-as of [9 NOVEMBER 2025]-
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-TURN OFF [MACBOOK PRO]-
-TURN ON [MACBOOK PRO]-
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-CLOSE ALL OTHER APPS-
-HIDE ALL OTHER WINDOWS-
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-WHEN WORKING IN [PRO TOOLS], YOUR FILES SHOULD BE [STORED/ACCESSED] LOCALLY-
-SYNCING SHOULD BE TEMPORARILY DISABLED WHEN USING [PRO TOOLS]-
.
-NAVIGATE TO YOUR FIRST DEFAULT “FINDER WINDOW”-
(SPACE 1)
-CREATE A “DAILY SANDBOX” FOLDER-
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*FILE PATH* —>
‘/Users/joga/Desktop/-LOCAL SYNC-/-JOSEPHJGATTI- (LOCAL SYNC)/-APPS-/-PRO TOOLS-/-SESSIONS-/-SANDBOXES-‘
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*ADD TO [FINDER LEFT SIDEBAR]* —>
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-OUR [AGGREGATE] DEVICES-
(“AGGREGATE” = “MULTI-INPUT”)
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-YOU CAN ONLY HAVE 1 [SESSION] OPEN AT A TIME-
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.
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(SKETCHES)
.
(SANDBOX)
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(SCRATCH VOX)
.
(FINAL CUTS)
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*FINDER LEFT SIDEBAR* —>
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-OPEN THE [“BLANK SLATE” TEMPLATE FILE] TO OPEN “PRO TOOLS”-
‘/Users/joga/Desktop/-LOCAL SYNC-/-JOSEPHJGATTI- (LOCAL SYNC)/-APPS-/-PRO TOOLS-/-TEMPLATES-/1 -BLANK SLATE-/-BLANK SLATE- [TEMPLATE].ptxt’
.
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*HIDE OTHERS* —>
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*NAME YOUR SESSION* —>
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-CLICK THE “LOCAL STORAGE” LINK-
.
*SELECT “BROWSE”* —>
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*SAVE TO YOUR “DAILY SANDBOX” FOLDER* —>
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-BWF-
(.WAV)
-[32-BIT] FLOAT-
-[48 kHz]-
-“LAST USED” [i/O] SETTINGS-
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*CLICK “CREATE” IN [BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER]* —>
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*EDIT WINDOW* —>
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*TO MOVE [PLAYHEAD] TO [BEGINNING]* —>
-[RETURN]-
.
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*ADD TRACK* —>
-[SHIFT] + [COMMAND] + [ n ]-
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*STANDARD [AUDIO TRACK] SETTINGS* —>
.
-1 TRACK-
-MONO-
-AUDIO TRACK-
-SAMPLES-
-NAME-
.
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-THE TRACK IS NAMED “AUDIO 1” BY DEFAULT-
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*DOUBLE-CLICK THE “TRACK NAME” TO CHANGE IT* —>
.
,
-TYPE IN A NEW NAME + CLICK “OK” IN [BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER]-
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*OPEN “PLAYBACK ENGINE” WINDOW* —>
-[SHIFT] + [OPTION] + [CONTROL] + [ e ]-
(press [escape] to close the window)
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*IN THE [“DEVICE” SECTION], SELECT “SCARLETT 2i2” AS “PLAYBACK ENGINE”* —>
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*YOU WILL SEE THIS PROMPT* —>
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-CLICK “YES”-
.
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-CLICK “OK” IN [BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER]* —>
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-BEFORE YOU CAN “RECORD-ENABLE” A TRACK, YOU MUST ASSIGN AN [INPUT] + [OUTPUT] FOR THE TRACK-
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*DISPLAY [INPUT/OUTPUT] FOR EVERY [TRACK]* —>
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-[OPTION-CLICK] A [TRACK HEADER NAME BOX] TO [SELECT / DE-SELECT] ALL [TRAX]-
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*CLICK A [TRACK HEADER NAME BOX] TO SELECT THE TRACK-
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*assign [input]* —>
.
-THIS TRACK CORRESPONDS TO [INPUT 1] OF YOUR [SCARLETT 2i2]-
.
*assign [output]* —>
(this is usually assigned by default)
.
,
-make sure track is selected in [edit window]-
(meaning its track name box] will have a “white backdrop”)
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*to duplicate selected track* —>
-[SHIFT] + [OPTION] + [ d ]-
.
