Pro Tools for Beginners Tutorial - Part 5 - MIDI Recording

[@joejerles]

I will be in Sydney in the fall of 2017 and would love to stop by and meet you. I am a retired professor of education but my career spanned 22 years as writer, arranger, and composer for a company in Nashville, Tennesse, USA for live musical productions. I am in a catch-up mode, transitioning to computer-based composition from the traditional paper method. I am fully aware of Garageband but have recently added Pro Tools First as well as a couple of musical scoring programs. These tutorials really have helped me jumpstart my learning curve.

[@RRvdK]

These videos are so amazing. I'm a 19 year old drummer and I've always been so incredibly interested in music production, but these programs really felt like a huge step to me, to just start and make something on the computer instead of my instrument. It was pretty demotivating, but these videos made so much clear and I'm now looking forward to learning more from you and by playing around with the program myself! Thanks a lot and greetings from the Netherlands!

[@jasondewilde]

+RRvdK Cheers for the comment. Much appreciated. Hartilige bedankt!!

[@tiktaktrack]

+jasondewilde You have a dutch name, but your dutch is pretty poor, the second word is good but the first you should look it up in the dictionary!

[@andrewbukowski7905]

Thank you SO MUCH for making this video series. Your explanations are easy to understand and you do a great job of explaining the "why" behind a lot of concepts. Can't wait to keep learning!

[@daveparent450]

These tutorial are just amazing... you answered dozens of my questions and saved me a lot of time. Can't wait to see the other ones. Thanks again, from Canada.

[@paulie9956]

Dear mr. de wilde, you are very well versed in pro tools, i would like to take the time to pesonally thank you. After watching your and some others lessons i have come to realize that instead of the 20 - 30 percent that i thought i knew about pro tools, i have come to realize that it is about 8 percent. I was an analog engineers assistant in 1980s now im trying to do it my self. I did take the 1990s and the 2000s off. I am a big fan. Thank you sir, truely yours, Paulie G.

[@crashzero6517]

good flows great info please keep them coming also love how you explain how protools can not work sometimes and how to get around them.

[@jasondewilde]

Crash Zero Thanks for that. Yes, I find that when people are first starting out on Pro Tools there's some things that SHOULD work, but occasionally don't. So I try and cover those bases! Cheers for the comment.

[@gbengaoyawe2784]

I don't normally comment, but this is so far the best tutorial on midi

[@StevenLaneyGuitar]

I've learnt more from you, Jason, in the few minutes I've been watching your videos than I have in months of having my head buried in manuals. Thank you.

[@jasondewilde]

Steve Laney. Hey Steve. That's an awesome thing to say and I really appreciate it. Part 6 coming soon.

[@StevenLaneyGuitar]

jasondewilde Great! And don't worry about your keyboard skills, Coldplay would release that :-)

[@jasondewilde]

Steve Laney Haha haa. They are more than welcome to it...for points of course :-)

[@owie2282]

Jason i just wanted to say thank you so much for making these videos. It's so incredibly helpful!

[@michaelburton6148]

Thank you so much for posting these videos! MIDI merge was exactly what I knew could be done, but didn't know how... Well done! Cheers!

[@MrShadowhunter66]

Awesome videos! I watched all five in one sitting very easy to understand which is more than I can say for most ProTools tutorials. I am looking forward to your future mini lectures! Cheers

[@jasondewilde]

+Seth Cadwell Thanks Seth. I've done the next one...just needs editing. Hopefully it will be up soon.

[@MrShadowhunter66]

awesome!!

[@jasondewilde]

+Seth Cadwell Hi Seth, just letting you know that Part 6 and Part 7 of those tutorials are now up. cheers from Jase

[@dbs_mediagallery4531]

thanks for the beautiful explanation .haven't understood better from much videos i have watched,once again thank you so much sir.

[@MrRexdakota]

thank you jason...very helpful...your calm demeanor is a plus...can't wait for more!

[@Wizerslapski]

Wow thank you for this I just got a midi keyboard for christmas and am going to school for recording. In my Midi class this past semester we didn't cover Midi in protools unfortunately , it was all in Reaktor and Logic so this is very helpful! :)

[@ninasanchez5346]

love the videos!!! You make the information so easy to understand and explain everything very thoroughly!

