PRO TOOLS - How to make a beat in Pro Tools HD

http://www.obedia.com/avid-pro-tools Although Avid Pro Tools is considered one of the leading DAWS for recording and mixing audio, it is not always thought of as a viable avenue for music "creation" via MIDI Production. Contrary to these commonly held conceptions of it, Pro Tools actually has some very useful tools for creating beats and other instrument tracks quickly and intuitively, depending on how you prefer to work. In this tutorial, two very powerful techniques for MIDI Beat Production will be covered: MIDI Merge and Loop record for MIDI (though Loop record Mode works the same way for audio as well). MIDI Merge if the mode of recording where you able to set up a loop of how ever many measures to desire and then let the cursor go around and around as you "overdub" more parts (i.e.: Kick, then Snare, then Hi-Hat, etc.) Loop record, on the other hand, is a recording mode that is suited for playing all drum parts or notes that you want, at the same time/during the same recording pass.