Producing a beat in Pro Tools

Producer Ben Lindell shows you how to produce a track with his midi controller and the built in Pro Tools virtual instruments (Boom, Mini Grand, Xpand & Vacuum)

He starts with a simple piano idea and adds drum machines, bass synths, pads and a solid 8 bar groove that’s ready to be arranged into a full song.

He also explains how he uses mixing techniques early in the production stage to shape and build tracks together.

Learn how to:

• Work with MIDI in Pro Tools (don’t listen to the Logic-heads, Pro Tools has equally great MIDI everything)
• Record, edit and quantize while maintaining a natural human feel
• Mix as you produce
• Navigate presets and then tweak to taste
• Head-bop like a pro

Plugins used:

Avid Mini Grand, Boom, Xpand, Vacuum, AIR Vintage Filter

Learn more about Ben Lindell here or follow him on Twitter