• News
  • Blogs
    • Production Expert
    • Pro Tools Expert
    • Studio One Expert
    • Synth Expert
  • Tutorials
    • Free Pro Tools Video Tutorials
    • Free Studio One Video Tutorials
    • Premium Video Tutorials
  • Free plug-ins
    • Free Pro Tools Plug-ins
    • Free AU and VST Plug-ins
    • Free Synth Plug-ins
  • Reviews
    • Reviews
    • Expert's Choice
  • Interviews
  • Resources
    • Podcast
    • Pro Tools Resources
    • Studio One Resources
    • iLok Help And Resources
    • Plug-in Subscription Plans - Free Calculator
  • Win
  • Deals
  • About Us
    • Advertise With Us
    • Team
    • Contact Us
    • Review Policy
    • Legal And Privacy Information
Pro Tools Expert
  • News
  • Blogs
    • Production Expert
    • Pro Tools Expert
    • Studio One Expert
    • Synth Expert
  • Tutorials
    • Free Pro Tools Video Tutorials
    • Free Studio One Video Tutorials
    • Premium Video Tutorials
  • Free plug-ins
    • Free Pro Tools Plug-ins
    • Free AU and VST Plug-ins
    • Free Synth Plug-ins
  • Reviews
    • Reviews
    • Expert's Choice
  • Interviews
  • Resources
    • Podcast
    • Pro Tools Resources
    • Studio One Resources
    • iLok Help And Resources
    • Plug-in Subscription Plans - Free Calculator
  • Win
  • Deals
  • About Us
    • Advertise With Us
    • Team
    • Contact Us
    • Review Policy
    • Legal And Privacy Information

Community Tip - Pre Roll Shortcut & Dialog Editing Tip

Mike Phirman contacted us with a shortcut and editing time saver he wanted to share with the community…

Hey fellas, just listening to the “favorite shortcuts” section in podcast 104, and I have two tips that I thought I’d throw in.  One’s a proper keyboard shortcut; the other is a vocal-editing time-saver technique thing.

The keyboard shortcut I love most these days is this:  clicking inside a track with the alt key down will place a pre-roll marker and engage pre-roll.  Really handy when doing a punch-in.  Click where you want to start recording, alt+click where you want the playback to start, and Booooooooooom. 

The editing tip is this:  when I’m editing vocal takes together, I’ve found that the best places to blend from one take to another are on “ess”es and “eff”s, and “emm”s.  (S’s, F”s, and M’s)  May sound obvious, but as soon as I noticed that, it gave me a jump on getting invisible edits a bit more quickly.

Thanks for everything.  You guys are the best. PS.  I listen to the show so often, my inner-voice now has a cool British accent.

Mike says - I didn’t know about the pre-roll shortcut, if you have the cursor at the drop in point and then hold down the Alt key and click at the point you would like pre-roll to start then as Mike says, it sets and enables the pre-roll. I regularly edit in mid word as it often produces a more natural sound because in speaking we often run words together and so by editing at the beginning of a word we may be cutting through the transition from one word to the next where as with a hard consonant in the middle of a word gives a good clear reliable edge to edit to.

tags: dialog editing




Wednesday 02.26.14
Posted by Mike Thornton - Pro Tools Expert
Newer / Older

Part of the Production Expert Community Copyright © 2008-18, Production Expert Ltd.

http://www.pro-tools-expert.com/default-image.jpg