[@stevemorano9317]

Cheers Jason enjoying your video tutorials.

[@bradlove6450]

Jason, thank you so much for all of these videos. You've helped a tremendous amount. Can't wait to see more. Cheers from Canada.

[@PEACE-nu4wj]

Thank you so much for your video which is so easy to understand and to follow. I am really a singer/songwriter who is new to Pro Tools and particularly Midi.

[@raypotter]

Great stuff! Looking forward to Part 5

[@catrionaboardman8286]

HI Jason! I'm just about to start a sound engineering course at my local college and I've been using your videos on the basics of ProTools so I'm not going into the course completely clueless! Been super helpful and I can't wait for part 6!

[@LinkXCourage94]

even though this is a year old, i still learned very well how to record midi stuff now using instruments provided by pro tools so i really appreciate it!

[@machawistudios7143]

Thanks Man, You are a very good tutor. Everything sticks so easily. keep up the good work.

[@AnneMcCueMusic]

Thanks!

[@syedkashifali2515]

Thanks for the tutorial, very informative

[@halhamilton4113]

Nicely done. Very helpful and logical.

[@giantessmaria]

my choice of instruments in pro tools first is: Xpand, and thats it. not sure where you got that much bigger selection from.

[@wayneallen250]

Fantastic tutorials really well explained. I feel so stupid now I've been using Cubase since its inception and though I've had ProTools free for several years, I've never used it. I was worried about learning a whole new program and how much time iI would waste when I should have been being creative. BUt this all so logically and well explained, I should just dive right in there. Awesome

[@oliverdanielnicholls7175]

Very useful stuff there Jason! I look forward to Part 6. :-)

[@AzaMcG]

Handy stuff. Keep it coming!

[@jasondewilde]

Aza McG Cheers for the comment. Part 6 hopefully a lot quicker to make than part 5!!

[@PauloGervilla]

This helped me a lot! Thabks

[@DeliaFolkYeah]

Great tutorials! When are you uploading the next one? Thanks!

[@puccoxaccax808]

Is not there any part 6? :) switching to protools and I tan you for this 5 tutorials, so far, I ve learned a lot.

[@PhaniNarayana]

Very Very Very useful .. Thank you for up loding

[@4ashtek]

Thank you!

[@maximelogier1276]

thanks a lot for this! is that possible to have a drum rack linked to our pad controler and asign drum samples on pads instead of using boom?

[@markmacomber7518]

Love the lessons....If I may make a suggestion.....the audio track for pro tools is considerably louder than the voice track ...it would be good for us older students who struggle to hear the voice track !!! Thank you!!!

[@allstonian13]

Hey, how’s aboucha? I used the DB33 and had fantastic latency problems. I am slowly working them out but, for us dummies, a video on dealing with latency would be terrific. Thanks for your instructions!

[@ajopthomas9913]

Nice Teaching Thank You :)

[@arkasistofficial3489]

Great Video

[@rogergrace2976]

always good!

[@kenny5058]

GREAT!

[@forthehorns]

I did everything up to about 5:30 in and my midi controller wont make any noise with Hybrid software loaded up. Confused

[@camodude51]

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[@MrPsarp]

some of us are on windows so there should be that link so we all enjoy Protools✌

[@ninjawhipstudios9837]

It should also be noted that the Midi Merge will be greyed out on the transport window should you have loop recording enabled. :)

[@davidkramer4006]

These are terrific videos, but there don't seem to be any more videos past this one, Part 5. Were any more created (and I'm not seeing them on KZbin) or is this the last one?

[@jasondewilde]

David Kramer Hi David. So far, only 5 have been created. Part 6 is on my (very big) list of things to do. Cheers for the comment, and I'll get on to the next part as soon as i can! Cheers. Jase

[@davidkramer4006]

jasondewilde Thanks, Jason! You are doing a terrific job. I look forward to any future tutorials.

[@jasondewilde]

+David Kramer Hi David. Not sure if you've seen it, but Part 6 and Part 7 are both up.

