Join Skye Lewin for an in-depth discussion in this video Building a drum loop with MIDI Merge, part of Pro Tools 11 Essential Training.
In this video, I'm going to show you a…quick way to create a Drum Loop using Midi.…We'll start with a Stereo Instrument Track, with Expand 2 on it.…You can see that I've loaded up the Session Drums preset.…Next I want to enable Loop Playback, not Loop Record.…I want to make sure that Wait for note,…Midi Merge and the Conductor are all active.…And actually I want to make sure my Metronome is on as well.…So if they're blue I know that they are all active.…Next I'm going to enable Input Quantize. I am…going to set my Quantize Grid to 8th note.…
And we can leave the other settings as they are.…Just make sure to enable Input Quantize.…Now I'm going to highlight a 2 Bar section,…which will be the loop that I'm going to record.…And again you can click and hold the Shift…Key and click again to make the same selection.…I'm going to record enable the Drum Track and I'm…just going to make sure I can hear my instruments.…Cool.…Now let's make sure that the Tempo and Meter are set before we start recording.…We might slow this down a little bit from 120.…
Author
Skye Lewin
Released
9/27/2013- Exploring the Pro Tools interface
- Selecting inputs, outputs, and busses
- Understanding signal paths and gain stages
- Setting up Pro Tools hardware and software properly
- Importing audio from multiple sources
- Recording and editing audio and MIDI
- Adjusting time, tempo, meter, key, and chord in arrangements
- Adding automated delay
- Mixing and mastering a session
- Setting up an effects loop
- Importing and displaying video
- Adding music, Foley, ADR, and FX
- Archiving a session
Skill Level Beginner
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 19s
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Choosing a Pro Tools version2m 36s
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Troubleshooting Pro Tools1m 50s
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Using the exercise files2m 9s
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1. Getting Started
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Creating a new session5m 12s
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Creating new tracks5m 33s
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2. Learning the Interface
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Working in the Edit window6m 32s
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Exploring the Mix window4m 8s
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Exploring the menus3m 41s
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3. Importing
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Using the Workspace browser4m 54s
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Importing audio3m 58s
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Importing session data4m 57s
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4. Recording Audio
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Creating a click track6m 1s
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Recording audio5m 46s
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Overdubbing and record modes5m 56s
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Understanding latency3m 51s
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Creating a group6m 40s
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Creating a headphone mix7m 45s
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Assigning disk allocation2m 42s
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5. Using the Edit Tools
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Using the Smart tool3m 10s
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6. Editing Audio
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Understanding the edit modes6m 29s
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Editing and arranging clips8m 10s
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Using Undo3m 20s
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Locking and muting clips2m 47s
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Creating an audio loop4m 47s
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Editing a voiceover11m 15s
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7. Arranging a Session
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Working with clip groups7m 34s
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Using memory locations9m 23s
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8. Recording MIDI Data
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Setting up MIDI on a Mac2m 58s
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Setting up MIDI on a PC1m 31s
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Recording MIDI data4m 49s
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Using Step Input4m 4s
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9. Editing MIDI
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Using the MIDI Event List2m 28s
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Applying event operations7m 19s
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Quantizing MIDI tracks8m 36s
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Using groove templates5m 7s
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Using MIDI Learn4m 32s
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10. Scoring
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Setting up a score4m 14s
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11. Automation
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12. Mixing and Mastering
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Creating an effects loop9m 15s
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Utilizing ADC while mixing7m 10s
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Using equalization9m 54s
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Adding delay5m 47s
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Using reverb7m
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Using AudioSuite plugins4m 40s
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Bouncing to disk7m 56s
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13. Working with Video
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Bouncing to QuickTime2m 26s
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14. Archiving
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 8s
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