With Clip Gain In Pro Tools" title="Breath Noise Reduced With Clip Gain In Pro Tools" border="0" data-original-height="192" data-original-width="529" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78gj-F2r12YzXbq_iXrcq-Mw-MGIZ55GloflSGH4jPsxVVM4fy6YOSzWs200kXdhoOxe5U7XzOBUq7NkmQiNXPvUZAFBKUfnEp3XQf_Q3WAzH6gX0-aDiDGHw0MxabeOQSVRLExCkE1mWFsk23UA5zihXnz6ZYRLWLqxaRUbafWxEol_vL7fNgCM8Rgmg/s1600/Breath%20Noise%20Reduced%20With%20Clip%20Gain%20In%20Pro%20Tools.png"/></div>
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<li>Listen to verify that the change you made sounds natural (if that's what you want). I suggest a -3 dB decrease or more as needed. <strong>If you decrease the Clip Gain level to much you may hear an obvious drop out in the sound during playback.</strong></li>
<li><strong>See tip #1 below</strong> if you don't have a mouse with a scroll wheel.</li>
</ul>
<h4 style="padding-top:75px;">TIPS:</h4>
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<li>Another way to modify the Clip Gain level once a selection has been made is to:
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<li>Press and hold down the SHIFT and Windows logo keys.</li>
<li>Press the down arrow key on your keyboard to decrease or up arrow key to increase the Clip Gain level.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
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<li><strong>Increase your speed and consistency.</strong> Once you've selected a breath sound and decreased it's Clip Gain level:
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<li>Right click within the area you selected.</li>
<li>Hover your mouse over the word "Clip Gain" on the menu.</li>
<li>Left click on "Copy Clip Gain".</li>
<li>Move to the next breath sound and select it.</li>
<li>Right click within the selection.</li>
<li>Left click on "Paste Clip Gain" from the menu.</li>
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</li>
</ol>
<div><img style="margin-left:35px;" alt="Paste Clip Gain In Pro Tools" title="Paste Clip Gain In Pro Tools" border="0" data-original-height="206" data-original-width="505" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwwxD0_FFUOqJCTtdDgOBKfh5ydiMLYgnBfFNRgAUqd9g65htpPApnhdx6-L_D_xkT9qWodO_eT2bNRaUkiYO4eqmLOZwcXjjxe-EE2Dz4O7Am5G0rOJ103CbEF2PP-eAjZpUR5ochWuwqt7rn4UUos8o6i_Yj4xvrA3CByVSxAwcaDWULAluTCNhJ_jY5/s1600/Paste%20Clip%20Gain%20In%20Pro%20Tools.png"/></div>
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<p style="padding-top:15px; padding-bottom:65px;"></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8530975667044041937.post-60673718531062866312023-11-08T16:02:00.000-06:002023-11-08T16:02:28.562-06:00View Both The Left & Right Channel Of A Multi-Mono Plug-in<!-- Remember to add Search Description -->
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<p style="padding-top:35px;">Split a stereo multi-mono plugin into a separate left and right instance of the plug-in. This allows you to simultaneously view and independently adjust the controls of both the left and right sides of the plug-in.</p>
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<li>Press and hold down the <strong>ALT key</strong> on your keyboard.</li>
<li>Left click on either the left or right channel selector of any multi-mono plug-in. A second plug-in will appear. It will be the opposite channel/side to the channel indicator you clicked on.</li>
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<p style="padding-top:20px;">In the image below, I've drawn a red line around the left channel selector of a multi-mono version of the Dyn3 Compressor/Limiter included with Pro Tools.</p>
<p style="padding-top:20px;">The left channel/side of a multi-mono version of the Dyn3 Compressor/Limiter inserted on a stereo channel. See image below.</p>
<div><img alt="Left Channel Side Of A Multi-mono Version Of The Dyn3 Compressor-Limiter In Pro Tools" title="Left Channel Side Of A Multi-mono Version Of The Dyn3 Compressor-Limiter In Pro Tools" border="0" data-original-height="405" data-original-width="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BRmqJsjyEkwtAQGDH5kCeEmQMlb3Bs6FtG5zGz7SfeR2tt-0CRV-hfZJBjE0xXlxhoGSoRD-OX__vJAp0PaI1YuYiRGIsjDQg7pWZxf-uV-PdAkQuUnqpG4MKvO3nCWLh6Xzf_jtpeEQN08gjfLD_VbCrS74JBCjaZn5PeiZ7Hmq8KtwSY4MsGqrDUz1/s1600/Left%20Channel%20Side%20Of%20A%20Multi-mono%20Version%20Of%20The%20Dyn3%20Compressor-Limiter%20In%20Pro%20Tools.png"/></div>
<p style="padding-top:10px;">The right channel/side of a multi-mono version of the Dyn3 Compressor/Limiter. See image below.</p>
<div><img alt="Right Channel Side Of A Multi-mono Version Of The Dyn3 Compressor-Limiter In Pro Tools" title="Right Channel Side Of A Multi-mono Version Of The Dyn3 Compressor-Limiter In Pro Tools" border="0" data-original-height="406" data-original-width="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEb37zOrdtpEJlRTb8sMiXjHh7j_YMwOoRYRYrMehpPfJcRygQH1hLaCG5KLrafdyNMy2D4X-9Mxor7__Jtcw2QN-p3OIyqAY16o18l9eN79llR7Iz03mB0lbDhmDbL9Iho0eP-5-p_8gvdBWI_UVnBk9uTtLZFkGQ8H7ABg12BJ4I6tzm-83GmCU73YFJ/s1600/Right%20Channel%20Side%20Of%20A%20Multi-mono%20Version%20Of%20The%20Dyn3%20Compressor-Limiter%20In%20Pro%20Tools.png"/></div>
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<p style="padding-top:15px; padding-bottom:65px;"></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8530975667044041937.post-67004014774613005442023-11-06T10:34:00.006-06:002023-11-30T08:56:02.293-06:00Restore Your Last Selection - Pro Tools<!-- Remember to add Search Description -->
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<p style="padding-top:35px;">If you accidentally loose your most current edit or timeline selection you can <strong>"restore"</strong> it .</p>
<div><img style="margin-left:35px; padding-top:35px;" alt="Lost Selection Within Clip in Pro Tools" title="Lost Selection Within Clip in Pro Tools" border="0" data-original-height="191" data-original-width="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUR1lcACxdrqwmJ6gVg8ikKtEHVhWuVJPDhImDa1njXCBciEEYtkvLCEa2hu-zwC0eMFkXXu4v_zaNTwcI-Dz5LtC2xPUp-kWDyr58cn29wCeMI1-DydlXtf767ZM3ntSXq2l4bDak9U1hMpC0H5DIvuwBQkfI0g0oRcEOeYcUINCzP9il_PNyUDQ-vnOT/s1600/Lost%20Selection%20Within%20Clip%20in%20Pro%20Tools.png"/></div>
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<li>Press and hold down the CTRL + ALT keys then press the Z key on your keyboard. Your most current selection is restored (see image below).</li>
</ul>
<div style="padding-top:10px;"><img style="margin-left:35px;" alt="Restore Lost Selection Within Clip in Pro Tools" title="Restore Lost Selection Within Clip in Pro Tools" border="0" data-original-height="189" data-original-width="453" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG9_pk99mJBY0_kJKOnJaXcdk2VzbSAgv6UXbFkX_2o0O1YMDsiu1pISRERyWQnopUuqNP7dNu-aL4w-0ka6ZPbhhn66qwVxSOkeNihVZ45T_qjQnjNNRS97XFox3RSiuwLaf0Rmr_a2Fck0ImiKPr86oIDkCCJvM55KucxfMKCch9163imarclKL9saJG/s1600/Restore%20Lost%20Selection%20Within%20Clip%20in%20Pro%20Tools.png"/></div>
<h4 style="padding-top:45px;">You can also:</h4>
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<li>Left click on "Edit" then "Restore Last Selection" on the Pro Tools menu bar.</li>
</ul>
<h4 style="padding-top:45px;">NOTE:</h4>
<p>Selections can not be "re-done" or "un-done" and are not available in the Undo History Window. Selections can only be "restored" using the above methods.</p>
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<p style="padding-top:15px; padding-bottom:65px;"></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8530975667044041937.post-77945338269773491542023-10-21T13:22:00.029-05:002023-11-01T08:13:31.932-05:00Use Clip Gain to De-Ess a Vocal Track - Pro Tools<!-- Remember to add Search Description -->
