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Tips & Tricks

Why reinvent the wheel?

Over the years, I have learned more tips & tricks than you can shake a drum stick at. Here are a few worth sharing.

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BFD in Pro Tools: Normal Cymbal Rings
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No
No
Yes
Yes
BFD in Pro Tools: Recording Tips
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No
No
Yes
Yes
Color Coding Gear
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No
Yes
No
No
Create a Separate Headset Mix
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
DC Offset - What the heck is it?
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No
No
Yes
Yes
Disguising Your Mistakes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Duh, what's a null?
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Yes
No
No
No
Flip Your Lyd-ian
Yes
No
No
No
No
Frequency Response & Polar Patterns
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Yes
No
No
No
Go Clean Your Mics!
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Yes
No
No
No
How to Be an Instant Pro
Yes
No
No
No
No
Importing REX loops into Pro Tools
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No
No
Yes
Yes
Looking Pro Takes a Few Muscles
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No
Yes
No
No
Mic Hangups
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Mic Placement
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Miking Acoustic Guitars
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Polar Patterns
No
Yes
No
No
No
Quickest Way to Add Loop Repetitions
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Quickly Replacing Hits with Samples
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No
No
Yes
Yes
Record a Click Track in Pro Tools
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No
No
Yes
Yes
Record MIDI in Pro Tools
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No
No
No
Yes
Recording Easy Multiple Takes and Punches
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No
No
Yes
Yes
Repeat...repeat...repeat
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No
No
Yes
Yes
Set Recording Levels Correctly (Part 1)
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No
No
No
Yes
Sharing Pro Tools Sessions
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Simulating Doubled Parts
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
So THAT'S what a Compressor does!
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No
No
Yes
Yes
Speed Versus Slop!
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Technique Building Exercise - Picking
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Ten Tips to Trick Tone
Yes
No
No
No
No
The 12-Step Mixing Process
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No
No
Yes
No
Timing Trick of the Stars
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Trashing Preferences in Pro Tools
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Unbelievable but True Recording Technique
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No
No
Yes
No
Using Drum Sample Tracks to Make Loops
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No
No
Yes
Yes
What does dBFS stand for?
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No
No
No
Yes
What kind of computer is best for Pro Tools?
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No
No
No
Yes