Pro Tools 11 Beginner

[btwnthbttns]

Help! I am brand new to Pro Tools and, man, am I stuck. Trying to merely record my first track. Everything APPEARS to be set up as it should be. BUT, when I enable the track for record, click record and then play on the transport NOTHING happens. I am totally frustrated. Anybody out there have any advice? Seems that this initial step should be so simple and easy and I am totally bangin' my head against the proverbial wall. Thanks in advance to anyone with any words of advice or encouragement!

[Buderjj]

ProTools will take you a while to get used to. I initially had trouble getting my click track to work too. Make sure that the click track output goes to one and two that way you'll be able to hear it through the monitors/headphones. In addition make sure that none of your other tracks that you're recording are on solo. Good luck!!


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[btwnthbttns]

Should the one track that I am trying to record to be on "solo"?

[Sam C]

What is your sound card and is it connected correctly. Sometimes a cursor won't move along the edit page if the sound card is not set up properly.

It would really help to know your set up.

[mickeyrouse]

This thread may be stale by this time, but I highly recommend the Avid/Pro Tools 11 101 Training manual, available at Guitar Center and probably everywhere else. I have had a few years experience with another DAW, but going thru the training sessions, taking the tests, and doing the exercises got me up and rudimentary surprisingly quickly. Exercises are included, so if the system is properly installed and running (no small feat in itself) you can get to a productive (not expert) level fairly quickly. The manual is designed for 16 hours of instruction and study, and entry-level certification is available.
Pro Tools 101 is the first of a series of Avid-designed course books that if completed as intended, should impart some degree of proficiency to the user. And for those possibly seeking employment in the industry, each manual/course offers its own level of certification. That won't make the student employable by itself, and for sure won't make a studio tech or "engineer" out of a raw beginner, but it should at least indicate some degree of familiarity and commitment. There is no substitute for experience, of course. Use it and use it and use it.

[btwnthbttns]

Originally Posted by mickeyrouse

This thread may be stale by this time, but I highly recommend the Avid/Pro Tools 11 101 Training manual, available at Guitar Center and probably everywhere else. I have had a few years experience with another DAW, but going thru the training sessions, taking the tests, and doing the exercises got me up and rudimentary surprisingly quickly. Exercises are included, so if the system is properly installed and running (no small feat in itself) you can get to a productive (not expert) level fairly quickly. The manual is designed for 16 hours of instruction and study, and entry-level certification is available.
Pro Tools 101 is the first of a series of Avid-designed course books that if completed as intended, should impart some degree of proficiency to the user. And for those possibly seeking employment in the industry, each manual/course offers its own level of certification. That won't make the student employable by itself, and for sure won't make a studio tech or "engineer" out of a raw beginner, but it should at least indicate some degree of familiarity and commitment. There is no substitute for experience, of course. Use it and use it and use it.

Thanks! Excellent advice, and well worth heeding.

P.S. My girlfriend got me the book for Christmas!

[btwnthbttns]

Also, I have tried the "click track". It is also set up correctly. The problem appears to be that the transport absolutely WILL NOT move.

[Buderjj]

No. That would use the click.

[Buderjj]

Try shutting down and reboot.


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[btwnthbttns]

Have tried that a few times. No go. This is just too weird. Hoping someone will jump in with an idea. Is it possible that their is a glitch in my Pro Tools software? Grrrrr.