You're welcome Michael! It was actually really hard to distil the information down into a simple video, so I appreciate the comment. Any other topics you think I should make a video about?
really great video, Andrew. Very clearly explained. I'm about to comp together a drum solo from a ton of takes and I'm pretty sure I know how to do that now.... all the same as what you've done....except I have to use groups to make sure that things don't get wonky with the drums. thanks again. -Mark F
I've just started with my home studio and your videos are so far the best for a beginner to watch. Thank you for your great effort. Also I like your original music a lot!
Hmm, I think it's called automation? Something like that. Where you can change the volume, panning and effects and stuff automatically throughout the song? I'd love to know how to do that type of thing!
Thank you for these! I've just recently leapt from Pro Tools 7 to 2020 and I'm trying to catch up on all the features I've missed in the last 15 years... 😂
Very useful and informative. By the way, if you name your very first playlist tracks with .01 added at the end, Pro Tools will increment from there to .02 etc. In other words it doesn't make the first new take .01.01. I hope this helps.
Noticed that the performance is off the grid. Would you do the cross fades with the comps and then afterward look to get everything onto the grid? Great tut by the way. I am in the process of using comping and found your videos. Wish I found your channel months ago!
Hi Steve, hadn't noticed whether the vocal was on grid on not. I would usually only quantise drums or rhythm instruments to the grid, I don't feel it's necessary with vocals. However, when editing vocals, I turn grid editing off because things like breaths and starts/ends of phrases are often in unusual places. Once the comp is done, I'll put cross fades in moments of silence between phrases if possible. Does that answer your question?
@@HighRoadMusician Thanks very much for responding so promptly! I think my question is alluded to in your answer. If you did quantise the drums, with this suggested edit method, would you normally do the drums before or after the vocals. I am thinking before,,,, as they determine the base beat of the song. To get them on the grid. I thought about the the beat detective element within this process--at what stage this should occur, eg 1. comp 2. sound levels 3. balancing 4. drum drums edit, for quantise, 5. then beat detective in context of doing your presentation. I had recorded all the material to a click track. I am doing a first time edit of a song with: drums (9 tracks + room), two vocals, a violin, two acoustic guitars and a base. If this helps with a context. I was going to start,,,, first comping for the best performance takes (your tutorial), then organising the overall sound levels; then balance before even starting with looking at plug ins.
@@stevegeorge7773 Right, well there's many ways you could do it. Personally I like to comp or quantise drums first. Then comp or quantise other things (bass/guitar) only if they need it. Usually, if a vocal take was out of time and needed quantising, I wouldn't use it anyway. I'd pick a better take. It's often recommended that you do all the technical tasks in a mix first, such as editing and comping, perhaps also setting up gain structure, common plugins and routing etc. Then, switch to creative tasks such as balance, eq, compression and general mixing.
This is one of the most useful techniques in protools. Thanks for creating a great, simple video!
You're welcome Michael! It was actually really hard to distil the information down into a simple video, so I appreciate the comment. Any other topics you think I should make a video about?
really great video, Andrew. Very clearly explained. I'm about to comp together a drum solo from a ton of takes and I'm pretty sure I know how to do that now.... all the same as what you've done....except I have to use groups to make sure that things don't get wonky with the drums. thanks again. -Mark F
I've just started with my home studio and your videos are so far the best for a beginner to watch. Thank you for your great effort. Also I like your original music a lot!
nice the way you explain things
Mate your tutorials have been absolutely top class. If you were to make more I'd be jumping right on them!
Thank you Shawn, are there any topics you'd like me to cover in particular?
Hmm, I think it's called automation? Something like that. Where you can change the volume, panning and effects and stuff automatically throughout the song? I'd love to know how to do that type of thing!
@@destroyer8616 Great idea, thanks. I'll see what I can do :-)
Thank you for these! I've just recently leapt from Pro Tools 7 to 2020 and I'm trying to catch up on all the features I've missed in the last 15 years... 😂
Very useful and informative. By the way, if you name your very first playlist tracks with .01 added at the end, Pro Tools will increment from there to .02 etc. In other words it doesn't make the first new take .01.01. I hope this helps.
Can you please do a video covering how to fix volume issues with vocals (chorus being much louder than verse).
Great suggestion, I’ll see what I can do :-)
It’s a beautiful song
Thank you so much!
Nice Job! Thank you!!
Good tips!! Thank you!
Excellent! I wish I had watched this before recording and deleting multiple takes. 🙄😊
Noticed that the performance is off the grid. Would you do the cross fades with the comps and then afterward look to get everything onto the grid? Great tut by the way. I am in the process of using comping and found your videos. Wish I found your channel months ago!
Hi Steve, hadn't noticed whether the vocal was on grid on not. I would usually only quantise drums or rhythm instruments to the grid, I don't feel it's necessary with vocals. However, when editing vocals, I turn grid editing off because things like breaths and starts/ends of phrases are often in unusual places. Once the comp is done, I'll put cross fades in moments of silence between phrases if possible. Does that answer your question?
@@HighRoadMusician Thanks very much for responding so promptly! I think my question is alluded to in your answer. If you did quantise the drums, with this suggested edit method, would you normally do the drums before or after the vocals. I am thinking before,,,, as they determine the base beat of the song. To get them on the grid. I thought about the the beat detective element within this process--at what stage this should occur, eg 1. comp 2. sound levels 3. balancing 4. drum drums edit, for quantise, 5. then beat detective in context of doing your presentation. I had recorded all the material to a click track.
I am doing a first time edit of a song with: drums (9 tracks + room), two vocals, a violin, two acoustic guitars and a base. If this helps with a context. I was going to start,,,, first comping for the best performance takes (your tutorial), then organising the overall sound levels; then balance before even starting with looking at plug ins.
@@stevegeorge7773 Right, well there's many ways you could do it. Personally I like to comp or quantise drums first. Then comp or quantise other things (bass/guitar) only if they need it. Usually, if a vocal take was out of time and needed quantising, I wouldn't use it anyway. I'd pick a better take.
It's often recommended that you do all the technical tasks in a mix first, such as editing and comping, perhaps also setting up gain structure, common plugins and routing etc. Then, switch to creative tasks such as balance, eq, compression and general mixing.
Thank You Thank You Thank U...!!
Ha! You're welcome SonDownKid. I know that feeling :-)