Re: Aligning Vocals

to record mix and finalize in my life. This is a link in dropbox generated by me. https://www.dropbox.com/s/50fq13sam7i9c5m/Forever.mp3?dl=0 J. R. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 18, 2020, at 22:17, J. R. Westmoreland wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > The last project I tried th

Re: Aligning Vocals

Hi everyone, The last project I tried the elastic audio with for vocals was highly unsuccessful. I tried it myself and even had someone else cited try it and all it did was make the problem worse. I had a situation where the vocal was about an eighth of a beat or thereabouts off it was enough

Re: ProTools Dock for iPad

When I took my PT class I tried an early version of this application. I was able to make it work. Was it perfect? Not fully. I could make it do most things but they were lots slower than using a mixing surface. For the sighted people in my class, they loved it. It worked well enough that they

Re: audio player for mac

I would agree. I use VLC Media Player. It also appears to work well for video as well. J. R. > On Nov 6, 2016, at 7:58 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland > wrote: > > As I mentioned last time this question was brought up, I strongly suggest VLC. > --- > Christopher Gilland

Re: Would really like to talk to ProTools users who have braille displays

I have several displays that are mine and use them all the time. I’m happy to talk with you via Skype or phone. Contact me off list at j...@jrw.org and we can exchange data for the rest. J. R. > On Oct 16, 2016, at 1:37 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland

Re: accessible iLok License Manager is now available for download

Anyone have multiple iloc keys? I have 2 attached to my account and that is where The issue seems to be coming from. J. R. > On Nov 10, 2015, at 8:39 PM, Slau Halatyn wrote: > > Well, folks, it's finally here. Go to iLok.com to download version 2.6 which > is fully

RE: accessible iLok License Manager is now available for download

Slau, You are a gentleman indeed. Thanks again for your help I'm very greatful to have things working correctly. J. R. -Original Message- From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Slau Halatyn Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2015 8:40 PM To:

Re: accessible iLok License Manager is now available for download

I’m not feeling really fuzzy and happy over this accessible application. I uninstalled the old LM and installed the new one. I open the tool, login, and see that I have 7 licenses. Okay I buy that I think. I have yet to be able to find a place where I can see all the licenses that I have. It

Re: Bohemian Rhapsody?

It appears to have been pretty well pulled from the net. I found it on a BitTorrent but only as a Audacity project. I can’t remember, Can they be imported into Pro Tools? J. R. > On Aug 29, 2015, at 7:12 AM, Slau Halatyn wrote: > > The Bohemian Rhapsody multitracks

Accessible ILOK License Manager?

I’m finally getting around to installing my PT12. Yes, I know I’m behind the times but you know how that stuff goes sometimes. I’m going to install on Yosemite since I recall seeing that El Capitan isn’t supported yet? Next, I saw something about the ILOK license manager and an accessible

RE: Some notes regarding Pro Tools 11 and El Capitan.

More affordable upgrade path for users? I'm all over that one. Three cheers. LOL J. R. -Original Message- From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Reeves Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2015 11:27 AM To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com Subject: Re:

Midi Editor in current PT release

Good morning everyone I'm asking this question because a friend and I were having a discussion and I thought I'd recalled that Avid had fixed the issue in the current release. Is the Midi Editor accessible now? Or, have I mis-remembered? The later item wouldn't be the first time. lOL Thanks,

Re: OT: Recording pregnant woman

Most of the ultrasound devices today have even an output jack that you could probably tap into to get the sound. If they want to charge you for a trip to the Lab for such a thing then try contacting a local Midwife or Doula to see if they have a device and might be willing to do it for you. J.

PT11.1 question

I just downloaded my free PT11.1 and I'm wondering why the installed is so small? The others have been a couple gb in size and this one is 900mb. It lists as an upgrade. Do I have to install PT11.0 first? J. R. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

RE: my post on the Avid blog

audio engineers. Best, J. R. Westmoreland From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Slau Halatyn Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 10:00 PM To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com Subject: my post on the Avid blog As some of you may already know, I was asked

RE: Mac Mini VS Macbook Pro Retina

My iMac does a great job but I mostly use it for mixing, editing and the like where portability isn't an issue. J. R. -Original Message- From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Slau Halatyn Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2014 7:41 AM To:

RE: Clearing solo for all tracks.

