Pro Tools Stickers and Keyboards Reviewed.

by Major on December 5th, 2011 in Keyboard Shortcuts

I don’t usually use keyboard shortcut stickers or Pro Tools specific keyboards, but I know a lot of people do, and they can be great learning tools for those just getting started in the Pro Tools world.  Throughout the years I have used nearly every keyboard and sticker set on the market.  Below are my recommendations for the best of each.  In the spirit of only being positive, I have only included the ones that I think are top in their category. …Read More

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Pro Tools 10: The Details

by Major on October 22nd, 2011 in New Release

So after the big announcement at AES NYC on Thursday, I was able to sit down and have a hands on demo of the new Pro Tools 10, and the Avid System 5 MC console.  The main features of each are being trumpeted by AVID, and are well documented, so I’m going to give you 5 good things you might not have heard about, and 5 bad things you definitely might not have heard about.

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New Software and Hardware from AVID.

by Major on October 20th, 2011 in New Release

Pro Tools 10, HDX hardware, Euphonix integration!!!

Full updates after AES Demo tomorrow!

For now check out Avid.com for more details!

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Delay Compensation Explained! (Part 2 of 2)

by Major on June 2nd, 2011 in Features, Post Production, Session Management

In Part 1 we discussed the various setting and warning lights of delay compensation.  In part II let’s explore a few more track specific options you have when dealing with delay compensation. …Read More

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Easy Access to your Favorite Plug-ins

by Evan on May 24th, 2011 in Keyboard Shortcuts

Most people have a lot of plug-ins, but we tend to use a select few of them over and over.

There is a preference in Pro Tools for “Default EQ and Dynamics” and this puts 1 EQ and 1 Compressor at the top of your insert select menu.

However, there’s another way to add as many plug-ins as you want to both RTAS/TDM and Audiosuite menus, and you can save yourself a lot of time by creating easy access to these plug-ins via the top level of these menus. Here’s how.

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Delay Compensation Explained! (Part 1 of 2)

by Major on May 18th, 2011 in Features, Post Production, Session Management

Now that Pro Tools 9 includes delay compensation as a standard feature (Finally!!!)  I am getting a lot of questions about it.  Here are the nuts and bolts of Delay Comp!

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ProTools Efficiency for Sound Editors Course in NYC

by Major on March 9th, 2011 in Keyboard Shortcuts

Hey Editors Guild Members!

Check out my “Pro Tools Efficiency for Sound Editors” course on March 26th!

Click here for more information and to sign up!

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Gettin’ Grabby

by Major on January 9th, 2011 in Features, Keyboard Shortcuts

We’re going to kick it back to basics for a minute and explore the grabber tool.  The normal Grabber Tool is pretty self explanatory.  But let’s explore the other two options. …Read More

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