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-CLICK “OK”-
.
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*RENAME THE TRACK “GUITAR 1″* —>
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-ASSIGN THE 2ND CHANNEL OF YOUR [SCARLETT 2i2] AS THE TRACK’S INPUT-
(IT WILL HAVE SAME [STEREO OUTPUT] AS THE ORIGINAL TRACK)
.
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*VOCAL MIC* —>
XXX
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-[OPTION-CLICK] EITHER “TRACK NAME” TO SELECT ALL “TRAX”-
.
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*RECORD ENABLE/DISABLE SELECTED TRAX* —>
-[SHIFT] + [ r ]-
(lights blink red)
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-PRESS THE [PHANTOM POWER] BUTTON TO TURN ON [VOCAL MIC]-
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“FORTE!”
(THE AI MIXER)
.
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“AVID”
(as in “avid listener”)
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-[SIGN IN] TO [AVID ACCOUNT] VIA [BROWSER]-
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*CLICK “ACCOUNT” IN [TOP RIGHT CORNER]* —>
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-CLICK “MY ACCOUNT”-
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-DISMISS ANY “WARNINGS”-
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*IN “ACCOUNT INFO” SECTION, CLICK [“CONTACT DETAILS” / “PAYMENT METHODS”]* —>
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-ADD [PAYMENT METHOD] TO [AVID ACCOUNT]-
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(VIA “AVID WEBSITE”)
(USE “AVID LINK” TO DOWNLOAD/UPDATE AVID PRODUCTS)
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*CLICK THE [“AUDIO/MUSIC” DROPDOWN MENU] AT [TOP LEFT] OF SCREEN* —>
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*IN “MUSIC CREATION / AUDIO PRODUCTION” SECTION, CLICK “PRO TOOLS”* —>
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*CLICK “BUY NOW”* —>
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*IN [TOP RIGHT CORNER], CLICK THE “ANNUAL” DROPDOWN MENU + SELECT “MONTHLY”* —>
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*FOR “PRO TOOLS STUDIO”, CLICK “ADD TO CART”* —>
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*SOUNDCLOUDS* —>
‘/Users/joga/Desktop/-LOCAL SYNC-/-JOSEPHJGATTI- (LOCAL SYNC)/-APPS-/-PRO TOOLS-/-SESSIONS-/-SOUNDCLOUDS-‘
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*ADD THE [SOUNDCLOUDS FOLDER] TO [FINDER LEFT SIDEBAR]* —>
.
*ADD A “SONG FOLDER”* —>
.
*FOR EACH SONG, ADD A [SUBFOLDER] FOR ALL 4 “TEMPLATES”* —>
-BLANK SLATE-
-BASIX-
-SOLO AKUSTIKA-
-FINAL CUTS-
.
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*CREATE NUMBERED “SESSION FOLDERS” IN EACH “TEMPLATE FOLDER”* —>
.
-MACBOOK PRO-
-[GOOGLE DRIVE] FOR [DESKTOP]-
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*ADD “ALIASES” FOLDER TO [DESKTOP]* —>
/Users/joga/Desktop/-ALIASES-
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*ADD TO [FINDER LEFT SIDEBAR]* —>
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*ADD “LOCAL SYNC” FOLDER TO [DESKTOP]* —>
‘/Users/joga/Desktop/-LOCAL SYNC-‘
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*SYNC THIS FOLDER WITH “JOSEPHJGATTI” GOOGLE ACCOUNT* —>
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-CLICK THE “COMPUTERS” LINK TO NAVIGATE TO THE “GOOGLE DRIVE” WEBSITE IN NEW “CHROME BROWSER TAB”-
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*ADD “LOCAL SYNC” FOLDER TO [FINDER LEFT SIDEBAR]* —>
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-THE “LOCAL SYNC” FOLDER HAS THE “GOOGLE SYMBOL” TO ITS LEFT WHICH INDICATES THAT IT IS BEING SYNCED WITH A “GOOGLE ACCOUNT”-
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*OUR [PRO TOOLS] TEMPLATES* —>
‘/Users/joga/Desktop/-LOCAL SYNC-/-JOSEPHJGATTI- (LOCAL SYNC)/-APPS-/-PRO TOOLS-/-TEMPLATES-‘