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<p style="padding-top:35px;">This <a href="https://www.tombowser.com/p/pro-tools-quick-starts.html" target=_blank">Quick Start</a> will teach you how to use "clip gain" to manually "De-Ess" or reduce the level of an S sibilant at the beginning of a word in a vocal track. In some cases, manual editing can be more effective than using a specialized De-Esser plug-in. You may choose to use both manual editing and a De-Esser plug-in simultaneously.</p>
<h4 style="padding-top:25px;">REMINDERS:</h4>
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<li>Clip gain in Pro Tools allows you to adjust the gain/signal level of a clip before it reaches plug-ins inserted on the track or the tracks output level fader.</li>
<li>The Clip Gain Line is only visible if the track is set to size small or larger.</li>
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<h4 style="padding-top:45px;">Decrease the level of an S sibilant at the beginning of a word:</h4>
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<li>Listen to locate an S sibilant you want to decrease. The S sibilant has a distinctive appearance that helps identify it (see the image below).</strong></li>
</ol>
<div style="margin-left:35px;"><img alt="S Sibilant In A Vocal Track Within Pro Tools" title="S Sibilant In A Vocal Track Within Pro Tools" border="0" data-original-height="283" data-original-width="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA4ZyvtXu-DtBqlt5Mec4GH_VQXZIuSeey8GlERN0mu-aGtFEkbHMD-e0RMCVQSImigALHg7CM4rVqeBsmSbR0CZ4j4Kbiid6pDl008POXwh8Ha7ftMLj_S4Q1gyWsl2sf41BhgLRtZTsJAdbruNX9l9KSgclGobk63qKaV5l788FTnXpu9gvsn0rhHzUg/s1600/S%20Sibilant%20In%20A%20Vocal%20Track%20Within%20Pro%20Tools.png"/></div>
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<li>Press and hold down the SHIFT + Windows logo keys and then <strong>press the - key</strong> (hyphen) on your keyboard <strong>to show the Clip Gain Line</strong>. Press the - key again to toggle the visibility of the Clip Gain Line. <strong>The Clip Gain Line is used to adjust the clip gain level.</strong></li>
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<li>Select the S sound (sibilant) you want to reduce. See the image below.</li>
</ol>
<div style="margin-left:35px;"><img alt="Selected S Sibilant In A Vocal Track Within Pro Tools" title="Selected S Sibilant In A Vocal Track Within Pro Tools" border="0" data-original-height="282" data-original-width="463" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKZeaQuW1mULDhfedwZp1Yp9ga8BOkEHXtqzKy8Me3iOKtZUOhqiwADI7cUe1Dw6L9cfnTE5E7meSlb8bst44rREsjAfa-IpiC4HkVqJOyavKUzUp9qh04-ouNCUDGg4Lyu2mDunsKdBC7T2fwFP5duQkdHWC-rWeB3kx4fUfVh_rHW7WEYhTIeQKv6IV/s1600/Selected%20S%20Sibilant%20In%20A%20Vocal%20Track%20Within%20Pro%20Tools.png"/></div>
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<li>Hover your mouse cursor near the Clip Gain Line until it changes into the Trim tool as in the image below.</li>
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<div style="margin-left:35px;"><img alt="Mouse Cursor Hovering Over Clip Gain Line In Pro Tools" title="Mouse Cursor Hovering Over Clip Gain Line In Pro Tools" border="0" data-original-height="282" data-original-width="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCJRyEehyphenhyphenGDJnl5LpGxxO6wdbV_ueyVXkn8oeQDGS1QR89GUo_Pgr_PrxxsRHo75jZJ61hNzUFAQsXJ1NMKvWorz-FaEDabELbdf3WxMC8X-CQ_Xwz8M9OjifRPd-3JyqqB4ij-bJninTcda_dNRnnLSqOIcpBPk3cAJz-yR2jwUPF519-MniMnal1Ds4g/s1600/Mouse%20Cursor%20Hovering%20Over%20Clip%20Gain%20Line%20In%20Pro%20Tools.png"/></div>
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<li>Press and hold down the <strong>SHIFT + Windows logo keys</strong> on your keyboard.</li>
<li><strong>Roll your mouse scroll wheel backward</strong> to reduce the clip gain level of the S sibilant. Roll your mouse scroll wheel forward to increase the clip gain level if you've reduced the level too much. See #2 under TIPS: if you don't have a mouse scroll wheel.
<p>Listen to verify that the change you made sounds natural (if that's what you want).</p>
</li>
</ol>
<div style="margin-left:35px;"><img alt="Clip Gain Is Reduced By Dragging Clip Gain Line Down In Pro Tools" title="Clip Gain Is Reduced By Dragging Clip Gain Line Down In Pro Tools" border="0" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="465" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG8umAZo44KMR3HqARIykGHfQFlmr6oshSsg9gq2YbqkzvUFtIu2oCnRRJR5FyFKwqxVZvHPfl44Nes176_OjhmvfAuMg6WskuhnKEhoiKczfpVKM1H3tZkwYn6QIRVPJ6Ku_ugFptiD2yWiYFK6mUg5Zku6-1UnCRaHvdSCeZAZ7Wdwu8QmyWjRfX7vgn/s1600/Clip%20Gain%20Is%20Reduced%20By%20Dragging%20Clip%20Gain%20Line%20Down%20In%20Pro%20Tools.png"/></div>
<h4 style="padding-top:75px;">TIPS:</h4>
<ol style="padding-top:15px;" line-height:1.6;>
<li>To verify the current clip gain level:
<ul>
<li>Hover your mouse cursor over the Clip Gain Line until it changes into the Trim tool.</li>
<li>Press and hold down your left mouse button.</li>
<ul>
</li>
</ol>
<p>The clip gain level will display in a rectangle located at the top of the clip. I have underlined the clip gain level in red within the image below.</p>
<div><img alt="Clip Gain Level Is Displayed in Pro Tools" title="Clip Gain Level Is Displayed in Pro Tools" border="0" data-original-height="193" data-original-width="513" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz2-Sad721ExD0ft3GP_JcbR1gXPu_ZPeZXXmCrZYzecimmTsVekireNlFqGbkqSoudpjzKIHzlbh6p_wU9z8CWbZYLxzAqgGBtPE8m0rzj-eEsWneTUByExB1_BiHnS1IaU4BCP79o69ekG4DyPZoPAecfjYDDb8_tNEGctARiOAMBU8CK-zmkjZBV3zd/s1600/Clip%20Gain%20Level%20Is%20Displayed%20in%20Pro%20Tools.png"/></div>
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<li>A different way to modify the clip gain level once a selection has been made is to:
<ul>
<li>Hover your mouse cursor over the Clip Gain Line until it changes into the Trim tool.</li>
<li>Press and hold down your left mouse button.</li>
<li>Drag the Clip Gain Line down to reduce or up to increase the clip gain level.</li>
<ul>
</li>
</ol>
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<li>For finer control over how much the Clip Gain Line moves when you drag it up or down:
<ul>
<li>Hover your mouse over the Clip Gain Line until it changes into the Trim tool.</li>
<li>Press and hold down your left mouse button.</li>
<li>Press and hold down the CTRL key on your keyboard.</li>
<li>Drag the Clip Gain Line up to increase or down to decrease the clip gain level.</li>
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</li>
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<p style="padding-top:15px; padding-bottom:65px;"></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8530975667044041937.post-55472652087697368072023-10-14T10:03:00.001-05:002023-10-14T11:14:38.422-05:00Use .Wav File Drum Samples With Slate Trigger<!-- Remember to add Search Description -->
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<p><strong>Slate Trigger 2 allows you to use .wav files as drum samples.</strong> If you use a .wav file as a sample you will hear the same sample each time a drum hit is replaced by Trigger 2.</p>
<p>The multi-sample .tci file format Trigger uses by default to replace a drum hit can sound more natural and realistic than a single file .wav drum sample.</p>
<p>You can make your own drum samples from drum tracks. See my tutorial <a href="https://www.tombowser.com/2020/08/make-your-own-drum-samples.html" target="_blank">Make Your Own Drum Samples</a> to get started.</p>
<h4 style="padding-top:35px;">To install a .wav file as a drum sample that Trigger 2 can use:</h4>
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<li>Open/run Trigger 2 in your DAW.</li>
<li>Locate the folder called "Trigger2Library" on your computer. It holds all the samples Trigger 2 uses. Left click the "Settings" button in Trigger 2. You will see the location of the Trigger2Library to the right of the "Select Base Dir" button (see image below).
