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Advanced Applications

Because ProControl puts so much at your fingertips at once,

mixing can become more spontaneous. Here are a few top-

ics that might be of interest to you if you are new to

Pro Tools and ProControl.

Basics of effective session setup

Pro Tools is so flexible that many people come up with their

own particular arrangement of tracks, channels, and so on.

Organizing your mixer usually is a constant work-in-

progress, especially if you find yourself doing more than

one type of project (a demo for a band, then a few more

loops for your next sample CD). Each project will define its

own mixer requirements and grow naturally as you work,

but the following are descriptions of mixer layouts for both

a post and music session.

Utilize Pro Tools I/O Labels

Update Pro Tools I/O Labels for your ProControl system.

Doing this for your cue mix channels is one example of

where I/O Labels can simplify things. If you’re working in

surround mode rename the mono send for the center chan-

nel to “Center,” the subwoofer channel to “boom,” and so

on.

Setting up a music session

While this chapter only described ProControl-specific mix-

ing/mix automation features, don’t overlook the variations

possible through track groups, Auxiliary Inputs and Master

Faders. Use the GO TO and VIEW switches for easy session

navigation. Or, arrange tracks so that you can BANK SE-

LECT to, let’s say, all your keyboard tracks, another bank is

all eight drum tracks, another is all percussion, while an-

other is group masters of stereo drums, stereo percussion,

stereo keyboards, bass, and so on.

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