Hi Brian, I've done this on several occasions but the difference here is that it was only for performances where I was the only one performing to the accompaniment tracks I had previously recorded. The issue here will be slightly complicated by the fact that you'll want others to hear the click and cues. From the Pro Tools point of view, it's simple as long as you have an interface with multiple outputs.
I'd imagine that you'll have some type of in-ear monitoring? If you create a click track, route the output to a physical output other than 1-2. Create the instrument/audio tracks that you require for accompaniment and record them while referenced to the click track. When you're done with the recording of the accompaniment, record a cue track and route it to a different output from the click track. Your instrument/audio tracks can be routed to your main 1-2 outputs. Let's say you route the click and cue tracks to outputs 7 and 8 respectively. Your main 1-2 output would go to your front of house while channels 7-8 would go to your monitors, again, assuming you have in-ear systems. Set up Memory Locations for each song. It's a good idea to announce the song on the cue track so you can ensure you're on the right song and count in the song along with the click track. When you're ready to create the final session file for use at a gig, make sure you commit your tracks to audio. The last thing you want is to run the risk of a CPU overload. Having all of your tracks as pure audio will ensure the smoothest performance. HTH, Slau On Dec 3, 2015, at 2:43 PM, Brian Howerton <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello all, > I am a worship leader at a large church in our area, and I am looking to be > able to set up click for our band to use for our worship sets on Sunday > morning. I would also like to be able to record rhythm tracks such as loops > and other filler instruments to help fill the song up as well such as > strings, organs, pads, etc. I know that they have run click here, and I > believe the click has normally been panned to the left, and the rhythm > track/loops to the right. They run the click track to the band’s ears, and > the rhythm track out in the house, so I know that can be done. My question > is, technically, how would be the best way to create and set up all of this > in pro tools? I know it can be done, but would it be better to use garage > band for the sounds to create the rhythm tracks, and do everything else in > pro tools? Also, I would like to be able to create a q track to go along > with the click track that guides the band through the song, for example, when > the chorus is coming up, I would say chorus, etc. I guess technically, how > would I set all of this up in pro tools? I understand how all of this works > because I have played and performed with click many times, but have never > manually created click and rhythm tracks to use in live performance myself, > but I feel it would really help take our band to the next level, and if I > could learn how to create the click and rhythm tracks in-house rather than > buying them elsewhere, it would help. Any one with experience with this, > please help. I’m open to how others have done this, or how it can be done. > I know like I said that I can do this in pro tools, but just don’t know where > to start. Want to learn. Thanks, > Brian > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