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-CREATE AN “ALIAS” FOR YOUR “PRO TOOLS TEMPLATE” FOLDER-
-FINDER SPLIT SCREEN-
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-LOAD THE “LOCAL SYNC” FOLDER ON THE LEFT-
‘/Users/joga/Desktop/-LOCAL SYNC-/-JOSEPHJGATTI- (LOCAL SYNC)/-APPS-/-PRO TOOLS-/-TEMPLATES-‘
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-LOAD THE “ALIAS” FOLDER ON THE RIGHT-
/Users/joga/Desktop/-ALIASES-
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-HOLD DOWN [COMMAND / OPTION] + [CLICK/DRAG/DROP] THE “PRO TOOLS TEMPLATES” FOLDER INTO THE “ALIAS” FOLDER-
(THIS CREATES AN “ALIAS” OF YOUR “PRO TOOLS TEMPLATE” FOLDER IN THE “ALIAS” FOLDER)
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-RENAME THE “ALIAS”* —>
-[PRO TOOLS] TEMPLATES-
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*ADD THE “PRO TOOLS TEMPLATE” ALIAS TO “FINDER LEFT SIDEBAR”* —>
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-WHEN YOU ADD AN “ALIAS” TO THE “FINDER LEFT SIDEBAR”, IT HAS A “PAPER ICON” ON ITS LEFT-
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*CREATE A [FINDER FOLDER] FOR EVERY [TEMPLATE]* —>
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-IN EVERY “TEMPLATE FOLDER”, ADD A “TEMPLATE SESSION” FOLDER-
(THIS IS THE “SESSION” THAT THE “TEMPLATE” WAS CREATED FROM)
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*SESSION* —>
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*TEMPLATE* —>
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-TO UPDATE “TEMPLATES”, OPEN ITS “TEMPLATE SESSION” + MAKE EDITS-
-THEN CREATE A NEW “TEMPLATE” FROM THE SESSION TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL “TEMPLATE”-
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-OPEN A [TEMPLATE SESSION] TO OPEN [PRO TOOLS]-
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-WE’VE ASSIGNED “SPACE 2” ON OUR [MACBOOK PRO] AS THE “PRO TOOLS” WORKSPACE–
-WHEN YOU OPEN [PRO TOOLS], YOU AUTOMATICALLY NAVIGATE TO “SPACE 2”-
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*NAVIGATE TO “SPACE 2″* —>
-[COMMAND] + [OPTION] + [CONTROL] + [ 2 ]-
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-EDIT WINDOW-
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-USE [CUSTOM KS] TO RE-SIZE WINDOWS-
(HITTING [CUSTOM KS] AGAIN RETURNS THE WINDOW TO ITS ORIGINAL [SIZE/POSITION])
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*ALL SESSIONS INCLUDE 2 WINDOWS* —>
-EDIT-
-MIX-
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*EDIT WINDOW* —>
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*MIX WINDOW* —>
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*IF SESSION INCLUDES A [MIDI TRACK], THERE WILL ALSO BE A [MIDI WINDOW]* —>
.
*MOVE [PLAYHEAD] TO START* —>
[RETURN]
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*TO CLOSE WINDOW* —>
-[COMMAND] + [ w ]-
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(YOU CANNOT CLOSE ALL WINDOWS AT ONCE)
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*IF YOU CLOSE ALL WINDOWS, ONLY THE PRO TOOLS “TOP MENU BAR” REMAINS* —>
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-WE’VE ASSIGNED THE “PRO TOOLS LOGO” AS THE “BACKDROP” FOR “SPACE 2”-
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*TO RE-OPEN [EDIT WINDOW]* —>
-[COMMAND] + [ = ]-
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-OPEN “SETTINGS” FROM [TOP MENU BAR]-
(YOU CAN’T ASSIGN A KS)
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*PRO TOOLS* —>
“SETTINGS”
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*”OPERATION” TAB* —>
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*USER [MEDIA/SETTINGS] LOCATION* —>
.
*SOUND LIBRARIES* —>
‘/Users/joga/Desktop/[GOOGLE DRIVE SYNC FOLDERS]/-JOSEPHJGATTI-/-APPS-/-PRO TOOLS-/-SETTINGS-/-SOUND LIBRARIES-/Sound Libraries’
.