<div style="padding-top:15px;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="206" data-original-width="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiATAQD4FssXfmNriBkSv6AhSzanaCSLGG1Xz4LLIfCKfAGgclr1EgTwqAKPRfMej8v1KK1F1tXI-YuvHaBFCIhuXWwdmvgv2ndEnzSV-thWLmX3LWjrxI_sylN1Jq7O_2lmgmqJtvKUEI4kCrNSxFh2yjoLt6JM70RnVh_z-uahtHF0qhtg_113JrfRiwO/s1600/Change%20Location%20Of%20Trigger%202%20Library.png"/></div>
<p>Reminder: To open the Windows file manager (Explorer) press and hold down the <strong>Windows/Start key</strong> then press the <strong>letter E</strong> key.</p>
</li>
<li><strong>Copy the .wav files you want to use into the "Trigger2Library" folder.</strong> Make sure you DO NOT accidentally copy the .wav files into a sub folder/directory or you may have trouble finding them when you want to use them.
<p><strong>NOTE:</strong> If you have multiple .wav samples I suggest you create your own folder or folders inside the Trigger2 Library folder. Give folders logical, meaningful names, for example, "tomwavs" or "snarewavs".</p>
</li>
</ol>
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<li>Left click on:</li>
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<ul style="margin-left:25px;">
<li>Trigger's "Browser" tab (see image below)</li>
<li>the browser "Refresh" button to see your folder and .wav sample files
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<h4 style="padding-top:55px;">TIPS:</h4>
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<li>You can move the Trigger2Library folder to a location that is more convenient for you to access when saving and backing up your samples.
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<li>Left click the "Settings" button in Trigger 2 (see image below).</li>
<li>Left click "Select Base Dir" and navigate to where you want to move the Trigger2Library. <strong>The Trigger2Library and all of its contents will be moved to the location you choose.</strong>
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<li>Save one or more backups of your .wav sample files and the entire Trigger2 Library folder/directory.</li>
<li>There are good reasons to make drum samples. See my tutorial <a href="https://www.tombowser.com/2020/08/make-your-own-drum-samples.html" target="_blank">Make Your Own Drum Samples</a> to learn more.
<p><strong>If you are working with a drummer</strong>, discuss why you want to make drum samples and ask for permission BEFORE you sample any drums. From both a moral and legal perspective, the drummer's sounds are owned by the drummer.</p>
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<p style="padding-top:15px; padding-bottom:65px;"></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8530975667044041937.post-34400977204538675462023-03-22T09:14:00.002-05:002023-03-27T14:20:51.282-05:00Soulful and Funky - Drummer Bernard "Pretty" Purdie<!-- Remember to add Search Description -->
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<p>What do <strong>James Brown's</strong> <i>Ain't That A Groove</i>, <i>Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud</i>, and <i>Get on the Good Foot</i>; <strong>Aretha Franklin's</strong> <i>Rock Steady</i>; and the soundtrack album for <strong>The Beatles</strong> film <i>Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band</i> have in common? The soulful and funky drumming of the talented <strong>Bernard "Pretty" Purdie</strong>.</p>
<p style="padding-top:15px;"><a href="https://www.telefunken-elektroakustik.com/livefromthelab_season/7/" target="_blank">Download and mix</a> FREE drum tracks of Bernard Purdie demonstrating the "Purdie Shuffle".</p>
<p style="padding-top:15px;">If you're new to mixing acoustic drums remember to check and if needed correct the phase of all the drum tracks relative to the overhead tracks.</p>
<p>There are 20 tracks in all including 3 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decca_tree" target="_blank">Decca Tree</a> microphone array tracks. Remember, you don't have to use all the tracks! Start simple if you want to, Snare Top, Kick In, Rack Toms 1 and 2, Floor Tom and Overheads. Have fun, Tom Bowser
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<p>Use your mouse scroll wheel to make changes in Clip Gain level that are difficult to make by dragging the Clip Gain line.</p>
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<li>Show the "Clip Gain Line" if it is not visible.</li>
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<li>Press and hold down the START+SHIFT then Hyphen (-) keys on your keyboard. The "START" key is also referred to as the "Windows" key. It has the Windows logo on it.</li>
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<p style="margin-left:35px;">The Clip Gain Line is visible in both clips below. It is the black line across the width of the clip.</p>
<div><img style="margin-left:25px;" alt="Vocal Tracks With Clip Gain Line Showing in Avid Pro Tools" title="Vocal Tracks With Clip Gain Line Showing in Avid Pro Tools" border="0" data-original-height="221" data-original-width="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh73v19W6yjPmDM5MCJI6qRQIZ45rUBaMN71qrC6V-Ki_TrdLcbdUH4Frm3vFVJk-588JVQKBdBbdsU1kyGKLrGHAk2Runbw8tUM9ngyCa-KtgH5EznBDQj7tlWIfWB6A6E9o1LIpVGIcNIn67uoz0sJiTjaFEt-rzDgKf_YGNjKkHZ8Ck9HlFbrJ4MSQ/s1600/Vocal%20Tracks%20With%20Clip%20Gain%20Line%20Showing%20in%20Avid%20Pro%20Tools.png"/></div>
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<li>Select a clip or section within a clip to adjust it's clip gain.</li>
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<div><img style="margin-left:25px;" alt="Vocal Tracks With Clip Gain Increased Using Mouse Scroll Wheel In Avid Pro Tools" title="Vocal Tracks With Clip Gain Increased Using Mouse Scroll Wheel In Avid Pro Tools" border="0" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTGQfLEUdWeHmWcJEeCVIuSv2TuvNF66YPQX9DvqFP-b8aVhQCi7tpiruWJVVIfQhMSn_KU4lxtp9OUMGK5y6VwnOlkMFP_SN3PNR9Bpg5mgpZE7vPPhXDVJaHy3EpaS7BTkX03PBxvvIUSaDukxOGC99uN6vB13XSnq82MUxuhSLnnbwCkf814xVx_w/s1600/Vocal%20Tracks%20With%20Clip%20Gain%20Increased%20Using%20Mouse%20Scroll%20Wheel%20In%20Avid%20Pro%20Tools.png"/></div>
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<li>Press and hold down the Windows START and SHIFT keys.</li>
<li>Roll your mouse scroll wheel:</li>
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<li><strong>forward to increase</strong> the clip gain level</li>
<li><strong>backward to decrease</strong> clip gain level</li>
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<p style="padding-top:25px;">I've increased the Clip Gain level of the top clip relative to the bottom clip. See image above. Notice the size of the top clip has increased vertically to illustrate an increase in Clip Gain level.</p>
<p style="padding-top:55px;"><strong>TIPS:</strong></p>
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<li>In the above example, I show a section of two vocal tracks. I demonstrate using clip gain to increase the gain level of the top track to better balance the relative levels of both tracks. You can use Clip Gain to adjust and balance the level of sections or entire tracks prior to or perhaps without using compression.</li>
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<li><strong>To select a clip:</strong></li>
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<li>Left click on the lower half of the clip (below the Clip Gain line).</li>
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<li><strong>To select a section within a clip:</strong></li>
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<li>Left click within the track where you want to begin your selection.</li>
<li>Press and hold down your left mouse button.</li>
<li>Drag your mouse in the direction you want to make your selection.</li>
<li>Release your left mouse button once you've completed your selection.</li>
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<li><strong>LISTEN</strong> to any clip gain changes you make. Do NOT rely solely on what the clip looks like to assess the result of Clip Gain changes.</li>
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<p>Color coding a track's channel strip is one way to keep a Pro Tools session organized. If the session is organized you will be able to work more quickly with less stress. You will have more time and mental energy available to express your creativity.</p>
<h4 style="padding-top:35px;">To color code a tracks channel strip:</h4>
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<li>Left click on the "Name Button" of the track channel strip you want to color code. The background behind the track name will turn white. See the image in step two below.</li>
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<li>Double left click on a track's color bar to open the Color Palette. Color bars are located above and below each track channel strip in the Mix Window. Color Bars are located to the left of each track in the Edit Window.
