Re: scrubbing...
Hi Abdul, Editing in Pro Tools is a vast subject but I'll try to explain why what you're doing will not work. First, using the down and up arrows only works when the transport is engaged, either in Play back or shuttle mode. Once you scrub, the edit fields follow the insertion point which follows the scrubbing. So, in other words, once you begin scrubbing, your in point immediately changes to the scrub position. So, if you wish to use the down and up arrows, you have to engage the transport, use the down and up arrows to create the in and out points, stop the transport and then perform cut or copy or whatever you need. Here's what most people do: Play or scrub to the position you wish to be the beginning of the cut. Press Command-e to split the region. Scrub to the second point and use the same command for splitting regions, Command-e. Since you're at the end of a newly created region, press Shift-Option-tab to select back to the previous region boundary and now you can cut. Of course, if all you wanted to do was copy, then the first method is adequate. HTH, Slau On Sep 24, 2011, at 6:26 PM, Abdul D Kamara wrote: Hello All, Ok, so here is another behaviour of PT that I just don't understand. I am using an MC Transport to edit my Audio. So I down-mark from one point, scrub to the next and up-mark, which should (apparently) select what I have scrubbed through right? Well assuming this is right, not so... At least, when I play back it's almost as if I have not made a selection and PT plays the whole of the region. Can anyone explain to me what I am doing wrong? Abdul
Re: scrubbing...
Hey Slau, So my objective was to precisely select an area for loop playback (at normal speed), a little more than a half second of the wave form, to alter levels on... Is there another way aside from splitting regions? I know my ear needs some training with the scrub wheel, but I'm not yet confident that what I select whilst scrubbing is is what I want playing in real time. Assuming there isn't another way, is it possible to play on loop a specific region? Abdul On 25 Sep 2011, at 16:48, Slau Halatyn wrote: Hi Abdul, Editing in Pro Tools is a vast subject but I'll try to explain why what you're doing will not work. First, using the down and up arrows only works when the transport is engaged, either in Play back or shuttle mode. Once you scrub, the edit fields follow the insertion point which follows the scrubbing. So, in other words, once you begin scrubbing, your in point immediately changes to the scrub position. So, if you wish to use the down and up arrows, you have to engage the transport, use the down and up arrows to create the in and out points, stop the transport and then perform cut or copy or whatever you need. Here's what most people do: Play or scrub to the position you wish to be the beginning of the cut. Press Command-e to split the region. Scrub to the second point and use the same command for splitting regions, Command-e. Since you're at the end of a newly created region, press Shift-Option-tab to select back to the previous region boundary and now you can cut. Of course, if all you wanted to do was copy, then the first method is adequate. HTH, Slau On Sep 24, 2011, at 6:26 PM, Abdul D Kamara wrote: Hello All, Ok, so here is another behaviour of PT that I just don't understand. I am using an MC Transport to edit my Audio. So I down-mark from one point, scrub to the next and up-mark, which should (apparently) select what I have scrubbed through right? Well assuming this is right, not so... At least, when I play back it's almost as if I have not made a selection and PT plays the whole of the region. Can anyone explain to me what I am doing wrong? Abdul
Re: scrubbing...
Hey Abdul, By simply selecting a range, you can certainly loop play a region once you've made a selection. Be aware that, in loop play mode, the transport is really only playing the same range over and over again. It's not like creating a loop in some other dAWs. That's a different process entirely. Make the selection and play it in loop mode. If it doesn't sound right, adjust the boundaries until it does. Anyone want to explain about extending boundaries? Thanks! Slau On Sep 25, 2011, at 12:56 PM, Abdul D Kamara wrote: Hey Slau, So my objective was to precisely select an area for loop playback (at normal speed), a little more than a half second of the wave form, to alter levels on... Is there another way aside from splitting regions? I know my ear needs some training with the scrub wheel, but I'm not yet confident that what I select whilst scrubbing is is what I want playing in real time. Assuming there isn't another way, is it possible to play on loop a specific region? Abdul On 25 Sep 2011, at 16:48, Slau Halatyn wrote: Hi Abdul, Editing in Pro Tools is a vast subject but I'll try to explain why what you're doing will not work. First, using the down and up arrows only works when the transport is engaged, either in Play back or shuttle mode. Once you scrub, the edit fields follow the insertion point which follows the scrubbing. So, in other words, once you begin scrubbing, your in point immediately changes to the scrub position. So, if you wish to use the down and up arrows, you have to engage the transport, use the down and up arrows to create the in and out points, stop the transport and then perform cut or copy or whatever you need. Here's what most people do: Play or scrub to the position you wish to be the beginning of the cut. Press Command-e to split the region. Scrub to the second point and use the same command for splitting regions, Command-e. Since you're at the end of a newly created region, press Shift-Option-tab to select back to the previous region boundary and now you can cut. Of course, if all you wanted to do was copy, then the first method is adequate. HTH, Slau On Sep 24, 2011, at 6:26 PM, Abdul D Kamara wrote: Hello All, Ok, so here is another behaviour of PT that I just don't understand. I am using an MC Transport to edit my Audio. So I down-mark from one point, scrub to the next and up-mark, which should (apparently) select what I have scrubbed through right? Well assuming this is right, not so... At least, when I play back it's almost as if I have not made a selection and PT plays the whole of the region. Can anyone explain to me what I am doing wrong? Abdul
