Got ya I didn't relize that you where running it off a differnt mac in the studio and ya the mac pro probley would work best for pro tools HD thanks. On 2010-07-18, at 10:18 AM, Slau Halatyn wrote:
> I don't use a Mac Book Pro in the studio. That's just my laptop. That said, > it has an Express 34 slot so I can hook it up to a Magma expansion chassis > which houses the HD PCI cards if I need a portable solution for remote > sessions. I'm preparing to buy a Mac Pro. Currently, the HD system is running > off a dual processor G4. > > Slau > > On Jul 17, 2010, at 10:40 PM, Michael Huckabay wrote: > >> Hi Slau I have a ? for you you use a macbook pro in your studio is that >> right? Will if it is I was kerius what hardware you used to make pro tools >> Hd work. >> On 2010-07-17, at 4:40 PM, Slau Halatyn wrote: >> >>> Ah, right. Well, I'm sure that Bryan will get the file from Patrick soon >>> and will post it as soon as he has an opportunity. >>> >>> Slau >>> >>> On Jul 17, 2010, at 5:28 PM, Michael Huckabay wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks verry much and I understand what you mean about that. I'm just >>>> kerius how things work with vo so that is why I was intersted in the demo. >>>> On 2010-07-17, at 3:16 PM, Slau Halatyn wrote: >>>> >>>>> I'm not sure when that might be posted but, keep in mind, it's not a >>>>> tutorial but more of an overview of what kind of accessibility there is >>>>> in the new version. >>>>> >>>>> Slau >>>>> >>>>> On Jul 17, 2010, at 2:35 PM, Michael Huckabay wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hay ? for you you wouldn't know when the pro tools demo from acb file >>>>>> that was recorded will be posted do you? >>>>>> On 2010-07-17, at 1:17 PM, Slau Halatyn wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hey Clarence, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Control-Space Bar actually puts the transport into a Pause with >>>>>>> Pre-Prime for instant playback. This is what that means: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> If you have a large session, say, 24 tracks record enabled or even on >>>>>>> an LE system, say, 16 tracks ready to record in QuickPunch mode, the >>>>>>> system is going to allocate drive space, prepare voices, automation >>>>>>> data (if there is any) and a few other things. If you simply start the >>>>>>> recording or even playback, there will be a pause before the transport >>>>>>> engages. This can vary from a second to several seconds if it's a >>>>>>> particularly large session. In order to have a more immediate start to >>>>>>> playback, it's possible to pre-prime the deck, as they say, for instant >>>>>>> playback or recording. Pressing Control-Space Bar puts Pro Tools into >>>>>>> this Pause mode. Simply pressing the Space Bar after that instantly >>>>>>> starts playback. Further, Control-Command-Space Bar puts PT into >>>>>>> Pre-Primed Record mode so pressing Space Bar after that instantly puts >>>>>>> the Transport into record mode. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Pausing the transport, the way most people think of pausing something, >>>>>>> is a bit different. Pro Tools has two main behaviors: 1. Is for the >>>>>>> transport to remember the start position and, if the transport is >>>>>>> stopped, it will keep resuming playback from the same start position >>>>>>> unless that start position is specifically changed, and 2. Insertion >>>>>>> following Playback which means that wherever you press the space bar, >>>>>>> the transport will keep the insertion point there and, upon pressing >>>>>>> space bar again, will continue playing from that location. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I would strongly suggest using the default method which is for the >>>>>>> insertion point to not follow playback. Here's the reason. When you >>>>>>> make a selection, pressing the space bar will play only the selected >>>>>>> range. No matter how many times you press play, it'll only play the >>>>>>> selected range. This is a good means to verify your selection range >>>>>>> quickly without even having to look at the start, End and Length fields >>>>>>> in the edit window. From there, one can cut, copy paste, etc. Now, if >>>>>>> the insertion point follows playback, as soon as you play the >>>>>>> selection, the selection is actually lost. It's very obvious to a >>>>>>> sighted user but it can be confusing to a blind user. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Here are two things one can do for alternatives: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 1. If you really want to get into that other mode where it just pauses >>>>>>> when you hit the space bar, pressing Control-n toggles this playback >>>>>>> mode and the preference is also in the Setups>Preferences dialog and is >>>>>>> called "Insertion Follows Playback." >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 2. If the transport is engaged, and you find a spot you want to start >>>>>>> playback from, simply pressing the down arrow will automatically >>>>>>> populate the start field with the current transport value. In other >>>>>>> words, if, while the transport is engaged, you press the down arrow at >>>>>>> the 2 minute mark, the start field will now say "2:00:000" and if you >>>>>>> press space bar, the transport will stop but, upon playback, will now >>>>>>> start from the 2 minute mark. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hopefully, that makes sense. Let me know if there's something that >>>>>>> isn't clear. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Best, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Slau >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Jul 17, 2010, at 1:23 PM, clarence griffin wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I thought control + Space was to pause my project? Its not working. Is >>>>>>>> there something I have to turn on in setup or something? I looked all >>>>>>>> over, and didn't find anything. >>>>>>>> Thanks. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> GF >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >
