Re: Mac and Control Surface Recommendations

2016-03-01 Thread Ricky Prevatte
One more thing whatever computer you get be sure to max out the ram it is not very expensive today. Are you using multiple hard drives for recording? If not you need a great FireWire drive or something very fast as I said in my earlier post Sweetwater can advise what to do. Ricky Prevatte

Re: Mac and Control Surface Recommendations

2016-03-01 Thread Ricky Prevatte
ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of brian kijewski > Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2016 6:13 AM > To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com > Subject: Mac and Control Surface Recommendations > > Hello, > I am looking to get a new mac computer and a control

Re: Mac and Control Surface Recommendations

2016-03-01 Thread TheOreoMonster
access list > for the blind? > -Original Message- > From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of brian kijewski > Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2016 6:13 AM > To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com > Subject: Mac and Control Surface Recommenda

RE: Mac and Control Surface Recommendations

2016-03-01 Thread Poppa Bear
Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2016 6:13 AM To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com Subject: Mac and Control Surface Recommendations Hello, I am looking to get a new mac computer and a control surface. I’m currently still using my macbook pro from 2008 and it still works okay, but I think it’s time to upgrade. I

RE: Mac and Control Surface Recommendations

2016-03-01 Thread Jim Noseworthy
and Control Surface Recommendations Hello, I am looking to get a new mac computer and a control surface. I’m currently still using my macbook pro from 2008 and it still works okay, but I think it’s time to upgrade. I use Pro Tools 11 and Logic Pro. What would be the difference in performance

Mac and Control Surface Recommendations

2016-03-01 Thread brian kijewski
Hello, I am looking to get a new mac computer and a control surface. I’m currently still using my macbook pro from 2008 and it still works okay, but I think it’s time to upgrade. I use Pro Tools 11 and Logic Pro. What would be the difference in performance with a dual core vs. quad core? I

Re: Control Surface Recommendations

2015-11-11 Thread Ricky Prevatte
have to remember all the keyboard >>>>>>>> shortcuts. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The hot key matrix is a controller that only has buttons and each of >>>>>>>> pro tools functions are assigned to a button so they ca

Re: Control Surface Recommendations

2015-11-11 Thread vanooit
on each key along with >>>>>>>>> the the normal letters of the keyboard. Its basically a cheat sheet >>>>>>>>> for a sighted person so they won’t have to remember all the keyboard >>>>>>>>> shortcuts. >>>>

Re: Control Surface Recommendations

2015-11-11 Thread Nick Gawronski
;>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> You are confusing the Hot Key Metrix with the Editor >>>>>>>>>> Keys pro Tools keyboard. The Editors Key Pro Tools >>>>>>>>>> keyboard is a standard computer keyb

Re: Control Surface Recommendations

2015-11-10 Thread Vaughn Brown
8 motorized faders as well as fader flip mode. Like most all in >>>>> one surfaces I think that the converters and the pres are a little >>>>> week, but you can expand the converters via light pipe. >>>>> >>>>> -Original Message-

Re: Control Surface Recommendations

2015-11-10 Thread Nick Gawronski
torized faders as well as fader flip mode. Like most all in >>>> one surfaces I think that the converters and the pres are a little >>>> week, but you can expand the converters via light pipe. >>>> >>>> -Original Message- >>>>

Re: Control Surface Recommendations

2015-11-10 Thread Chris Smart
;>>>>>> keyboard with the Pro Tools hotKeys printed on each key along with >>>>>>>>> the the normal letters of the keyboard. Its basically a cheat sheet >>>>>>>>> for a sighted person so they won’t have to

Re: Control Surface Recommendations

2015-11-10 Thread TheOreoMonster
e: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> There are 8 rows of 18 keys and as far as I know >>>>>>>>>>>> there are no tactil

Re: Control Surface Recommendations

2015-11-10 Thread Krister Ekstrom
:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Jed Barton >> Sent: Monday, November 09, 2015 4:10 AM >> To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Control Surface Recommendations >> >> email me off list and tell me more >> >> On 11/9/2015 2:59 AM,

Re: Control Surface Recommendations

2015-11-10 Thread Slau Halatyn
the pres are a little week, but you can expand the >>> converters via light pipe. >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On >>> Behalf Of Jed Barton >>> Sent: Monday, November 09, 2