I use it all the time for VMWare to make it work correctly with JAWS. It appears to work fine. But once in a while I get a funny thing where the arrow keys, only under Windows, don't work right and it requires a reboot. With a very fast Mac Book and a big SSD even that isn't too troublesome. LOL

Re: FYI Pro Tools 11.1 is now available.

Very neat. I have to look into this. That is, if I can keep my iPad behaving correctly. I tried using an app whose name I don't remember right now with an older version of PT and it worked a bit but not as well as I'd hoped. Thanks Gordon, this is great news. We love that braille, yes? Best, J.

RE: FYI Pro Tools 11.1 is now available.

12 characters but does have a nifty joy stick but I thik the 40 character display is the way to go. Gord On Dec 28, 2013, at 3:16 AM, J. R. Westmoreland j...@jrw.org wrote: Very neat. I have to look into this. That is, if I can keep my iPad behaving correctly. I tried using an app whose

RE: Time Compression/Expansion

Chuck I used it in my class a year ago and as I recall I only had marginal success. I would be interested in your observations when you finish playing with it. I really need to install PT on my new Mac Book Pro just for kicks. I haven't carried my laptop PC since early March and have no

RE: What's needed to effectively use Pro tools as a blind person?

I fully agree with everything you have said. I haven't been in the situation where I had a client looking over the shoulder but have been under the time gun. LOL J. R. -Original Message- From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Slau Halatyn Sent:

RE: What's needed to effectively use Pro tools as a blind person?

On Jan 26, 2013, at 1:39 PM, J. R. Westmoreland wrote: I fully agree with everything you have said. I haven't been in the situation where I had a client looking over the shoulder but have been under the time gun. LOL J. R. -Original Message- From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com

RE: A new book on Pro Tools

Nook format is pretty accessible the Kindle format still has a way to go to be really usable. At least that is one man's opinion from watching the net and doing a bit of playing with it. I have I-devices so would really prefer it to be a iBook, which works best. But, I have the Nook reader and it

RE: Lacie hard drives, r they good?

I have a 2tb drive that is same specs and brand. I have been using it for a couple of years and it is working great and very nice for editing. I can record to my regular internal drive on the Mac Book Pro, which is also a 7200 WD drive, and it works fine. In fact, I used said setup last night to

RE: Lacie hard drives, r they good?

You are right about the badness of upgrading the new retina Mac Books. That is why my new one will have 16gb of RAM from the get go. LOL It also has the 768gb SSD as well. J. R. -Original Message- From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of

RE: Selecting Between Markers

Slau, Thanks for that one. I'm sure Kevin told me about that one but I didn't write it down in my cheat sheet. J. R. -Original Message- From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Slau Halatyn Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2012 7:12 PM To:

RE: Apple's initial response

Well, as a programmer I think you might be right. As an Apple developer, if they looked at my code and found accessibility issues and that is what I was reporting then they would be within their right to ask that either I fix the issues or show why I believe they aren't causing the problem. This

RE: we need to email Apple about something

Did it work with Lion? As I recall it did. Jusat wanted to make sure of all the facts. -Original Message- From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Slau Halatyn Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 10:49 AM To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com Subject: we need

RE: Another problem with Pro Tools and ML

a few people I know to produce a great audio project. Cheers, Slau On Sep 4, 2012, at 8:31 PM, J. R. Westmoreland wrote: Specifically I'm thinking of items that are in their course ware and can't be done by visually impaired users. This is not a kick at the few people I know

RE: Another problem with Pro Tools and ML

Hmmm. Maybe that is why some things don't fall to the top of the list? If you are an expert you find ways around the problems so you can get your work done. It's like when I use a screen reader. If I have used it for a long time I find myself not reporting some things as bugs that others who are

RE: Another problem with Pro Tools and ML

Of Slau Halatyn Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2012 5:29 PM To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Another problem with Pro Tools and ML On Sep 4, 2012, at 7:09 PM, J. R. Westmoreland wrote: Hmmm. Maybe that is why some things don't fall to the top of the list? J. R., what specifically are you

RE: Another problem with Pro Tools and ML

. R. Westmoreland wrote: Hmmm. Maybe that is why some things don't fall to the top of the list? J. R., what specifically are you referring to that hasn't fallen to the top of the list? slau

RE: Is anyone interested in doing this?

A list might be a bit of overkill for this. Just handle it as a reply-all function and add people to your mailing as necessary. I'd love to play with it on my mixing surface. Back in school for hopefully the term in which I will have the first degree my AAS CS. So, I will have to play with it

Did I read that correctly?

