Pro Tools is, by far, the leading digital audio engineering software in the business. Around the world, it is the standard for digital music production. There is a wealth of information out there pertaining to applications of the program. The multitude of tips, tricks, and techniques, applied by professionals and amateurs alike, is staggering to say the least. There is a treasure of knowledge to be gleaned on this subject from sites like Youtube, all available for free in the flow of the information age. To students entering into the realm of audio and music production, all the videos, blog posts, feeds, etc. on the web are incalculably invaluable.
Since entering college, going into the recording studio, cutting tracks, and taking them into the digital environment, I have accessed online points of reference on numerous occasions to resolve issues with various productions. Now, as I move through the program and (hopefully) into the business, I feel at least somewhat obligated to share what I learned with the world Feel free to leave any comments, questions, or advice you may have. In fact, please do!
A good place to start, I think, is with useful key commands. With the stroke of a key, these little shortcuts can save countless hours by cutting back on unnecessary point and click time. There are literally volumes of these little guys, but for brevity's sake I'll start with what I have found to be some of the more useful ones. Here are a few:
Since entering college, going into the recording studio, cutting tracks, and taking them into the digital environment, I have accessed online points of reference on numerous occasions to resolve issues with various productions. Now, as I move through the program and (hopefully) into the business, I feel at least somewhat obligated to share what I learned with the world Feel free to leave any comments, questions, or advice you may have. In fact, please do!
A good place to start, I think, is with useful key commands. With the stroke of a key, these little shortcuts can save countless hours by cutting back on unnecessary point and click time. There are literally volumes of these little guys, but for brevity's sake I'll start with what I have found to be some of the more useful ones. Here are a few:
- Cntrl, Opt, Cmd, down arrow: fit tracks to window
- Cmd, X,C, on V: cut, copy, and paste
- Opt, 1,2,3, or 4: toggle between edit modes
- Cmd, Z: Undo
- Shift, Cmd, Z: Redo
- Cmd = : toggle between track window and mixer window
- Spacebar: Play
- Cmd, Spacebar: Record
- Return: go to beginning
- Shift, Cmd, W: Close session
- Cmd, Q: quit Pro Tools
- Cmd, D: Duplicate
- Option, R: Repeat
- Option, Click & Drag: Copy