Slau, does this mean that it is cool for us beta people to talk about details 
now? If so, I have a lot of questions to answer on other lists.

Bryan

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On Behalf Of Slau Halatyn
Sent: Friday, May 28, 2010 1:30 PM
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Subject: Re: any news on pro tools?

They're acessible in the sense that all automateable parameters are accessible. 
Some buttons, since they're not automateable, are not seen in the plug-ins 
window but can be accessed via a macro program like quicKeys (similar to Hot 
Spot Clicker).

HTH

Slau

On May 28, 2010, at 11:47 AM, Gary Readfern-Gray wrote:

> Brilliant, thanks Slau. So are you saying that the software 
> instruments that ship with PT such as boom are accessible? I can't 
> wait!
> 
> G
> 
> On 5/28/10, Slau Halatyn <slauhala...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hey Frank,
>> 
>> I had the same Otari remote. Physical switches are nice but not 
>> really practical these days unless you're tracking to a RADAR which, 
>> by the way, is accessible.
>> 
>> Anyway, when tracking live bands, one would simply arm all the tracks 
>> with one keyboard command so it's not really an issue. Further, a 
>> control surface would simplify things to a large degree, for what it's worth.
>> 
>> Level metering is via a numeric value that can toggle between no peak 
>> hold,
>> 3 second peak hold and infinite peak hold with a clip indicator that 
>> can be persistent if desired.
>> 
>> Slau
>> 
>> On May 28, 2010, at 11:04 AM, Frank Carmickle wrote:
>> 
>>> Hello Slau
>>> 
>>> I am concerned about how efficient I can be when tracking.  I used 
>>> to record using the remote for the Otari mx80 which had actual mini 
>>> toggle switches for track arming and play/record/repro.  I have 
>>> actually found someone who can build me a remote with real switches for 
>>> around $5,000.
>>> If I can have the braille display cursor routing keys toggle the 
>>> armed state and display the state then I can have the same 
>>> functionality but also get a braille display out of the deal.  I 
>>> guess I'm going to have to learn how to do some Apple scripting.
>>> 
>>> I plan on doing lots of live tracking with full bands where I feel 
>>> as though I will need to have a speedy way of knowing the track 
>>> armed state with out having to listen to 24 or 32 status messages.  
>>> I am really looking forward to trying out the level monitoring.  Do 
>>> they have a tone generator following the amplitude or just a numeric 
>>> value with a peek hold setup?
>>> 
>>> Thanks for keeping us all informed.
>>> --FC
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On May 28, 2010, at 10:27 AM, Slau Halatyn wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I don't use a braille display. Also, the only instance where I need 
>>>> to refer to the screen reader while monitoring audio is when taking levels.
>>>> At that point, I'm not really monitoring for sound, per se, just 
>>>> for signal so I simply dim the monitors, read the levels as 
>>>> necessary and then turn up the monitors again.
>>>> 
>>>> HTH
>>>> 
>>>> On May 28, 2010, at 10:06 AM, Frank Carmickle wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Hello
>>>>> 
>>>>> I grabbed a echo audiofire 12 when they were on sale at Christmas time.
>>>>> I haven't even plugged it in to the mac yet.  I was trying to 
>>>>> explore garageband a bit but I didn't get very far with importing 
>>>>> some wav files.  I have found the learning curve with the mac to 
>>>>> be high.  I hope that now that I understand it a bit more jumping 
>>>>> in to protools won't be to difficult.  I am very interested to try 
>>>>> PT with a braille display.  I hate listening to audio and speech 
>>>>> at the same time.  Slau have you had a chance to try PT with a 
>>>>> braille display?  If so how easy is it to get a quick look at what tracks 
>>>>> are armed?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Take care
>>>>> --FC
>>>>> 
>>>>> On May 28, 2010, at 8:30 AM, Slau Halatyn wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hi Gary,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> There are a couple of ways to record enable, solo or mute tracks. 
>>>>>> One is by selecting a given track and pressing keyboard 
>>>>>> shortcuts. Another is to navigate through tracks and setting the 
>>>>>> individual controls as needed. For the most part, plug-ins are 
>>>>>> accessible including third party plug-ins. One of the testers did 
>>>>>> have a problem with G TR but Waves is apparently aware of the issue.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Slau
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On May 28, 2010, at 7:51 AM, Gary Readfern-Gray wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Hi does anyone know if the accessibility includes selecting a 
>>>>>>> given track and then changing settings on that track such as 
>>>>>>> arming mute solo etc? I'm assuming that these basics are 
>>>>>>> covered. I'm asking because in Sonar/Logic you first focus the 
>>>>>>> track you want to adjust and then there are keys for adjusting 
>>>>>>> panning etc. However, in protools, I can't find a way to say go 
>>>>>>> to track 19 or go to the track called bass. I'm sure I heard 
>>>>>>> that the plugins are also going to be accessible? wow, that 
>>>>>>> would be awesome! Does anyone know if that includes 3rd-party 
>>>>>>> plugins? I have Waves GTR and if I could get access to that properly, 
>>>>>>> I'd be in guitar heaven!
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> G
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On 5/28/10, Courtney Curran <moopiecur...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>> I think it's Protools M Powered, I'll have to check.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On 27/05/2010, at 10:33 in the Afternoon, Slau Halatyn wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> For what it's worth, I have no idea what "Pro Tools Essentials" is.
>>>>>>>>> I can
>>>>>>>>> tell you categorically that Pro Tools HD, LE and M-Powered 
>>>>>>>>> will be accessible. Pro Tools Essentials may or may not fall 
>>>>>>>>> under that category.
>>>>>>>>> I have no idea, just to be clear.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Slau
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> On May 27, 2010, at 7:46 PM, Courtney Curran wrote:
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Oh, thank you so much, I'll tell my reader. So for now, I'll 
>>>>>>>>>> just have someone help me with it until a couple weeks from 
>>>>>>>>>> now.
>>>>>>>>>> I bought the one on disk, the $99 one that came with a mic, 
>>>>>>>>>> am I still entitled to a free download.
>>>>>>>>>> Thanks so much,
>>>>>>>>>> Courtney
>>>>>>>>>> On 27/05/2010, at 7:09 in the Afternoon, Slau Halatyn wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> version 8.0.4 will be the version that is accessible. You'll 
>>>>>>>>>>> be entitled to a free download. Should be another couple of 
>>>>>>>>>>> weeks.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Slau
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> On May 27, 2010, at 7:01 PM, Courtney Curran wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>>>>> I just got Protools Friday, should it work with Snow 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Leopard and be accessible? I need it for my audio 
>>>>>>>>>>>> production class.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>>>>>> Courtney
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> On 08/05/2010, at 9:01 in the morning, Yuma Antoine Decaux wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thats great news. Perfect timing for me :)
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
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