Re: Flo Tools 2.2 is live

[Slau Halatyn]

Hi Martin,
There are no 12.8 specific features in Flo Tools 2.2 but we're unaware of any 
changes or conflicts that might effect their use. But, hey, if you find a bug 
that we don't know of, by all means, give a shout!
Slau

> On Jun 27, 2017, at 6:53 AM, Martin (Punky) Sopart  wrote:
> 
> Hi all!
> 
> Is FloTools2.2 Pro Tools 12.8 ready?
> 
> Best! / Martin
>> -Original Message-
>> From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com  
>> [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com ]
>> On Behalf Of Slau Halatyn
>> Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2017 7:12 PM
>> To: PTAccess List > >
>> Subject: Flo Tools 2.2 is live
>> 
>> For those who already have Flo Tools 2.01 installed, the next time you launch
>> Pro Tools, you should get a notification that the new version of Flo Tools,
>> version 2.2, is available. Alternatively, you can just go to floTools.org 
>> 
>> >  and download the installer. 
>> Which ever way you go
>> about it, it's out in the wild. Go get it!
>> 
>> For what it's worth, I'm pasting the "What's New" below but that's also
>> available at the web site.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> slau
>> 
>> What’s New in Flo Tools 2.2
>> 
>> Wait, 2.2? What happened to 2.1? What about 2.0.2? While we’re at it, was
>> there a 2.0.1b? Well, let’s not get too hung up on the numbers and instead
>> take a look at what’s new in the version formerly known as 2.whatever.
>> 
>> Speak / Toggle Tab to Transients Command+Option+Tab
>> Blind Pro Tools users are quite familiar with navigating through tracks by 
>> using
>> the Tab key with modifiers to jump to clip boundaries. One of the really
>> helpful modes when editing with keyboard shortcuts is the Tab to Transients
>> feature. If you’ve ever done a lot of drum editing, you’ll know how useful
>> and time-saving a feature it is. However, there often comes a point where
>> the line between what’s a transient and what’s a clip boundary becomes
>> confusing, especially when you begin to cycle back and forth between Tab to
>> Transients being on or off. You might find yourself pressing Tab , thinking
>> you’re moving by transient and you’re suddenly editing a clip that you didn’t
>> intend to change. Since we often gather information by tabbing and playing
>> to verify certain things upon playback rather than navigating to a control to
>> check its status, it can potentially get a bit tedious when doing a lot of 
>> editing
>> with many clips and many transients.
>> 
>> The "Speak / Toggle Tab to Transients" macro reports the status of the Tab to
>> Transients button. Double-tapping the shortcut toggles the state. This macro
>> makes it easy to quickly verify the current mode and switch back and forth
>> swiftly and reliably.
>> 
>> Speak / Toggle Insertion Follows Playback Control+n
>> If you had to guess what this macro does… you’d probably be correct. Need
>> we say more?
>> 
>> Speak / Select Shuffle Mode f1
>> Speak / Select Slip Mode f2
>> Speak / Select Spot Mode f3
>> Speak/Select Grid Mode f4
>> Naturally, these macros are virtually self-explanatory. All you need to know 
>> is
>> that a single tap reports the state of the edit mode and double-tapping the
>> shortcut toggles the state, just like the aforementioned macros. Note that
>> Grid Mode has two states: Absolute and Relative. Once Grid Mode has been
>> selected, further double-tapping will toggle between Absolute and Relative
>> Grid Mode.
>> 
>> Speak / Toggle QuickPunch Command+Shift+p
>> Speak / Toggle Loop Playback Command+Shift+l
>> speak / Toggle Loop Record Option+l
>> Speak/Toggle Pre/Post Roll Command+k
>> Most users will remember that these record and playback mode shortcuts
>> are found under the Options menu. You’ve probably gotten used to the
>> shortcuts and maybe even have them memorized. The thing is, most of
>> these modes cannot be changed while the transport is engaged. Now,
>> imagine you’ve hit the play button and are getting ready to punch in a
>> vocalist’s performance but you’re unaware or at least forgot that you turned
>> off QuickPunch earlier in the session. That singer might  very well the about
>> to give the performance of their lives while you’re about to sit there 
>> listening
>> to the previous take, unaware that pressing the Record button won’t work
>> because QuickPunch is not enabled. Well, now you can verify whether
>> QuickPunch is on while the transport is rolling. While it is true that if
>> QuickPunch is not enabled, you won’t be able to turn it on before the punch-
>> in point but at least you can instantly stop the transport and double-tap the
>> same shortcut to quickly toggle it on. What’s more, if QuickPunch was on to
>> begin with, you will have saved yourself the trouble of stopping in the first
>> place.
>> 
>> The same idea holds true for Loop Record and Loop Playback although the
>> stakes might not be as high as when 

RE: Flo Tools 2.2 is live

[Martin (Punky) Sopart]

Hi all!

