Category Archives: Intermediate

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 control individual levels of devices in Reason through Pro Tools

Posted on March 12, 2008 by spkguitar

This topic is one of the more advanced topics when using Reason with Pro Tools, but once you get used to it, I think you will find it to be very easy to do. For this topic, you need to … Continue reading →

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How to use REX and ACID files in Pro Tools

Posted on October 5, 2007 by spkguitar

Before you decide to use REX or ACID files in your Pro Tools session, you need to have an understanding of what they are. I will describe here the basic method of using them within a Pro Tools session. It … Continue reading →

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How to set up the M-Audio Ozonic to be a control surface for Pro Tools?

Posted on October 5, 2007 by spkguitar

You will need to program the Ozonic to function like a J.L. Cooper CS-10. Programming the Ozonic is easiest with the Enigma software that is downloadable from the M-Audio Website.Then you will need to download the Legacy MIDI Controllers and … Continue reading →

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How to set up the M-Audio Axiom 25 to be a control surface for Pro Tools?

Posted on October 5, 2007 by spkguitar

This tutorial has been edited and simplified to make it easier to understand. To use the Axiom 25 as a control surface for Pro Tools, you will need to re-program it to function like a J.L. Cooper CS-10, and then … Continue reading →

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How to get 18 inputs with an 001/002/002r/003/003r?

Posted on October 5, 2007 by spkguitar

All three of the digidesign multiple input interfaces for LE, the 001, 002, and 002r, come complete with 8 analog inputs, 8 digital inputs via ADAT lightpipe, and 2 digital inpuits via S/PDIF. To take advantage of these digital inputs, … 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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How to use Reason (or Reason Adapted) with ProTools?

Posted on October 4, 2007 by spkguitar

OK, so why re-invent the wheel?Digidesign has already created some “Accelerated Videos” that cover most of what you need to know. Check them out: Setting up Reason Adapted with Pro Tools Recording Reason Tracks into Pro Tools If that doesn’t … Continue reading →

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How to use BFD with Pro Tools?

Posted on October 4, 2007 by spkguitar

Here are some “How To”s for using FXPansion’s BFD with Pro Tools. Please let me know if there are other subjects that you would like to see here. For these tutorials, I’m assuming that you already know how to instantiate … Continue reading →

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How to use the VST wrapper with ProTools?

Posted on October 3, 2007 by spkguitar

First… You’re going to need some VST plugins to wrap. There are a plethora (did I just say “plethora”? I believe I did…) of free VST plugins available on the ‘net. Google “Free VST” and you’ll come up with a … Continue reading →

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