Tag Archives: protools

Clips, renaming

Good Morning Audio!
This morning we learn how to rename a clip… its easy! With the SMART TOOL enabled, double click on the bottom half of the clip with your mouse or track pad and enter the new name into the dialog box that appears. When done just press OK and that’s it! Watch the video for two additional methods to renaming your clips.

The Good Morning Audio! guide:
Red Blips = left click of mouse
Green Blips = right click of the mouse
Keyboard Shortcuts are displayed along the bottom.

To request new Pro Tools or other audio related “how-to” videos just go to the CONTACT FORM and send us a message!

This video was created using Reaper 5.

Audio, importing


Good Morning Audio!
Today we learn how to import audio into your project. You will use the keyboard shortcuts “shift+command+i” as indicated in the video. For most projects I recommend using COPY (or CONVERT) instead of ADD as this will consolidate all of your projects audio into the project audio folder making it less likely to lose vital material when moving your project from computer to computer.

The Good Morning Audio! guide:
Red Blips = left click of mouse
Green Blips = right click of the mouse
Keyboard Shortcuts are displayed along the bottom.

To request new Pro Tools or other audio related “how-to” videos just go to the CONTACT FORM and send us a message!

This video was created using Reaper 5.

Track, creating a new audio track


Good Morning Audio!
This morning we learn how to create new audio tracks in Avid Pro Tools. There are a number of ways to do this… let’s take a look at a few of them.

The Good Morning Audio! guide:
Red Blips = left click of mouse
Green Blips = right click of the mouse
Keyboard Shortcuts are displayed along the bottom.

To request new Pro Tools or other audio related “how-to” videos just go to the CONTACT FORM and send us a message!

This video was created using Reaper 5.

Master Fader, creating


Good Morning Audio!
This morning we learn how to create a Master Fader in Avid Pro Tools. In this example I create a stereo master fader. Generally speaking, if I’m creating a product meant to be listened to by the average consumer I create a stereo file. Having a stereo master fader will allow you monitor your stereo mix and will allow you to bounce that mix in stereo when the project is completed. If I’m creating a mix or edit that isn’t going directly to a consumer (ie: another producer or editor) I’ll create a master fader based upon the number of channels the rest of the production team needs (mono, stereo or other).

The Good Morning Audio! guide:
Red Blips = left click of mouse
Green Blips = right click of the mouse
Keyboard Shortcuts are displayed along the bottom.

To request new Pro Tools or other audio related “how-to” videos just go to the CONTACT FORM and send us a message!

This video was created using Reaper 5.

Track, renaming


Good Morning Audio!
This morning we learn how to rename a track… its easy! Just double click the track name with your mouse or track pad and enter the new name into the dialog box that appears. When done just press OK and that’s it!

The Good Morning Audio! guide:
Red Blips = left click of mouse
Green Blips = right click of the mouse
Keyboard Shortcuts are displayed along the bottom.

To request new Pro Tools or other audio related “how-to” videos just go to the CONTACT FORM and send us a message!

This video was created using Reaper 5.

Smart Tool, enabling


Good Morning Audio!
This morning we learn how to enable the Smart Tool… its easy!

To activate the ‘smart tool’, left-click on the bracket surrounding the ‘Trim, Selector & Grabber’ tools.

The Good Morning Audio! guide:
Red Blips = left click of mouse
Green Blips = right click of the mouse
Keyboard Shortcuts are displayed along the bottom.

To request new Pro Tools or other audio related “how-to” videos just go to the CONTACT FORM and send us a message!

This video was created using Reaper 5.

Keyboard Shortcuts, enabling


Good Morning Audio!
This morning we learn how to enable keyboard shortcuts… its easy! Pro Tools allows you to “focus” your keyboard shortcuts into one of three different windows within the program. You can focus the keyboard onto the “clip list”, the “groups” pane or within the “track view” or “edit window”. For editing clips with single key shortcuts you’ll want to click on the box labeled A/Z on the top right hand corner of the ‘track view” view or “edit window”.

The Good Morning Audio! guide:
Red Blips = left click of mouse
Green Blips = right click of the mouse
Keyboard Shortcuts are displayed along the bottom.

To request new Pro Tools or other audio related “how-to” videos just go to the CONTACT FORM and send us a message!

This video was created using Reaper 5.

Editing, Separate Clip i.e. ‘Cutting’ or ‘Splitting’


Good Morning Audio!
This morning we learn how to make edits!

The Good Morning Audio! guide:
Red Blips = left click of mouse
Green Blips = right click of the mouse
Keyboard Shortcuts are displayed along the bottom.

To request new Pro Tools or other audio related “how-to” videos just go to the CONTACT FORM and send us a message!

This video was created using Reaper 5.

Session, creating new


Good Morning Audio!
This morning we learn how to create a new session in Avid Pro Tools.

The Good Morning Audio! guide:
Red Blips = left click of mouse
Green Blips = right click of the mouse
Keyboard Shortcuts are displayed along the bottom.

To request new Pro Tools or other audio related “how-to” videos just go to the CONTACT FORM and send us a message!

This video was created using Reaper 5.