<p>The track color bar in the image below is the blue verticle bar to the left of the track. This is as it appears in the Edit Window.</p></li>
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<li>Left click on a color within the Color Palette to choose it. The color you choose will become outlined in white. See the next image in these directions for an example.</li>
<li>Left click on the "Apply to Channel Strip" button. I've outlined the Apply to Channel Strip button in red within the image below. It turns light blue once you click on it.</li>
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<div><img style="margin-left:35px;" alt="Color Palette with Apply to Channel Strip button in Avid Pro Tools" title="Color Palette with Apply to Channel Strip button in Avid Pro Tools" border="0" data-original-height="127" data-original-width="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib-LXGGD7tP9pNK06jlCA5sErXFjftLoNvEPHud688r5Ek5AyyMgszhlcswcBwNgEPDxQrwPub3OqmaGkLWmVUob9FJzqhSss8vwkYmA79AGC1DNEeIn4o5-a2URa6HwVDQaXItHR5AckOZ_ORsGsxdpBZDa-48E0jBb4P_qs55OjleEpK-1kldwrY2g/s1600/Color%20Palette%20with%20Apply%20to%20Channel%20Strip%20button%20in%20Avid%20Pro%20Tools.png"/></div>
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<li>Left click on the "Saturation" slider and hold your left mouse button down then drag it to the <strong>RIGHT</strong> until the track color strip looks the way you want it. I've outlined the Saturation slider in red within the image below.</li>
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<img style="margin-left:35px;" alt="Color Palette Showing Saturation Slider in Avid Pro Tools" title="Color Palette Showing Saturation Slider in Avid Pro Tools" border="0" data-original-height="127" data-original-width="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZxue-l49Y8thJOfqXni35zq9NqN01luccGJ4qc3udEi1_p-ubYhfTcvstd-1kg4-dHjwpXgKt8XTWgPth4hsg8Z9cbcAwoQY-cXpRaBr7iGsG_OtUqiQE97CdWpnoYjYazlXkpUD1JDs0vMaLJ90XVKTPpMjtoney6qsu1jIxvnrxgQjHZiB3r-dyOw/s1600/Color%20Palette%20Showing%20Saturation%20Slider%20in%20Avid%20Pro%20Tools.png"/></div>
<h4 style="padding-top:55px;">TIPS:</h4>
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<li>Hold down the CTRL key on your keyboard while dragging the Saturation slider to make very small changes in saturation level.</li>
<li>Adjust the "Brightness" slider as desired.</li>
<li>A tracks color bar can be changed. See my Quick Start <a href="https://www.tombowser.com/2020/08/color-code-track-pro-tools.html" target="_blank">Color Code A Track's Color Bar</a>.</li>
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<p style="padding-top:25px;">New to mixing heavy guitars? Need a guitar tone for a project? Bobby Torres from Frightbox Recording shows you how using FREE STUFF you can download below!</p>
<p style="padding-top:25px;">FREE DOWNLOADS</p>
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<li>Mix the guitars used in the above tutorial by <a href="https://frightboxrecordingacademy.com/guitar-mixing-multitracks-dis/" target="_blank">downloading</a> the clean DI guitar, drum and bass tracks and a FREE IR (impulse response). The IR is taken from the Mesa Boogie cab in Bobby's studio.</li>
<li>The <a href="https://ml-sound-lab.com/products/amped-roots" target="_blank">Amped Roots FREE</a> guitar amp simulator. Bobby uses this free amp sim in the video tutorial above.</li>
<li>The <a href="https://www.stltones.com/pages/emissary-downloads" target="_blank">Ignite Emissary Bundle</a> includes the free Nad IR Impulse Response Loader if you need to load the IR Bobby gives you to work on his tutorial.</li>
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<p style="padding-top:15px;">All the above items I've listed are FREE. You do have to supply your e-mail address and you will receive offers and information about products. You can unsubscribe from the mailing lists if you're not interested.</p>
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<p style="padding-bottom:25px;">Editing drums using Beat Detective? Hide clip names to keep the Edit window clutter free.</p>
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<li>Left click on "View", hover over "Clip" then left click on "Name" to remove the check mark to the left of the word Name.</li>
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<p><img style="margin-left:25px;" alt="Hide Clip Names in Avid Pro Tools" title="Hide Clip Names in Avid Pro Tools" border="0" data-original-height="486" data-original-width="455" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTm0s3toerqxCnXOCm0TFa4Dme0HdTdlZSz6Oc5S4ptU9QLARK5BRXDi8KcWbGAIVuu4Oh9i4Xp08RlkG0fRvp8Wg4vNAolCGUuZXhRqnWWAIgXNred4TJmGh2K0nlDbcPJKWV5niOD1GgpQ19mf3ex1qemBt-WVBBaw_eobLhwTbdVAP151q0L30QHg"/></p>
<p style="padding-top:25px;">Names will no longer show for each clip within a track in the Edit window. Repeat the above step and add a check mark next to Name to show clip names.</p>
<p style="padding-top:25px;">Clip names showing:</p>
<p><img alt="Audio Clips With Clip Names Showing" title="Audio Clips With Clip Names Showing" border="0" data-original-height="286" data-original-width="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjeEb1VaX2S-eehByt_mZphfZ7-mcIwNxk7vsg6dpsdIlMGZ-rUr7APz8V8CWBUPDF7qzqKN0xTaO0v0-8TW_ODBi1DSkBy-FxDEMswUZzKTuZ_bg6pqnBmcb_vLGMAPROoYwxCnodVuutxmz4EQArK-4deM991fKxYuADTRqyuVACSUP4dPAdbFZmMLQ"/></p>
<p style="padding-top:25px;">Clip names hidden:</p>
<p><img alt="Audio Clips With Clip Names NOT Showing" title="Audio Clips With Clip Names NOT Showing" border="0" data-original-height="288" data-original-width="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheJBLKRlJlamwzc1qdN_IvseoB-ZgzI0ZWCa9yl2oYVc3p3bnzfI02y_5kOMBGuVuKudBQWWXSIep-N3oCSSqtv0qRhRuF88xM5az-zYubOeUZH6RiCDkz1xGjIMECqRIpYi5qF-6a_bRy6CTW4fjmdZC7SLKhZ0vZmii-DmIbImYRKQzsyPQRApwmZg"/></p>
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<li>Left click on the "Grid" button to toggle the grid lines on or off within the Edit window. I've drawn a red line around the Grid button in the image below.</li>
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<li>Left click on "Track" then "Create Click Track" <strong> on the Pro Tools menu bar.</strong></li>
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<p><img style="margin-left:35px;" alt="Create a Click Track In Avid Pro Tools" title="Create a Click Track In Avid Pro Tools" border="0" data-original-height="393" data-original-width="403" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6uQpzF1FQbNs7ZWZiJHYfdcHO76lPyz8O1VFgF5HuCZ3qwS_80qSJEdIfAwh90eiSqDRKYD9i0uX1tnn1mqas_DXa4NVUjBPc_KbblcCDwbvHTO8_7-e1WfhDOducBsV3jbjgenm3__yjBXB1LRzHmnVYokQGWblsGoOPTJgEvDjNcwi639u_pxVw9w"/></p>
<p style="margin-left:35px;">A Click track will be created in the current open session.</p>
<p><img style="margin-left:35px;" alt="A Click Track In Avid Pro Tools" title="A Click Track In Avid Pro Tools" border="0" data-original-height="132" data-original-width="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidrY3ymIDBUC5V6L_7AqSIjm6InConD7yHKW3vlPlGLBlR37eXMO9-CAQBmEWhy6a_zLH6pocdDA-XHtJhnzxVqxrzgPYy3QiULvF8ro9K7vf_YXXX3WjRDZ7lDNI0-JkHAvNeTDSHBVR6OGaLl2qTDYWAKqqw0FHvuSfpeLElRItf5eF9zlFctDgkLw"/></p>
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<li><strong>Enable the click track</strong> by left clicking on "<strong>Options</strong>" then "<strong>Click</strong>" at the top of the Pro Tools menu bar. You know the click track is enabled when it has a checkmark to the left of the word "Click". See image below.</li>