Is FloTools2.2 Pro Tools 12.8 ready?

Best! / Martin
> -Original Message-
> From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com]
> On Behalf Of Slau Halatyn
> Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2017 7:12 PM
> To: PTAccess List 
> Subject: Flo Tools 2.2 is live
> 
> For those who already have Flo Tools 2.01 installed, the next time you launch
> Pro Tools, you should get a notification that the new version of Flo Tools,
> version 2.2, is available. Alternatively, you can just go to floTools.org
>   and download the installer. Which ever way you go
> about it, it's out in the wild. Go get it!
> 
> For what it's worth, I'm pasting the "What's New" below but that's also
> available at the web site.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> slau
> 
> What’s New in Flo Tools 2.2
> 
> Wait, 2.2? What happened to 2.1? What about 2.0.2? While we’re at it, was
> there a 2.0.1b? Well, let’s not get too hung up on the numbers and instead
> take a look at what’s new in the version formerly known as 2.whatever.
> 
> Speak / Toggle Tab to Transients Command+Option+Tab
> Blind Pro Tools users are quite familiar with navigating through tracks by 
> using
> the Tab key with modifiers to jump to clip boundaries. One of the really
> helpful modes when editing with keyboard shortcuts is the Tab to Transients
> feature. If you’ve ever done a lot of drum editing, you’ll know how useful
> and time-saving a feature it is. However, there often comes a point where
> the line between what’s a transient and what’s a clip boundary becomes
> confusing, especially when you begin to cycle back and forth between Tab to
> Transients being on or off. You might find yourself pressing Tab , thinking
> you’re moving by transient and you’re suddenly editing a clip that you didn’t
> intend to change. Since we often gather information by tabbing and playing
> to verify certain things upon playback rather than navigating to a control to
> check its status, it can potentially get a bit tedious when doing a lot of 
> editing
> with many clips and many transients.
> 
> The "Speak / Toggle Tab to Transients" macro reports the status of the Tab to
> Transients button. Double-tapping the shortcut toggles the state. This macro
> makes it easy to quickly verify the current mode and switch back and forth
> swiftly and reliably.
> 
> Speak / Toggle Insertion Follows Playback Control+n
> If you had to guess what this macro does… you’d probably be correct. Need
> we say more?
> 
> Speak / Select Shuffle Mode f1
> Speak / Select Slip Mode f2
> Speak / Select Spot Mode f3
> Speak/Select Grid Mode f4
> Naturally, these macros are virtually self-explanatory. All you need to know 
> is
> that a single tap reports the state of the edit mode and double-tapping the
> shortcut toggles the state, just like the aforementioned macros. Note that
> Grid Mode has two states: Absolute and Relative. Once Grid Mode has been
> selected, further double-tapping will toggle between Absolute and Relative
> Grid Mode.
> 
> Speak / Toggle QuickPunch Command+Shift+p
> Speak / Toggle Loop Playback Command+Shift+l
> speak / Toggle Loop Record Option+l
> Speak/Toggle Pre/Post Roll Command+k
> Most users will remember that these record and playback mode shortcuts
> are found under the Options menu. You’ve probably gotten used to the
> shortcuts and maybe even have them memorized. The thing is, most of
> these modes cannot be changed while the transport is engaged. Now,
> imagine you’ve hit the play button and are getting ready to punch in a
> vocalist’s performance but you’re unaware or at least forgot that you turned
> off QuickPunch earlier in the session. That singer might  very well the about
> to give the performance of their lives while you’re about to sit there 
> listening
> to the previous take, unaware that pressing the Record button won’t work
> because QuickPunch is not enabled. Well, now you can verify whether
> QuickPunch is on while the transport is rolling. While it is true that if
> QuickPunch is not enabled, you won’t be able to turn it on before the punch-
> in point but at least you can instantly stop the transport and double-tap the
> same shortcut to quickly toggle it on. What’s more, if QuickPunch was on to
> begin with, you will have saved yourself the trouble of stopping in the first
> place.
> 
> The same idea holds true for Loop Record and Loop Playback although the
> stakes might not be as high as when it comes to the pressure of a punch-in.
> Still, it’s nice to be able to verify before engaging the transport rather 
> than
> having everything stop at the end of a selection when you thought you were
> in loop mode all along.
> 
> While it’s possible to toggle Pre/Post-Roll during playback, having the 
> ability
> to report the state before toggling it, if necessary, Helps avoid having to
> toggle and playing to verify the Pre/Post-Roll status.
> 
> Increase / Decrease Instrument Volume Command+Option+up/down arrows
> The Flo Tools Inspector off

RE: Flo Tools 2.2 is live

[Martin (Punky) Sopart]

Hi Slau and FloTools team!

