Pro Tools Expert Podcast Episode 316

Pro Tools Expert Podcast

Russ, Dan and Kevin revisit last week's discussion on studio security, share tips for recording vocals and they answer questions from the community and share their finds of the week.

Deals

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Talking Points Kindly Sponsored By Universal Audio

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• Studio Security - Keeping Your Recording Studio Safe From Burglary Should Be Your Top Priority
• Seven Tips For Recording Vocals

Competitions

• We have a competition from our friends at Wave Alchemy who are offering a chance to win one of five copies of their excellent Evolution drum instrument. This competition runs until the end of April so hurry over to the Win page.
• Don’t forget to check out more opportunities to win pro audio software and gear from our Partners, in the Partner Win section, on our Win page.

Community Feedback Kindly Sponsored by RSPE Audio Solutions

RSPE is proud to announce the new ASC Nano AttackWall. It’s a mini version of the ASC AttackWall that takes all of the acoustic benefits of its bigger brother and shrinks them down to fit on your desktop. Get a reliable, repeatable, and accurate sonic space that’s extremely portable, so you can take it with you when you move or work in another studio. Learn more at RSPE website.

Community Feedback

• George Majerus - Has shared his experiences of getting a Macbook Pro repaired, in spite of advice that he should replace it.

Questions From The Community

• Alex Reverberi - Is experiencing issues with Pro Tools 2018 discarding his preferences
• Mirko Milan Milosevits - Runs greedy VIs on his ageing Macbook Pro and wants suggestions on how to manage his CPU resources.
• Jakob Oldenburg - wants to hear suggestions on how to monitor through a phone.

Source Connect Now

As you may know, we are spread out around the UK & Europe when we record the podcast. In the past, we have used a variety of internet-based solutions so we could hear each other. We have settled on Source Connect Now which gives us ISDN equivalent quality audio using a Chrome browser, no software to install. You can get a free account from Source Elements.

Find Of The Week - Sponsored By UJAM

UJAM Instruments’ innovative Virtual Drummer and Virtual Guitarist music production plug-ins are now available as AAX plug-ins for Pro Tools so Pro Tools users can now enjoy the simplicity and versatility of these excellent instruments. Get what you need from your drummer or guitarist in the minimum of time.

• Kevin - Krotos Reformer Pro update
• Russ - Antares AutoTune Realtime UAD
• Dan - Filmic Pro for iPhone X