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<p><img style="margin-left:35px;" alt="Enable a Click Track In Avid Pro Tools" title="Enable a Click Track In Avid Pro Tools" border="0" data-original-height="492" data-original-width="451" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNZkNytwrcmyoLqMT9pwsXYD3l66TfeCEdu1EFyl158BUVoXdJhZ5jp66FeG2NkvHo6P7LnA6_Vusv7hpjOckqIYrfqoFKurcKkAR3bCjP9AWCcl2PgoGtlA6Kb1pQPdmZ-GZSXe_gwH6c8_ESTcfaXrUT3x1QL0VlSK8MbAsE_MD93lwweaDZTFO35w"/></p>
<p style="margin-left:35px;">You can also press the number 7 on your keyboards numeric keypad to either enable or disable the click track.</p>
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<li>Left click on the Click tracks solo button to hear only the click track. The solo button turns yellow when enabled.</li>
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<img style="margin-left:35px;" alt="Solo a Click Track in Avid Pro Tools " title="Solo a Click Track in Avid Pro Tools" border="0" data-original-height="96" data-original-width="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDLNCZ3ZFV9gA7GUltA2YU4qJbDpUeO6I0Ak5EJW-q0nKbxNHQ_ePN6FxGiVz3RVwsBXYIS8kuOoZoigcy9RbxZBdBY1AyCDiqFpOcdufPRXtP_F3DTCgHikkfvFv-tjzHwktqgjlVzRt4TiCEAo6axIrf1erzCnCstoYRJarwi0f_-kPSxW95TgcAPg"/>
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<li><strong>Press your keyboards Space bar</strong> to listen to the click track.</li>
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<h4 style="padding-top:55px;">If you don't hear the click track when you start playback:</h4>
<ul>
<li>Verify you have enabled the click track as described in step 2 above.</li>
<li>Solo the click track as described in step 3 above.</li>
<li>Increase the level of the click track volume fader.</li>
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<p><strong>NOTE:</strong> For these directions to work correctly you need to "Hide" any track you do NOT want to consolidate. Only show the tracks in the Edit window that you want to consolidate. You can consolidate 1 or ALL the tracks in a session using the following steps.</p>
<h4 style="padding-top:35px;">Consolidate multiple tracks in a session:</h4>
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<li>Create a duplicate playlist for each track you want to consolidate. Consolidate the duplicate playlists NOT your original playlists. You can go back to the original playlists if you later find editing mistakes or other issues in the consolidated tracks. Review how to <a href="https://www.tombowser.com/2021/12/duplicate-playlist-of-multiple-tracks.html" target="_blank">duplicate the playlist of multiple tracks…</a></li>
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<li>Left click anywhere along the Bars| Beats timebase ruler. It is located above and extends along the entire length of the first track in the Edit window of a Pro Tools session. I've drawn a red line around the Bars| Beats timebase ruler in the image below.</li>
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<p><img style="margin-left:25px;" alt="Bars and Beats Timebase Ruler in Pro Tools" title="Bars and Beats Timebase Ruler in Pro Tools" border="0" data-original-height="137" data-original-width="515" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhp_s8LC0tLlUgrkpJlxLAo9nu_ZdoHQnCwv-Dmww3LeMoz66Wii7Bt8I-KZihW8pDWq8R32B6LazL4Z0PIRIeIoaMSVzii2qou8QaS68KCCbgYE0W8yF6GXpud2pzJwxpEFdX6piU4ActLpx6nKXyGhUDbbssgqEycYr94NWpbnvlNdYeCI10hYq7Qvw"/></p>
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<li>Press the <strong>CTRL + a</strong> key on your keyboard to select all the clips within all tracks showing in the Edit window. The background of the clips will darken once selected. See image below.</li>
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<p><img style="margin-left:25px;" title="Selected Clips Within Multiple Tracks in Pro Tools" alt="Selected Clips Within Multiple Tracks in Pro Tools" border="0" data-original-height="174" data-original-width="517" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1f-XXa3UBCromhECW41vMnn7zSRefCj7T04ECDPRfHlxMcARFv2dTws8p6-q2TgMEHcJbBVuIuXesfrSy4j7KtEt_TO67Eybo00eyh4z4qH2Kd5lrX8vSfl52a0rUye298dziC_jfKlf5bEh7w0opnRdgaAliyRZkb__4eBrL6h1as4vh8h_G3noQ8g"/></p>
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<li>Press and hold down the <strong>Alt + SHIFT then 3</strong> keys on your keyboard. The tracks will begin the consolidation process immediately. See the image of consolidated, selected tracks below.</li>
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<p><img style="margin-left:25px;" title="Consolidate and Selected Tracks in Pro Tools" alt="" border="0" data-original-height="174" data-original-width="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirMa2h3zgk-t0SbsJ5PfB3WPf0ovvxoUWKGF29dMsLRhexz1dR5WZt9oPuFwYuPDOX7pD93gPxQjo5OP3uZNLvCSCwiDNbK1b5saNbyLTVaU0yJxYlaYQ2OkHtSyeX5ZHayfZhS__fX-moyvB8Ye1QYB4SWlKjDVbO0b177bMQIm4IZT4dMrLLGYSv5Q"/></p>
<p style="padding-top:55px;"><strong>TIPS:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Left clicking the Bars | Beats timebase ruler is a necessary step for these directions to work correctly. If these directions DO NOT work verify you have left clicked on the Bars | Beats timebase ruler BEFORE you press the CTRL + a keys to select all the clips in the tracks that are showing.</li>
<li>Only show the tracks in the Edit window that you want to consolidate.</li>
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<p>Anyone who's mixed acoustic drums understands they can be a challenge whether live or tracks.
What should the drums sound like? New to mixing acoustic drums? Listen to what a drummer thinks
his drum set should sound like. What he likes, doesn't like and why. Listen to drummer Thomas Lang
discuss his drum set. This is an older interview, but it has things to teach.</p>
<p style="padding-top:15px;">Listen to Thomas Lang play.</p>
<p><iframe width="560" height="400" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xSLwsNGQTVg" title="Modern Drummer Festival 2020 Thomas Lang drum solo performance" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
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<p>Consolidating a track joins all of the "cut" sections (separate clips) of a track and creates one continuous track. Why would you want to consolidate a track?</p>
<p style="padding-top:25px;"><strong>Consolidating a track makes it:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>easier to transfer the consolidated track/file to someone else</li>
<li>impossible to accidently move individual cut regions from their original position on the time line</li>
<li>possible to use clip gain to adjust the level of the consolidated track as a whole</li>
</ul>
<p style="padding-top:25px;"><strong>NOTE:</strong> For the best results you want to add "fades" to the beginning and end of every clip/cut section BEFORE consolidating the track or tracks. <a href="/2020/08/quickly-add-fade-inouts-pro-tools.html" target="_blank">Review how to add fades…</a></p>
<h4 style="padding-top:45px;">How to consolidate a track:</h4>
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<li>Duplicate the tracks playlist. This will allow you to easily go back to the original track playlist if you don't like the results of the consolidation process. <a href="/2021/12/duplicate-tracks-playlist-before.html" target="_blank">Review how to duplicate a tracks playlist...</a></li>
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<li>Select all the clips in the track you want to consolidate:
<ul>
<li>Left click in the top half of the track. </li>
<li>Press and hold down the CTRL key then press the letter a.</li>
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</li>
</ol>