Thanks so much for your fantastic work.

I started to work with ProTools having the goal to record the third album of my 
music project.
Including all that stuff like reading manuals, placing mics, setting up a small 
home studio etc.
This was about 2 years ago.

Having no sighted assistance I came to all iLok and other accessibility issues.
Mountains and windmills.

For me it is beyond words, what the last 2 years gave us regarding accessing 
Pro Tools.
Even without FloTools things are becoming better and e.g. now I'm able to 
handle my iLok dongle by my self.

Now in the days of FloTools working in my small home studio becomes more and 
more efficient.
There will always be enough to become better... But being able to buy a brand 
new iMac, setting it up, equipping that machine with ProTools and start to work 
is freedom and independence growing with your help.

Kep on! / Martin
> -Original Message-
> From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com]
> On Behalf Of Slau Halatyn
> Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2017 7:12 PM
> To: PTAccess List 
> Subject: Flo Tools 2.2 is live
> 
> For those who already have Flo Tools 2.01 installed, the next time you launch
> Pro Tools, you should get a notification that the new version of Flo Tools,
> version 2.2, is available. Alternatively, you can just go to floTools.org
>   and download the installer. Which ever way you go
> about it, it's out in the wild. Go get it!
> 
> For what it's worth, I'm pasting the "What's New" below but that's also
> available at the web site.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> slau
> 
> What’s New in Flo Tools 2.2
> 
> Wait, 2.2? What happened to 2.1? What about 2.0.2? While we’re at it, was
> there a 2.0.1b? Well, let’s not get too hung up on the numbers and instead
> take a look at what’s new in the version formerly known as 2.whatever.
> 
> Speak / Toggle Tab to Transients Command+Option+Tab
> Blind Pro Tools users are quite familiar with navigating through tracks by 
> using
> the Tab key with modifiers to jump to clip boundaries. One of the really
> helpful modes when editing with keyboard shortcuts is the Tab to Transients
> feature. If you’ve ever done a lot of drum editing, you’ll know how useful
> and time-saving a feature it is. However, there often comes a point where
> the line between what’s a transient and what’s a clip boundary becomes
> confusing, especially when you begin to cycle back and forth between Tab to
> Transients being on or off. You might find yourself pressing Tab , thinking
> you’re moving by transient and you’re suddenly editing a clip that you didn’t
> intend to change. Since we often gather information by tabbing and playing
> to verify certain things upon playback rather than navigating to a control to
> check its status, it can potentially get a bit tedious when doing a lot of 
> editing
> with many clips and many transients.
> 
> The "Speak / Toggle Tab to Transients" macro reports the status of the Tab to
> Transients button. Double-tapping the shortcut toggles the state. This macro
> makes it easy to quickly verify the current mode and switch back and forth
> swiftly and reliably.
> 
> Speak / Toggle Insertion Follows Playback Control+n
> If you had to guess what this macro does… you’d probably be correct. Need
> we say more?
> 
> Speak / Select Shuffle Mode f1
> Speak / Select Slip Mode f2
> Speak / Select Spot Mode f3
> Speak/Select Grid Mode f4
> Naturally, these macros are virtually self-explanatory. All you need to know 
> is
> that a single tap reports the state of the edit mode and double-tapping the
> shortcut toggles the state, just like the aforementioned macros. Note that
> Grid Mode has two states: Absolute and Relative. Once Grid Mode has been
> selected, further double-tapping will toggle between Absolute and Relative
> Grid Mode.
> 
> Speak / Toggle QuickPunch Command+Shift+p
> Speak / Toggle Loop Playback Command+Shift+l
> speak / Toggle Loop Record Option+l
> Speak/Toggle Pre/Post Roll Command+k
> Most users will remember that these record and playback mode shortcuts
> are found under the Options menu. You’ve probably gotten used to the
> shortcuts and maybe even have them memorized. The thing is, most of
> these modes cannot be changed while the transport is engaged. Now,
> imagine you’ve hit the play button and are getting ready to punch in a
> vocalist’s performance but you’re unaware or at least forgot that you turned
> off QuickPunch earlier in the session. That singer might  very well the about
> to give the performance of their lives while you’re about to sit there 
> listening
> to the previous take, unaware that pressing the Record button won’t work
> because QuickPunch is not enabled. Well, now you can verify whether
> QuickPunch is on while the transport is rolling. While it is true that if
> QuickPunch is not enabled, you won’t be able to turn it on before the punch-
> in point but at least you can instantly stop the trans

RE: Flo Tools 2.2 is live

[Phil Muir]

Been listening to the demo of Flo Tools 2.2 posted at:

 

http://flotools.org/Flo-Tools-2.2-release/

 

Very impressive!!  Great job all!!

