Week 4 - Pro Tools Techniques - Posted on 2014-10-24 by Vincenzo Larich

So this week at Track Star Studio with Thomas, I dove more into the learning process and basics of Pro Tools. There is a lot to this software to say the least, and being an absolute beginner, I'd be lying if I said this was easy. A lot of information comes so fast, but through repetition I know it will be second nature in no time.

Thomas led me through some of the basic key commands to make me more efficient at recording and editing in the future. Its all a memory game with that. But once we went through those for a bit, thats when the fun started. He let me edit a few things on some pre recorded sessions, showing me how to fine tune a song. Obviously there is a lot that goes into editing a song, so this week we started with cutting some drums. He told me by even doing this small task is what sets some of the amateur engineers from the professionals, because even doing the cutting, it didnt even seem like much was being done to the song at all. But when you dig deep into it and notice exactly what is being done, the end sound is extremely rewarding. It can be tedious, but well worth the effort.

I'm excited to learn more along the way but even more so to perfect all the little things I've learned already. I'm closer and closer to becoming a part of the creation of great sounds and music.