<img style="margin-left:35px;" alt="Select Multiple Clips in Pro Tools" title="Select Multiple Clips in Pro Tools" border="0" data-original-height="119" data-original-width="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj30JJLrirXfT0XzFmSmsteW8ZgiScnMeObF6gm-a8Dgimng2VZKrGce7TN1XN_JrKZ8PKpkl1RNrb15SHFbWUOlpKmNBUAGDhjaUUUwIhvvD0dLhKu5dSZF7e1RszDP2BQxwGVZmqyjlHyaeOq_U91sqJJJVRAhEg3PO228k6iW_TrzMTsVaZxkNbksQ"/>
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<li>Press and hold down the ALT + SHIFT + 3 keys. You can also left click on Edit then Consolidate Clip within the Pro Tools menu bar. The consolidation process will immediately begin.</li>
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<img style="margin-left:35px;" alt="Consolodate Multiple Clips in Pro Tools" title="Consolodate Multiple Clips in Pro Tools" border="0" data-original-height="116" data-original-width="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhDZG3CGYEuJS0MtbA_59C8ULP89fsfPbUrtjsgiSYAqJS5kLa49Q9UqfdtsICOnTDQMuXP2Qht4QydwCE1EdJ_9jJ2qJ6TvWsqrzoJ1nYkMo8G2rFgPWAk0gsjVuAwGLmAGNTbvsbn_vm9-84cYpUvTMiVX8H41V4YQnD8pyRwUxstTl3S6IAmeakow"/>
<p style="padding-top:35px;"><strong>NOTE:</strong> Any muted clips or sections within a track will be included in the consolidated track as silence. Automation data is NOT integrated within the consolidated track. You must use the Bounce to Disk process to include automation in a file.</p>
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<p style="padding-top:15px; padding-bottom:65px;"></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8530975667044041937.post-49025898591138108252021-12-16T11:18:00.007-06:002021-12-17T15:22:15.107-06:00 Rename The Playlist Of Multiple Tracks - Pro Tools<h5 style="color: grey;"><a href="/p/about-tom-bowser.html" target=_blank">By TOM BOWSER</a></h5>
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<h4>Rename the playlist of multiple tracks:</h4>
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<li>Select all the tracks you want to rename. See image below. <a href="/2021/12/select-multiple-tracks.html" target="_blank">Review how to select multiple tracks...</a></li>
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<img style="margin-left:35px;" alt="Rename the playlist of multiple tracks in Pro Tools" title="Rename the playlist of multiple tracks in Pro Tools" border="0" data-original-height="397" data-original-width="495" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTJQcNjIfG6iBDPjNrbG4TlRiLS-JhKCxSBeYrbigf6asleeOZscJfi69_N9RhY61Qd7bsgGsIZ5vIPGB0lczOjCOf-qW8hxo96Jp82TV2fhI8FQARtm6og5sEUz6U0FAo3elXbEK9Q687my9QmjY-WOT7Z8ozRDwVGoD_QQq5W2OZMVMteEqTIlentQ"/>
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<li>Right click on the name of the top track (in the Edit Window) you want to rename (Snare.01 in the image above).</li>
<li>Left click "Rename…" on the menu that appears.</li>
<li>Type the new name for the track then press the Enter key or click "OK".</li>
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<li>Right click on the name of the top track (in the Edit Window) you want to rename (Snare.01 in the image above).</li>
<li>Left click "Rename…" on the menu that appears.</li>
</ol>
<img style="margin-left:35px;" alt="Track rename menu in Pro Tools" title="Track rename menu in Pro Tools" border="0" data-original-height="319" data-original-width="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJXXwhXObyW4XoLto55-3RsF5IVQv9YF74Qf7dDrAJSx6sg_a55uwtIqcWUt4t79U5Kqtl8hg2Ni67rBKQbGPBiS17Pe4cJaHwqFci40Sf2_LzCw76rgdLgWP1RQ--ZL4kDo8zN_mM3pgblBCqXJBS8webU-xZHbawecHmrWVkYMkz7OmMWkkurQu0Ow"/>
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<li>Type a new name for the track then press the ENTER key on your keyboard. See image below.</li>
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<img style="margin-left:35px;" alt="Name a track window in Pro Tools" title="Name a track window in Pro Tools" border="0" data-original-height="290" data-original-width="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuPaBGWoqxCOt-XtGjEnpK5h-dwC7Aa6OjWvUP3Cf0UEEIkVUwDg0DcSwB6rED8eWCBfflIniXBCN4JlucCSYkaZCV2JT0xEU6IcHCYa0XWbtmD_j1VBFyntFxB6cyzfnXrN_RN7qM_GzjoSsXFOeXoO-8X748PTYUtfNLShNMy7Ht-fphLo1Ap779Rw"/>
<p style="padding-top:15px;">The track name dialog window for the next selected track will automatically appear to allow you to rename it. Rename it, press the ENTER key and continue this process until all the tracks have been renamed.</p>
<h4 style="padding-top:35px;">To bring the original version of the track/playlist back into the session:</h4>
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<li>Left click on the Playlist selector dropdown arrow.</li>
<li>Choose your original track/playlist name from the list.</li>
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<p style="padding-top:15px; padding-bottom:65px;"></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8530975667044041937.post-63601667626507265332021-12-16T11:09:00.003-06:002021-12-17T15:22:23.042-06:00Select Multiple Tracks - Pro Tools<h5 style="color: grey;"><a href="/p/about-tom-bowser.html" target=_blank">By TOM BOWSER</a></h5>
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<h4>How to select multiple tracks:</h4>
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<li>Left click on the name of the first of multiple tracks to select it. The background turns white. See image below.</li>
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<img style="margin-left:35px;" alt="Duplicate the playlist of multiple tracks in Pro Tools" title="Duplicate the playlist of multiple tracks in Pro Tools" border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="493" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMJDZnriY7oNPv7m__LFAubzefhC_52TFj1me05mz5ziLkPouxTY3nW363qU0m3qSNCkZMZXC4AKikzpQTw-hYm4cOboAxfTn19CVbHXFbJ5_316iEQ44yPc15en1FbbZB3yCYT_-jjMj8JLGxVslNST4NUn5Ekczq4QjGr1WByNJ1ed4GTSf6prXshA"/>
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<li>Press and hold down the SHIFT key on your keyboard.</li>
<li>Left click on the last track name to select it. All the tracks between the first and last track will also be selected. See image below.</li>
</ol>
<img style="margin-left:35px;" alt="Duplicate Multiple Playlists in Pro Tools" title="Duplicate Multiple Playlists in Pro Tools" border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOn2_W9udg9legsn57om--U-hfw15Z56QZEnNup9VpiOFLtdaqCpwihQU5ppR7K1neW1BIZ5WlMNAtNO0fB9CxtnfUmgBNCnrwkQoj1is5xzWDvRv2LvAC5WfEoOx4tZbXh53XsMs8qeiRqBr8emX-mxfeXUTJr5sTSnUiDDcfuJhsBnLphEyvxI5x7w"/>
<h4 style="padding-top:50px;">ALTERNATIVE:</h4>
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<li>Press and hold down the CTRL key on your keyboard.</li>
<li>Left click on the name of each track you want to select.</li>
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<p style="padding-top:15px; padding-bottom:65px;"></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8530975667044041937.post-38864431862172666642021-12-16T09:52:00.003-06:002021-12-17T15:22:38.361-06:00Duplicate The Playlist Of Multiple Tracks - Pro Tools<h5 style="color: grey;"><a href="/p/about-tom-bowser.html" target=_blank">By TOM BOWSER</a></h5>
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<h4>Duplicate the playlist of multiple tracks:</h4>
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<li>Left click on the name of the first of multiple tracks to select it. The background turns white. See image below.</li>
