What does the solo button do in Pro Tools?

Pro Tools let the user use the Solo button to: Mute other tracks so that the selected track can be auditioned alone. Route a selected track to a separate output.

How do I make a mono track in Pro Tools?

Creating Pro Tools Tracks The simplest way to create tracks is to click on the Track tab in the menu bar, then select New. The New Tracks window appears. You can also hold Shift+Command+N to open the New Tracks window. In Pro Tools version 2019.5, you’ll be prompted to name the track(s) once created.

When to use solo safe in Pro Tools?

In this free video tutorial, Pro Tools Expert Team member Julian Rodgers covers the use of Solo Safe in the Mix window to ensure soloing a track doesn’t interrupt wanted audio. He covers two examples by using solo safe on subgroup Auxes and on effects returns.

How to solo an AUX in Pro Tools ultimate?

If you have, for example, several tracks of backing vocals all bussed to an aux you either have to solo safe (command+click, control +click on a PC) the aux so an implied mute on the aux doesn’t interrupt the audio from a soloed source track, or vice-versa with source tracks in solo-safe allowing the subgroup aux to be soloed.

Where are the solo buttons in Pro Tools?

The solo function is a basic feature that is included in any Digital Audio Workstation that has been taken from the original function presented in analog consoles. Solo buttons are presented on each channel strip and when they are engaged, they exclusively route the output of that track to the mix bus.

Do you use SIP or solo in place in Pro Tools?

Let’s avoid using words like “safe” as solo safe means something slightly different but if we talk about solo setups which affect the mix and those which don’t we’re on the right path. By default Pro Tools uses SIP or “Solo In Place”.