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Andrew Tintle
July 11th, 2013
Time In: 5:00 PM
Time Out: 8:30 PM
Lesson #: 11
Since my last post I received ProTools (10 and 11) as well as my Focusrite 2i2 Interface (very cool piece of equipment by the way). I was given a session to work on for practice the last time I was at the studio so I could get practice working with the different aspects of Pro-Tools. I experimented with the EQ plug-ins the most to really practice sculpting the tone on the guitar in the session. I already learned a lot just from the little bit of time I put in, but I can tell that learning Pro-Tools proficiently is going to take time and I will need to be patient with myself as I go through the process.
During my session at the studio I worked with David on getting familiar with a lot of the functions within Pro Tools, setting up my laptop, troubleshooting latency, and discussing various plug-ins. The issue of latency as it pertains to my own recording became quite an issue for me while I was working at home. I want to be able to record and listen to other tracks on the song at the same time. The issue I ran into is that I would hear a delay in what I played while I listened to the rest of the song (latency). I tried to remedy the issue myself and spent a decent amount of time researching the problem but still wasn't able to resolve it. Thankfully, David helped me fix it by showing me how to lower the buffer size within my session as well as how to set the software to "Low Latency Monitoring".
As far as Plug-Ins are concerned, we specifically discussed the "BF-76" and the "EQ3-7". The "BF-76" is great for sculping vocals and is an excellent replica of the actual hardware based version. The "EQ3-7" can be used to really help sculpt a sound and eliminate unwanted frequencies in a track. Another feature it has is a "High-Pass Filter" and a "Low-Pass Filter". These can be used to eliminate frequencies from tracks that shouldn't have them. For example, a high-hat isn't supposed to have a lot of low end, so a "High Pass Filter" can be used to attenuate the low frequencies that may have been picked up in the recording. These are minor adjustments that may not seem to make a large difference in a track, but when combined with other adjustments can have a dramatic effect on the track as a whole.
I'm looking forward to the next session - there will be a recording session taking place after my lesson. Can't wait to get more experience in the studio!
