The Pro Tools Sketch App

​This week's app is the Pro Tools Sketch app:

​Pro Tools Sketch (https://www.avid.com/pro-tools/sketch) Non-linear, clip-based creation tool; capture and play with musical ideas anywhere; trigger samples and loops, record audio, and capture MIDI performances to work up sketches; drag-and-drop clips and experiment with arrangements; editing tools to shape and tweak audio and MIDI; onboard mixer and real-time effects; export arrangement to share and play or open in the Pro Tools Mac/Windows app for further editing and mixing; experiment with samples and loops, record audio, and capture MIDI in a clip-based, non-linear environment with 16 tracks and unlimited scenes; play, stop, and rearrange clips and ideas; explore a large library of included MIDI loops that automatically sync to your time and tempo; bring own audio and MIDI loops into the mix; record audio clips using iPad’s built-in microphone or attach an external mic; edit and manipulate audio with trim, fade, stretch, reverse, and pitch-shifting effects; play and record MIDI using onboard PlayCell and SynthCell software instruments; use the software keyboard and drum pads or an external hardware MIDI controller to capture performances or enter and edit MIDI notes on the grid; choose from a range of nine effects to enhance clips including chorus, compressor, crunch crusher, delay, EQ, LoFi, multimode filter, reverb, and saturation; add effects directly to tracks or use the global reverb and delay controls; use the basic XY controls to tweak effects or get access to all parameters for finer adjustments; create complete songs by organizing scenes into an arrangement; drag scenes into the Scene Arranger in the order you want them to play and set the number of times to repeat each scene before advancing to the next one; experiment with the order, length, and combination of scenes; export arrangement as a .WAV mixdown to share and play anywhere; move Sketch to the Pro Tools Intro Mac/Windows app to use editing and mixing tools; (iOS 16.0 or later).