Head to Setup > Preferences > Operation, and make sure Auto Backup is checked. Pro Tools has an ultra-useful Automatic Backup feature, which can save your life if the worst happens. Power cuts, hard drive failures and careless mistakes can lead to the loss of a session. Simply hold down the Shift key before you hit the Spacebar. Pro Tools handily provides a shortcut for half-speed playback, slowing everything down to a more manageable pace. When working on a fast-paced track with lots going on, it can be tricky to pick out potential flaws with the rhythm. A new audio file is rendered on a new channel and the original channel is automatically hidden and deactivated, so you can always go back if you want to. Right-click an insert and select Commit - Up to This Insert. Pro Tools has an option for bouncing audio up to a particular point in the effects chain. key on your numpad, then the number of the location, then. You can easily flick between these positions by quickly pressing the. These aren’t just markers, though they’re also memory locations which enable you to store many things, including zoom settings and track heights. The Enter key will quickly insert a marker wherever the playback cursor is positioned. All clips can now be dragged around as one for easy transportation.
You can link as many clips as you like by selecting them and pressing Ctrl+Option+G on Mac or Ctrl+Alt+G on PC. Group activityĬhopping up lots of audio on the timeline quickly builds up a large number of clips across several channels, making it fiddly to move things around in groups. If you skip past the transient you were after, Option+Tab on Mac or Ctrl+Tab on PC will hop back to the one before. Simply press the Tab key with an audio file selected and you’ll jump to the nearest transient press it again and you’ll jump to the next one. Pro Tools’ Tab to Transient function is an incredibly fast means of chopping up samples. To change the solo operation, head to Options > Solo Mode, and select X-OR. However, you can change this so that soloing one channel un-solos another - very handy for quick A/B checks between channels. Solo exclusiveīy default, solo mode in Pro Tools latches. Select the clip and press Alt/Option+6 to bring up the new channel strip and get access to EQ, compression and an expander/gate for each clip discretely. If you’re fortunate enough to own a Pro Tools HD system, version 12.6 brought the new Clip Effects feature - a channel strip plugin that can process each clip independently. You’re now free to place your sample off grid to fine tune that groove. A quick shortcut to turn off grid snapping is to hold Cmd on Mac or Ctrl on PC as you drag a clip.
For a lot of electronic music, you’ll often find yourself working in Grid mode - but being 100% locked to the grid doesn’t always bring the right feel.
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