Editing questions

2014-05-01 Thread ramy moustafa
Hi all: With pro tools, I can, record, record another track, save a file, import wave, incert new tracks, solo, mute. But I still need to now: How to deselect tracks, how to nuddge via keyboard not with surface because I don’t have jug wheel, how to scrubb. The most important thing for me is

Re: Editing questions

2014-05-01 Thread Ashley
Is there, anywhere, a Pro Tools getting started guide? Something that explains clearly how to do things from a keyboard/accessibility point of view? Something that guides you through importing, recording and editing audio; working with midi; mastering, mixing, etc? On 01/05/2014 21:47, ramy

Re: Editing questions

2014-05-01 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Not yet per sé, aside the PT documentation which is invaluable by the way, but there will be a webinar class which I will be holding over the next 8 or so weeks on the use of PT with Voiceover. We will start tomorrow evening at 7PM eastern time. If you and others on the list can't attend

Re: Editing questions

2014-05-01 Thread Slau Halatyn
Hi Ramy, Track selection: Make sure you have Edit Follows Track Selection checked under the Options menu. To move the insertion point down to another track, thus selecting the next track, use Control-; (semicolon). To move the insertion to the previous track, use Control-p. You don't need to

A few more advanced ProTools Questions

2014-05-01 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
OK, I do understand that there are quite a few questions here, but any help would be appreciated with any of these. First of all, I'd like to talk about punch in/punch outs. Sometimes, I'll be recording a vocal track, be it lead, or backing, and I may hit a line a little flat, or a little

Re: A few more advanced ProTools Questions

2014-05-01 Thread Slau Halatyn
Chris, Go to the Transport window. Click once on the Pre-roll amount. Assuming you're in bars and beats, type the number 1 and press return. The Pre-roll amount will be one bar and Pre-roll will automatically be enabled. The button appears to the left of the numeric field you just entered.

Re: A few more advanced ProTools Questions

2014-05-01 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Slau, This isn't you at all, you did an excellent job explaining, but I must admit, you went way over my head! I know you do audio stuff for a living, so it's not gonna be quick, but I'm in no hurry. Would you be willing to make me an audio demonstration of how this works? I'm sorry, but

Re: A few more advanced ProTools Questions

2014-05-01 Thread Poppa Bear
Chris, for quick punchins like this, I just make sure that under the options that quick punch is checked and then play the section you want and when you get to the area you want to start recording at, press 3 on the num pad and your on live and then stop as soon as your done. That is my way

Re: Editing questions

2014-05-01 Thread Poppa Bear
Ramy, Slau gave you perfect instructions, make note of them and follow them to the T. - Original Message - From: Slau Halatyn To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2014 1:41 PM Subject: Re: Editing questions Hi Ramy, Track selection: Make sure you

Re: Editing questions

2014-05-01 Thread Poppa Bear
Ash, don't forget that some on the list like myself will help with Skype, Chuck is another good helper on the list for phone or Skype help. Slau is the man when it comes to the list, but I am not sure if he does any skype help off list. If you want I can forward you a bunch of messages I have

Re: A few more advanced ProTools Questions

2014-05-01 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
That would be great, except that my mac's keyboard is all the way across the room from where the mikes are being placed, and there's no way around that, with the way my studio is setup. Chris. - Original Message - From: Poppa Bear To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com Sent:

Re: A few more advanced ProTools Questions

2014-05-01 Thread Slau Halatyn
Chris, You specifically asked for step-by-step instructions and, when you request something like that, it's going to sound complicated. It's not. 1. Select a range within which you wish to record. 2.Enable Pre/Post roll with Command-k and make sure that the pre and post roll values in the

Re: A few more advanced ProTools Questions

2014-05-01 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
So, I'm confused. What do the pre and post roll values do/indicate, if not 0, how do I determine what they should be set to, or does it really not honest matter. Just pick a random number so's long as it isn't 0. Chris. - Original Message - From: Slau Halatyn To:

Re: A few more advanced ProTools Questions

2014-05-01 Thread Slau Halatyn
OK, since your keyboard is across the room, you're going to need enough pre roll to be able to press record, walk over to your mic, put on headphones and get ready to sing. How many bars do you think that'll be? 8? 10? Whatever you think it should be, type that number into the Pre roll field.

Re: A few more advanced ProTools Questions

2014-05-01 Thread Chris Smart
After googling a bit: These words are familiar to folks working on sound or video editing. On a tape recorder in pause-recording mode, the pre-roll is the delay between the moment the pause button is released and the moment the recording actually starts. Similarly, the post-roll is the delay

Re: A few more advanced ProTools Questions

2014-05-01 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Slau, So, you said with the pre-roll how many bars? How do I calculate if I'm doing hours minutes seconds frames, instead of bars, beats, ticks? Chris. - Original Message - From: Slau Halatyn To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, May 02, 2014 12:06 AM Subject: Re: A

Re: A few more advanced ProTools Questions

2014-05-01 Thread Chris Smart
well, how long do you need to get ready to play? If you want to convert between bars/beats and minutes/seconds, that obviously depends on the tempo of your tune. At 12:43 AM 5/2/2014, you wrote: Slau, So, you said with the pre-roll how many bars? How do I calculate if I'm doing hours

Re: A few more advanced ProTools Questions

2014-05-01 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Shruggs, That's not what I meant. I meant what does the numerical values represent? In beats/bars it obviously represents bars. In hour minute seconds, what is it representing?... Seconds? Minutes? or what? Chris. - Original Message - From: Chris Smart csma...@cogeco.ca To: