Category Archives: Softsynths

How to use softsynths in Pro Tools

How to use BFD2 in Pro Tools

Posted on April 3, 2008 by spkguitar

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How to use Strike in Pro Tools?

Posted on April 1, 2008 by spkguitar

This is a hotly requested tutorial, but because there are several different ways to use Strike in Pro Tools, I am going to separate it into parts. How to “play” the Strike interface while Pro Tools is running How to … Continue reading →

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How to “play” the Strike interface while Pro Tools is running

Posted on April 1, 2008 by spkguitar

To understand this topic, you need to understand the different play modes of the Strike interface. MIDI notes can be used to trigger Strike in two different ways; one that triggers drum patterns (pre-recorded beats; Style mode), and one that … Continue reading →

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Using Kit mode in Strike

Posted on April 1, 2008 by spkguitar

Playing the drumkits by kit piece in Strike is fairly easy. Insert strike on an Instrument track and make sure it is selected Select a drumkit or pattern Set the MIDI input of the Instrument track to either “All” or … Continue reading →

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Using Style mode in Strike

Posted on April 1, 2008 by spkguitar

In this tutorial, i will cover how to “play” the drum patterns (loops) in Strike using a MIDI controller (keyboard or otherwise), and also how to record that performance in Pro Tools. There are two different modes for playing the … Continue reading →

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How to use ReDrum as a Drum sound module in Pro Tools

Posted on March 26, 2008 by spkguitar

Quite honestly, and in my opinion, ReDrum is not the best choice for a drum sound module when using Reason. The NN-XT sampler is going to provide much more realistic drum samples and sounds. ReDrum was meant to emulate a … Continue reading →

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How to use Reason with Pro Tools?

Posted on March 12, 2008 by spkguitar

OK, this is actually a HUGE topic, with multiple layers of different answers both depending on what you are trying to achieve and how complex you are willing to go. Because of this, the answers to this topic need to … Continue reading →

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How to Rewire Reason into Pro Tools

Posted on March 12, 2008 by spkguitar

The basics of “Rewire-ing” are actually fairly simple. One program is known as the “Host” and one program is known as the “Client”. Host programs are used to control the client programs. In this particular instance, Pro Tools is the … Continue reading →

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How to use a MIDI controller with Reason and Pro Tools

Posted on March 12, 2008 by spkguitar

The topic of this tutorial can be quite convoluted as different platforms behave differently in certain circumstances. In Windows, Pro Tools “steals” the MIDI from most other applications, and Reason shows an error message about not being able to select … Continue reading →

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How to use soundfonts with ProTools?

Posted on October 4, 2007 by spkguitar

First, you are going to need to know what soundfonts are. I’m assuming that if you are wondering how to use them, you already know what they are, but you know what they say about when you “ass-u-me”. So, a … Continue reading →

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