New Pro Tools Tutorial Site – Pro Tools Guides

Recently Kevin from Anemic Studios launched ProToolsGuides.com.
Looks like it’s off to a great start.

Check it out – http://protoolsguides.com

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Pro Tools 8.0.4 PC slow scrolling bug

I submitted this with my bug report today. It’s really slowing down my workflow getting back into PT after my Reaper vacation. I upgraded my system to Windows 7, I installed everything over again and upgraded to 8.0.4. AVID broke something that was working perfectly fine AGAIN! (recall when 8.0 first came out, scrolling was brutally slow in all areas for 9 months, user Shan had a fix in days. Unfortunately that fix now makes the edit window too fast, because AVID broke it AGAIN!)

Ok enough ranting. Enjoy the gif I made

If you are experiencing this problem on your system (shift+scrollwheel in MIDI editor or Mix Window) please comment on the thread

http://duc.digidesign.com/showthread.php?p=1636716#post1636716

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Big deals on Pro Tools Plugins

Our friends at the AIR Users blog have expanded their shop to offer Pro Tools plugins at big discounts.

The AIR Users Blog Bargain Basement

The AIR Users Blog has teamed up with sellers to offer plug-ins and soon hardware with massive savings. What you get are:

• low prices, in most cases insanely low!
• unrivalled support.
• free training videos and content.
• the protection of Paypal should you have any issue with your purchase.

Read about why The Bargain Basement was started here.

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Mix 51 Surround Mixing Plugin for PT LE/M-Powered

So its finally here, the plugin to allow you to mix in 5.1 in LE. That is, provided you have enough the equipment to do so. Mix 51 is a surround panning and mixing RTAS plugin from Neyrinck Audio.

Specifications

• Pro Tools RTAS plug-ins – 5.1 Panner (mono, stereo), LFE Send (mono), Surround Mixer (mono, stereo)
• Sample Rates – 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192 kHz
• Panning – X/Y pan controls, equal power sine-squared taper
• Divergence – 0% – 100% for front, rear, and front-rear
• Volume – -inf to +12 dB gain
• Busses – Three 5.1 main busses, three quad effect send busses

System Requirements

• Digidesign approved Pro Tools LE/M-Powered or HD system running Pro Tools 7.0 or higher on Mac OS X or Windows XP
• Pro Tools I/O interface with six or more outputs such as Mbox 2 Pro, 002, 003, or M-Audio interfaces such as the Delta 1010 or FireWire 410
• iLok USB Smart Key and internet access

http://www.neyrinck.com/Pages/mix51.html

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Using Reason With ProTools

As you may know, Protools has the capability to “rewire” additional software to work within the ProTools environment. It is a very useful feature, that can streamline workflow so you are not constantly switching hosts, use additional effects not normally available in ProTools, or to create an advanced guide track such as a beat created in Reason.

ProTools LE comes bundled with Reason Adapted for Digidesign. A stripped down version of Reason, limiting to only one of each effect or instrument rack. Using Reason with ProTools via Rewire is very easy to do.

In a ProTools session (don’t start Reason), create a stereo aux track (so that a voice is not used up) and in the plugin list select multi-channel plugin; Instrument; Reason Adapted for Digidesign (stereo). Don’t be alarmed by the error messages that will pop up, this is due to conflicts with ProTools and Reason trying to use the same MIDI keyboard control surfaces.

In addition to Reason opening, you will see a rewire plugin that allows you to select which output from Reason will be heard in ProTools. You can have only one Reason session open, but you can have multiple rewire plugins listening to different outputs of the Reason ‘hardware interface’, For example you can have the REDRUM output directly to 1 and 2, and Dr. Rex to 3 and 4 etc., each coming back on a stereo aux track in ProTools allowing you to mix these tracks as you would recorded audio.

I recommend mixing down and recording these tracks from Reason to a stereo audio track, because when bouncing to disk, it will be much safer, and easier on your system this way. I do find that Reason uses less CPU running as a Rewire client than it does as a standalone program.

I can’t teach you how to use Reason other than that, however Matt may be be persuaded to share some tips.

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