scrubbing
Hey All, A few more obvious questions for you. Assuming that the scrubber tool has been selected, are there a set of keyboard commands one can use to scrub, as a opposed to a wheel from a controller? Is there a way to play sounds at speeds greater than normal speed? Or even jump to a time index within a track? Abdul
Re: scrubbing
Hey Abdul, Scrubbing is certainly best done with a scrub wheel on a physical control surface. That said, it is possible to scrub with the mouse although it is grossly inefficient. For what it's worth, you can route the mouse pointer to the VO cursor when you're focused on, say, the mute button within a track in the Edit window. The process works best if you're in a large or jumbo view (set this under the pop-up button within the track. Move the mouse a bit to the right and click then scrub. again, it's way better with a scrub wheel. You can use Fast Forward or Rewind to move through a track. Make sure to check the Audio during fast forward and rewind checkbox in the Preferences. To jump to a particular time, press the asterisk key then enter the time in, say, minutes:seconds and then press Enter. If you're in bars/beats, then enter bars and beats, etc. HTH, Slau On Jun 21, 2011, at 7:44 PM, Abdul D Kamara wrote: Hey All, A few more obvious questions for you. Assuming that the scrubber tool has been selected, are there a set of keyboard commands one can use to scrub, as a opposed to a wheel from a controller? Is there a way to play sounds at speeds greater than normal speed? Or even jump to a time index within a track? Abdul
Frontierdesign TranzPort for scrubbing
Hello there, anybody using the TranzPort from Frontierdesign and if so how is the scrubbing in Pro tools going? I know there is also the Alphatrack but I want a real wheel for it;-) Thanks, Ronald
Scrubbing
Hi all, I have a Mac Book Pro with one of the new Magic Pads on it. Is there a way to use this in place of a scrub wheel? Is there a way to get a scrub wheel external? I recall many years ago with a very old version of Pro Tools you could use the mouse to scrub. I was able to use this method pretty successfully. Now with VO it would seem that it might work much better. Suggestions gratefully accepted. Thanks, J. R.
Re: Scrubbing
Hi J r, I've done it with the track pad using the scrubber tool. It's a bit tricky but, if you set a few things up, it's possible. First, in the Edit window, make sure you've zoomed the window to its largest size. Then make sure the track view is set to at least large. Select the scrubber tool and navigate to the Solo or Mute button for the track. route the pointer to the control. Using the track pad, move the pointer roughly an inch or so to the right and click and hold the button. You can now scrub. It's tricky because if you exceed the right side boundary of the window, Pro Tools will continue scrubbing forward until you back off and then at a certain point it'll scrub backwards, depending on where the pointer is relative to the insertion point. It's easier to understand once you've tried it. It's not terribly useful. I mean, a scrub/shuttle wheel is far more desireable but, hey, it could work for some people in a pinch. best, Slau On Feb 21, 2011, at 11:53 AM, J. R. Westmoreland wrote: Hi all, I have a Mac Book Pro with one of the new Magic Pads on it. Is there a way to use this in place of a scrub wheel? Is there a way to get a scrub wheel external? I recall many years ago with a very old version of Pro Tools you could use the mouse to scrub. I was able to use this method pretty successfully. Now with VO it would seem that it might work much better. Suggestions gratefully accepted. Thanks, J. R.
Re: scrubbing on the digi003
Hi HF, Well, if you can use the thing at all it's safe to assume you're running the latest version, because anything predating 8.0.4 didn't work with VoiceOver lol. For future reference though, one universal way to check the version of applications is to hit Command+I when you're focused on an app in a finder window. Somewhere in that file info box it brings up, you'll find the version number. Hth Scott On 7/25/10, HF hermanfer...@gmail.com wrote: Just installed the 8.4 yesterday. Still relatively new to the Mac so have some stupid questions. 1. How do I know that the newest update went in? When I go to Pro Tools, about to see what version it is, It just jumps me back to whichever window I was in. I didn't get any errors while I was installing, just wanted to make sure. 2. Any reasons why the scrubbing operation works sometimes and then just stops working altogether? I'm pretty sure that I have the right settings because it does work, it's just that sometimes out of the blue, it just stops. HF