Sony is going to release a new version of Soundforge for the Mac. Interesting. I wonder how accessible it will be? The Windows version is not always a stunning success but I guess you never know. J. R.

RE: Did I read that correctly?

:21 PM To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Did I read that correctly? Hi, where did you read this? Jürgen Am 23.08.2012 um 19:36 schrieb J. R. Westmoreland j...@jrw.org: Sony is going to release a new version of Soundforge for the Mac. Interesting. I wonder how accessible

RE: Pro Tools 10 and Mountain Lion

boxes. The Oreo Monster monkeypushe...@gmail.com On Aug 20, 2012, at 4:01 PM, J. R. Westmoreland j...@jrw.org wrote: Interact with the counters area and there are several there. -Original Message- From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On Behalf

RE: Pro Tools 10 and Mountain Lion

, but for example, with the Normalise Audio Sweet plugin, there's no presets, so I cannot normalise my stuff. Anyways, hope that's cleared up some stuff. On 22/08/2012, J. R. Westmoreland j...@jrw.org wrote: Slau, Can you briefly tell me why you have concerns about PT10? I used it a few months back

RE: Pro Tools 10 and Mountain Lion

Interact with the counters area and there are several there. -Original Message- From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nick Gawronski Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 1:59 PM To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Pro Tools 10 and Mountain Lion

RE: Pro Tools 10 and Mountain Lion

I have been using Lion for some time. I used it for my PT110 class and the counters appeared to read fine. I haven't tried things yet with 10.8 but used PT on 10.7 and 10.6.8. I don't recall having issues between 10.6.8 and the 10.7. I did make sure that I had PT 10 latest on my machine. My iMac

RE: a brief debriefing on Pro Tools

I have a couple of rooms in my basement with locks that would work for that one. LOL Most glad I have the space and machinery to run two versions of the OS. J. R. -Original Message- From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David Eagle Sent:

RE: Pro Tools 10 and Mountain Lion

I haven't tried the Mtn Lion thing but if it as they have said, counters aren't spoken, then you might want to consider that down grade or do a resize on your disk partition so you can have a MTN Lion and a Lion partition. I suspect right now that is what I will do on the current Mac Book Pro and

RE: anyone have the structure presets

Roland made some pretty good stuff didn't they. I have a JV35 which I reallyt like. From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of CHUCK REICHEL Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2012 3:41 PM To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: anyone have the structure

RE: protools conference call

I've lost my dial in number. Can someone repost the conference information? Thanks, J. R. -Original Message- From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Brian Howerton Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 11:50 AM To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com Subject:

RE: re-ordering tracks in a session

Try the following. 1. Interact with the table and move so VO has focus on the track to be moved. 2. press VO-Command-F5 to bring the mouse to your position. I think VO-F5 will tell you what has focus. 3. press VO-Command-Shift-Space which does a mouse down click. 4. press VO-Shift-F3 to turn off

RE: Just My take

Mike, Can you tell me how you come up with the number 100? Is that the number of members on this list? I suspect there are a larger number of people who aren't on this list because they don't know about it, they feel they don't need it (very dumb), or some other reason. grin J. R.

RE: Voice Over Question

J.R, that worked. It seems to be in the little details that I am having to bump my shins the most. - Original Message - From: J. R. Westmoreland mailto:j...@jrw.org To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 1:36 PM Subject: RE: Voice Over Question Make sure you

RE: Elastic audio is usable! :)

Right. Using the warp markers etc doesn't appear to work at all. At least I couldn't get it to do so. There is a whole section on this in the PT110 course where they want you to warp things using elastic audio etc. After going through this chapter I felt like I had taken up a career in engineering

RE: iloc question and using pro tools 10 on a mac book pro

I got a boxed version and it came with an iLok but it didn't have a license preloaded. I had to do the registration thing and it was then deposited to my iLok account. -Original Message- From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nick Gawronski Sent:

RE: mac question

Mac Book Pro is great. I have one. Mine os a bit older but is still very sericable. The new Mac Book Pro Air with quad-core processor is very nice. If you can get the 7200 RPM drive the performance of the drive would help. Get at least 8GB of memory as well. Just my 2c worth. J. R.

