How to Use Pro Tools with Outboard Gear 

In this episode of Mitch’s Hybrid Workflow series, learn how to use external gear with Pro Tools. For an overview of hybrid studio setups, check out the video “Building a Hybrid Studio at Home” here 👉 bit.ly/3whUOOj

Possibly the greatest vid ever made! Apollo + Pro Tools + hardware inserts is uniquely weird and idiosyncratic - I learned in a couple of minutes things that I could not glean from many hours watching and reading other half-assed tutorials. Thorough yet concise, and delivering the goods! This channel will be my new go-to when scratching my head about new things and stuff. A++

Great video!! All the information I need, told in less then 10 minutes. Been struggling with this for ages. Thanx Mitch!

What a PERFECT video. I needed this. Does ANYONE "NOT" love Mitch,. Thanks buddy!

Dear Mitch, Thank you all the way from Melbourne, Australia, you are a wonderful teacher❗️

So concise and clear, excellent!

Dope video guys!!!!! Thank you so much.

great ! after bunch of vids this vid really helped

Hey Mitch, great video. This helps a lot! Thank you. Can you make a video about using a patchbay?

I needed this!

Doing this created a huge feedback

Mitch, thanks a lot for a good tutorial! I use saffire pro 40 as the main interface along with ADAT extension board. I am trying to use some outboard effects using send-return template and currently experiencing some misunderstandings with Saffire Mix Control software. I am sure that the solution is pretty close but obviously I am lost in all those channel names and definitions. My setup for a channel is as follows: I send the signal to channel 3 which brings the it to the left (mono) input of the verb unit. The verb’s indicators show that it is receiving the signal. For the return two AUX channels are created which receive the return signal from the verb via channels 1 and 2 of the ADAT unit. The send fader is set to Unity and the return channels used to receive and CONTROL the amount of the return signal ok. I played with settings in Mix Control and have a problem now. The return signal can be heard all right but can not be controlled by the return faders in Pro Tools. Besides it can be controlled (the amount of reverb) with the Send Fader which looks pretty weird to me. The return AUX channels show the signal flow but they can not control its level. So, the “verbed” signal is heard only in Mix Control, I guess, and since it is not reproduced Pro Tools the final mix contains dry signal. I think that the problem is in my misunderstanding of how Mix Control works. Some help from you could be of great help. With lots of regards. Alex

Mitch awesome and very informative. Will it be possible to have the same done with Logic Pro X?

Thanks ! Cheers From Mexico! And Now Please make one for pedals

Thanks Mitch, very understandable for me. Bookmarkable, even ;)

Great video

Thank you for the easy teaching method you approach 🌹 Please I want the name of the red Audio 8 channel interface in the bottom and where to buy ?

Thanks for always providing clear and easy-to-follow videos!

Thanks mitch from jamaica

I don't know if there is something different about the MOTU 896 but I only got feedback when I tried this.

Now do one for Logic Pro X :)

Legend !

Good morning, I'm having trouble getting signal out while printing with hardware. I'm using a manley core with a distressor to a Apollo twin. I can hear the changes when I twist the knob but when is time to print the waves don't change. What am I doing wrong? I'm using pro tools as well.

Mitch, can u do a video like this for logic users?

Why would you chose two mono in and outputs over a stereo for the reverb? Is it because of the 3 slot reverb and the configuration in the audio interface?

Can someone tell me why I did this and I’m getting no processed signal back in to my DAW?

Great video! Can anyone tell me why my I/O says Core instead of Analog underneath my thunderbolt interrface? I am using an Antelope Zen Tour hooked up with thunderbolt on a new Mac mini M2 pro. I can't find any info via google.

Will we have the same for Cubase Pro?

Who would need such simple information that's ready for analog?

I have my wa273 running out of 3-4 and back into 3-4. The problem I’m having is when I insert as done on the video . I can hear the difference and that it’s working but I don’t get any signal in my meter anymore. Which I assume is ultimately why I can’t print the sound in . Does anyone know how to fix that problem or what could be causing my literal signal level of volume to be non existent when I insert the hardware into my chain

Inserts coming up N/A Looks good in I/O though

This guys a bossssssss

i did everything and i got signal to and from but no sound can you help i'm on pro tools 2018 .12 any help would be helpful

Yo I can’t get my I/0 to show up at all! What can cause that? I’m routing a warm audio bus compressor but can’t get the I/o to show up to use it as an insert! Help me out please!!

Useful series of video's, Mitch. Good to 'favourite'. I can only presume you will be going through the major DAWs. How does this work with Reason 12 ? I guess this could change when VST3 finally arrives in the DAW. Thanks

The hardware deley is very, very important! There is a very in detailed video on RU-vid that can teach you how to get the actual delay samples.

Hi @Sweetwater, I bought a wess Audio Dione and has hardware problems, Wess Audio tell me contact you , but my account was DELETED, I lived in Chile, how I do something with the unit?

Was that a mono reverb

Will hdx automatically take care of the delay compensation ,when using hardware inserts?

Hello everyone. When I do exactly this with my protools using UAD twin and x8 I get nothing coming through protools. Only my console is getting the signal. I have checked everything I am lost. Any idea why it is not coming back in? Also the latency compensation... .

Does this require an HDX, carbon, or pro tools native system ? not long ago I tried adding the hardware delay compensation values with no actual effect. Currently using pro tools studio with an apollo x4

Hay Thanks for the video, I ran into a problem. I followed everything to the T. I'm using a Lexicon MX200 connected to 7-8 in and out Focusrite Clarett+ 8pre. I can't hear anything coming through on my tracks unless I unmuted Focusrite Control input and Outs 7-8 which will play reverb from RU-vid as well. I've really been trying to figure this out for a month now. Please Help!

your webpage is down sir

Do I need studio or ultimate to use pro tools with outboard gear?

How to Record It?

Logic has ping button.

Please turn off background music during these great videos-way too distracting.

I/O delay adjustment in miliseconds? Isn't that innacurate?

This is very informative but outboard gear and the routing of it still scares me lol

This didn’t work. What am I doing wrong.

Nvm i found it

I very much appreciate this video. However, despite having self-produced 3 albums that I mixed on my own, I can not for the life of me make this work in Pro Tools no matter how many articles I read or videos I watch. I need it REALLY dumbed down. I'll Venmo someone $25 if they can make my dumb brain get this. Pretty please?

Love this guy's tutorials. Also enjoying the porn soundtrack for this one.

UN-PRO TOOLS... LOL

Pro Tools is a DAW that you can only rent. Please let PT die and move on. Anyone that still uses ProTools these days knows how to do this basic stuff.