Is Pro Tools STILL the Industry Standard?

[@JesusArmasOficial]

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again… Pro Tools is like what Microsoft Office Suite is for enterprises in regard to document management, spreadsheets, keynotes, etc. It’s what you will find most of the time in these environments. Such a great and insightful video. 🎉

[@devon-graves-studio-D]

Interesting comparison. Thank you for the comment :)

[@WrightSoundStudios]

Thank you. Someone ELSE who GETS it!💙

[@dshpayer9907]

I recently discovered your channel and stumbled upon your guide to a TDM-based Pro Tools system. I have to say, that video has completely changed my perspective on what to focus on when it comes to studio funding. I own Logic and a Yamaha TF3 running on a 2020 M1 Mac, which works amazingly well! Thanks to your video, I've adopted the mindset that if I stick with my current OS version and Logic version, and make the most of the plugins I already have rather than chasing the newest and "greatest," I can maintain a system that works seamlessly for years to come. I’m grateful for this shift in perspective. Cheers!

[@devon-graves-studio-D]

Great to hear! Thanks so much for your comment!

[@camilaruggiero6417]

LOVE THE DIGIDESIGN C24 AT BACK!

[@FLOSPhotographer]

Thanks for the excellent unpacking of "industry standard". Your example of 2 inch track formats makes the perfect point. I think one could probably replace "industry standard" with the phrase "studio interoperability standard" and it would help dispel the idea that Pro Tools is somehow objectively 'better' than other DAWs.

[@devon-graves-studio-D]

Exactly. I still see videos popping up on the subject and people get offended about the phrase. Even on my video the point gets missed. I appreciate your comment. It shows that the message is getting through. One could say the "Industry Standard" is 48k 24 bit consolidated files, which would ship around just like te 2" tape did, leaving the mix to be determined. But it is at least cool in our modern age that the mix can spill out across the channels as well, saving us a lot of time. I would say that every DAW out there is equal and excellent. If I wasn't a Pro Tools guy, I would probably use Studio One.

[@damienribot1143]

It’s a shame that the standard hasn’t become the AAF, OMF or EDL formats.

[@dylanjastle]

If I ever need to work in commercial recording studios, I will learn protools. Until then, reaper is king for me!

[@devon-graves-studio-D]

I bought a copy of Reaper just to help support their awesome business model.

[@mattytwohatsmusic]

I love it when for example a mixer or a commercial studio has Logic. Its so easy to just send the whole session. In fact some commercial studios do not have logic at all where I live so I tend not to work with those ones. I have never used pro-tools and actually in the composer / film and tv world the "industry standard" is Logic.

[@devon-graves-studio-D]

It's about time for a shift in Avid's leveredge. I imagine with the rise of Final Cut Pro, Logic might integrate better. I actually have FCP and Logic which I used for years, but oddly never thought to use them together. I still think PT is deeply entrenched in film. But I love FCP and Logic.

[@mattytwohatsmusic]

@@devon-graves-studio-D writing to film/tv cues is straight forward just in Logic, you just drag the video in and line it up and start writing.

[@belgradeboy1977]

Great video. Subscribed. I love Pro Tools but I hate Avid and their middle ages plugin GUI design

[@devon-graves-studio-D]

Love Pro Tools, Hate AVID... My sentiments exactly. I keep my and stuff running and don't give them any new business. I appreciate the sub!

[@heliomg20]

I absolutely love Pro Tools and would like very much to keep using it, but it's so expensive. So I've been sticking to Logic for a while and enjoying it a lot. It has tons of tools and resources, and you just pay for it all once, and the price is still way cheaper than a 1-year Pro Tools Studio subscription.

[@devon-graves-studio-D]

I have an old Pro Tools 8 hD rig which is my workhorse, then i have a perpetual Pro Tools from 2021 (I think) on an M1 Macbook. Both computers have their respective versions of Logic as well. Cut my teeth on Logic and I love it. Pro Tools is just better for my workflow. I am not a fan of AVID, though... I will NEVER submit to a subscription.

[@haakonstole9303]

When will the P W albums be on Spotify again. All together with the darkstar albums and end amen with Dan rock? Miss them

[@devon-graves-studio-D]

I don't know. There was a licencing change that I thought would have been sorted out by now.

[@DF-eg8vl]

Depending on your age, not not for long. Is a must have.

[@devon-graves-studio-D]

My point is that PT is definitely NOT a "must have". It simply interfaces well with commercial studios and nothing more. To most home studios that is a non-issue.

[@danield2000]

That monitor placement is going to be trouble.

[@devon-graves-studio-D]

Howso?

[@jeremythornton433]

For me, it's Cubase Pro all the way. I have yet to find anything it can't do well. It looks better and it's cheaper. Price has no baring on sound quality in DAWs,

[@devon-graves-studio-D]

Excellent! In Europe it is in many studios as well.

[@darrylweller6143]

What studio in San Diego did you use for drums?

[@devon-graves-studio-D]

It was called Rarefied, in North Park. A great Neve console and excellent mic collection, but the room was nothing special. It also had some noisy electricity that became a problem reamping the guitars, so heads-up ;)

[@Guitar_jd-w8x]

ProTools is fine, yet nothing special. Avid, however, is for masochists. Go see a dominatrix instead...cheaper and more therapeutic. The "recording industry" is on its deathbed. How many engineers are employed by the handful of existing big studios?

[@devon-graves-studio-D]

I agree 100% I love Pro Tools, dislike AVID. Definitely fewer and fewer Big studios.

[@arjannooteboom6817]

Recording (overdubbing) drums AFTER the other (consolidated) tracks? I always understood that drums goes as the very first step, to keep everyone aligned?!

[@devon-graves-studio-D]

We did drums twice, before for writing, then at the end for production. I often record drums last nowadays after tracking to programmed drums, then replacing them with a real drummer. Of course in the old days we did drums and bass first.

[@arjannooteboom6817]

@@devon-graves-studio-D The age of clicktracks has offered endless possibilities😁. And of course tx for sharing, I like the way you explain recording-stuff a lot, so keep going!

[@devon-graves-studio-D]

@@arjannooteboom6817 Right. Ontop of an established click (which is great for some, and a problem for others) Metallica tracked which a drum machine using I think a Samba or Bossanova beat to help them fit into a groove. Certainly for The Black Album. For some genres, a click gets in the way. Then following a great drummer is the way.

[@mickynoise]

For professional Mixing/Mastering/Post production is still the king for me. For making music and production not so much or not at all. (Again for me) What i like in Pro tools for mastering in my analog/hybrid setup. Sample accurate automation, my workflow is faster from any other DAW i used. When recording no matter what i do not get any cpu spikes stop recording etc. Editing in realtime even when recording, great hardware integration. I believe in the professional world (excluding music production/scoring etc.) still is the industry standard. So is it for everyone? no

[@devon-graves-studio-D]

Well, I think your last sentence misses my point. It's not about better, or good, or right. It just is the common standard amongst commercial rooms. Not that it's the only DAW in there, but it will be there for sure, for the reasons you wrote in your first paragraph. Whether or not it being standard in the industry is relevant to a given user is another question. Thanks for your comment, friend!

[@hypnoticGrill]

without seeing the video.... No it isnt. So and now i will watch it :)

[@devon-graves-studio-D]

I hope you can appreciate my take on it. ;)

[@garethde-witt6433]

Pro Tools is clunky and outdated an awful DAW always has been

[@camilaruggiero6417]

u not have idea.