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Producing A Song In Pro Tools - Stage 3: Drum VI Recording & MIDI Quantizing A Human Feel

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Pro Tools Expert Deputy Editor Dan Cooper continues his free video tutorial series showing you his entire GeorgieDAN music production workflow in Pro Tools. 

This episode covers Dan's drum VI workflow using Toontrack Superior Drummer 3 and the Pro Tools MIDI Editor. Dan shows you how he quantizes MIDI drum performances in Pro Tools to sound human. Quantizing MIDI drum hits hard to the grid can sound very robotic and unnatural, learn how to get realistic sounding MIDI grooves in Pro Tools.

Watch the video to also see Dan perform the entire drum performance using a cheap MIDI keyboard and to hear how the foundations of the production are laid ready for bass guitar and guitar production.

Software Featured In This Tutorial:

Stage 4 will cover bass guitar recording and editing

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