UPDATE :: To make sure the printed tracks are correctly delay compensated (TDM only) please do the following. UPDATE :: Viewers reported that the scheme works well for Mac & PC and for TDM 7.1 to 7.3.

Please right-click here to download the video (Quicktime Movie,15MB) Please click here to watch the video (Quicktime Stream) With this method you can simply print your audio onto the same audio track (no messing with new tracks etc.), deactivate your plugins and hardware inserts and use your plugins and outboard gear on other tracks.Įspecially with outboard gear, this method allows you to re-create your sessions without having to remember the position of every knob on that vintage compressor. Have you ever wanted to freeze a track so that you can use its resources elsewhere ? Have you ever wanted to have 10 hardware LA2As as inserts ? Now you can. Pro Tools :: Printing and Freezing Audio Tracks

Please share your insights and comments on the various forums (DUC, Gearslutz etc).Ģ. UPDATE :: After 10 days, we had over 12,000 views of these videos - thank you for your interest. Although they sound superficially similar, they address different issues and show different tricks.įeel free to watch both of them - you can combine the two tecniques to match your particular environment. Please note that there are TWO different tutorials on this page.

Please send any comments and feedback here Users also reported success with LE systems - please see the update notes below for additional compatibility information. We are not affiliated with Digidesign or any of the manufacturers of the plugins mentioned in these tutorials.Īll the tutorials were tested on PT 7.1cs7 TDM running on a dual-2Ghz G5 Mac. During the next few months we will be posting more videos - some of these are real gems.ĬOPYRIGHT:: You are free to share these videos and copy them so long as you do not do it for commercial gain, you credit Songphonic and you do not remove the copyright message. Over the years we have developed a few tips and tricks which we now decided share publicly. At Songphonic we use a lot of Pro Tools systems and we train our in-house engineers and artists in using Pro Tools in a structured way.

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