RE: mac question

possibly converting the protools 101 textbook in to braille, and I was wondering how that was coming along... Thanks, Brian - Original Message - From: J. R. Westmoreland To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 8:17 AM Subject: RE: mac question

RE: mac question

to blind users. That sounds like work doesn't it? smile Thanks, Brian - Original Message - From: J. R. Westmoreland mailto:j...@jrw.org To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 8:17 AM Subject: RE: mac question Mac Book Pro is great. I have one. Mine

RE: Looking to take Pro Tools 101 here in Tthe Netherlands

Subject: Re: Looking to take Pro Tools 101 here in Tthe Netherlands Hi J.R., Perhaps I missed it, but are you taking the regular course and if so, is your teacher taking the extra efforts with no extra costs involved? Ronald Op 14 jan. 2012, om 16:33 heeft J. R. Westmoreland het volgende geschreven

RE: Looking to take Pro Tools 101 here in Tthe Netherlands

the features which cannot be done with Voice Over or external hardware. Then I can make a good choice if it will be worth the money. The Avid certificate isn't my main purpose. Thanks, Ronald Op 13 jan. 2012, om 04:15 heeft J. R. Westmoreland het volgende geschreven: That is extremely expensive

RE: Looking to take Pro Tools 101 here in Tthe Netherlands

That is extremely expensive. The class here is a 14 week class at 1 hour per week. They assume that you spend around 2 hours outside class with assignments etc. I think through the university it is around $400. The PT110 class is the same. I'm working on having the two texts for these classes done

RE: Project to make pro tools more accessible right away.

For programming time that is pretty inexpensive. Those of us who write software understand that engineers have to eat too. LOL Isn't quick keys the package the Bryan wrote; Or am I misremembering? What is the last free version that I can upgrade to before having to pay to go to v10? Just

RE: Ideal mac for recording/editing/mixing

I have a iMac loaded to the max with memory and a quad core processor with external firewire drives. I updated my Mac Book Pro to the max memory and a larger 7200 RPM disk. The only thing I've heard about that one is that Apple doesn't always recommend it because they say it can generate too much

RE: Ideal mac for recording/editing/mixing

I am just saying what I read that the 7200 drives, at least in my Mac Book, weren't recommended. That seemed strange to me as well so I tried it and it works fine. I can't speak to the two drive issue. That one, it seems to me, could definitely cause a heating issue. The HD runs much warmer than

The instrument pac from Avid accessible?

The subject says it all. If I buy it can I use it? Comments on PT 10? Should I upgrade? Will it work? I know the new hardware will support it fine. Quad core with 16GB RAM. Thanks, J. R.

RE: Found PT 9.05

Actually if you did a cross-grade you get some dmg files. I think the upgrade thingy is in there somewhere. Right? -Original Message- From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Slau Halatyn Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2011 11:52 AM To:

RE: Mbox pro

Also be aware of the fact that you may have a firewire 400 and a firewire 800 prot. -Original Message- From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Monkey Pusher Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:55 AM To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Mbox

RE: Problems with PT 9 and MBox II

There is a driver that has to be installed for 9.x and then you have to start PT9 and when the splash screen appears I think you press I to re-initialize drivers. There is a Tech note about it but I don't remember the details right now. I had to do this when I installed PT9 as well. Maybe Kevin

RE: Problems with PT 9 and MBox II

Slau, As I mentioned I actually had to do the I key while at the splash screen to re-init the i/o devices. I first tried everything you mentioned and it still didn't work so after a call to tech support that is what they told me to do. As I understood it if you installed the driver before

RE: pt update 9.03

That is good to know. I think under the circumstances I will have to take the chance. I'm running 10.6.8 and there isn't an easy back. LOL Best, J. R. From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jean-Philippe Rykiel Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 10:28 AM

RE: Control Surface

I'm using a command-8. I like it so far. The only thing it doesn't have that would be nice is a scrub wheel. -Original Message- From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Monkey Pusher Sent: Monday, May 30, 2011 10:06 AM To: ptaccess Subject: Control

RE: 2 questions about Mac Screen reader

I have not found the numpad required to help with Voiceover. But, It is very very useful for Pro Tools. There is an issue with using a Bluetooth keyboard and a Bluetooth numpad. If you have this combination you will have the modifier key thrown away by Mac OS. I solved the problem by purchasing a

RE: A jingle I recorded for a client.

