Re: Auto-Tune V7
Hmm. That's really bizarre, as the only thing I can access is the standard settings button, next and prev settings, the preset combo dropdown, which seems to only have one setting... Factory Defaults, and that's pretty much it. I wonder what I'm missing. Chris. - Original Message - From: "Gordon Kent" To: Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2011 8:32 PM Subject: Re: Auto-Tune V7 Hi. Autotune 7 works fine as an insert effect in pt, and yes, the parameters do show up with voice over. As a matter of fact, you see more stuff here than you do when using it as a VST in windows with Sonar, haven't tried it with reaper though. Some folks like meladyn but I don't even know if that is available as an rtas plug. Gord -Original Message- From: Christopher-Mark Gilland Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2011 6:20 AM To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com Subject: Auto-Tune V7 Has anyone had much success with tweeking the settings of the Auto-Tune plugin after insertting it on an audio track? I know some 3rd party plugins work, but others simply put, don't. Was just wonderring if this is one a those that simply won't, unless you like the default settings, which I kind a ish, do, but it would be nice to modify them if ever needed, admittedly. Also, are there any other pitch correction plugins aside auto-tune that I could maybe try a demo of to see how I like? Chris.
Re: Auto-Tune V7
Hey Kevin,I got PT 9.3 from the avid site! Where is Autotune located? On Oct 16, 2011, at 8:51 PM, Kevin Reeves wrote: Hey gord. It is indeed available as rtas, and comes as a free light version with your purchase of Pro Tools. I think you've got it on one of the dvd's that came with either 8 or 9, not sure which. Maybe it came with both versions. Hope that helps. Kev Hi. Autotune 7 works fine as an insert effect in pt, and yes, the parameters do show up with voice over. As a matter of fact, you see more stuff here than you do when using it as a VST in windows with Sonar, haven't tried it with reaper though. Some folks like meladyn but I don't even know if that is available as an rtas plug. Gord -Original Message- From: Christopher-Mark Gilland Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2011 6:20 AM To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com Subject: Auto-Tune V7 Has anyone had much success with tweeking the settings of the Auto- Tune plugin after insertting it on an audio track? I know some 3rd party plugins work, but others simply put, don't. Was just wonderring if this is one a those that simply won't, unless you like the default settings, which I kind a ish, do, but it would be nice to modify them if ever needed, admittedly. Also, are there any other pitch correction plugins aside auto-tune that I could maybe try a demo of to see how I like? Chris. Chuck Reichel 954-742-0019 www.SoundPictureRecording.com
Re: Auto-Tune V7
Hey gord. It is indeed available as rtas, and comes as a free light version with your purchase of Pro Tools. I think you've got it on one of the dvd's that came with either 8 or 9, not sure which. Maybe it came with both versions. Hope that helps. Kev > Hi. > Autotune 7 works fine as an insert effect in pt, and yes, the parameters do > show up with voice over. As a matter of fact, you see more stuff here than > you do when using it as a VST in windows with Sonar, haven't tried it with > reaper though. Some folks like meladyn but I don't even know if that is > available as an rtas plug. > Gord > > -Original Message- From: Christopher-Mark Gilland > Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2011 6:20 AM > To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com > Subject: Auto-Tune V7 > > Has anyone had much success with tweeking the settings of the Auto-Tune > plugin after insertting it on an audio track? I know some 3rd party plugins > work, but others simply put, don't. Was just wonderring if this is one a > those that simply won't, unless you like the default settings, which I kind > a ish, do, but it would be nice to modify them if ever needed, admittedly. > > Also, are there any other pitch correction plugins aside auto-tune that I > could maybe try a demo of to see how I like? > > Chris.