Re: Control Surface Recommendations

2015-11-10 Thread Vaughn Brown
t;> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Does the Digidesign 003 not work with PT12? It has 8 ins, 4 >>>>>> preamps, jog wheel, two headphone jacks with separate volume knobs >>>>>> and 8 motorized faders as well as fader flip mode. Li

Re: Control Surface Recommendations

2015-11-10 Thread Jed Barton
inal Message- From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nickus de Vos Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 9:02 AM To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Control Surface Recommendations Not quite a control serfice but almost, any of you using or used

Re: Control Surface Recommendations

2015-11-09 Thread Jed Barton
ss@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nickus de Vos Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 9:02 AM To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Control Surface Recommendations Not quite a control serfice but almost, any of you using or used a Hotkey Matrix before? As I understa

Re: Control Surface Recommendations

2015-11-09 Thread Ronald van Rhijn
a cheat sheet for a >>>>>>>> sighted person so they won’t have to remember all the keyboard >>>>>>>> shortcuts. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The hot key matrix is a controller that only has buttons and each of &g

Re: Control Surface Recommendations

2015-11-09 Thread TheOreoMonster
gt;>>> a keyboard of that size. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Scott >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>>>>>> >>>&

Re: Control Surface Recommendations

2015-11-09 Thread TheOreoMonster
;>>>>>>>>>> There are 8 rows of 18 keys and as far as I know there are no >>>>>>>>>>> tactile markings so I think it would be real easy to get lost >>>>>>>>>>> with >>>>>>>>>>> a keyboard of that size. &g

Re: Control Surface Recommendations

2015-11-09 Thread Vaughn Brown
;>>>>>>>>> Scott >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On 2/04/2015, at 11:23 AM, TheOreoMonster >>>>>&

RE: Control Surface Recommendations

2015-11-09 Thread Poppa Bear
the converters via light pipe. -Original Message- From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jed Barton Sent: Monday, November 09, 2015 4:10 AM To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Control Surface Recommendations email me off list and tell me more

Re: Control Surface Recommendations

2015-11-09 Thread Vaughn Brown
>>>>>>> keyboard with the Pro Tools hotKeys printed on each key along with >>>>>>>>> the the normal letters of the keyboard. Its basically a cheat sheet >>>>>>>>> for a sighted person so they won’t have to remember all the >>&

Re: Control Surface Recommendations

2015-11-09 Thread Jed Barton
certain keyboard labels? I could be wrong. -Original Message- From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nickus de Vos Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 9:02 AM To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Control Surface Recommendations Not quite a control serfice but

Re: Control Surface Recommendations

2015-11-09 Thread vanooit
gt;> keyboard with the Pro Tools hotKeys printed on each key along with >>>>>>>>> the the normal letters of the keyboard. Its basically a cheat sheet >>>>>>>>> for a sighted person so they won’t have to remember all the keyboar

Re: Control Surface Recommendations

2015-11-09 Thread vanooit
eyboard >>>>>>> shortcuts. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The hot key matrix is a controller that only has buttons and each of >>>>>>> pro tools functions are assigned to a button so they can be done in a >>>>>

Re: Control Surface Recommendations

2015-11-08 Thread Darwin May
d labels? I could be wrong. >>>> >>>> -Original Message- >>>> From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On >>>> Behalf Of Nickus de Vos >>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 9:02 AM >>>>

Re: Control Surface Recommendations

2015-11-08 Thread vanooit
>>>> On Apr 1, 2015, at 2:27 PM, Poppa Bear <heavens4r...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I thought that these were more for sighted folks so that they could just >>>>>> have a visual aid to be able to use the native Pro Tool

Re: Control Surface Recommendations

2015-11-08 Thread Jed Barton
al aid to be able to use the native Pro Tools short cut keys with certain keyboard labels? I could be wrong. -Original Message- From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nickus de Vos Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 9:02 AM To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com Subj

Re: Control Surface Recommendations

2015-11-08 Thread Jed Barton
could be wrong. -Original Message- From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nickus de Vos Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 9:02 AM To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Control Surface Recommendations Not quite a control serfice but almost, any of you

Re: Control Surface Recommendations

2015-04-01 Thread Scott Gillen
@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nickus de Vos Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 9:02 AM To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Control Surface Recommendations Not quite a control serfice but almost, any of you using or used a Hotkey Matrix before? As I understand

