Working with MIDI Editor, Pro Tools: Music Production

Working with MIDI Editor

I. ProTools 2: Lecture 7 | 35:35 min

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Working with MIDI Editor

Opening MIDI Window
Toolbar
- Solo & Mute Buttons
- Notation Display Enable Button
- Edit Tools
- Edit Modes, Grid & View Other Info
Mirrored MIDI Editing: it lets you edit MIDI clips and have your edits apply to every MIDI clip of the same name.
Track & Group Areas / Notes Area / Velocity & Automation Controls

You can select a single or multiple tracks in the track menu on the left or work in separate windows by deselecting the target buttons.

Open in Untargeted MIDI Editor: It will open the same MIDI editor window with target button disabled.
Arranging the Windows

Working with MIDI Editor

Lecture Slides are screen-captured images of important points in the lecture. Students can download and print out these lecture slide images to do practice problems as well as take notes while watching the lecture.

Intro

Lesson Overview

Opening MIDI Window

MIDI Controller

Dedicated MIDI Editor Window and Some Functions

Mirrored MIDI Editing

Linked Timeline & Edit Selection

Velocity & Audio Volume

Notes Area

Learn How to Work in Multiple MIDI Editor Windows

I. ProTools 2
	Pro Tools 10 & New Features	11:10
	Time Operations	21:58
	Tempo Operations	22:13
	Event Operations	36:55
	Exploring MIDI	20:12
	Automatic Delay Compensation	16:19
	Working with MIDI Editor	35:35
	Working With Score Editor	29:39
	Beat Detective	25:55
	Elastic Audio	21:34
	Pro Tools Virtual Instruments	9:49
	Boom	15:32
	Xpand 2	18:16
	Structure Free	15:16
	Vacuum	16:32
	Mini Grand & DB 33	16:00
	Fades & Crossfades	25:58
	Clips	27:49
	Editing Clips	29:21
	Clip Gain	12:01