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-[PRO TOOLS] KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS-
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-CREATE NEW [SESSION] FROM [“BLANK SLATE” TEMPLATE]-
-CREATE [TEMPLATE] FROM [SESSION]-
-CREATE [SESSION] FROM [TEMPLATE]-
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*CREATE [FOLDER] FOR “TARGET SONG TITLE” IN [FINDER]* —>
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-OPEN [PRO TOOLS]-
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“NEW”
-[COMMAND] + [ n ]-
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*”NOTIFICATIONS” IN [BOTTOM LEFT CORNER]* —>
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-CLICK THE “X” IN [TOP RIGHT CORNER] OF NOTIFICATIONS TO DELETE THEM-
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*bottom left corner* —>
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josephjgatti@gmail.com
Banjogai2020
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-[SIGN OUT] OF [AVID ACCOUNT]-
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*CLICK “NEW” TAB IN [LEFT COLUMN]* —>
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*CLICK “SESSION” IN [TOP ROW]* —>
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*NAME YOUR “SESSION”* —>
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-SELECT “LOCAL STORAGE” + ASSIGN A “DESTINATION FOLDER”* —>
.
*CLICK “BROWSE”* —>
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*SAVE TO THIS [FILE-PATH]* —>
‘/Users/joga/Desktop/-LOCAL SYNC-/-JOSEPHJGATTI- (LOCAL SYNC)/-APPS-/-PRO TOOLS-/-SESSIONS-/-SOUNDCLOUDS-/-DEAD MEAT-‘
.
*FILE TYPE* —>
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*SAMPLE RATE* —>
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*BIT DEPTH* —>
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*[i/O SETTINGS]* —>
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“INTERLEAVED”
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*CLICK “CREATE” IN [BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER]* —>
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-GO TO [GOOGLE DRIVE] WEBSITE TO MAKE SURE YOUR “SESSION FILES” ARE BEING BACKED UP TO “GOOGLE DRIVE”-
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*CLICK “CREATE” IN [BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER]* —>
(OR PRESS [RETURN])
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-YOU CAN’T “UNDO” THE “TRACK ADDITION”-
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-THE TRACK IS AUTOMATICALLY “SELECTED” AFTER ADDING IT-
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*SELECTED TRACK* —>
,
-TO [DE-SELECT] A TRACK, [COMMAND-CLICK] THE “TRACK NAME” BOX-
.
*UNSELECTED TRACK* —>
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*TO DELETE SELECTED [TRAX]* —>
-[SHIFT] + [DELETE]-
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-YOU CANNOT UNDO “TRACK DELETIONS”-
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-IF YOU ADD A 2ND TRACK, YOUR CURRENTLY SELECTED TRACK IS “DE-SELECTED” + THE NEW TRACK IS SELECTED* —>
.
-TO [(DE)-SELECT] ALL TRAX, [OPTION-CLICK] ANY “TRACK NAME”-
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*SELECT ALL* —>
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*SELECT NONE* —>
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*[SHIFT-CLICK] TO SELECT A RANGE OF “TRAX”* —>
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*[COMMAND-CLICK] TO SELECT “NON-CONTIGUOUS TRAX”* —>
.
*IF YOU HAVE “UNSAVED CHANGES”, THE “TOP CENTER” OF [EDIT WINDOW] LOOKS LIKE THIS* —>
(dim left logo)
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*TO SAVE CHANGES* —>
(SUCH AS ADDING A TRACK)
-[COMMAND] + [ s ]-
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*AFTER “SAVING CHANGES”, THE “TOP CENTER” OF [EDIT WINDOW] LOOKS LIKE THIS* —>
(bright left logo)
.
-[COMMAND KEYBOARD FOCUS] TO [(EDIT WINDOW) TIMELINE PANEL]-
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*TO OPEN [(KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS) MENU]* —>
-[SHIFT] + [CONTROL] + [ k ]-
.
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*CLICK INTO THE “SEARCH BOX” IN [TOP LEFT CORNER] TO SEARCH FOR A “FUNCTION”* —>
.
*TO CLOSE “KS WINDOW” + RETURN TO “EDIT WINDOW”* —>
-[ESCAPE]-
.
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*SHOW “TRACK LIST”* —>
-[SHIFT] + [CONTROL] + [ [ ]-
.
.
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(FOR WORDPRESS [CHORD CHARTS])
(VIA [iPAD STAND] / [CHROME APP])
.