recommendation for a good rtas channel strip
Are there any good channel strip plugs that will work with VO and PT. It seems that most of the waves stuff is for native setups, but maybe I have that wrong. I would just like to get something better than the stock eq's and compressor. The factory plug-ins have been around since pt6 and maybe earlier than that. The bomb factory compressor is a bit better, but it would be nice to have a strip with comp/eq/tube distortion etc. Gord -Original Message- From: Slau Halatyn Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2011 11:20 AM To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Master Tracks? No worries, I didn't take it that way at all. It's definitely an aspect of using the master track that one should consider. At this point, I think the issue of pre versus post fader compression is beyond the question when someone is just trying to get their head around Pro Tools in general, that'sl all. Cheers, Slau On Oct 16, 2011, at 11:03 AM, Stephen Martin wrote: I do agree with you, and i do apologize if i came off as trying to correct you or saying you shouldn't put a compressor on the master track. It was intended more as a suggestion or tip that i came across in my own journey in learning more about PT, and figured i'd would share another way of doing it with the list. On Oct 16, 2011, at 10:49 AM, Slau Halatyn wrote: As with most things, there's more than one way to accomplish a task and this is one of them. Some people put compressors on the master track, some don't. I'm simply illustrating one of its uses. Slau On Oct 16, 2011, at 10:02 AM, Stephen Martin wrote: I have read in a few places where they don't always recommend putting a master compressor on the master track, since the master track unlike all the other tracks in pro tools has the fader before the inserts and sends, which means if u put a compressor on the master track, set it up how u like, then later adjust the master fader, it will pretty much cause you to have to go redo the compressor settings. A work around is to create a sub mimix aux track and send all your tracks to that, add all your master effects on that track and output that to the master track. On Oct 16, 2011, at 9:54 AM, Slau Halatyn wrote: Christopher, Master tracks control the output level being fed to an output bus. Most often, a master track will control the main left and right outputs for a stereo mix. It's not necessary to necessarily use a master track for a regular mix but it certainly does help to create a master track to see the combined level of all of the individual tracks on the master track's level meter. Further, when putting bus compression over an entire mix, it would normally be done with a compressor plug-in on a master track. Finally, master tracks are used when creating stems for surround mixes, alternate mixes, instrumental versions, etc. Again, most people just use a single master track for overall mix purposes. HTH, Slau
Re: 2 questions
Yep, depending on the mode (that is, bars/beats, minutes/seconds, etc.), just type the exact value including decimal if you want to move, say, by 1 bar and 2 beats at a time and just press 1, decimal, 2, Enter and you're golden. Best, Slau
Re: Auto-Tune V7
Hi. Autotune 7 works fine as an insert effect in pt, and yes, the parameters do show up with voice over. As a matter of fact, you see more stuff here than you do when using it as a VST in windows with Sonar, haven't tried it with reaper though. Some folks like meladyn but I don't even know if that is available as an rtas plug. Gord -Original Message- From: Christopher-Mark Gilland Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2011 6:20 AM To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com Subject: Auto-Tune V7 Has anyone had much success with tweeking the settings of the Auto-Tune plugin after insertting it on an audio track? I know some 3rd party plugins work, but others simply put, don't. Was just wonderring if this is one a those that simply won't, unless you like the default settings, which I kind a ish, do, but it would be nice to modify them if ever needed, admittedly. Also, are there any other pitch correction plugins aside auto-tune that I could maybe try a demo of to see how I like? Chris.
