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Processing Pre-Recorded Tracks
You can process pre-recorded guitar tracks, or al-
most any material, through Eleven Free.
To listen to pre-recorded tracks through Eleven
Free (without re-recording):
Import and place your audio in a Pro Tools au-
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dio track.
Assign the audio track Output to Bus 1.
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Create an Aux Input track, and configure it as
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follows:
• Click its track Input selector and choose
Bus 1.
– and –
• Click the Insert selector and select Eleven
Free.
Begin playback and watch Eleven Free's Input
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LED to check your level. Make sure you're not
clipping Eleven Free's input.
While listening, adjust Eleven Free's Input
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knob to increase or decrease input level.
After setting your gain structure, do any of the
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following:
• Try different Settings files (presets) to get
your basic tone.
• Adjust amp controls.
• Try a different cabinet.
Apply other plug-ins, or bus the Aux Input to
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another track for additional processing.
To process and re-record tracks through Eleven
Free:
Import and place your audio in a Pro Tools au-
1
dio track.
Configure the source audio track by doing the
2
following:
• Assign the audio track Output to Bus 1.
– and –
• Click the Insert selector and select Eleven
Free.
Choose Track > New and create one mono au-
3
dio track.
Configure the new audio track as follows:
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• Click its track Input selector and choose
Bus 1.
– and –
• Click the Insert selector and select Eleven
Free.
Record enable the new audio track (or enable
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TrackInput monitoring if using Pro Tools HD).
Begin playback and start listening.
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While listening, adjust Eleven Free's Input
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knob to increase or decrease input level.
When everything sounds and looks good, lo-
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cate to where you want to begin recording (or
make a time selection), arm the Pro Tools Trans-
port and press Play to start recording.
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