Track Colors in Pro Tools

By now you’ve probably noticed several Digidesign screen shots or videos of Pro Tools LE, M-Powered, or HD in which the tracks are color coded. So how do you do that? Read and Watch.

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Pro Tools Session Guidelines

Download the Digidesign Pro Tools Session Guidelines. They were created by several professional Pro Tools producers and engineers in an effort to make the sharing of Pro Tools sessions as seamless as possible. Read more

All about iLok

Pace’s iLok key has made plug-in management hassles a thing of the past. iLoks rule! If you don’t know what iLok is and how it works… Read more

Studio Monitoring Basics

If you’ve ever worked for hours and hours on a mix and then taken it to your car, or to a friend’s house where you played the same mix and discovered it sounded nothing like it sounded in your studio - then you understand exactly why accurate monitoring is needed.
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Free Plug-Ins: Inspector Spectrum Analyzer

Inspector is a compact, but powerful, analysis plug-in for use in Pro Tools and other host applications. From spectral analysis to extensive metering, Inspector gives you a full picture of your audio. Use the spectrum analyzer to get a clear and accurate representation of your mix. Read more

Free Plug-Ins: Bitter Sweet II

The Bitter Sweet II is a free dynamics processor specifically designed for managing audio transients. It’s made by Flux:: Sound and Picture Development, a French company with a fairly respectable line of Dynamics processors. Read more

Musical Pitch vs. Frequency

Today I decided to post something that I find to be very useful. It’s a musical pitch vs. frequency chart. I find this chart to be particularly useful as I continue to develop my ear and ability for mixing.

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