Re: 2 questions
Oh cool. I couldn't get the nudge values to work, but didn't realize you had to press the nudge button to put your focus on that fields. Back in the OS 9 days, The nudge value was always visible. Thanks. Kevin On Oct 16, 2011, at 8:22 PM, Slau Halatyn wrote: > Hey steve, > > You don't need to go through the trouble of navigating to the edit mode and > tool clusters. There are keyboard shortcuts for that. For example, f1 through > f4 selects the edit modes. f1 is shuffle, f2 is slip, etc. I can never > remember the tools because I always use the Selector Tool but it's also > something like f7 but, once you set it, as long as you don't select another > tool, it'll stay the same tool. > > The Edit and Timeline should always be linked and certainly, as I mentioned, > having the edit selection and track selection linked is helpful for VoiceOver > users. > > If you uncheck "audio during fast forward and rewind" in the Preferences, the > 1 and 2 keys will step you by bars if you're in bars/beats. The other thing > you can do is increase your nudge value to 1 bar and use the plus and minus > keys on the num pad to move forward and backward by 1 bar at a time. > > If you're in bars/beats mode, press the nudge button in the counter display > cluster and type 1 on the num pad and press Enter. Now you're nudge value is > 1 bar. > > HTH, > > Slau >
Re: 2 questions
Hey steve, You don't need to go through the trouble of navigating to the edit mode and tool clusters. There are keyboard shortcuts for that. For example, f1 through f4 selects the edit modes. f1 is shuffle, f2 is slip, etc. I can never remember the tools because I always use the Selector Tool but it's also something like f7 but, once you set it, as long as you don't select another tool, it'll stay the same tool. The Edit and Timeline should always be linked and certainly, as I mentioned, having the edit selection and track selection linked is helpful for VoiceOver users. If you uncheck "audio during fast forward and rewind" in the Preferences, the 1 and 2 keys will step you by bars if you're in bars/beats. The other thing you can do is increase your nudge value to 1 bar and use the plus and minus keys on the num pad to move forward and backward by 1 bar at a time. If you're in bars/beats mode, press the nudge button in the counter display cluster and type 1 on the num pad and press Enter. Now you're nudge value is 1 bar. HTH, Slau
Re: 2 questions
Ok, I appear to have it working here. Changes i had to make. First off, in Edit view. Go to the edit mode cluster and interact with it. Generally u will probably want grid mode (if when u cut u want the silence to be left there) or Shuffle mode (if you want it to move the audio uafter the cut up to fill in the gap, for like editing podcast, etc). Secondly find the cursor tool cluster and interact with it. You want to select the selector tool. Also you want to select link timeline and edit selection, and link edit and track selection. Once i made these changes i was up and running, the slash key works like it should and so did the up and down arrows Now if only i could figure out what settings to change to make tapping the number 1 and 2 keys on the numpad move me by measure, I'll be set.. On Oct 16, 2011, at 9:44 AM, Slau Halatyn wrote: > As long as a track has an insertion cursor (that is, if you have the setting > for "edit selection follows track selection—or whatever the exact phrase > is—set in the Options menu), make the selection however you wish, with the > num pad or up and down arrows, scrub wheel with the Shift key, etc. Perform > the cut or copy action or whatever you wish to do. > Now you need to navigate to the track within which you wish to paste. To do > this, you need to use either control-semicolon to move down one track at a > time or Control-p to move up one track at a time. Of course, if you think of > it as tracks being left to right, well, Control-p moves to the left and > Control-semicolon moves to the right. > So, naturally, if you're moving to an adjacent track, it's very simple. If > you're moving to a track that's 20 tracks away, it can get a little tricky. > If you hide unnecessary tracks and just show the tracks you're interested in, > then it technically becomes an adjacent track because all the tracks in > between are hidden from the mix and edit window areas. Keep in mind that all > tracks are always visible in the tables but not in the mixer and edit areas. > > Hope that helps, > > Slau >
Re: Need you all's expertees, not! attitudes!