-MACBOOK PRO-
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*[PRO TOOLS] TEMPLATE [FILE-PATH]* —>
XXX
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(released [21 OCTOBER 2025])
-13 DAYS AGO-
-[1 WEEK] / [6 DAYS]-
-COMPATIBLE WITH “LATEST VERSION” OF [macOS TAHOE 26.0.x]–
(i’m using [macOS TAHOE 26.0.1])
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✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅
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*SEARCH SHORTCUTS* —>
(9 OF 12)
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X-WINDOW NAVIGATION-X
X-TIMELINE NAVIGATION-X
X-ZOOM-X
X-SELECTIONS-X
X-TRAX-X
X-CLIPS-X
X-PLAYLISTS-X
X-TEMPO-X
X-WORKSPACES-X
.
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*FILE PATH* —>
/Users/joga/Desktop/[GOOGLE DRIVE SYNC FOLDERS]/-JOSEPHJGATTI-/-APPS-/-PRO TOOLS-
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-SUPPORTED [OPERATING SYSTEMS]-
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-[DOCUMENTATION] IS UPDATED WITH EACH NEW “RELEASE”-
(~EVERY 3 MONTHS)
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*THE LATEST “DOCUMENTS” ARE AUTOMATICALLY STORED IN YOUR DESIGNATED [LOCAL FOLDER]* —>
.
*file path* —>
/Users/joga/Desktop/[GOOGLE DRIVE SYNC FOLDERS]/-JOSEPHJGATTI-/-APPS-/-PRO TOOLS-/-SETTINGS-/-DOCUMENTS:SETTINGS-/Documentation
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-[ADOBE ACROBAT PREMIUM macOS APP] CAN’T PROCESS [LARGE PDFS] WITHOUT [FREEZING]-
.
-THE [PRO TOOLS REFERENCE GUIDE] IS CURRENTLY [1829 PAGES] / [63 MB]-
(AS OF [28 JUNE 2024])
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*file path* —>
/Users/joga/Library/CloudStorage/GoogleDrive-josephjgatti@gmail.com/My Drive/[HANDBOOX]/-MUSIC PRODUCTION-/[PRO TOOLS]/-OFFICIAL DOCUMENTATION-/[REFERENCE GUIDES]/-REFERENCE GUIDE- (2024.6).pdf
.
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-PIN ITS [EDIT SCREEN] TO [FARTHEST LEFT]-
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*USE THIS KS TO QUICKLY NAVIGATE TO THE [PINNED TAB]* —>
[COMMAND] + [ 1 ]
.
*CREATE [DAILY TASKLIST]* —>
.
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*DESKTOP WINDOW* —>
.
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-CREATE NEW [SESSION/PROJECT]-
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*FILE PATH* —>
/Users/joga/Desktop/[GOOGLE DRIVE SYNC FOLDERS]/-JOSEPHJGATTI-/-APPS-/-PRO TOOLS-
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*FINDER* —>
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..
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-CREATE [SESSION] FROM [TEMPLATE]-
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-[PRO TOOLS] TEMPLATE-
(BASIC PROFILE)
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-BASIC SONG TEMPLATE–
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*[TEMPLATE SESSION] FILE* —>
-TEMPLATE SESSION 1-
(.ptx)
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*FILE PATH* —>
/Users/joga/Desktop/[GOOGLE DRIVE SYNC FOLDERS]/-JOSEPHJGATTI-/-APPS-/-PRO TOOLS-/-TEMPLATES-/-BASIX-/X – TEMPLATE SESSION – X/-TEMPLATE SESSION 1-.ptx
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*[TEMPLATE] FILE* —>
-TEMPLATE 1-
(.ptxt)
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*FILE PATH* —>
/Users/joga/Desktop/[GOOGLE DRIVE SYNC FOLDERS]/-JOSEPHJGATTI-/-APPS-/-PRO TOOLS-/-TEMPLATES-/-BASIX-/-TEMPLATE 1-.ptxt
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-TEMPLATE 2-
-SOLO AKUSTIKA-
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*ADD THE “PRO TOOLS TEMPLATE FOLDER” TO THE TOP OF YOUR “FAVORITES LIST” IN [FINDER LEFT SIDEBAR]* —>
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-HIT [RETURN]-
-SAVE SESSION WITH [SAME NAME/LOCATION]-
-YOU ARE ASKED IF YOU WANT TO OVERWRITE THE EXISTING SESSION-
-HIT [OK]-
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-SHOW [ALL WINDOWS]-
(after hiding them)
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-OPEN MOST RECENTLY OPENED [FILE]-
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-CREATE [FINDER FOLDER] FOR [SESSION]-
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*FILE PATH* —>
/Users/joga/Desktop/-G-DRIVE SYNC-/-SAMUELPETERSON1232020-/-APPS-/-PRO TOOLS-/-SESSIONS-
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(name new project -SANDBOX #-)
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*OPEN [CHORDS/WORDS/NOTES] FOR ‘DAILY SOUND-CLOUD’* —>
.
