Pro Tools Essentials
Lesson 19 of 31
Aux Masters and Bus Sends

Pro Tools Essentials
Lesson 19 of 31
Aux Masters and Bus Sends
Lesson Info
Aux Masters and Bus Sends
Class Description
Learn the ins and outs of Avid's Pro Tools HD, the recording industry’s most comprehensive DAW, with Zach Varnell. Zach is an industry veteran, who has worked in dozens of studios throughout Seattle. In this comprehensive guide to Pro Tools, he’ll share the best practices he's picked up over the years.
In Pro Tools Essentials, Zach will walk you through the entire mixing platform including the intricacies of bussing, VCA groups, key input, HD functionality, and notable plug-ins. He’ll also show you how to create custom impulse responses from time-based outboard gear and rooms.
You will learn about Elastic Audio and Beat Detective along with a comprehensive workflow and track management process and how it can be applied to a studio session with a band or film scoring with triple-digit track counts.
If you are ready to take your Pro Tools game to the next level or just want to brush up on some time-saving techniques, don’t miss Pro Tools Essentials with Zach Varnell.
Lessons
- Creating a Loop with Elastic Audio
- FreePreview: Editing Piano with Elastic Pitch
Zach shows you how to align the pitch and tempo from a sample track to a new song.
- Editing Acoustic Guitar with Elastic Audio
- Editing Drums with Elastic Audio
- Edit Window Overview
- Recording and Editing MIDI
- Composing with Pro Tools
- Audio to MIDI Mapping of Drums
- Setting Up for Recording
- Tracking and Comping Vocals: Part 1
- Tracking and Comping Vocals: Part 2
- Editing Background Vocals
- Keyboard Command Focus
- New Session Setup and Templates
- I/O Setup
- Five Pro Tools Shortcuts
- Managing Large Track Counts
- Setting Up Tracks for a Mix Session
- Aux Masters and Bus Sends
- VCA Sends for Multiple Tracks: Part 1
- VCA Sends for Multiple Tracks: Part 2
- Master Bus Settings
- Plugin Overview
- Compressors and EQs
- Digital Reverb and Convolution/Impulse Response
- Live Automation Modes
- When to Use Clip Gain
- Purpose of Automation
- Pro Tools Stems
- Pro Tools Collaboration
- Tech Rundown and Recap
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