 

  _  

From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Slau Halatyn
Sent: 15 June 2017 18:12
To: PTAccess List
Subject: Flo Tools 2.2 is live

 

For those who already have Flo Tools 2.01 installed, the next time you
launch Pro Tools, you should get a notification that the new version of Flo
Tools, version 2.2, is available. Alternatively, you can just go to
floTools.org and download the installer. Which ever way you go about it,
it's out in the wild. Go get it!

 

For what it's worth, I'm pasting the "What's New" below but that's also
available at the web site.

 

Cheers,

 

slau

 

What's New in Flo Tools 2.2

 

Wait, 2.2? What happened to 2.1? What about 2.0.2? While we're at it, was
there a 2.0.1b? Well, let's not get too hung up on the numbers and instead
take a look at what's new in the version formerly known as 2.whatever.

 

Speak / Toggle Tab to Transients  Command+Option+Tab

Blind Pro Tools users are quite familiar with navigating through tracks by
using the Tab key with modifiers to jump to clip boundaries. One of the
really helpful modes when editing with keyboard shortcuts is the Tab to
Transients feature. If you've ever done a lot of drum editing, you'll know
how useful and time-saving a feature it is. However, there often comes a
point where the line between what's a transient and what's a clip boundary
becomes confusing, especially when you begin to cycle back and forth between
Tab to Transients being on or off. You might find yourself pressing Tab ,
thinking you're moving by transient and you're suddenly editing a clip that
you didn't intend to change. Since we often gather information by tabbing
and playing to verify certain things upon playback rather than navigating to
a control to check its status, it can potentially get a bit tedious when
doing a lot of editing with many clips and many transients.

 

The "Speak / Toggle Tab to Transients" macro reports the status of the Tab
to Transients button. Double-tapping the shortcut toggles the state. This
macro makes it easy to quickly verify the current mode and switch back and
forth swiftly and reliably.

 

Speak / Toggle Insertion Follows Playback   Control+n

If you had to guess what this macro does. you'd probably be correct. Need we
say more?

 

Speak / Select Shuffle Mode f1

Speak / Select Slip Mode f2

Speak / Select Spot Modef3

Speak/Select Grid Mode  f4

Naturally, these macros are virtually self-explanatory. All you need to know
is that a single tap reports the state of the edit mode and double-tapping
the shortcut toggles the state, just like the aforementioned macros. Note
that Grid Mode has two states: Absolute and Relative. Once Grid Mode has
been selected, further double-tapping will toggle between Absolute and
Relative Grid Mode.

 

Speak / Toggle QuickPunch  Command+Shift+p

Speak / Toggle Loop Playback Command+Shift+l

speak / Toggle Loop RecordOption+l

Speak/Toggle Pre/Post Roll  Command+k

Most users will remember that these record and playback mode shortcuts are
found under the Options menu. You've probably gotten used to the shortcuts
and maybe even have them memorized. The thing is, most of these modes cannot
be changed while the transport is engaged. Now, imagine you've hit the play
button and are getting ready to punch in a vocalist's performance but you're
unaware or at least forgot that you turned off QuickPunch earlier in the
session. That singer might  very well the about to give the performance of
their lives while you're about to sit there listening to the previous take,
unaware that pressing the Record button won't work because QuickPunch is not
enabled. Well, now you can verify whether QuickPunch is on while the
transport is rolling. While it is true that if QuickPunch is not enabled,
you won't be able to turn it on before the punch-in point but at least you
can instantly stop the transport and double-tap the same shortcut to quickly
toggle it on. What's more, if QuickPunch was on to begin with, you will have
saved yourself the trouble of stopping in the first place.

 

The same idea holds true for Loop Record and Loop Playback although the
stakes might not be as high as when it comes to the pressure of a punch-in.
Still, it's nice to be able to verify before engaging the transport rather
than having everything stop at the end of a selection when you thought you
were in loop mode all along.

 

While it's possible to toggle Pre/Post-Roll during playback, having the
ability to report the state before toggling it, if necessary, Helps avoid
having to toggle and playing to verify the Pre/Post-Roll status.

 

Increase / Decrease Instrument Volume Command+Option+up/down arrows

The Flo Tools Inspector offers shortcuts for just about everything in a
track's channel strip.