Pro Tools Live Band Tracking Session Template. It's Easy.

In this video, I'm breaking down how to set up a solid recording template for live bands in Pro Tools. It's a straightforward, no-nonsense guide aimed at helping musicians, audio engineers, and anyone interested in music production get their Pro Tools session organized efficiently for live band recordings.

Setting Up Recording Tracks:
A simple approach to organizing and labeling tracks for each instrument.

Groups:
How to group tracks to keep your session manageable.

Aux Channels:
The basics of using aux channels.

Reverb and Delay: Tips for using reverb and delay to add some flavor to your live sound.

Workflow Tips:
Some personal pointers on making your Pro Tools workflow smoother for live band sessions.

0:00 Intro
0:26 Creating a new session
1:00 Playback engine set up
1:44 Creating new tracks
2:40 Name and colorize tracks
3:42 Loading channel strips simultaneously
4:05 Set up new busses to new Aux channels
4:44 Creating reverb send and returns.
8:09 Create a Click Track
8:20 Create a Master Fader
8:42 Creating Groups
11:31 Drum Bus Compression
12:14 Monitoring Setup
15:46 Talkback Mic
16:55 Vocal compression


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