One of the great aspects of Pro Tools or any similar digital audio software is the flexibility of ways they can be used. The sound of your recording is not only dependent on the equipment that you use, but also the way in which you use it. Below I will discuss two methods for using Pro Tools or other software that will drastically affect the sound of your album.
Method #1 – Individual Sessions Files for Each Song.
This is probably the most common use of and
DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) such as Pro Tools. In this scenario the
engineer creates a separate session file for each individual song.
This
is the best method to use if you know ahead of time that the mixes for
each song on the album will be markedly different. You will have to take
the time to create each new mix from scratch anyway and it will allow
you to save the mix for each song very easily. You move on to the next
song (and mix) by opening a different file where all of those settings
are recalled. This is also the best method if your songs will be using a
click track. It is simple to set a single tempo in Pro Tools, but
making it change tempos is more complex. Rather than having a single
file cover all of the various tempos on the album it is much more
simpler and efficient to use separate files. Because this method has you
creating each mix from scratch they will probably end up sounding
different from each other. This can be useful if you are trying to
create a variety of sounds for the album. The danger is that your tracks
may sound quite disparate and not fit well together as an album.
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