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-FIND OUT WHICH VERSION OF [PRO TOOLS] YOU ARE RUNNING-
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-OPEN [PRO TOOLS [SETTINGS PANEL]]-
.
.
(to create ‘fresh sessions’ for a specific song)
.
(TO FIND OUT THE ‘SAMPLE RATE’ FOR THE SESSION)
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-FIND [SAMPLE RATE] OF [AUDIO IMPORTS]-
(TO MAKE SURE IT MATCHES [SAMPLE RATE] FOR THE SESSION)
(OTHERWISE YOU WILL NEED TO CHANGE [SAMPLE RATE])
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*FILE PATH* —>
/Users/joga/Library/CloudStorage/GoogleDrive-samuelpeterson1232020@gmail.com/My Drive/[A PRIORI]/-FINAL CUTS-/[TRAX]
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-CORRECT [SAMPLE RATE] OF [AUDIO FILE]–
(TO MATCH [SESSION SAMPLE RATE])
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XXX
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-TOGGLE BETWEEN [(EDIT/MIX) WINDOWS]-
-CUSTOMIZE [(EDIT WINDOW) WORKSPACE]-
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-[COMMAND KEYBOARD FOCUS] TO [(EDIT WINDOW) TIMELINE PANEL]-
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-MOVE [CURSOR] TO BEGINNING OF [SESSION TIMELINE]-
-MOVE [CURSOR] TO END OF [SESSION]-
-MOVE [CURSOR] TO [SONG START MARKER]-
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-MOVE [CURSOR] BACKWARDS/FORWARDS [1 BAR]-
-MOVE [CURSOR] BACKWARDS/FORWARDS [1 BEAT]-
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-MOVE [TIMELINE INSERTION POINT] BY NEXT-HIGHEST [NUDGE VALUE]-
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X-ZOOM-X
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-HORIZONTAL [FIT TO SCREEN] IN [EDIT WINDOW]-
-[HORIZONTAL ZOOM] TO [TIMELINE/EDIT SELECTION]-
-[HORIZONTAL ZOOM] IN [EDIT WINDOW]-
*[[AMPLITUDE/WAVEFORM] ZOOM] IN [EDIT WINDOW]-
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X-SELECTIONS-X
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-(UN)LINK [TIMELINE/EDIT] SELECTION-
-(UN)LINK [TRACK/EDIT] SELECTION-
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*REGIONS* —>
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-[EDIT WINDOW] TOP PANEL-
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-[(EDIT/TOOL MODE) KEYBOARD LOCK-
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X-TRAX-X
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-CREATE [FOLDER TRACK] FROM [SELECTED TRACKS]-
-REMOVE [TRAX] FROM [FOLDER TRAX]-
-MOVE [TRAX] TO [FOLDER TRAX]-
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*[RECORD-ENABLE] SELECTED TRACK* —>
[SHIFT] + [ r ]
.
-PLUG [MICROPHONE] INTO ASSIGNED [CHANNEL] ON [AUDIO INTERFACE]-
-TURN UP VOLUME-
-TURN ON [PHANTOM POWER]-
-MONITOR SIGNAL BY CLAPPING INTO MIC-
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*START RECORDING* —>
[ NUMERIC 3 ]
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*STOP RECORDING* —>
[SPACE BAR]
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*MOVE [PLAYHEAD] TO BEGINNING OF [TIMELINE]* —>
[RETURN]
.
*SHOW [CLIPS LIST]* —>
[SHIFT] + [OPTION] + [CONTROL] + [ [ ]
.
.
*[RIGHT-CLICK] THE CLIP + SELECT “REVEAL IN FINDER”* —>
.
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.
.
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*SHOW/HIDE [TRANSPORT]* —>
[SHIFT] + [COMMAND] + [OPTION] + [ NUMERIC 0 ]
.
*EDIT WINDOW [TOP PANEL]* —>
.
-to monitor whether “loop record” is [enabled/disabled]-
*[loop recording] off* —>
.
