Vocal recording... Cutting and Moving good takes

[albee1952]

Originally Posted by Darryl Ramm

Quick punch is your friend here. Kind of the love child of punch-in and playlists?

I do wish there was a guitar pedal that did actual HUI transport controls and would work with Pro Tools (I sometimes use a small MIDI keyboard that has HUI controls on it). If anybody knows of one...

I found these:
https://www.bing.com/videos/rivervie...342F&FORM=VIRE

https://www.bing.com/videos/rivervie...E5DF&FORM=VIRE

I know there is(was) another as I used to have it, but I can't for the life of me remember what it was called. My solution was this: I got a rolling stand(from On-Stage) and attached a small shelf. On the shelf I had a mini keyboard with trackpad and this went thru a 30' USB extendo cable to the computer. I also screwed down a 24" LED monitor and ran a 30' HDMI cable back to the computer. I took the main screen connection(also HDMI) and ran it to a little active HDMI splitter($40) so the remote cart gave me my EDIT screen and control over the session. I'm sure there are other options as well, but this worked great for me.

[jonwb]

Originally Posted by JFreak

I am still suggesting the loop recording with playlists method, it does not require anything extra.

Just set it for loop recording and record as many takes as you wish. Then stop. Scrap all totally useless takes while you are walking to the booth and back, then take a look at which phrases are best on which take, and comp it.

Yeah I think this is my best option. I like the minimalist approach of just a mic and lyric sheet. I'm still scouring YouTube videos for advice on PT playlists and loop recording.

[The Weed]

I agree the minimalist approach is great and what I used to do, just start record, go in my booth and get on with it. But there were times when, while I had record armed a Track, I forgot to start record and didn't know that because I could hear myself in my headphones, so I had to do the read all over again. And there were times I needed to replace a line or change a word or two and I would have to do the dance of record a few takes, go out and cut the change in, did it work, no back in the booth, rinse and repeat. Then during COVID I needed to lay up to video and match timecode - not possible just starting record and going into the booth.

Now, with a laptop in my booth (or other means) to see and control Pro Tools, I know if record has started, I know if I like a take or not since I can playback from the booth, I can punch in at the right place and know if the take will work because I can do the edit in the booth, and I can read along to video and move Clips to the proper timecode if I have to again, without leaving my booth.

As always, YMMV.

[jonwb]

Originally Posted by The Weed

I agree the minimalist approach is great and what I used to do, just start record, go in my booth and get on with it. But there were times when, while I had record armed a Track, I forgot to start record and didn't know that because I could hear myself in my headphones, so I had to do the read all over again. And there were times I needed to replace a line or change a word or two and I would have to do the dance of record a few takes, go out and cut the change in, did it work, no back in the booth, rinse and repeat. Then during COVID I needed to lay up to video and match timecode - not possible just starting record and going into the booth.

Now, with a laptop in my booth (or other means) to see and control Pro Tools, I know if record has started, I know if I like a take or not since I can playback from the booth, I can punch in at the right place and know if the take will work because I can do the edit in the booth, and I can read along to video and move Clips to the proper timecode if I have to again, without leaving my booth.

As always, YMMV.

Thanks... all good points. I'm gonna be out of the studio for about 3 days. I'll try my first approach and then PM you if I need help setting up a remote system.