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I also just want to say that I hate "dark mode" and turn that off first thing (then it's good unless I'm asked by Avid support to clear prefs - which is the first thing they ask you to do whether it is relevant or not). Also, probably because I'm using track coloring (which I'm guessing maybe you ha...

the solo button is greyed out and when I solo I get nothing. I THINK the group track is an Aux track? It shows as a bus in the output of my snare track. for some stupid reason that is the default now when you create a new AUX track. Avid calls it "solo safe" (look it up). I always just "ctrl+click"...

You might also check out Cakewalk - https://www.bandlab.com/products/cakewalk?lang=en - it's free (in exchange for your email login to authorize it) and it's maybe somewhat intuitive? I opened it a couple times just to export some tracks for someone that did not have a PC. I was able to do that pret...

...Looks up the Pro Tools multi-band splitter since I'm not familiar. Looks like I might have it (even as part of PT Studio), but also looks like a lot of work lol. TBH I've avoided most of the extra Avid plugins because I was not sure if I'd be keeping the "support" active every year (but I have so...

drumsound wrote: ↑

Sat May 04, 2024 8:04 am

monthly letter.

ok, monthly. as they say, time flies when you're having fun...

same. A plugin "template" maybe gets misconstrued, but that's what it is. a starting point. it doesn't mean cookie cutter. When I'm doing drum tracks it's a place to start. Or when I've got a singer songwriter and we're doing 20 songs that we want to sound somewhat similar, I'm using the same starti...

They now make quite a few FRFR (full range, flat response) amps that generally have a combo line/instrument jack on them. Those are meant for plugging modeling devices into (like the Fractal and Kemper's) but should work equally fine with a synth/keyboard. I know a lot of keyboard players that just ...

that site that I put a link to earlier in this thread has an email they send out maybe every week (or two?). It's not spammy, and while I'm not really looking for training (or at least not to pay for it :lol: ), they often have a short, free video (or blog) on new features. I don't always read the m...

digitaldrummer, re-reading this it seems I may have misunderstood your very direct inquiry; in response to the question you actually asked, no, there's no decoupling between the joists and the top plate. once you explained that the inner and outer walls were separate and did not touch, that answere...

when I've had a mic that sounds like you describe, it's usually been a bad capsule (or in this case the rear side of the capsule). You could try putting the mic in a bag of rice or sealed in a bag with silica gel (desiccant) packs if you have them. If it's moisture (and a lot of time that's what kil...

I don't gain stage like that, but as I said before I like the Slate VBC and it allows you to push levels into the plugin but it doesn't actually change the level coming out of the plugin... There are others like United Plugins FrontDAW that you can do that, but it also has in/out levels that can cha...

I think someone told me many years ago "oh, you should use playlists" and I was like "nah, I'm good. this works for me". But then I tried it and NEVER went back. I was an idiot. It saves so much time once you get the hang of it.

For Pro Tools playlists you don't have to cut and paste. you simply highlight an area and then click a little "up" arrow and it moves it to the main track for you. And yes, it works with grouped files (like a bunch of drum tracks) too. And as far as plugins, you can change the sorting/grouping. I ju...

trodden wrote: ↑

Wed May 01, 2024 8:03 am

Playlists have been around since like PT 6 I think?

It's true, "playlists" are just files, so pretty much every file is a "playlist" or at least Avid(or Digidesign) has been using that term forever I think

Playlists are great as well (but I think that came out with PT 10 or 11 maybe?). I use it when I'm doing drum tracks. I can do multiple takes (from the same starting point) and then I "expand alternates to new playlists" or something like that with the "match criteria" set to the starting point. the...