Pro Tools: Music Production


Pro Tools 10 & New Features			11:10
	Intro		0:00
	Demo Clip		0:09
	Lesson Overview		0:41
	New Features in Pro Tools 10		1:15
		Instruments Used in Demo Clip	1:29
		Clip Based Gain	2:06
	Things You Will Learn in Pro Tools 2		4:13
		Automatic Delay Compensation	5:05
		Channel Strip	6:04
		Solo Clip Based Gain & Change Volume	6:29
	Elastic Audio		7:30
	Event Menu		9:15
Time Operations			21:58
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:09
	Identify Beat		0:36
		Groove	1:22
		Enable Conductor	1:58
		Heal Separation	4:35
	Time Operations Under Event Menu		9:26
		Change Meter	11:34
		Insert Time	14:43
		Cut Time	17:01
		Move Song Start	18:22
Tempo Operations			22:13
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:11
	Tempo Events		0:22
		Enable Conductor: Tempo Change	0:38
		Option Click	2:53
	Snap to Bar		6:05
	Tempo Operations		7:44
		Constant	9:04
		Linear	12:46
		Parabolic	14:33
		S-Curved	15:30
		Scale	16:25
		Stretch	17:23
		Pencil Tool	19:28
Event Operations			36:55
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:11
	Event Operations		0:36
		Quantization	2:03
		Velocity	5:41
		Duration	8:34
		Transpose	9:39
		Select/ Split Notes	20:53
		Input Quantize	21:13
		Step Input	23:02
	Key Signatures		27:14
		Pitched	27:40
		Ruler	28:29
Exploring MIDI			20:12
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:12
	Setting Up a Click Track		0:46
	Sample Based vs. Sample Based Instrument Tracks		1:37
	Exploring MIDI / MIDI Editor		3:15
		Pencil Tool	4:25
	MIDI-Real Time Properties & Event List		9:04
		Real-Time Properties	9:41
		Transposition	12:12
	Loop Recording		14:17
	Audio-MIDI Set-Up		22:33
		MIDI-Thru	23:05
	Pencil Tool		23:50
Automatic Delay Compensation			16:19
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:10
	Automatic Delay Compensation (ADC)		0:37
		What It Is	0:42
	How to Activate ADC		2:15
		Delay Compensation	4:43
		Max Samples per Channel	12:00
		Option to Shift	13:10
Working with MIDI Editor			35:35
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:10
	Opening MIDI Window		0:44
		MIDI Controller	3:59
	Dedicated MIDI Editor Window and Some Functions		6:20
		Dedicated MIDI Editor	10:18
		Quick Look on Editing Selection	11:54
		Edit Tools	12:46
	Mirrored MIDI Editing		21:00
	Linked Timeline & Edit Selection		22:15
		Selector	23:08
		Time Base Rulers	27:14
	Velocity & Audio Volume		27:38
		Notes Area	28:54
	Learn How to Work in Multiple MIDI Editor Windows		29:39
		Targeted MIDI Editor	30:13
		Open in Untargeted MIDI Editor	32:50
Working With Score Editor			29:39
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:16
	Score Editor / Set Up		0:47
		Preferences	2:01
	Toolbar Area		3:20
		Zoom	3:32
		Trimmer	4:26
		Selector	7:08
		Pencil Tool	7:33
		Grabber Tool	8:40
		Mirror Editing Function	9:44
		Adjust Grid / Check Cursor	11:17
	Write & Edit Notation		12:16
		Goes Until You Want it to Stop	13:24
		Customize	15:44
		Bring Another Score Editor	20:08
	Notation Display Track Settings		21:23
		Bass Track	23:17
Beat Detective			25:55
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:10
	3 Ways to Change Timing		0:51
		Manually	2:00
		Beat Detective	2:30
		Elastic Audio	2:51
	Beat Detective		3:00
		Edit Smoothing	3:55
		Drum Roll Clip	4:26
		Move to Grid Point	6:45
		Example of Manual Way	9:36
		Where is Beat Detective Located	10:26
		Operations	11:03
		Selection	11:58
		Detection	12:46
		Smooth Out the Glitches	16:05
		Review Event Menu	18:02
		Beat Detective Other Features	19:28
		Tempo	21:53
Elastic Audio			21:34
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:10
	Elastic Audio		0:34
		Clip Example	1:53
		Turn Elastic Audio On	2:49
		Smart Tool / Real Time Compression Expansion	5:33
		Processing State	11:37
	Elastic Properties		12:45
	Raise and Lower Pitch		13:26
	Sample Based vs. Tick Based		14:44
	Stretch or Shrink Timing		16:12
Pro Tools Virtual Instruments			9:49
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:16
	Boom		0:57
	Xpand 2		1:49
	Structure Free		2:48
	Mini Grand		3:03
	DB 33		3:40
	Vacuum		4:03
	Record Virtual Instrument as Audio		5:13
		Example of Why You Should Record As Audio	7:56
Boom			15:32
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:15
	Drum Machine Definition		0:43
	Boom		1:11
		4 Steps	2:30
	Pattern Edit		4:45
	Boom		5:34
	Pattern Select		8:03
		BPM	9:14
		Pattern Edit Mode: Add Snares	10:11
		Plug-In Automation	12:06
	Write Automation		13:06
Xpand 2			18:16
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:09
	Xpand 2		0:31
		Instruments	0:54
	Selecting Patches / Presets		2:26
	Librarian Menu		3:14
		Play / Arp Options	5:40
	Creating a Sound /Patches		7:58
		Drop a Sound	10:06
	Smart Knobs		10:30
		Separate Smart Knob from Applying to Everything	12:18
		Effects	14:45
		Sounds: Drums / Loops	16:00
Structure Free			15:16
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:14
	Structure Free		0:45
	Add Patch		1:45
		Remove Patch	2:18
		Voices & Key Range Options	3:33
	Smart Knobs		3:48
	Write Automation		5:55
	Transposition		7:57
		Remove Patches & Automation	9:45
	Load Up Sounds		10:43
Vacuum			16:32
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:16
	Vacuum		0:34
	Presets		2:02
		Adjust Arpeggiator	2:24
		Arpeggiator: Play Sounds	4:09
		Glide, Pitch Bend Range, Envelope Retrigger	8:26
	Turn MIDI/ Instrument Track Into Audio Track		10:09
Mini Grand & DB 33			16:00
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:07
	Mini Grand		0:18
		Presets	0:46
		Adjust Model	1:02
		Choose Sounds	2:48
		Edit Effects	5:15
		Mini Grand: Check Presets	8:31
	DB 33		9:11
		Settings You Can Change	10:00
		Cabinet	13:35
Fades & Crossfades			25:58
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:09
	Audio Editing		0:38
		How to Find Fades	0:59
	Fade-Ins & Fade-Outs		1:38
		Fade Dialog Box	3:55
		Fade Settings	4:45
		Applying Fades	5:44
		Delete Fade-Ins & Fade-Outs	6:55
	Crossfades		9:30
		Create Crossfade	9:58
		Another Way to Create Crossfade with Smart Tool	10:44
		Get Rid of Crossfades	12:08
	Batch Fades		12:51
		Adjust Options	13:10
		In-Shape	13:34
		Equal Power	13:45
		Equal Gain	14:00
		Placement Changes	14:13
	Editing Fades		15:27
		Trimmer/ Grabber	16:22
		Fades Editing Dialog Box	16:44
		I/O Setup	17:00
		Fades Preferences Under Editing	18:17
Clips			27:49
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:08
	Clips		0:56
	Clips List		1:44
		Drop Down Arrow Options	3:35
		Show Clips	3:53
	Finding Clips		4:55
		Zoom Toggle	6:47
	Clips List		7:18
		Selecting Clips	7:19
		Unused Clips	7:46
		Sort By	8:32
		Finding Clips	9:49
		Clear Find	11:01
	Auditioning Clips		11:26
	Placing Clips		12:21
		Dragging a Clip	13:02
	Placing Clips		14:40
		Placing Clips with Playback Cursor	15:55
	Spot Mode		17:06
	Sync Point		18:23
	Clearing Clips		19:54
		Permanently Delete Clip	21:13
	Renaming Clips		22:31
		Rename Multiple Clips (Auto Rename)	23:44
	Clip Info		24:23
		Processing State	24:50
		Rating	25:24
		Overlap	26:28
		Current Time	26:43
Editing Clips			29:21
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:09
	Edit Lock		0:22
	Edit Time Lock		1:42
	Muting Clips		2:53
	Grouping Clips		4:09
		Group After Selecting	6:36
		Ungroup	7:12
	Separating Clips		8:32
		Grabber	12:05
	Consolidating Clips		12:47
	Repeating & Looping Clips		14:54
		Repeat a Clip	15:06
		Duplicate	15:42
		Repeat with Trimmer	17:24
		Loop Trimmer	17:40
	Shifting Clips		19:14
	Nudging Clips		21:45
	Strip Silence		24:30
Clip Gain			12:01
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:15
	Clip Gain		0:35
		Clip Gain Viewer	1:11
		Clip Gain Line	3:17
	Editing Clip Gain		4:39
		Grabber Tools & Add Break Points	6:54
		Pencil Tool	8:17
		Only Automates the Clip Gain	10:37

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