Hi Chris, I'll be the first to tell you that, although you may think your question is regarding Pro Tools, the underlying issue really doesn't have anything to do with Pro Tools. I'm not going to tell you to go searching elsewhere for the answer because, in fact, you won't find an answer. First of all, there should be absolutely no problem whatsoever with your audio when you simply take a microphone (or, for that matter, any other signal) into Pro Tools, record it and play it back. Now, if you're not experienced as a recordist and can't tell whether a signal sounds "normal" or as it should normally sound when tracking into a multitrack, well, there's nothing any list in the world can do for you because that's the kind of thing for which people train their ears, some for a few years and others for perhaps a decade before they're ready to take on projects. Let me not discourage you from pursuing your goals but allow me to point out again that no plug-in in the world can help you if your explanation of the problem involves a phrase like "I can't put my finger on it." How, may I ask, do you think someone else can put a finger on it if we can't hear it ourselves? And before you reply with something like, "OK, I'll post an example of the sound," understand that this is a list concerning the use of Pro tools with VoiceOver and not for training on how to understand audio recording. You'll probably feel that my response is cold and unsympathetic to your problem. I can't help that. My advice to you, if you're interested in recording your own music, is to keep looking for the audio recording environment that works for you. Be aware that this list is not for that specific pursuit. If, however, you wish to pursue audio recording itself as a career, find a school, read tons of books from cover to cover and, if Pro Tools ends up being your dAW of choice, feel free to post questions here about using Pro Tools with VoiceOver. Naturally, there will be questions that pertain to Pro Tools in general rather than VoiceOver and that's perhaps unavoidable but the list is clearly not for learning Pro Tools itself but rather more about technique of access. Please feel free to continue to post your questions about using Pro Tools with VoiceOver. You're always welcomed to do that here. Cheers, Slau On Oct 16, 2011, at 3:24 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: > OK, so I recorded a track in PT, and for once, I must say, it went extremely! > well. The only thing is, I'm still noticing even with no dynamic > compression, not that compression has much to do with this, but, my vocals > still seem a leetle? bit muddy. They're nowhere near! as bad as they were, > but they still just dont' quite sound as bright as I'd like. Again, it's > very close. I can't quite put my finger on it, there's just something that > isn't quite crisp enough for my ears. I mean, the e q is fine for the most > part. I'm scared though if I add more high on my actual daw, with my board, > it's gonna be overkill. So to tie this back into PT... Kevin... dont' shoot > me... I'm curious, what plugin might come with PT that you guys think might > help with this, and is there a particular preset of! that particular plugin > that you all would recommend starting with? I know it's very subjectional > and there's no right're wrong answer here. I know it's just gonna take > experimenting, which I'm more than happy to do, don't get me wrong, I'm just > wonderring if there is a plugin and preset within the plugin that you all > could direct me to start with and see how it grabs me, then I could kind a > branch out from there. > > One thing I will say is I went to the compressor/limiter bin3 I think Alex is > saying... and down to the vocal sub menu and then to vocal leveler. Maybe > that wasn't the best choice for compression? I left all the other settings > in the plugin completely alone at default setting. > > On a final note, with all do respect to all members, Again, some may say this > has nothing again to do with PT, it's all about how I set my daw. Fine, if > you wanna think that, think it, no offense, and it's not that I dont' trust > you, as I do, but with all do respect, if I'm always gonna get pushed to > another list for asking about a p t plugin to make things sound better, I > mean, come on, people! I can just leave the list if that's all I will get > regarding this. I'm really trying, but some a you, I'm not gonna point my > finger or call names publicly, you all know who you are... are gonna half to > meet me half way, here. OK? The list I keep getting bounced to doesn't seem > to know much about P T, so, that's why I'm asking here, and seeing that this > has complete question to do with choosing/opporating a d s p plugin within > PT, I think it's totally! appropriate for this list, if not, may a mod step > up and tell me otherwise... not! a non-mod. > > I'm sorry for the irky attit
Need you all's expertees, not! attitudes!