Good job, Kevin. Ignoring the mix part which you said to do, the rest is very well done. I'd love to play with the mix part of that one. LOL I'm not in the same league, or even close to that league yet, as Slau is but would like to be some day. I figured out long ago that an musician, in terms of

RE: your opinion please

I'm using my MacBook Pro to do Pro Tools things and it is a core 2 duo processor. It works fine but you want to be aware that it does, like all things, have its limits. Memory will help some. J. R. From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Frank

Capstone project for PT1010 class

Hi all listers, I have two of 6 tracks recorded and ready for editing on my capstone project for my class. I learned a lot from having to do the recording without my mixing surface. LOL How fast we get spoiled. I did the recording with my Mac Book Pro without a numeric keypad and not using

RE: dual booting on the mac

The VMWare Fusion runs quite well if you give it plenty of memory and don't over commit the Mac. It will work with Jaws but you have to be aware of the keyboard remapping that has to be done for some keyboards. I have it on my iMac and it works pretty well. J. R. -Original Message-

RE: Presets for Structure Free.

I get a 404 not found message. The link is broken. -Original Message- From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Reeves Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 4:50 PM To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com Subject: Presets for Structure Free. Hey folks. Thanks

RE: new user greetings and documentation request

I had issues scanning it as well. I finally gave in and used my Optacon since my normal eyes were away. LOL I think when I had written the numbers down I may have even called Avid to make sure that I had gotten the right ones. J. R. -Original Message- From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com

RE: Introduction and the First questions ;-)

I'm in the PT 101 course now. I have been able to produce a first recording and other assignments as required with the Mac and MBox II with Pro Tools 9. It is doable so far. I say go for it. J. R. -Original Message- From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On

RE: conference

EST is plus 5 hours from eastern time. J. R. -Original Message- From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of trahern culver Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 10:50 PM To: Pro Tools Accessibility Subject: Re: conference hey all please could some tell me

RE: Next conference call.

Could someone repost the info on getting to the conference? I thought I had it but can't find it. Thanks, J. R. -Original Message- From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of studiojay Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 7:31 AM To: Pro Tools Accessibility

RE: hello

Welcome Mark. J. R. -Original Message- From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mark Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2011 5:02 PM To: Pro Tools Accessibility Subject: hello Good afternoon all. I would like to introduce myself if that's cool. My name is

RE: Midi track setup program changes.

the program changes are not staying in the track! any 1 having the same results? Is there a keyboard command to insert a program change?Thanks On Feb 25, 2011, at 1:45 PM, J. R. Westmoreland wrote: Hi, We are now in Chapter 6 on the PT101 course book. This chapter is recording

What lossless formats will Pro Tools handle on import?

Hi all, I'm doing an assignment for my Pro Tools 101 class and have to import a number of tracks, clip segments from them, butt splice them together, and bounce the result back to disk as an mp3 file. I then have to take that result and cross fade the segments into each other and bounce that

RE: Pro Tools 101. Was, Re: What lossless formats will Pro Tools handle on import?

I'm taking the class at the university which is certified to admin the official course. Wes, we are using the official course book for the course. It is brand new from Avid on the 27th of December 2010. Getting the book in accessible format has been a beast so far. I'm using a Command 8 to

A test

This is to see if the silly thing unsubscribed the right address.

RE: automation deletion

Sometimes I'm convinced that is what is required to get the Mac to do some things. LOL Kind of like doing a restore to a time machine backup point. I broke Pro Tools and had to do just that to get things back. Well, actually, Dropbox was in the mix as well. LOL J. R. -Original Message-

RE: Archive.

Is looks like you can get at most older stuff through the discussion topics list. J. R. From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Pino Guarraci Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 9:26 AM To: Pro Tools Accessibility Subject: Archive. Dear all,

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

A consolidated keystrokes command list

Hi, Does anyone know of a consolidated list that has all the commands and their key strokes listed? Thanks, J. R.

RE: Pro Tools 9 Accessibility

this might help someone else. Cheers, Slau On Feb 11, 2011, at 12:07 AM, J. R. Westmoreland wrote: Here is a probably very simple question. I assume that you have played with the demo session, The Legion, while you were coming up to speed with Pro Tools. The session appears to be one hour

New member

Well, I'm now signed up for this group, I think. I hope it is smart enough to not do it twice. grin Questions to follow as soon as a do a bit of reading. J. R.

Recommendations for Fire wire disks

Hi everyone, In my class today the recommendation was made that I should get a Fire wire disk for recording. I have a Mac Book Pro with a 500gb drive internal. Is this disk a necessary item? Will the internal drive work? I suspect that the issue is disk write speed. Is that correct? If I