*[loop recording] on* —>
.
*TO TOGGLE “LOOP RECORD”* —>
[ NUMERIC 5 ]
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-[INSERTION] FOLLOWS [PLAYBACK]-
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*CREATE NEW [SANDBOX SESSION]*
*CLEAR ALL CLIPS*
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*MOVE [PLAYHEAD] TO BEGINNING OF TIMELINE* —>
[RETURN]
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-SOLO [VOX TRACK] + [AKUSTIKA TRAX]–
(mute all other tracks)
.
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X-CLIPS-X
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-MOVE [CLIP] TO ANOTHER [TRACK]-
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-SEPARATE [CLIP] AT [SELECTION]-
(both [single points] + [in/out points])
-SEPARATE [CLIP] AT [TRANSIENTS]-
-HEAL [SEPARATION] AT [SELECTION]-
-SHOW [ORIGINAL FILE-PATH] OF A [CLIP]-
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-STRIP [SILENCE] FROM [CLIPS]-
-INSERT [SILENCE] INTO [CLIPS]-
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-CREATE A [“SELECTION” MEMORY LOCATION] FOR YOUR [EXPORT RANGES]-
(BASED ON “EDIT SELECTION”)
.
.
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*TO [SHOW/HIDE] “TEMPO RULER”* —>
[COMMAND] + [OPTION] + [ NUMERIC ENTER ]
.
*ADD “TEMPO CHANGE”* —>
[SHIFT] + [COMMAND] + [OPTION] + [ t ]
(our custom KS)
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X-WORKSPACES-X
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-PRO TOOLS [SESSION]-
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-IMPORT AN [UNCLICKED SCRATCH VOCAL MONO TRACK THAT BEGINS ON [BEAT 1]-
-TRIM SO THAT IT IS AT LEAST [1 BAR] LONG-
-MOVE [SONG START] TO THE [12-SECOND MARK]-
-ADD A [MARKER] 12 SECONDS AFTER THE [VOCAL CLIP] ENDS-
–
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-CREATE [TRACK PRE-SET] FOR [EZDRUMMER]-
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-OPEN [EZDRUMMER FLOATING WINDOW] FROM ITS [TRACK HEADER]* —>
.
-CLICK ITS [BUTTON] IN THE [TRACK HEADER] AGAIN TO CLOSE THE [EZDRUMMER WINDOW]-
.
.
*BY DEFAULT, THE “FOLLOW HOST” OPTION IS TURNED ON* —>
.
*CLICK THE BUTTON TO TURN IT OFF* —>
.
*IF YOU DON’T “FOLLOW HOST”, YOU CAN SET THE [TEMPO] + [METER] HERE* —>
.
-CLICK INTO THE “BEAT INPUT BOX” TO TYPE IN DESIRED [# OF BEATS/BAR]-
[1] – [127]
(ADJUST IN INCREMENTS OF [1 BEAT])
(DEFAULT IS [4 BEATS / BAR])
.
-CLICK INTO THE “BEAT DURATION INPUT BOX” TO TYPE IN DESIRED [LENGTH] OF EACH “BEAT”-
(DEFAULT IS “QUARTER NOTES”)
.
*4 CHOICES* —>
[QUARTER NOTES]
(DEFAULT)
[8TH NOTES]
[16TH NOTES]
[32ND NOTES]
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-DEFAULT TEMPO IS [120 BPM]-
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*MINIMUM TEMPO* —>
[1 BPM]
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*MAXIMUM TEMPO* —>
[400 BPM]
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-YOU CAN USE THE [TOP SLIDER] TO ADJUST [TEMPO] IN INCREMENTS OF [1 BPM]-
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*YOU CAN CLICK THE TEMPO IN THE [TAP BUTTON]* —>
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*CLICK INTO THE [TEMPO INPUT BOX] TO DIRECTLY INPUT [TEMPO]* —>
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-[TEMPO VALUE] ROUNDS THE THE NEAREST “HUNDREDTH”-
(2 DECIMAL PLACES)
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*YOU CAN ALSO OPEN THE “TIME SIGNATURE EDITOR” + “TEMPO EDITOR” FROM HERE* —>
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*[TIME SIGNATURE] EDITOR* —>
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*TO CLOSE “TIME SIGNATURE EDITOR”, CLICK THE [X] IN [TOP RIGHT CORNER]* —>
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*[TEMPO] EDITOR* —>
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*TO CLOSE “TEMPO EDITOR”, CLICK THE [X] IN [TOP RIGHT CORNER]* —>
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-IF YOU “FOLLOW HOST”, SET SESSION [TEMPO/METER] IN THE “HOST”-
(OUR “HOST” IS “PRO TOOLS”)
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-EDIT WINDOW-
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*SHOW [MIDI CONTROLS]* —>
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-WHEN YOU CHANGE [METER] IN [PRO TOOLS SESSION], IT DOES NOT CHANGE IN [EZDRUMMER]-
(WHY NOT?)