OK, so I recorded a track in PT, and for once, I must say, it went extremely! well. The only thing is, I'm still noticing even with no dynamic compression, not that compression has much to do with this, but, my vocals still seem a leetle? bit muddy. They're nowhere near! as bad as they were, but they still just dont' quite sound as bright as I'd like. Again, it's very close. I can't quite put my finger on it, there's just something that isn't quite crisp enough for my ears. I mean, the e q is fine for the most part. I'm scared though if I add more high on my actual daw, with my board, it's gonna be overkill. So to tie this back into PT... Kevin... dont' shoot me... I'm curious, what plugin might come with PT that you guys think might help with this, and is there a particular preset of! that particular plugin that you all would recommend starting with? I know it's very subjectional and there's no right're wrong answer here. I know it's just gonna take experimenting, which I'm more than happy to do, don't get me wrong, I'm just wonderring if there is a plugin and preset within the plugin that you all could direct me to start with and see how it grabs me, then I could kind a branch out from there. One thing I will say is I went to the compressor/limiter bin3 I think Alex is saying... and down to the vocal sub menu and then to vocal leveler. Maybe that wasn't the best choice for compression? I left all the other settings in the plugin completely alone at default setting. On a final note, with all do respect to all members, Again, some may say this has nothing again to do with PT, it's all about how I set my daw. Fine, if you wanna think that, think it, no offense, and it's not that I dont' trust you, as I do, but with all do respect, if I'm always gonna get pushed to another list for asking about a p t plugin to make things sound better, I mean, come on, people! I can just leave the list if that's all I will get regarding this. I'm really trying, but some a you, I'm not gonna point my finger or call names publicly, you all know who you are... are gonna half to meet me half way, here. OK? The list I keep getting bounced to doesn't seem to know much about P T, so, that's why I'm asking here, and seeing that this has complete question to do with choosing/opporating a d s p plugin within PT, I think it's totally! appropriate for this list, if not, may a mod step up and tell me otherwise... not! a non-mod. I'm sorry for the irky attitude, and a lot of you have been very helpful, and I thank those of you profusely but for those who'll be left unnamed who off list keep saying go to x list, or unjoin this list as it's not for those questions, or, this list is for pros not amatures so leave your questions off this list and quit waisting us pro's time. You know, that's really really offensive when all I'm trying to do earnestly is learn, thank you all very much? OK OK, enough bibble babble... I rest my case once and for all. Anyway, your suggestions would be great, but if all you're gonna do is say, ask on another list, then save it, as I frankly don't wanna hear it. Chris.
Re: Master Tracks?
No worries, I didn't take it that way at all. It's definitely an aspect of using the master track that one should consider. At this point, I think the issue of pre versus post fader compression is beyond the question when someone is just trying to get their head around Pro Tools in general, that'sl all. Cheers, Slau On Oct 16, 2011, at 11:03 AM, Stephen Martin wrote: > I do agree with you, and i do apologize if i came off as trying to correct > you or saying you shouldn't put a compressor on the master track. It was > intended more as a suggestion or tip that i came across in my own journey in > learning more about PT, and figured i'd would share another way of doing it > with the list. > On Oct 16, 2011, at 10:49 AM, Slau Halatyn wrote: > >> As with most things, there's more than one way to accomplish a task and this >> is one of them. Some people put compressors on the master track, some don't. >> I'm simply illustrating one of its uses. >> >> Slau >> >> On Oct 16, 2011, at 10:02 AM, Stephen Martin wrote: >> >>> I have read in a few places where they don't always recommend putting a >>> master compressor on the master track, since the master track unlike all >>> the other tracks in pro tools has the fader before the inserts and sends, >>> which means if u put a compressor on the master track, set it up how u >>> like, then later adjust the master fader, it will pretty much cause you to >>> have to go redo the compressor settings. A work around is to create a sub >>> mimix aux track and send all your tracks to that, add all your master >>> effects on that track and output that to the master track. >>> >>> On Oct 16, 2011, at 9:54 AM, Slau Halatyn wrote: >>> Christopher, Master tracks control the output level being fed to an output bus. Most often, a master track will control the main left and right outputs for a stereo mix. It's not necessary to necessarily use a master track for a regular mix but it certainly does help to create a master track to see the combined level of all of the individual tracks on the master track's level meter. Further, when putting bus compression over an entire mix, it would normally be done with a compressor plug-in on a master track. Finally, master tracks are used when creating stems for surround mixes, alternate mixes, instrumental versions, etc. Again, most people just use a single master track for overall mix purposes. HTH, Slau >>> >> >
Re: Master Tracks?
I do agree with you, and i do apologize if i came off as trying to correct you or saying you shouldn't put a compressor on the master track. It was intended more as a suggestion or tip that i came across in my own journey in learning more about PT, and figured i'd would share another way of doing it with the list. On Oct 16, 2011, at 10:49 AM, Slau Halatyn wrote: > As with most things, there's more than one way to accomplish a task and this > is one of them. Some people put compressors on the master track, some don't. > I'm simply illustrating one of its uses. > > Slau > > On Oct 16, 2011, at 10:02 AM, Stephen Martin wrote: > >> I have read in a few places where they don't always recommend putting a >> master compressor on the master track, since the master track unlike all the >> other tracks in pro tools has the fader before the inserts and sends, which >> means if u put a compressor on the master track, set it up how u like, then >> later adjust the master fader, it will pretty much cause you to have to go >> redo the compressor settings. A work around is to create a sub mimix aux >> track and send all your tracks to that, add all your master effects on that >> track and output that to the master track. >> >> On Oct 16, 2011, at 9:54 AM, Slau Halatyn wrote: >> >>> Christopher, >>> >>> Master tracks control the output level being fed to an output bus. Most >>> often, a master track will control the main left and right outputs for a >>> stereo mix. It's not necessary to necessarily use a master track for a >>> regular mix but it certainly does help to create a master track to see the >>> combined level of all of the individual tracks on the master track's level >>> meter. Further, when putting bus compression over an entire mix, it would >>> normally be done with a compressor plug-in on a master track. Finally, >>> master tracks are used when creating stems for surround mixes, alternate >>> mixes, instrumental versions, etc. Again, most people just use a single >>> master track for overall mix purposes. >>> >>> HTH, >>> >>> Slau >>> >>> >> >
Re: Master Tracks?
Chris, Pro Tools is a tool used by the world's top recording engineers. It's not simple to learn although it has aspects that are simple to grasp. Most engineers either go to a four-year college program or intern and learn the ropes over the course of years and, on top of that, they spend untold hours learning the Pro Tools environment. If engineering is your goal, you certainly have a very long road ahead of you. If you're a musician wanting to record his own demos, well then, Pro Tools might be overkill for you. I'm not sure. Everyone has their own learning speed and I can't say. You'll have to make that decision yourself. Slau On Oct 16, 2011, at 10:44 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: > Huh? > > OK, that? made a lotta sense? > > Not? > > I dono, even after reading the manual, all this jargan still! isn't making > sense. > > Frankly, I'd think I'd be further along with P T than I am now. I mean, come > on, I know PT is powerful, but why can't I get half of this. I underastood > the termanology in general, so then I wonder why things like you explaining > something as symple as a master track makes still no sense. I'd imagine you > can't really make it any easier. > > I guess my question is how I know if P T may just not be the recording > product for me. > > It jsut seems... sigh... I dono... like I'm getting more and more frustrated > with things by the minute, and I dono how much of it's me not knowing what > I'm doing, vs. how much of it's, parden the language... me being a shitty > musician/sound engineer. > > Chris.
Re: Master Tracks?
As with most things, there's more than one way to accomplish a task and this is one of them. Some people put compressors on the master track, some don't. I'm simply illustrating one of its uses. Slau On Oct 16, 2011, at 10:02 AM, Stephen Martin wrote: > I have read in a few places where they don't always recommend putting a > master compressor on the master track, since the master track unlike all the > other tracks in pro tools has the fader before the inserts and sends, which > means if u put a compressor on the master track, set it up how u like, then > later adjust the master fader, it will pretty much cause you to have to go > redo the compressor settings. A work around is to create a sub mimix aux > track and send all your tracks to that, add all your master effects on that > track and output that to the master track. > > On Oct 16, 2011, at 9:54 AM, Slau Halatyn wrote: > >> Christopher, >> >> Master tracks control the output level being fed to an output bus. Most >> often, a master track will control the main left and right outputs for a >> stereo mix. It's not necessary to necessarily use a master track for a >> regular mix but it certainly does help to create a master track to see the >> combined level of all of the individual tracks on the master track's level >> meter. Further, when putting bus compression over an entire mix, it would >> normally be done with a compressor plug-in on a master track. Finally, >> master tracks are used when creating stems for surround mixes, alternate >> mixes, instrumental versions, etc. Again, most people just use a single >> master track for overall mix purposes. >> >> HTH, >> >> Slau >> >> >
Re: Master Tracks?
Huh? OK, that? made a lotta sense? Not? I dono, even after reading the manual, all this jargan still! isn't making sense. Frankly, I'd think I'd be further along with P T than I am now. I mean, come on, I know PT is powerful, but why can't I get half of this. I underastood the termanology in general, so then I wonder why things like you explaining something as symple as a master track makes still no sense. I'd imagine you can't really make it any easier. I guess my question is how I know if P T may just not be the recording product for me. It jsut seems... sigh... I dono... like I'm getting more and more frustrated with things by the minute, and I dono how much of it's me not knowing what I'm doing, vs. how much of it's, parden the language... me being a shitty musician/sound engineer. Chris.
