Playlisting

Playlists are found under the input audio path selector where the different options to view a track are. Go to ProTOols preferences –operation- automatically create new playlists when loop recording.
Playlists are great for loop recording and saving time in the studio. When you are recording, do a few consecutive takes and gather some material to make a composite (if you can’t just play it right one time through. Playlists can get dangerous because the more you create, the more space you will take up on the hard drive. This also means you have not practiced your part enough to be able to lay it down it a couple of takes. This could be great for engineers trying to make money, but if the project is needing to get donw, then there is no time or money to waste and people should be well-rehearsed.

A few tips and key commands:

Command+Alphanumeric 1 = transport
Alphanumeric 5 = loop record
Pre-roll / post-roll – have a successful starting and ending point to capture solid takes.
Select the portion you want to loop record

Playlist composite: a composition based on the audition of various takes.
Select the desired region and press up the up arrow in the track area to add it to the current playlist.

The songs are seeming to come together for the album. Practices have been longer and more productive, and people seem to be waking up after last Mondays performance and realizing that they need to get their shit together. Chris brought 2 songs, I have put in 3, and Will has come to the table with 3-4 tunes. We are still looking at Taylor’s chart and trying to rework it to make some sort of sense. It has been hard work, and I have been forced to learn voicings and chords that I am not familiar with, and it is both exciting and stressful. It’d be nice to play an instrument that I am fairly familiar with such as drums, and be able to the listen to the music and play appropriate grooves while just using the chart as a guide. Taking the role of the piano is teaching me a lot about getting in and out of certain keys and modes, and is pushing my limits as a piano player.