Hey Slau,
You are the best! Finally I understand.
Many thanks for your explanations and patience ;-)
best,
Ronald
Op 25 feb 2011, om 21:37 heeft Slau Halatyn het volgende geschreven:
Hi Ronald,
It sounds more complicated than it really is. Let's distinguish between two
things that are very clearly separated in the analog world but are often
confused in the digital world. One is a track and the other is a channel. In
a DAW, the two are often used interchangeably. The Mix window shows tracks,
yes, but think of them as channels on a mixing console. Each one of those
channels is feeding and receiving information from a track as if it were a
tape machine. The Edit window is sort of like a tape machine. Each track is
like a track on a multitrack tape recorder.
Each playlist is just a separate path on that tape, a separate track. the
difference in the digital world is that, rather than just having one path for
each track, there are any number of virtual paths underneath the topmost
playlist.
By selecting a range, using the Start and End parameters, it's possible to
record only within the specified ranges. Further, one can put the transport
into Loop Record mode where multiple passes can be recorded within the same
range. That's a little more complex and I won't get into that here.
Anyway, when you read anything about ranges, it's referring to Start and end
times. Whenever you read something about selecting something in a playlist,
it simply means selecting something in the visible track or the topmost
playlist in this case.
Hopefully, that makes some sense.
Best,
Slau
On Feb 25, 2011, at 1:44 PM, RvR wrote:
Hi Slau,
Very nice explanation, that's what I thought playlistgs were all about.
Perhaps it's my poor knowledge of the English language, but I still wonder
why the reference guide keeps mentioneing to set ranges in the track's
playlist. Let me quote some examples:
1. select a range in a track's playlist (with timeline and Edit Selection
enabled)
2. the easiest is to select the range to be looped in the track's playlist
3. click anywhere in the track's playlist to begin recording from that point.
Hopefully I won't be making myself a complete fool by asking this, but what
are they referring to when writing the track's playlist? I think the
playlists are to be found in the edit window on the track's playlist
selector? Right?
Or by saying track's playlist are they just referring to the track currently
selected and where you can set ranges with numpad or counter display? I have
a feeling it's a simple thing, but just don't get it. LOL
thanks,
ronald
Just a word about playlists:
As soon as an audio track is created, it has a playlist called Audio and
the number of the track in the name. If you name the track before recording
(as one should always do), the playlist will now be called whatever you
named the track. So, in other words, whatever you name you track is
actually naming the the playlist.
Let's say you've recorded some audio on a track named Piano and now you
want to record an alternate take. using the playlist selector, choose
New… and you'll be prompted with a dialog to name the playlist. The
default will be the same name with .01 appended to the name. You can repeat
this process to record multiple takes on the same channel strip but using
several playlists. Think of it as having a stack of papers, each with
similar information but only one piece of paper can be on top and that is
your current playlist but there are other playlists beneath.
Since Pro Tools appends .01, .02, .03, etc. to the name, it's a good idea
(if you know you're going to do multiple takes, to create a new playlist
right at the outset so that your first take is already named Track
Name.01. This way, each subsequent playlist will reflect the same number
as your take. In the end, you can comp to the original playlist which has
no number appended and it can be considered your final or master playlist
for that track.
Hope that helps,
Slau