Re: Control Surface Recommendations

2015-04-01 Thread TheOreoMonster
[mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nickus de Vos Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 9:02 AM To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Control Surface Recommendations Not quite a control serfice but almost, any of you using or used a Hotkey Matrix before? As I understand it's

Re: Control Surface Recommendations

2015-04-01 Thread Nickus de Vos
Not quite a control serfice but almost, any of you using or used a Hotkey Matrix before? As I understand it's basically a keyboard and all keys have dedicated functions in PT, so there's no key with 2 or more functions by using modifier keys etc. I'm just wondering if it will be useful and

RE: Control Surface Recommendations

2015-04-01 Thread Poppa Bear
] On Behalf Of Nickus de Vos Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 9:02 AM To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Control Surface Recommendations Not quite a control serfice but almost, any of you using or used a Hotkey Matrix before? As I understand it's basically a keyboard and all keys have dedicated

Re: Control Surface Recommendations

2015-04-01 Thread Me
? I could be wrong. -Original Message- From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nickus de Vos Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 9:02 AM To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Control Surface Recommendations Not quite a control serfice

RE: Control Surface Recommendations

2015-04-01 Thread Poppa Bear
The BCF should be able to control some plug-in parameters. -Original Message- From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Me Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 11:26 AM To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Control Surface Recommendations

Re: Control Surface Recommendations

2015-04-01 Thread TheOreoMonster
- From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nickus de Vos Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 9:02 AM To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Control Surface Recommendations Not quite a control serfice but almost, any of you using or used a Hotkey Matrix

RE: Control Surface Recommendations

2015-04-01 Thread Poppa Bear
I'm sorry, thanks for the clarification. -Original Message- From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of TheOreoMonster Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 2:24 PM To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Control Surface Recommendations You are confusing

RE: Control Surface Recommendations

2015-03-25 Thread Poppa Bear
[mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alex Coleman Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 7:26 AM To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com Subject: Control Surface Recommendations Can anyone with experience using a control surface with Pro tools recommend an appropriate model? Which ones provide the highest

Control Surface Recommendations

2015-03-25 Thread Alex Coleman
Can anyone with experience using a control surface with Pro tools recommend an appropriate model? Which ones provide the highest level of accessible interaction with Pro Tools 11 and/or 12? If I go with an S3 or even a C|24, will I still need an Avid audio interface such as the Omni or 8X8X8,

Re: Control Surface Recommendations

2015-03-25 Thread Mac Egbert
Hi Alex, I have struggeldwith this question myself. And a I think I have the answer. I will go for the QCon Pro. its made by Icon. And able to do Protools, QBase, Sonar, Logic and more. the QCon Pro is a unit with nine motorised faders and all the knobs you could venture. Inc jogwheel, and

Re: Control Surface Recommendations

2015-03-25 Thread Slau Halatyn
Hi Alex, Any of the Avid interfaces will give you the highest level of accessibility with Pro Tools. The S series is definitely the future but I personally have no experience with it. The C|24 is great but more expensive and will probably only be supported for another few years. The Artist

Re: Control Surface Recommendations

2015-03-25 Thread Mac Egbert
Hi David, for plugins I use a Behringer bcr 2000. But, as far as I know the QCon pro can farily do its job with the plugins that proTools uses. there are lots of asignable keys to work with and things as send, pan EQ and others are one knob reachable. If the plugins were a real issue, the

Re: Control Surface Recommendations

2015-03-25 Thread Slau Halatyn
As mentioned earlier, the best integration with Pro Tools is with the Avid surfaces. Other surfaces use HUI emulation which, although it works, is not the greatest. Further, taking a look at what U.s. retailers carry is a good way to gauge the market. Slau -- You received this message

Re: Control Surface Recommendations

2015-03-25 Thread David Eagle
That sounds great mac, but from my research, it seemed as if only the avid and Macki controllers allowed you to automate plug-in parameters. ProTools does not have a midi learn function, so the midi learn option on the control you mention will be redundant. I'm pretty sure that's the case. I

Re: Control Surface Recommendations

2015-03-25 Thread Mac Egbert
Hi Slau, for as far as I can see, other services use the same protocols as the once from Avid. I searched for this in the manual, and automation is taken care of, also for plugin parameters. I will test this Myself soonly. If it works as good as the avid controlers, I let you know. The money