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How I use Folder Tracks In Pro Tools
As per the other thread and so as not to derail it
I thought I would post this video about how I use Routing Folder Tracks in Pro Tools. I am not sure but assume most DAWs have something similar . In Pro Tools there are two distinct types/categories of Folder Tracks, one called Basic Folders and one called Routing Folders I only use Routing Folders basically as a replacement for the way I used to use multiple Aux tracks . Now many may already know some or most of the info on the video but for any not familiar I hope this visual reference helps I did this off the cuff and moved kind of fast ,,,so if anything is not clear please feel free to ask , Kevin Note this was made on a 27" screen so the larger the screen the more clear it will be
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That certainly makes it easier to reorder things in a session (something I do fairly often).
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And also even when I am only doing one of "One Shot, One Take" live style recordings, it is so convenient just have those two folders open that I seldom even bother to delete the unused folders ....
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Logic also has this feature. Logic calls organizational grouping, which doesn't affect routing "Folder Stacks", and what PT calls "Routing Folders", Logic calls "Summing Stacks", where the "stack" is actually routed to a bus, where I can put effects etc on the entire submix.
Here's a project I did recently for a local theatre group with lots of vocals sung against a backing track. I put each group of singers, soprano, alto, baritone and bass into Summing Stacks, so I could collapse 15 vocal tracks into 4 stacks, and work on each, then balance the 4-part harmony more easily in the end. This shows 3 collapsed stacks, and one (the bass stack) expanded. Not a huge project by real studio standards, but for me, used to mostly doing solo guitar, this really helps organize and keep track of things as well as doing the mix. Screen Shot 2022-09-21 at 12.07.25 PM.jpg
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In PT the Routing Folder track itself has all the same sends , inserts, I/O and fader sections of an Aux or Audio track but like an Aux track there is no waveform or clips on it
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Screen Shot 2022-09-21 at 3.23.39 PM.jpg Logic presents this track-like UI for the stacks, just a visual thing. I can also see the actual aux busses that the audio is routed to, but there's nothing visible on the aux tracks. You can do effects, automation, etc, on the aux tracks, but you can also do it directly on the "stack".
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Ok here are some more screen shots from an actual session of mine
Here is the Edit window which shows the collapsed and open Routing Folders In PT you can have the edit window mirror the mix window But you can also have the number of elements that are displayed independent of each For example in the edit window besides the default track name and control section I only have the I/O showing Where as in the mix window I am also showing inserts and sends Note the Folder tracks have no clips or waveforms on them (Red Arrows) Then here is the Basic Folders option (far right) which is organizational only with no Insert FX or Sends (which I do not use)
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