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-ADD [FADES] TO ALL [AUDIO CLIP INS/OUTS]-
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-PRO TOOLS [PROJECTS]-
(for collaboration)
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*COMPREHENSIVE LINK*
“PRO TOOLS KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS”
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-COMMANDS KEYBOARD FOCUS-
-DASHBOARD-
-PLAYBACK-
-RECORDING-
-TRANSPORT MODE-
-SHUTTLE MODE-
-[SCRUB (JOG) / SHUTTLE]-
-AUDITIONING [PRO TOOLS]/[MMC]-
-EDIT MODES/TOOLS-
-EDIT SELECTION/DEFINITION/NAVIGATION-
-EDITING/NUDGING/TRIMMING-
-CLIP GAIN-
-CLIP FX-
-TRACK COMPOSITING-
-ZOOM-
-[MEMORY LOCATIONS] / [MARKERS]-
-AUTOMATION-
-FADES-
-ADD NEW TRAX-
-CLIP LIST-
-ELASTIC AUDIO-
-[PLUG-IN] INSERTS/SENDS-
-FILE MENU-
-EDIT MENU-
-VIEW MENU-
-TRACK MENU-
-CLIP MENU-
-STEP INPUT-
-WORKSPACE-
-WORKSPACE GLOBAL SHORTCUTS-
-WORKSPACE AUDITIONING-
-WORKSPACE DELETE/DUPLICATE-
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-COMMANDS KEYBOARD FOCUS-
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-DELETE-
-clips list-
-delete selected clip from [timeline]-
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-browser item-
-delete [items] from the [browser/disk]-
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[COMMAND] + [DELETE]
-delete [locked files] selected in a [browser]-
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[OPTION] + [DELETE]
-delete any selected [browser item]-
(suppresses any “warning dialog”)
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*TO DUPLICATE SELECTED FILES* —>
[COMMAND] + [ d ]
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*MODUS OPERANDI*
*[PRO TOOLS] TEMPLATES* —>
‘/Users/joga/Desktop/-LOCAL SYNC-/-JOSEPHJGATTI- (LOCAL SYNC)/-APPS-/-PRO TOOLS-/-TEMPLATES-‘
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*[PRO TOOLS] TEMPLATES* —>
(ALIAS)
‘/Users/joga/Desktop/-ALIASES-/-[PRO TOOLS] TEMPLATES-‘
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*TO HIDE ALL OTHER “WINDOWS”* —>
-TOP MENU BAR-
“PRO TOOLS” —>
“HIDE OTHERS”
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(NO KS FOR “HIDE OTHERS”)
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*CLICK “LOCAL STORAGE” LINK TO ASSIGN A “DESTINATION FOLDER”* —>
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*SELECT “BROWSE”* —>
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*SAVE YOUR “SESSIONS” HERE* —>
‘/Users/joga/Desktop/-LOCAL SYNC-/-JOSEPHJGATTI- (LOCAL SYNC)/-APPS-/-PRO TOOLS-/-SESSIONS-‘
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*CREATE AN “ALIAS” FOR THE “SESSIONS FOLDER”-
(LIKE YOU DID FOR THE “TEMPLATES FOLDER”)
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*ADD THE “ALIAS” TO YOUR [FINDER LEFT SIDEBAR]* —>
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*👨🔬🕵️♀️🙇♀️*SKETCHES*🙇♂️👩🔬🕵️♂️*
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👈👈👈☜*-[PRO TOOLS] INSTRUCTIONS-* ☞ 👉👉👉
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💕💝💖💓🖤💙🖤💙🖤💙🖤❤️💚💛🧡❣️💞💔💘❣️🧡💛💚❤️🖤💜🖤💙🖤💙🖤💗💖💝💘
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*🌈✨ *TABLE OF CONTENTS* ✨🌷*
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🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥*we won the war* 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