Re: Master Tracks?
I have read in a few places where they don't always recommend putting a master compressor on the master track, since the master track unlike all the other tracks in pro tools has the fader before the inserts and sends, which means if u put a compressor on the master track, set it up how u like, then later adjust the master fader, it will pretty much cause you to have to go redo the compressor settings. A work around is to create a sub mimix aux track and send all your tracks to that, add all your master effects on that track and output that to the master track. On Oct 16, 2011, at 9:54 AM, Slau Halatyn wrote: > Christopher, > > Master tracks control the output level being fed to an output bus. Most > often, a master track will control the main left and right outputs for a > stereo mix. It's not necessary to necessarily use a master track for a > regular mix but it certainly does help to create a master track to see the > combined level of all of the individual tracks on the master track's level > meter. Further, when putting bus compression over an entire mix, it would > normally be done with a compressor plug-in on a master track. Finally, master > tracks are used when creating stems for surround mixes, alternate mixes, > instrumental versions, etc. Again, most people just use a single master track > for overall mix purposes. > > HTH, > > Slau > >
Re: Master Tracks?
Christopher, Master tracks control the output level being fed to an output bus. Most often, a master track will control the main left and right outputs for a stereo mix. It's not necessary to necessarily use a master track for a regular mix but it certainly does help to create a master track to see the combined level of all of the individual tracks on the master track's level meter. Further, when putting bus compression over an entire mix, it would normally be done with a compressor plug-in on a master track. Finally, master tracks are used when creating stems for surround mixes, alternate mixes, instrumental versions, etc. Again, most people just use a single master track for overall mix purposes. HTH, Slau
Re: 2 questions
As long as a track has an insertion cursor (that is, if you have the setting for "edit selection follows track selection—or whatever the exact phrase is—set in the Options menu), make the selection however you wish, with the num pad or up and down arrows, scrub wheel with the Shift key, etc. Perform the cut or copy action or whatever you wish to do. Now you need to navigate to the track within which you wish to paste. To do this, you need to use either control-semicolon to move down one track at a time or Control-p to move up one track at a time. Of course, if you think of it as tracks being left to right, well, Control-p moves to the left and Control-semicolon moves to the right. So, naturally, if you're moving to an adjacent track, it's very simple. If you're moving to a track that's 20 tracks away, it can get a little tricky. If you hide unnecessary tracks and just show the tracks you're interested in, then it technically becomes an adjacent track because all the tracks in between are hidden from the mix and edit window areas. Keep in mind that all tracks are always visible in the tables but not in the mixer and edit areas. Hope that helps, Slau
Re: 2 questions
As for the first question, I have some issues with this myself, and think i am missing something there as well. As I understand it, You select the track u want to copy and paste from, use numpad / to set the start time, (press slash once), end time, or(press slash twice), total length u want to select, (press slash 3 times), hen copy or cut, then select the track u want to paste it on, and do the paste command. Do i need to change my cursor to the selection tool or something, how does one do that? On Oct 15, 2011, at 7:40 PM, Chris Norman wrote: > Hiya guys, > 2 questions. Firstly, I can copy and cut audio round in a track with the > numpad slash key (or whatever it is), but what if I want to paste that audio > to a different track? it doesn't seem to work like that. > > Second one is, how do I change the audio device that PT uses? I know there's > all that stuff in the setup menu, but there doesn't seem to be anything > useful in I/O, so just wondering if it's either inaccessible, or (more > likely), I'm being characteristically stupid, and can't find it hehe. > > Cheers in advance. > > Take care, > Chris Norman > > Email and MSN: chris.norm...@googlemail.com > Skype [and iChat]: chris.norman7[@mac.com] > Facebook: www.facebook.com/chrisnorman7 > Twitter: www.twitter.com/chrisnorman7 > > Follow my music on Facebook: > www.facebook.com/thechrisnormanproject > Or on Twitter: www.twitter.com/cnproject > The Chris Norman Project's Youtube channel can be found at: > www.youtube.com/user/thechrisnorman2 >
