Great video! Not sure if this has been mentioned, but...if you name your first take tracks with .01 on the end, then each successive Playlist will automatically be numbered with .02, .03, etc. Doing this means that each playlist's number is equal to the take number(right now, your Playlist numbers are one off from the take). I also name my "comp" Playlists with .comp on the end of each Playlist name(such as Kick in.comp, or Snare.comp).
I do something similar since I hate seeing the number at the end. After creating the track I just name it and then create a new playlist for the first take and it'll automatically name it with .01, and then I use the original playlist with only the instrument name to comp to.
This is truly the dumbest thing ever. Pro Tools should be able to recognize which is the first playlist by the time stamp, and then just append the name with the playlist number like Cubase does. If you forget to put your .01 on there, you mess things up so bad….
Thank you Nick and Sweetwater! I didn’t know about playlists or the cross fade option at the bottom of the clips (I knew about the top fade in and out option). Playlists would be great for comping drum tracks and probably just as good for vocal comps.
Then, select the length of the entire track (all the way from bar 1 beat 1 until the end of the last fade) and select all of the drum tracks then hit shift command 3 to consolidate all of the tracks to one take. I recommend making a copy of the comp take first.
@@kernelxsanders Yeah I just wanted to see it from Sweetwater perspective, I have a hard time learning but I find that pretty much everyone at Sweetwater dose a good job explaining things imo. Thanks though :)
Hi, Dave. Great question! Pro Tools has a shortcut for just about every action. From the Pro Tools manual, the shortcut for that Playlist Arrow is this: "Press Option+Control+V (Mac) or Alt+Start+V (Windows) to copy the selection to the target playlist". If you are ever trying to find a shortcut, the Pro Tools manual is pretty good about showing the shortcuts next to the relevant topic, so it is always worth a look! If you have any more questions, just give me a ring, I would love to help out! Drake Sobehrad, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 3271, drake_sobehrad@sweetwater.com
@@GearLover - Disagree. Electronic music or hip hop, fine. You can do a standard 808 sequencer. Rock and roll is totally different. The tempo does not have to be accurate or snapped to the grid. Humans naturally ebb and flow with rhythm. Keep that element in the performance.
Comping isn’t all about fixing sloppy playing, it can be about composition and tweaking nuances in good performances. Useful tool if you get past the arrogance of perfection in performance.
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Great video! Not sure if this has been mentioned, but...if you name your first take tracks with .01 on the end, then each successive Playlist will automatically be numbered with .02, .03, etc. Doing this means that each playlist's number is equal to the take number(right now, your Playlist numbers are one off from the take). I also name my "comp" Playlists with .comp on the end of each Playlist name(such as Kick in.comp, or Snare.comp).
I do something similar since I hate seeing the number at the end. After creating the track I just name it and then create a new playlist for the first take and it'll automatically name it with .01, and then I use the original playlist with only the instrument name to comp to.
This is truly the dumbest thing ever. Pro Tools should be able to recognize which is the first playlist by the time stamp, and then just append the name with the playlist number like Cubase does. If you forget to put your .01 on there, you mess things up so bad….
Very helpful, Nick! Thank you! Love your drumming and videos!
Excellent playing/Excellent video !! Thanks for sharing Nick
Great video! Drum editing is one area where Pro Tools seems to really shine.
I use Cubase Pro, but learned a tremendous amount from this. Many thanks....
Nick’s announcer voice is right out of the Ronco commercials of the 70’s.
Thanks for the helpful video, NIck! I'm not a drummer or a Pro Tools user (yet), but you held my attention the entire time.
Thank you Nick and Sweetwater!
I didn’t know about playlists or the cross fade option at the bottom of the clips (I knew about the top fade in and out option).
Playlists would be great for comping drum tracks and probably just as good for vocal comps.
Then, select the length of the entire track (all the way from bar 1 beat 1 until the end of the last fade) and select all of the drum tracks then hit shift command 3 to consolidate all of the tracks to one take. I recommend making a copy of the comp take first.
Nick is just such an outstanding musician. I already know how to mix drums quite efficiently in Reaper, I just came here to watch Nick rip it up.
Comand + control + \ creates a new playlist for Mac. Your welcome :)
Tremendous demonstration on this!! Thank you sir!
Great video, thanks so much!
Appreciate the vid. Thanks Nick 👍🏽
Spectacular drumming
Can you follow this video up with a video on how to edit them in the sense of processing, like adding EQ, Compression, and Reverb ect?
You can find countless videos on here of hundreds of other peoples' methods for mixing. Just search "mixing drums".
@@kernelxsanders Yeah I just wanted to see it from Sweetwater perspective, I have a hard time learning but I find that pretty much everyone at Sweetwater dose a good job explaining things imo.
Thanks though :)
My thoughts also. That would great! Using Protools
For me, all takes are perfect. Less editing more music.
I love it 😍😍😍 best video in the world 🥰🥰🥰
The music makes me wanna play sonic the hedgehog on sega! Haha Great job!
Any chance of another pro tools sale? I lost the 33% one from 2 weeks ago :(
Can you make the tracks available
How do you use these new VF Bluetooth headphones for tracking? Wouldn’t there be some latency? Can they work for overdubs and live tracking?
I have a fantastic set of JBL Bluetooth headphones. I have to use the cable to track, I can’t find a way to eliminate latency with Bluetooth.
Is there a shortcut for the, "arrow up" button to send an edit to the comp track?
Hi, Dave. Great question! Pro Tools has a shortcut for just about every action. From the Pro Tools manual, the shortcut for that Playlist Arrow is this: "Press Option+Control+V (Mac) or Alt+Start+V (Windows) to copy the selection to the target playlist". If you are ever trying to find a shortcut, the Pro Tools manual is pretty good about showing the shortcuts next to the relevant topic, so it is always worth a look! If you have any more questions, just give me a ring, I would love to help out!
Drake Sobehrad, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 3271, drake_sobehrad@sweetwater.com
I always wondered what happened to Jon Lovitz.
I use Fl Studio
I wish this video was for cubase
He mentions the other DAWs and takes and lanes, layers and stuff. They’ll all be similar in concept, at least.
I use logic
I want to be friends with Nick irl.
This video should've been called "it is _soooooo_ simple".
Also, PT isn't exactly user friendly when you're new at using a DAW.
You should try some of the others!
Do not quantize drums. That’s all I ask. You might as well program them.
I think that really depends on the type of music you are creating and what the end goal of the project is.
@@GearLover - Disagree. Electronic music or hip hop, fine. You can do a standard 808 sequencer. Rock and roll is totally different. The tempo does not have to be accurate or snapped to the grid. Humans naturally ebb and flow with rhythm. Keep that element in the performance.
Here’s a controversial topic, but… if you practice your parts and record it right, then you can skip just this step all together. 🤷🏻♂️
So recording a sloppy performance, quantizing, and copy paste is a bad idea? What a concept.
😂 just because you can, doesn’t mean you should! Still beats using Superior Drummer (pun)!
Comping isn’t all about fixing sloppy playing, it can be about composition and tweaking nuances in good performances. Useful tool if you get past the arrogance of perfection in performance.
Do you only listen to music with non edited drums?
@@chinor3999 - Me? Probably. I don’t listen to pop music.
People still use Pro Tools? Lol.