Advanced Timing Correction In Pro Tools

Our Mike Thornton writes the Pro Tools Notes, Techniques and Workshop articles for Sound on Sound as well as reviewing many of the new Pro Tools related products. Note that you will need to be a subscriber to view the recent articles or you can choose to Click & Buy individual ones.   Advanced Timing Correction In Pro Tools -  Click to read Mike's technique article on using the Beat Detective feature in Protools to quantize audio on to the beat.

Managing iLok Plug-in Licences

Our Mike Thornton writes the Pro Tools Notes, Techniques and Workshop articles for Sound on Sound as well as reviewing many of the new Pro Tools related products. Note that you will need to be a subscriber to view the recent articles or you can choose to Click & Buy individual ones.   Managing iLok Plug-in Licences -  Click to read Mike's article on how to get the best out of your iLok and how to stay safe when things go wrong.

Pro Tools Notes – November 2005

Our Mike Thornton writes the Pro Tools Notes, Techniques and Workshop articles for Sound on Sound as well as reviewing many of the new Pro Tools related products. Note that you will need to be a subscriber to view the recent articles or you can choose to Click & Buy individual ones.   Pro Tools Notes - Click to read Mike's article where once again, there's a bumper crop of news from Digi-world to report, including the long-awaited jump to version 7 of Pro Tools.

Using Pro Tools’ Strip Silence Function

Our Mike Thornton writes the Pro Tools Notes, Techniques and Workshop articles for Sound on Sound as well as reviewing many of the new Pro Tools related products. Note that you will need to be a subscriber to view the recent articles or you can choose to Click & Buy individual ones.   Using Pro Tools' Strip Silence Function - Click to read Mike's article on how to use the Strip Silence feature in Digidesign's Protools.

Pro Tools Notes – October 2005

Our Mike Thornton writes the Pro Tools Notes, Techniques and Workshop articles for Sound on Sound as well as reviewing many of the new Pro Tools related products. Note that you will need to be a subscriber to view the recent articles or you can choose to Click & Buy individual ones.   Pro Tools Notes -  Click to read Mike's article, This month there's news of further maintenance updates to Pro Tools, plus some intriguing plug-in launches...

idden Keyboard Shortcuts In Pro Tools

Our Mike Thornton writes the Pro Tools Notes, Techniques and Workshop articles for Sound on Sound as well as reviewing many of the new Pro Tools related products. Note that you will need to be a subscriber to view the recent articles or you can choose to Click & Buy individual ones.   idden Keyboard Shortcuts In Pro Tools - Click to read Mike's article on some more keyboard shortcuts you can use in Pro Tools.

Pro Tools 6.9 upgrade update

Our Mike Thornton writes the Pro Tools Notes, Techniques and Workshop articles for Sound on Sound as well as reviewing many of the new Pro Tools related products. Note that you will need to be a subscriber to view the recent articles or you can choose to Click & Buy individual ones.   Pro Tools 6.9 upgrade update - Click to read Mike's updated news on the Pro tools 6.9 upgrade.

Pro Tools Notes – September 2005

Our Mike Thornton writes the Pro Tools Notes, Techniques and Workshop articles for Sound on Sound as well as reviewing many of the new Pro Tools related products. Note that you will need to be a subscriber to view the recent articles or you can choose to Click & Buy individual ones.   Pro Tools Notes - Click to read Mike's article as it's update frenzy this month, as Digidesign deal with the move to Tiger and iron out more of the bugs in Pro Tools 6.9.

Pro Tools Notes – August 2005

Our Mike Thornton writes the Pro Tools Notes, Techniques and Workshop articles for Sound on Sound as well as reviewing many of the new Pro Tools related products. Note that you will need to be a subscriber to view the recent articles or you can choose to Click & Buy individual ones.   Pro Tools Notes - Click to read Mike's article that brings you news of a new hardware DSP system from Waves, a mini-review of a keyboard sticker set for Pro Tools from Editor's Keys, the latest information on compatibility with Mac OS 10.4, and plenty of plug-in news.

