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We feature a bumper crop of handy tips in this month's guide to all that's good in Pro Tools...
PT version 6.4 comes with some surprising and long-awaited new features.
With fader controllers, you often have a choice of buying something dedicated to one software package, or selecting a generic unit that gives versatility at the cost of tight integration. Digidesign's Command 8 aims to offer the best of both worlds.
As the name suggests, FXpansion's utility allows VST effects and Instruments to be used in Pro Tools, but how well does it really work?
A common occasion for grief in Pro Tools is when moving projects from one system to another. Here are some tips to help you keep your hair.
Beat-slicing can radically expand the creative potential in your loop library — you can match tempos and key signatures, rearrange loop events, and delve into inspirational sound design. SOS looks at the leading beat-slicing software and shows you how to get the best from this powerful technique within your sequencer.
NI have taken the technology behind Kontakt, and used it to build a sampler that's all about loops.
You don't need a Pro Control to get some hands-on control of Pro Tools. You don't even need one of the 'supported' MIDI control surfaces: pretty much anything with knobs on will do. Read on...
When studios are increasingly dominated by software, why are we still hanging on to hardware design paradigms?
Public service time in Pro Tools Notes this month as we respond to user queries on recording via plug-ins and Rewire, creating gated effects, and bouncing.