ProTools Skills Reference

Intermediate-Level Skills

Setting Grid Mode.-back-

Grid mode can be set to help organize and arrange the audio regions of your ProTools session.

Put ProTools edit window into Grid Mode.

Set grid resolution.

ProTools time line.

After setting the Grid mode for your organizational needs, the tools will snap to the grids. Grid mode is handy because you can make accurate adjustments of audio regions without having to change your time scale zoom level.

Finding the beat of a looped sample.-back-

The beat and duration of one sample can be used to set the tempo for your ProTools Session.

Finding how many beats are in your sample.

Identify Beat function-back-

Select "Identify Beat...".

The tempo setting of the session will be change according to the analysis of the audio region.

Time Compression and Expansion TCE-back-

The Time Compression and Expansion (TCE) tool can be used to adjust the duration of an audio region while maintaining its pitch and feel characteristics. Using TCE you can force loops to conform to you tempo requirements.

Find the beat pattern of the region that you would like transform.

Import QuickTime Move-back-

Quick Time once imported, will be locked to the timeline. The movie can be seen in a floating window.

Bounce Audio to a Quick Time Movie-back-

Once your done with your mix, you can create a new Quick Time file with a bounce of your multitrack.

Nudge-back-

Nudge is a keystroke that can be used to move an audio region horizontally in the track. The nudge level can be set to small or larger movement steps.

Inserting Effect Processors-back-

Inserting effects into a track can be done in the mix window as well as in the arrange window. In the arrange window you must show the inserts in the track options to access the inserts.