Restoration Shootout 1

Our Mike Thornton writes the Pro Tools Notes, Techniques and Workshop articles for Sound on Sound as well as reviewing many of the new Pro Tools related products. Note that you will need to be a subscriber to view the recent articles or you can choose to Click & Buy individual ones.   Restoration Shootout 1 - Click to read Mike's 1st comparative review 'shootout' on Restoration software for Protools

Keeping Your Pro Tools Sessions On Track

Our Mike Thornton writes the Pro Tools Notes, Techniques and Workshop articles for Sound on Sound as well as reviewing many of the new Pro Tools related products. Note that you will need to be a subscriber to view the recent articles or you can choose to Click & Buy individual ones.   Keeping Your Pro Tools Sessions On Track - Click to read Mike's technique article on helping you to manage your Pro Tools sessions under pressure.

What’s New In Pro Tools v6.9?

Our Mike Thornton writes the Pro Tools Notes, Techniques and Workshop articles for Sound on Sound as well as reviewing many of the new Pro Tools related products. Note that you will need to be a subscriber to view the recent articles or you can choose to Click & Buy individual ones.   What's New In Pro Tools v6.9? - Click to read Mike's article on what Digidesign have introduced in Pro Tools v6.9.

Pro Tools updates & free EQ plug-in

Our Mike Thornton writes the Pro Tools Notes, Techniques and Workshop articles for Sound on Sound as well as reviewing many of the new Pro Tools related products. Note that you will need to be a subscriber to view the recent articles or you can choose to Click & Buy individual ones.   Pro Tools updates & free EQ plug-in - Click to read Mike's article on a high-quality, free EQ plug-in gracing the Digirack suite, some intriguing options for collaboration via the Internet, and a host of updates.

Using Pro Tools’ Keyboard Commands Focus

Our Mike Thornton writes the Pro Tools Notes, Techniques and Workshop articles for Sound on Sound as well as reviewing many of the new Pro Tools related products. Note that you will need to be a subscriber to view the recent articles or you can choose to Click & Buy individual ones.   Using Pro Tools' Keyboard Commands Focus - Click to read Mike's article on using the keyboard command focus feature in Protools to help keep you going.

Pro Tools Notes – May 2005

Our Mike Thornton writes the Pro Tools Notes, Techniques and Workshop articles for Sound on Sound as well as reviewing many of the new Pro Tools related products. Note that you will need to be a subscriber to view the recent articles or you can choose to Click & Buy individual ones.   Pro Tools Notes - Click to read Mike's article on new plug-ins from Digidesign, Waves and IK Multimedia.

Troubleshooting Your Pro Tools System

Our Mike Thornton writes the Pro Tools Notes, Techniques and Workshop articles for Sound on Sound as well as reviewing many of the new Pro Tools related products. Note that you will need to be a subscriber to view the recent articles or you can choose to Click & Buy individual ones.   Troubleshooting Your Pro Tools System -

Achieving Better Vocal Sounds using Pro Tools

Our Mike Thornton writes the Pro Tools Notes, Techniques and Workshop articles for Sound on Sound as well as reviewing many of the new Pro Tools related products. Note that you will need to be a subscriber to view the recent articles or you can choose to Click & Buy individual ones.   Achieving Better Vocal Sounds using Pro Tools - Click to read Mike's technique article on getting better a vocal sound in Digidesign Pro Tools.

Tick-based Audio Tracks

Our Mike Thornton writes the Pro Tools Notes, Techniques and Workshop articles for Sound on Sound as well as reviewing many of the new Pro Tools related products. Note that you will need to be a subscriber to view the recent articles or you can choose to Click & Buy individual ones.   Tick-based Audio Tracks - Click to read Mike's article on how to use the Tick based feature in Protools.

Sony Oxford Reverb

Our Mike Thornton writes the Pro Tools Notes, Techniques and Workshop articles for Sound on Sound as well as reviewing many of the new Pro Tools related products. Note that you will need to be a subscriber to view the recent articles or you can choose to Click & Buy individual ones.   Sony Oxford Reverb -  Click to read Mike's review of Sony's Oxford reverb plug-in.

The Mysteries of Shuffle Mode Revealed.

Our Mike Thornton writes the Pro Tools Notes, Techniques and Workshop articles for Sound on Sound as well as reviewing many of the new Pro Tools related products. Note that you will need to be a subscriber to view the recent articles or you can choose to Click & Buy individual ones.   The Mysteries of Shuffle Mode Revealed. - Click to read Mike's article on when to use, and not use, the Shuffle edit feature in Pro Tools.

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