Category Archives: Features

Combination Edit Modes

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Major

New in Pro Tools 8 is the ability to combine grid mode with all of the other edit modes.  These modes function exactly like they normally would, but the selector tool (and the selector portion of the super-tool) function in … Continue reading →

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Force Paste Automation

Posted on September 1, 2009 by Major

This doesn’t come up very often, but when it does you’ll be glad this little shortcut is around.  Control+Command+V (Paste Special: To Current Automation Type) is used when you want to copy automation data from one type of parameter (for … Continue reading →

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Pro Tools and Snow Leopard Initial Compatibility Info

Posted on August 29, 2009 by Evan

I wanted to update everyone on my findings regarding Apple’s new OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard) and Pro Tools. I installed Snow Leopard on my Macbook (2007 1.83 Core Duo) Which is running Pro Tools LE 8.0 cs3 via a Mbox … Continue reading →

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Using Region Groups in Pro Tools

Posted on July 13, 2009 by Evan

Region groups were introduced in Pro Tools 7 and are fairly self-explanatory. Essentially you can group a number of regions so that they act like one region. You can edit the region group, fade it, fade between multiple region groups … Continue reading →

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Pro Tools: Under the Hood – Part 1

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Major

The key to session and data management lies in the workspace and project windows.  Many casual Pro Tools users don’t know much about these windows or what they can be used for.  Understanding these windows is the first step in … Continue reading →

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Playlist view, and automation lanes in PT8

Posted on June 1, 2009 by Evan

I know we are a little late to the party… but here are two of the new features in Pro Tools 8, playlist view, and automation lanes which, are well worth checking out.

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Three things you might not know about Pro Tools

Posted on May 27, 2009 by Major

A few handy features of Pro Tools that may not be in your normal work-flow. 1. If you Control+Click on the name of a multi-channel track there is an option to split out the track into several mono track. Very … Continue reading →

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kitchen sync points

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Evan

Sync points are, in my opinion, under-utilized by a lot of Pro Tools users. They have some pretty valuable and time-saving uses. The most helpful use of a sync point is snapping a region to your cursor using the sync … Continue reading →

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