PRO TOOLS - Everything and Anything about Pro Tools

[AlvBobo]

Hi all Softies, I'm starting a thread regarding Pro Tools and everything related.

I'm not certain of the population of Pro Tools users in Singapore, but I assume most people are using Pro Tools LE, as do I.

Please feel free to post any issues, questions, How-to's that you may want to share etc. I'm not exactly very experienced, but I'll try my best to answer them.

Cheerios!
-AlvBobo

 

[AlvBobo]

Oh, forgot to mention, I'm currently using a 003 Rack+ Factory, and a MBOX. I traded up my 002 Rack for the 003. Anyone who wants to know how to upgrade their system through Avid can ask me too.

 

[bongman]

oooh

oooh, exciting to hear about Pro Tools 9

shall drop by to see the seminar tomorrow at Lasalle

 

[AlvBobo]

I wonder how Pro Tools 9 will revolutionize itself if it discards the hardware. Maybe its popularity will increase, haha.

** Anyways, anybody knows how to use the EQ settings within PT for drums?

 

[bongman]

hardware is to prevent piracy of the software

more piracy

 

[AlvBobo]

hardware is to prevent piracy of the software

more piracy

Actually, you've got a point. Piracy may plague ProTools' already strong customer base. But people may buy the real thing after they try & see how good it is. A little too optimistic I guess. Haha..

 

[kongwee]

I wonder how Pro Tools 9 will revolutionize itself if it discards the hardware. Maybe its popularity will increase, haha.

** Anyways, anybody knows how to use the EQ settings within PT for drums?

Put EQ plug-in into effect section of the track?

 

[AlvBobo]

Lol.. no I meant what settings to tune the EQ to for each individual drum...

 

[kongwee]

Lol.. no I meant what settings to tune the EQ to for each individual drum...

Ok.
I don't do live recording for drum.

Still I separate sampler drum into kick track, toms track,snare track, cymbals track... Of cos, balance when first. Then sum them into bus, and put compressor in. Oops no eq....sorry. Anyway, kick drum, I tend to compress them than EQ. Toms sometime notch on highest peak frequency or high cut. Cymbals high cut. But there is not rule to follow. You should EQ according to the mood of the music, so you must try different filter and how it affect the sound.

 

[AlvBobo]

Thanks for the advice.

But that's the problem I'm facing. I'm not certain of the compressor/EQ settings for the individual drum tracks, and each time I change something, the whole set sounds choppy/muddy/peaky. Is there like a website that teaches recorded drum track treatments for Pro Tools?

Cheerios!

 

[AlvBobo]

I went to the ProTools 9 Seminar today... Didn't win the Mbox. Some Mediacorp and Poly guy won both of them... sniff.. wasted so many hours there.

 

[bongman]

at least you get to eat the Four Seasons hotel buffet !

 

[kongwee]

Thanks for the advice.

But that's the problem I'm facing. I'm not certain of the compressor/EQ settings for the individual drum tracks, and each time I change something, the whole set sounds choppy/muddy/peaky. Is there like a website that teaches recorded drum track treatments for Pro Tools?

Cheerios!

You must understand the principle behind compressor. Like threshold,ratio, gain, attack and release at least. Like kick drum, I can set at high ratio, slow attack, fast release. High ratio to have great dynamic reduction, but I slow attack to allow a certain peak to develop first after threshold before compress it, lastly fast release it to return to original state. Mostly you get very good thump...thump if you get the setting right. I don't remember the value cos, a lot of listening is need. Many compressor allow you side chain it, then the term ducking, desser....follow. Once you are good at compressor, you can easily understand multi-pressor. It is actually very good for summing/master buses. Since multi-pressor has 3 or 4 band to play with you can do eq-like lovelovelove compressor together.

I don't think anybody come up an eq chart for Pro Tools, because it is very general and apply to any eqing. EQ is not only for general use. Also the filer and setting will also benefit you when you come across sound designing/synthesis. Know the term well, some term like LP,HP,BP,Q,Gain still apply to many different plug-in.

 

[AlvBobo]

Wow... That's a lot to absorb! Thanks for the advice. Where do you pick up all these EQ'ing knowledge by the way? Is there like a website or something?

Thanks and cheers!