[@davidkramer4006]

+jasondewilde No, I wasn't aware of that, Jason. Thanks for letting me know!

[@emanuelebaccaro3747]

to me the Instrument Db-33 doesn't appear. Why ?

[@TheRavenousDrifter]

How do I get the insert selects on the track? It isn't visible on mine

[@figdog123]

Great videos for beginners...I'm one! I am having a problem however with the midi instruments...I can only see the "factory default" option. When I click on the drop down, there is no menu...I just got pro tools 12 and I slould have all kinds of presets, etc. Any suggestions?

[@nettows]

a question: can i only use the midi if i had the keybord usb for midi?

[@WoolaWoo]

Just so you know, I'm not sure if this is an issue or not but I don't hear my instruments come through UNTIL I hit record-enabled...why is that? (Pro tools 12)

[@kevingamble9050]

How do you record the audio for your pro tools tutorials?

[@TriggerHappyPivots]

Where can I get other sounds for MIDI?

[@stipedzaja]

Great video man! So hopeful! I have a problem, I made instrument track and everything like you did, but cant hear my DB 33, why is that so? ( I can hear my other audio tracks)

[@jasondewilde]

Hey there Stipe. Thanks for the comment. With your DB33 issue, make sure that the output slot for your DB33 track is set the same as your other audio tracks. PT frequently sets new tracks to weird outputs that don't make sense sometimes. Check that and let me know how you go. Cheers. Jase

[@stipedzaja]

Thank you sir, output was the problem! You should know that there are no much producers out there who are willing to share these precious informations to us beginners. I cant describe how much we are thankful! Wish you all the best!! Merry Christmas

[@jeralddonegan8403]

love the vid. my current problem is when i do this. it plays the first note very loudly then all the rest of the recorded notes play very silently. can someone tell me whats wrong? i have protools on windows

[@JayCasinoOfficial]

velocity change the velocity

[@gregreece7489]

Jason, for some reason when I try to record MIDI on my pro tools it doesn't record. I have the i/o set up, MIDI thru is checked, but nothing will come through. Any thoughts?

[@TropDavinci]

my computer recognizes the my usb midi but it won't play when i open an instrument track

[@emmajane6393]

Does Pro-tools work best on a Mac or a PC?

[@jazzopie]

I have found your tutorials very helpful, although sometimes ( as in this video) I can't tell where you are at because it is so blurry...

[@KeemKiX]

Do I have to use a midi controller in order to play my instruments inserts. cause none of them are playing sound??????? unless I need to buy keyboard inserts.

[@desscott-sawyer5649]

Very useful series. Sound level on this one not as good as parts 1-4 though.

[@evillemonkey]

Part 6 out yet ??

[@jasondewilde]

+EvilleMonkey I've made a few attempts at getting this together. Part 6 is BIG - all on audio editing. I'm not yet happy with the way I've explained it, and it's difficult to do in about 20 minutes. Still trying! Will get it out soon.

[@evillemonkey]

Thanks for the reply and all your hard work. Love the videos. I will be looking forward to seeing more of them.

[@lxaccaxl]

+jasondewilde You are awsome, thank you, waiting part 6, still with this 5 parts I feel I am ready to go, just switched to protools, I got PT12 though, hope is not that different.

[@jasondewilde]

+EvilleMonkey Yes. Finally - and Part 7 as well.

[@vegeta9003]

+1 For part 6

[@yesarmusic472]

Here my request Please make for us those who need I want to use PRS- 650 YAMAHA KEYBOARD AS MIDI CONTOROLOR please show me how to set up and how to get drivers Thanks

[@yunglinks7374]

do u have a email i have serveral questions about my AKAi mini very confusing please email me when u can

[@LawlyNawb]

I don't have a multichannel piano plugin

[@evillemonkey]

Sounds like "Grow Old With You" by Adam Sandler.

[@mafedjohnson4331]

How to convert MIDI notes to AUDIO

[@chrismurraymusic]

tutorial is very good. your voice is too quiet.

[@Cosme422]

Darn, can’t watch any more videos with this accent. I’m all tapped out

[@jscales5374]

can ya whisper a little louder into the microphone please engineer thanks!

[@aidans6464]

Jesus these are slow af