As a basic rule of thumb (for vocals at least) always make sure the transport is in quick-punch mode. With your cues set and everything on the grid, you can click to cue up the take on the timeline and set a pre roll to give the artist a lead in (alt-click on the time line before the cursor or alt-K to toggle pre/post roll on/off).

If you will be recording multiple tracks with the same configuration, you can save this session as a template to save you setting it all up again for the next track. Remember, in general creating new tracks, inserting plug-ins or changing channel routing will stop playback which can be frustrating to the artist who is concentrating on nailing the take, so itвЂ™s better to have them there bypassed/muted just in case. Similarly, setting up reverb/delay aux tracks is a good idea, with sends set up from the master vocal bus created above. A quick note here: make sure the inserts used are TDM if possible, and make sure plug-in delay compensation is enabled in the preferences to avoid any latency issues вЂ“ extremely off-putting for the artist! As the session evolves and you move onto more tracks, having them all routed through this aux means you donвЂ™t need to keep duplicating inserts for every channel, which can quickly drain system resources. I find the best method is to route all vocal tracks to a (solo-safe) vocal auxiliary channel, with any combination of EQ/compression/auto-tune plug-ins inserted over it. Next, you will want to have tracks and routing set up prior to recording anything. Having the session on the grid makes dropping in/editing much easier and ensures any delays/FX are synced correctly.

If you donвЂ™t have it, work it out by clicking in the tempo box in the transport control (you will need to disable the conductor) and then hit вЂTвЂ™ to tap tempo along to the track. Whilst much of the following is applicable to tracking in general, I am focusing primarily on vocal recording, as this tends to be a more dynamic process requiring quick-thinking and good session management.ДЇirstly, make sure you have the session tempo set correctly. Everyone has their own way of organising and running sessions within Pro Tools, but I will share with you some of the methods I use to ensure my sessions run as smoothly and productively as possible.

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