Brent Heber | Pro Tools for Audio Pros : Tips for ICON users

ICON Bootcamp!

ProToolsProfessional.com — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:36:42 GMT

Hi there folks, it seems that some new visitors to my blog (www.protoolsprofessional.com) aren’t finding all the various videos or visiting them in any logical order, so I thought Id take the initiative of posting a “contents” type list of the videos I’ve made so far and how the logical progression of ideas could be [...] Read More......(read more)

Preferential Power…PTHD and ICON Prefs

ProToolsProfessional.com — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 10:15:13 GMT

So, The Preferences… These two videos explore the two sides of an ICON suite, the Pro Tools HD system’s preferences and the ICON console’s preferences. Key components of the PTHD prefs are your choices on the “Mixing” page amongst others. On your ICON you can completely customise how the unit behaves, where your custom fader groups [...] Read More......(read more)

Custom Fader Group mapping on D-Command in PT8

Brent Heber — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:43:39 GMT

Hi all! With the release of PT8, DCommand users can now open plug ins on the channel strips, just like DControl owners. This cool not only for general work in the “Mix window” state, but gives enormous customisation power when you start to map things inside a custom group. Check out the video: addthis_url [...] Read More......(read more)

Snapshot automation with ICON

Brent Heber — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:13:15 GMT

Hi all, There are a bunch of powerful automation features on ICON that came in with PTHD 7.2, some of which I still haven’t covered. So I’m going to revisit a few of those. Firstly, lets have a look at the basics of using the Snapshot section on the board. This can be used powerfully with Latch [...] Read More......(read more)

The Matrix

Brent Heber — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:30:51 GMT

In this video we take a look at how the new Assign Matrix works on ICON surfaces with PT8. At first, the matrix may seem complicated but that passes fairly quickly with a little bit of use. One of the key differences and advantages of this method of assignment compared to the legacy behaviour is you [...] Read More......(read more)

PT8 ICON Plug in Mapping

Brent Heber — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 21:07:02 GMT

Hi all, I’ve removed the assignment matrix video as due to Xmas gremlins it was pointed out to me that it stopped about half way through! I’ll repost that again shortly. Meanwhile here’s a look at the new way to map plugins with PT8. Each plugin can have multiple maps now and this feature is not just [...] Read More......(read more)

Merry Xmas - it’s the Matrix!

Brent Heber — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 21:41:17 GMT

Hi everyone, First and foremost, Merry Xmas to you all and your families. Hope you all get what you want from Santa and have safe and happy holidays. Ive had a chance to make a few quick videos specifically on ICON features in PT8…The first to have a look at is the new assignment matrix. Unfortunately the [...] Read More......(read more)

What are the “Custom Fader” modes?

Brent Heber — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:40:56 GMT

Sorry for the delay getting this recent video onto the site. Ive been travelling the last few weeks throughout Australia and NZ with Scott Wood of Digidesign in LA presenting clinics on HD picture workflow and the transition to file based workflows. Last video I went into detail with Custom Fader “Plug in” mode and how [...] Read More......(read more)

Custom Fader Plug in Maps

Brent Heber — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:55:41 GMT

Before we look at plug in mapping - a reminder, the HD Workflow tour starts on Monday in Adelaide! If you havent RSVP’ed for the Adelaide, Sydney, Auckland or Wellington events, please do so! OK, first, here’s a video explaining what Plug in maps is about…. Now you’ve watched the video, a few extra notes. The “maps” [...] Read More......(read more)