Pro Tools Expert Podcast Episode 315

Pro Tools Expert Podcast

James, Julian and Alan discuss studio security, talk about news from Messe and they answer questions from the community and share their finds of the week.

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Talking Points Kindly Sponsored By Universal Audio

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You can find out more about this and other deals the Universal Audio team are running by visiting UAudio.com.

• Studio Security - Keeping Your Recording Studio Safe From Burglary Should Be Your Top Priority
• Musicmesse 2018 News - What did we hear about?

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

• Michal Grzeszczak - raises the issue of gain structure and unwanted distortion when using UAD Unison Guitar Amp plug-ins.

Questions From The Community

• Josh Vulte - Has a question about using track presets.
• Chalet Smith - Is having trouble with monitoring vocals during punches

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.

• James - New Arturia 3 Preamps You Will Actually Use
• Julian - Picture in Picture mode in Safari
• Alan - Dell Inspiron 15 7577 Thunderbolt 3 Windows Gaming Laptop