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<img style="margin-left:35px;" alt="Duplicate the playlist of multiple tracks in Pro Tools" title="Duplicate the playlist of multiple tracks in Pro Tools" border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="493" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMJDZnriY7oNPv7m__LFAubzefhC_52TFj1me05mz5ziLkPouxTY3nW363qU0m3qSNCkZMZXC4AKikzpQTw-hYm4cOboAxfTn19CVbHXFbJ5_316iEQ44yPc15en1FbbZB3yCYT_-jjMj8JLGxVslNST4NUn5Ekczq4QjGr1WByNJ1ed4GTSf6prXshA"/>
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<li>Press and hold down the SHIFT key on your keyboard.</li>
<li>Left click on the last track name to select it. All the tracks between the first and last track will also be selected. See image below.</li>
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<li>Press and hold down the SHIFT + Alt keys on your keyboard.</li>
<li>Left click on the playlist selector dropdown arrow to the right of the track name of any one of the selected tracks. I've drawn a red line around the Playlist selector in the image below.</li>
</ol>
<img style="margin-left:35px;" alt="A Playlist Selector in Pro Tools" title="A Playlist Selector in Pro Tools" border="0" data-original-height="119" data-original-width="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXeAjNxbntUuLBbNJczuofxSA8xsk4TnsOmYCxNx4urSS3CZqiZDdbTo4wTaZa4UXikn-tBFw0IOh6_S5tlKE1YMCiWnnmN4deHtoiQzjCrz8h5J-EyH1SfjvTHHAKqV02G-y36DkXalW-RYkTbzcDXHuzhfIkjRGdxT6I7a5IMUHDoPefB2LbxmA3Lw"/>
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<li>Left click on "Duplicate…" from the menu that appears.</li>
</ol>
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<li>The new playlist of each track becomes the default you see in the session. Each track you've created a new playlist for is automatically given a new name. You can rename them. See image below.</li>
</ol>
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<li>The new playlist of each track becomes the default you see in the session. Each track you've created a new playlist for is automatically given a new name. You can rename them. See image below.</li>
</ol>
<h4 style="padding-top:35px;">To bring the original version of the track/playlist back into the session:</h4>
<ol>
<li>Left click on the dropdown arrow playlist selector.</li>
<li>Choose your original track/playlist name from the list.</li>
</ol>
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<p style="padding-top:45px;"><strong>NOTE:</strong> It's a good idea to create a duplicate playlist for any track or tracks you edit BEFORE you begin the editing process. Work on the duplicate.</p>
<p>If you have a duplicate track playlist you can go back to the original playlist if you make a mistake or don't like the results of editing you've done. You can use duplicate playlists as a reference to evaluate the changes you made to your edited tracks. Duplicate playlists can also be used when experimenting with new ideas and techniques on individual tracks or entire mixes.</p>
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<h4 style="padding-top:35px;">Create a duplicate "Playlist" For a track:</h4>
<ol style="padding-top:15px;">
<li>Left click on the Playlist selector dropdown arrow. I've drawn a red line around it in the image below.</li>
</ol>
<img style="margin-left:35px;" alt="Pro Tools Playlist selector dropdown arrow." title="Pro Tools Playlist selector dropdown arrow." border="0" data-original-height="119" data-original-width="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiosppEM0xd24qVEkH-pQnJJ1A7dWF4Un3YfKaI-jtjxAhH-sY-Z_QA1OTERVrJzVTQrFAvHERgfYB9ttGhquHh1tj-W3MyoOVshI49l1PFCQepcEpzHAI3IXUhqHK2uEcK8M48H3_gENIT7yaoTBBRrw3iHqi1tzhqD-TxXOp7TpQiFvV0EI5rRck_tA"/>
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<li>Left click on "Duplicate…" from the menu that appears.</li>
</ol>
<img style="margin-left:35px;" alt="Duplicate a Playlist in Pro Tools" border="0" title="Duplicate a Playlist in Pro Tools" data-original-height="118" data-original-width="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgi2alFpvptoM2jrgS9bhEqH7z3Q2UVyw63Tm65YNPNeSuBGYwBasgApvTEp8nKrpY2Kb34K-MwYX-br-gP23A9VgnlqxtayCWkPnbJju_leFZt3mun718fKSv25khpKDmKz2RDZ5zaxSyfli7xJsdr5mV13qHSnnTr4cNP9SFcQBCw8i0vz7Qb6WkUGg"/>
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<li>Type a name for the new playlist or use the default.</li>
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<img style="margin-left:35px;" alt="Name a duplcated playlist in Pro Tools" title="Name a duplcated playlist in Pro Tools" border="0" data-original-height="139" data-original-width="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGGPzgxHP4kwODm-9Ehlbxa6yKXmFSmguFZpP4qDwNds_8RBR6NGL-QR1PRB2_IYJvyjy7YyX-yPeZopnZPHs8wEjDoUmMNu1kLhBqkwfL91uyQVpMo6Ql2vvsOyneyecsTVwsk6CvC1D7HCP5PeWNnhpFJm6qxXwJ2ubiqK_ZOXA75GpVG6tpsy5CTQ"/>
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<li>Left click on the "OK" button to save the duplicate playlist.</li>
</ol>
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<strong>NOTE:</strong> The new playlist of the track becomes the default you see in the session. Each track you've created a new playlist for is automatically given a new name. You can rename them.
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<h4>To bring the original version of the track/playlist back into the session:</h4>
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<li>Left click on the dropdown arrow playlist selector.</li>
<li>Choose your original track/playlist name from the list.</li>
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<p style="padding-top:15px; padding-bottom:65px;"></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8530975667044041937.post-92091591698759455872021-12-03T15:48:00.014-06:002021-12-13T11:03:16.101-06:00 Strip Silence - To Remove Snare From Bass Drum Track<h5 style="color: grey;"><a href="/p/about-tom-bowser.html" target=_blank">By TOM BOWSER</a></h5>
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<p style="padding-top:35px;"><b>In this tutorial I use Strip Silence to remove the snare drum hits from a bass/kick drum track.</b> The snare sound was unintentionally also recorded by the same microphone used to record the bass/kick drum track. The unintentional pickup of one instrument while recording another is often referred to as "bleed" or "spill" or "leakage". All three words can be used interchangeably.</p>
<p><b>Note:</b> Save your Pro Tools session prior to using Strip Silence or performing any other editing. <b>Duplicate a tracks playlist or the entire track prior to editing.</b> Make editing changes on the duplicate to allow you to easily return to the original if something goes wrong or you don't like the changes you've made. See my "Tips" section at the end of this tutorial if you need help duplicating a track or it's playlist.</p>
<h4 style="padding-top:35px;">To use Strip Silence on an entire track:</h4>
<ol>
<li>Left click in the lower half of the track to select and highlight the entire track.</li>
<li>Press and hold down the <b>Ctrl then the u key</b> on your keyboard to open the "Strip Silence" utility See image below.</li>
<li>Drag the "Strip Threshold" slider completely to the right. </li>
<li>Zero the three remaining controls by dragging the sliders to the left.</li>
</ol>
<img style="margin-left:25px;" alt="Strip Silence Window in Avid Pro Tools " title="Strip Silence Window in Avid Pro Tools " border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Cc5j9bzCtk1OfKmlSwJyWkcMJkP5ZNXao3aOJiJtm95a4A83fXHuqtqqKv-GuXexUhvWSf2pZaCX8uS6bHSWOfWWFolpKJz3fexB8mrceFfs1kjBRSLoWOWH6Ck8ARmGDp0XeBv62zXR/s0/Strip+Silence+Window++in+Avid+Pro+Tools+.png"/>
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<li>Drag the "Strip Threshold" slider to the left until each drum hit has a pair of closely spaced, vertical white lines at the left. See image below.
