In this video Avid Certified Pro Tools Instructor and Music Techknowledgist, Stu Welsh presents 5 Tips for working with Groups in Pro Tools.
00:36 Tip 1: Using Groups Focus Mode
01:28 Tip 2: Labelling Groups Effectively
02:09 Tip 3: Using Groups to Show/Hide Tracks
02:51 Tip 4: Simplify Your Mix with VCA Faders
03:55 Tip 5: Learn the Groups Shortcuts
Tip 1: Pro Tools has three Focus Modes: Keyboard Command, Clips, and Groups. Learn how you can employ Groups Focus Mode to speed up your workflow.
Tip 2: Labelling Groups with the starting letter of that instrument or group of instruments can save time when activating and deactivating specific groups across the Mix and Edit Windows.
Tip 3: Did you know you can use the Groups Panel to Show and Hide groups of tracks in Pro Tools?
Tip 4: If you are already using VCA Faders to control groups in Pro Tools, learn how to simplify your mixes by grouping them with Master Faders.
Tip 5: Pro Tools has hundreds of keyboard commands and shortcuts. Break these down into sections to memorise them. Here we look at the shortcuts that control groups.
Pro Tools Shortcuts used in this video:
Create Group: Command + G (MacOS) | Control + G (Windows)
Suspend Groups: Shift + Command + G (MacOS) | Shift + Control + G (Windows)
Modify Group: Control + Command + G (MacOS) | Start + Control + G (Windows)
Groups Focus Mode (Edit Window): Option + Command + 3 (MacOS) | Alt + Control + 3 (Windows)
Toggle Mix & Edit Windows: Command + = (MacOS) | Control + = (Windows)
Add/Remove Show/Hide Tracks (Groups Panel): Shift + Control + click on group (MacOS) | Shift + Start + click on group (Windows)
Show/Hide Tracks (Groups Panel): Control + click on group (MacOS) | Start + click on group (Windows)
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