Thanks for ur kind reply, will update today to sierra. Txagain Ramy moustafa saber licturer at: faculty of musical education music arranger and sound engineer Sent from my iPhone
> On Mar 19, 2017, at 3:39 PM, Slau Halatyn <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Ramy, > I mean that the benefits of moving to Sierra in general are more numerous > than any disadvantages. There's one issue with VoiceOver where focus isn't > retained after closing a new window. Normally, VoiceOver would return to the > previously focused item in the previously opened window. In Sierra, VoiceOver > moves focus to the first item in the window. It's a nuisance and Apple is > aware of it and things have improved to an extent but it's not behaving > exactly the way it should. Hopefully, they'll get it back to where it needs > to be. > HTH, > Slau > >> On Mar 19, 2017, at 9:18 AM, Ramy Moustafa <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Thanks so much slau, and sorry for all my questions >> >> but excuse my English. >> I can' tunderstand, what do you mean by outway, when I ask you about >> updating to sierra? >> Do you mean that updating to sierra will cause problems or what? >> >> >> >> On 3/17/17, Slau Halatyn <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Hi Ramy, >>> I've answered some of your questions below: >>>> 1- I'm using pt 12.7.1, do you advice me to update to sierra or not? >>> The benefits of moving to Sierra outweigh any other issues in my opinion. >>> >>>> 2- What is the Difference between the slash and the star when typing >>>> the time to go to? >>> As I mentioned earlier, asterisk activates the main counter field. The slash >>> key activates first the Start field, then the End field and then the Length >>> field, depending upon how many times the slash key is pressed. I've typed >>> out detailed instructions on this a couple of times on this list and I'd >>> imagine somebody has saved a copy of that message so hopefully they can >>> share that here. >>>> 3- How can i move bar by bar? >>>> There's no simple answer for that because it can be done in any number of >>>> ways, depending on the desired effect. You can get to any bar by pressing >>>> asterisk, typing the bar number and pressing Enter. You can set the nudge >>>> value to one bar and use the plus key on the num pad to move forward one >>>> bar at a time. You can set the preference for having the fast forward and >>>> rewind buttons move by a bar at a time. There are multiple possibilities >>>> which you can learn about in the Pro Tools reference Guide. >>> >>>> 4- What is the difference between: >>>> A- recording by Command space, and Using the Num3 in the Numeric Keypad? >>> There's no difference. >>>> 2- Plaing using the space bar or the 0 in the Keypad? >>> There's no difference. >>>> >>>> 5- The Shift S for solo is not working, although when i 9interact the >>>> track, and press the solo button, it's working >>> Shift+s will solo only the selected track whereas pressing the solo button >>> within a track will solo it regardless of its selection state. >>>> >>>> 6- From what i understood, shift Control semi-column select all the >>>> tracks, but when i treid it, nothing happened, even the Control >>>> Semi-column does not deselect all the tracks. >>> Shift+Control+semicolon does not select all tracks. It extends the selection >>> downward to the adjacent tracks below the selected track or to the right, >>> depending upon how one thinks of tracks as being up and down or left to >>> right like the Mix and Edit windows respectively. The Keyboard shortcuts pdf >>> and the Shortcuts text file that I edited and put in the drop Box both >>> detail the available shortcuts in Pro Tools and there's a chapter in the >>> Reference Guide dedicated to shortcuts. >>>> and, if not, how can I deselect all the tracks? >>> You can interact with the tracks list and use the global command for >>> toggling the state of an item and changing all similar items to the same >>> state. In other words, Find a selected track and then use Option and click >>> on the track. You'll need to use a physical mouse or track pad because >>> VoiceOver doesn't support modified clicks. >>>> >>>> 7- How can i set the moving value from bar/beat to minute etc? >>> Go to the View menu and navigate down to the Main Counter sub menu and >>> select your time format there. >>>> >>>> 8- In pro tools 12.5, when i hit Command s, before closing, it saves >>>> my session, and i press Command W then command q with no problems. >>>> but after updating to pt12.71! even if i press save, when i press >>>> Command Q to go out, it asks me if i need to save changes to my >>>> session, why is this? >>> Command+w will close the currently focused window. This is a change to the >>> state of the session being displayed. So, if you save, then close a window, >>> you've technically changed the session file so if you try to quit, Pro Tools >>> will ask if you want to save the change you just made. The command to close >>> a session is Command+Shift+w. >>>> >>>> 9- Is there a way to know what tracks that are armed or what tracks >>>> that are selected? "am not using flo tools til now, I decided to study >>>> pro tools 1st". >>> Studying Pro Tools would really simply involve reading the manual so there's >>> no shortcut. Unfortunately, a picture's worth a thousand words and, since >>> blind users can't see that there are some record buttons armed and some that >>> aren't, it means the process isn't straightforward. There are several issues >>> at work here and I wouldn't be able to spend the time to explain them. For >>> now, suffice it to say that you can arm selected tracks with shift+r. This >>> is a gross simplification but it's pointless for me to explain it more than >>> that because you're at the very earliest stages of learning Pro Tools and >>> haven't read through the documentation yet. So, for now, I'd recommend >>> reading a lot and asking perhaps a question or two from time to time as you >>> go along. It's easier for others to help you if you demonstrate the effort >>> on your part and keep the questions to more manageable chunks. >>>> >>>> Again thanks so much, and please, I need your help >>> >>> >>> Your welcome and please help yourself as well. >>> >>> Best, >>> Slau >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> >> -- >> Ramy MoustafaSaber >> Music instructor @: >> Faculty ofmusical education >> Music arranger and Sound engineer @: >> Harmony Recording Studio >> https://www.facebook.com/HarmonyRecordingStudio.eg >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. 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