<p>Review the entire track to verify this step before continuing. You need to experiment with the Strip Threshold setting to get the best setting and result. Review the track for softer hits that may be missed. Reduce the Strip Threshold setting to catch softer hits as/if needed.</p>
<p><b>TIP:</b> Press and hold down the Ctrl key while dragging a slider for fine control of adjustments.</p>
</li>
</ol>
<img style="margin-left:25px;" alt="Using Strip Silence on a track in Avid Pro Tools" title="Using Strip Silence on a track in Avid Pro Tools" border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipDiksGmC1QU7gWsPPOqpvE_s94z_43j_vUKyjuT4dumNFJq0KaIa-GLQgoTNkPXpIZNlhynzllhiEmNFCGpy1712tDX7J80FaAbc7NmkHX9wRbRRCn-wJX30GWyq9kJH78Tg6oEYXppFa/s0/Using+Strip+Silence+on+a+track+in+Avid+Pro+Tools+.png"/>
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<li>Drag the "Clip Start Pad" slider to adjust the time length before the transient/beginning of the sound. Leave enough space at the front of the transient to allow you to create a "fade in" after you are finished using Strip Silence.</li>
</ol>
<img style="margin-left:25px;" alt="Strip Silence Window with settings in Avid Pro Tools" title="Strip Silence Window with settings in Avid Pro Tools" border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT5ou5o_ih2CyCn7PiyYMeeyqHb7JcVGvBEMJM4tvOY2ZXJzFEDPwsoYO7X42J4bMsrKJXU6C8br9TKPtztmHxwVPV8NKhFf96ABdKX-tsOr_2zp1UAhlkJZaUguaiqi2rgnfWBwHWlQsW/s0/Setting+Clip+Start+Pad+for+Strip+Silence+in+Avid+Pro+Tools.png"/>
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<li>Drag the "Clip End Pad" slider to adjust the time length after the transient.</li>
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<img style="margin-left:25px;" alt="Strip Silence Clip End Pad settings in Avid Pro Tools" title="Strip Silence Clip End Pad settings in Avid Pro Tools" border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuWfDove5EfuYeT2DCdUooSkiLokQnyUjs_CLO43CyIffkXM8GCEOucu46Zmz6Xh5nvq42bdhz7iP79xfiaBP8O0pGtu7Q-Zgzisaoen2zPfaFWxxDSbUlNMc01S3pH1PwNfhDN3jq3yDd/s0/Strip+Silence+Clip+End+Pad+settings++in+Avid+Pro+Tools+.png"/>
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<li>Your drum hits should look like the image below. Each drum hit should have a white rectangle around it. There should be room before the transient/beginning of each hit. The right hand edge of the rectangle should extend to the end of the decay portion of the drum hit envelope. <b>Listen and experiment to get the sound you want.</b></li>
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<img style="margin-left:25px;" alt="Clip End Pad for Strip Silence in Avid Pro Tools" title="Clip End Pad for Strip Silence in Avid Pro Tools" border="0" data-original-height="188" data-original-width="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-em0c1HvHM8cO-l6E4xK2PU-Bzk5mrA1Iv2BOfbj6qxqOaVHOMOKMCcDxuVw6xBCp4cOFBwiY2-qrGNJ8OHU8d-8a8k03-cJHga8CpaYTv_ukgO6NjjLa164qugWqvjZcfTs2B6dkI5TV/s0/Clip+End+Pad+for+Strip+Silence+in+Avid+Pro+Tools.png"/>
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<li>Adjust the "Minimum Strip Duration" slider as/if needed to separate hits that are very close together. Experiment!</li>
<li><b>Click the "Strip" button</b>. Review the track to ensure you've stripped out what you wanted to remove. Manually edit and remove any section of sound you do not want and could not remove using Strip Silence. Left click on the lower half of any unwanted clip to select it then press the Delete key.</li>
<li>Visually inspect the track to make sure Strip Silence both removed and retained what you wanted it to. Listen to the track as the final quality check. Listen for sound dropouts, clicks and other unwanted noise. </li>
<li>Add fade in/outs to all the drum hit clips on the track. Fades will help prevent clicks or pops from occurring when the stripped audio clips are played. See my tips below.</li>
</ol>
<h4 style="padding-top:35px;">TIPS:</h4>
<p><b>Duplicate a tracks playlist or the entire track prior to editing.</b> Make editing changes on the duplicate to allow you to easily return to the original if something goes wrong or you don't like the changes you've made.</p>
<h4 style="padding-top:25px;">To duplicate a tracks playlist:</h4>
<ol>
<li>Left click on the track's playlist selector. I've drawn a red line around the playlist selector in the image below.</li>
</ol>
<img style="margin-left:25px;" alt="Track playlist selector in Avid Pro Tools" title="Track playlist selector in Avid Pro Tools" border="0" data-original-height="116" data-original-width="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuvvrMlSXlCgw8za3LjbGKD7Trj6Fxh4-ZwlFzuIl8p6o53TQ8Adi1RKitkEZ-g3F7W_InjF0i3FwnT0PqLkOPeKtO2WPQTQkfTuPn3oE4wTiCiBa0_Sa4iK2AhmYjI7GI2uNtz2cke8pW/s0/Track+playlist+selector+in+Avid+Pro+Tools.png"/>
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<li>Left click on "Duplicate…" in the menu that appears.</li>
<li>Type a name for the duplicate or use the name that is automatically assigned.</li>
<li>Left click on the "OK" button.</li>
</ol>
<h4 style="padding-top:35px;">To duplicate a track:</h4>
<ol>
<li>Right click the name of the track in the Edit or Mix window then choose "Duplicate…". </li>
<li>Left click on the "OK" button to use the default settings.</li>
</ol>
<p>Working on a duplicate of a track allows you to use the original as a reference to ensure you have not removed something you wanted to retain. You can keep both tracks visible in the session to compare them. <b>Make the track you do NOT want to use inactive.</b></p>
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<p style="padding-top:35px;"><b>INCREASE the size of the track view to make it easier to see the editing you are performing.</b></p>
<h4 style="padding-top:35px;">To increase the size of the track view:</h4>
<ol>
<li>Left click on the tiny down arrow to the left of the track name or right click on the grey bar before the start of the tracks clip. (see the image below)</li>
<li>Choose your preferred size of the track view from the list that appears.</li>
</ol>
<img style="margin-left:25px;" alt="Increase the size of the track view in Avid Pro Tools" title="Increase the size of the track view in Avid Pro Tools" border="0" data-original-height="122" data-original-width="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCywnwZ5msD_J4QSiD3WWZio6EI5uGsbclbL5odXNytEV0dz1oa64mUnCVaW67RwRx-tf8JK3Yf2bLb_OGb06ceAn_cIYLp8WTZydHEqRfRAAs15YL1q_ienr5rRqgrck2FJQhUMsSZpOQ/s0/Increase+the+size+of+the+track+view+in+Avid+Pro+Tools.png"/>
<ol start="3" style="padding-top:15px;">
<li>Press and hold down the Ctrl key while dragging a slider for finer control of the slider.</li>
<li>Press the t key on your keyboard and zoom out of the clip/track to verify you have not removed any part of the sound that you did not intend to remove. Press the r key to zoom back in to the track. <b>For these quick keys to work you must click on the a/z button inthe upper right corner of the edit window.</b> It is yellow when enabled. (see image below) This button enables "Command Focus" keyboard shortcuts.</li>
</ol>
<img style="margin-left:25px;" alt="Enable Command Focus keyboard shortcuts" title="Enable Command Focus keyboard shortcuts" border="0" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGD7GmIDUPu5lvokQ1V__NtUlMoQte6XCDwi_S1Z2XJ9xO7WjnaCTKRKemIJEEgGMENvHrNpwXCvryqmZ3yNCQoUZGh8HgHEIet2YIFPYh-_U4k7Pj_rG1V0J-VkvkmdqYyXnVQQZNW2e1/s0/Enable+Command+Focus+keyboard+shortcuts.png"/>
<ol start="5" style="padding-top:15px;">
<li>Use the original track as a reference to ensure you have not accidently deleted something from the track you wanted to keep. Position the original track above the edited track and compare them from beginning to end. If you are working on a drum track look for drum hits that may have been inadvertently stripped out or deleted.</li>
</ol>
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<h4 style="padding-top:35px;">Automatically add fades:</h4>
<p>Add fades to the beginning and end of each remaining stripped out audio clip. Fades will help prevent clicks or pops from occurring when the stripped audio clips are played.</p>
<ol>
<li>Select all the stripped out clips on the track. To select the entire track and all its clips click in the upper half of any clip on the track. Press and hold down the Ctrl key then the letter "a" key on your keyboard to select all the clips on the track.</li>
<li>Press and hold down the <b>Ctrl then the f key</b> on your keyboard. The "Batch Fades" window will appear. A 5 to 10 millisecond fade in/out setting is a good starting point. Adjust as/if needed to ensure that fade ins have not removed the beginning/transient of any drum hits clips. Adjust the fade out setting to control how long the drum hit sustains until it decays/ends. How long should the fade out be? Experiment with different settings. Listen to the drum in the mix to see how different fade out settings sound.</li>
<li>Left click on the "OK" button to automatically add a fade in and a fade out to each stripped out clip on the track.</li>
</ol>
<p><b>NOTE:</b> Listen to the entire track after you've used Strip Silence and added fades to ensure the track sounds as you intended.</p>
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<h4 style="padding-top:35px;">Use Strip Silence To "Clean" Tracks</h4>
<p>Strip Silence has many uses. It is commonly used to remove unwanted sound between drum hits on a drum track.</p>
<p>For example, when a kick drum is recorded it is not uncommon for the kick drum microphone to also hear the snare drum and record it to the track along with the kick drum. With both drums present on the kick drum track whatever equalization or processing you apply to the kick drum will also affect the sound of the snare drum to a lesser degree. Strip Silence can be used to remove the sound of the snare drum hits from the kick drum track.</p>
<p><b>In this tutorial I used Strip Silence to remove the snare drum that was also recorded by the internal microphone intended to record the bass/kick drum.</b> Why? When the drums are mixed together any EQ, compression or other processing or effects added to the bass/kick drum will also affect the snare drum to a lesser degree. The control we have over the sound of each drum individually (kick or snare) is reduced. If we remove or limit the snare sound presence in the kick drum track we enhance our ability to control the sound of both drums individually.</p>
<p>Strip Silence can make drum tracks sound artificial if not used thoughtfully. <b>If used on a snare track you need to listen to determine whether the drummer plays "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsKBkvM4vhE" target="_blank">ghost notes</a>".</b> Ghost notes can add interest to any snare part. If ghost notes are played are they crucial to the backbeat? Do they need to be heard? How do you think a drummer would respond to the previous questions?</p>
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