Re: 2 questions
Ok the second one, Go to set up menu, then playback engine. In that dialogue box there should be a popup menu of all the audio devices PT sees. select the one u want it to use there, and click ok. On Oct 15, 2011, at 7:40 PM, Chris Norman wrote: > Hiya guys, > 2 questions. Firstly, I can copy and cut audio round in a track with the > numpad slash key (or whatever it is), but what if I want to paste that audio > to a different track? it doesn't seem to work like that. > > Second one is, how do I change the audio device that PT uses? I know there's > all that stuff in the setup menu, but there doesn't seem to be anything > useful in I/O, so just wondering if it's either inaccessible, or (more > likely), I'm being characteristically stupid, and can't find it hehe. > > Cheers in advance. > > Take care, > Chris Norman > > Email and MSN: chris.norm...@googlemail.com > Skype [and iChat]: chris.norman7[@mac.com] > Facebook: www.facebook.com/chrisnorman7 > Twitter: www.twitter.com/chrisnorman7 > > Follow my music on Facebook: > www.facebook.com/thechrisnormanproject > Or on Twitter: www.twitter.com/cnproject > The Chris Norman Project's Youtube channel can be found at: > www.youtube.com/user/thechrisnorman2 >
Re: Auto-Tune V7
OK, when you say the automated parameters, what exactly by that do you mean. Are you talking about the popup where you have thigns like factory default, etc? If so, that doesn't really work. The only thing I see under there is factory defaults, and that's it. Chris. - Original Message - From: "David Eagle" To: Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2011 6:29 AM Subject: Re: Auto-Tune V7 I can't really answer your question Chris, but I do have another question to add on to it if that's OK. You should be able to access the automatable peramiters. However, my question is, can we access the Target Notes Via Midi button? probably not. Has anyone had a play with Quick Keys to see if that's a goer? Sorry I can't be of further assistance; I'm not using Pro Tools properly yet. On 16 Oct 2011, at 11:20, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: Has anyone had much success with tweeking the settings of the Auto-Tune plugin after insertting it on an audio track? I know some 3rd party plugins work, but others simply put, don't. Was just wonderring if this is one a those that simply won't, unless you like the default settings, which I kind a ish, do, but it would be nice to modify them if ever needed, admittedly. Also, are there any other pitch correction plugins aside auto-tune that I could maybe try a demo of to see how I like? Chris.
Re: Auto-Tune V7
I can't really answer your question Chris, but I do have another question to add on to it if that's OK. You should be able to access the automatable peramiters. However, my question is, can we access the Target Notes Via Midi button? probably not. Has anyone had a play with Quick Keys to see if that's a goer? Sorry I can't be of further assistance; I'm not using Pro Tools properly yet. On 16 Oct 2011, at 11:20, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: > Has anyone had much success with tweeking the settings of the Auto-Tune > plugin after insertting it on an audio track? I know some 3rd party plugins > work, but others simply put, don't. Was just wonderring if this is one a > those that simply won't, unless you like the default settings, which I kind > a ish, do, but it would be nice to modify them if ever needed, admittedly. > > Also, are there any other pitch correction plugins aside auto-tune that I > could maybe try a demo of to see how I like? > > Chris. >
Master Tracks?
OK, I'm a little hazy on this. What exactly are master tracks used for? I hear that they basically control the over all mix on a session. So, how exactly does that work? Are there any scenareos where you all can think that a master track actually would be a nice thing to use? Chris.
Auto-Tune V7
Has anyone had much success with tweeking the settings of the Auto-Tune plugin after insertting it on an audio track? I know some 3rd party plugins work, but others simply put, don't. Was just wonderring if this is one a those that simply won't, unless you like the default settings, which I kind a ish, do, but it would be nice to modify them if ever needed, admittedly. Also, are there any other pitch correction plugins aside auto-tune that I could maybe try a demo of to see how I like? Chris.
