Anyone have access to Protools?

[MC Hammered]

A DJ friend of mine wishes to try it out and is willing to trade.

[soma]

If he is just looking to do some simple recording (max 8 tracks)

you can down load the free version of digidesigns website. if he needs any help with learning it get him in touch with me..

[AWOL]

I have an older version for Mac

[dj4mula]

Pro Tools Free works with Windows Xp. 8 tracks though. If you want more tracks, your going to need to buy either a digi001 or mbox from digidesign to run Pro Tools LE.

`t1m

PS - If he needs help, dont hesitate to holler.

[suplex]

pro-tools has a weak sound engine unless you use tdm (hardware) system ...you guys should use nuendo instead! its pretty easy to find too!

[Rytalin]

^he's right.

I wouldn't bother with Protools unless your gonna shell out enough money to put a whole studio together around it.

Protools systems are easily the most solid reliable thing out there... when you have the hardware... and a good system (most likely a mac) and plugins and outboard hardware and all that jazz.

But you can do it all with Cubase SX or Nuendo too.

If you aren't doing audio work for money, you probably don't need Pro Tools.

[mikey]

My room mate goes to AI, and they have all that fun stuff there

[suplex]

i used to work at sharpe sound studios..(post t.v.)

100's of TDM channels!! i would patch a 100 channels (1/4 inch ) from the mixing boards to the computers every morning 7am..

16 dialogue trax
32 or more (using aux sends) sound effects tracks
16 background sound (birds) trax
8-16 foley(clothing and hand movements) trax
8-16 music trax ( usually on d-88 dat tapes)

do it 3 times for studio a b and c and thats a fricken lotta cords!!!..you are often switching them during a mix too.

then when they need to change drives or dat tapes i would do that too...all the video ( and guidetrack audio) were stored on v1 computer drives too with tc burn...which i was the librarian of..
it was a cool job...but lotsa hours for shitty pay (no post audio unions in canada)

but what i learned from it was this...by a PC with a wicked soundcard and use cubase or nuendo unless you need to mix more than 100 tracks of audio... then it is serously time to thnk about getting a "sturdy" system which means (as you have said above): a mac and a ton of tdm I/O boxes(hardware) for protools. Plus your serious mixing boards to fit all those protools channels and a damn good multitrack recorder for the mixdown to eight tracks: (left, left centre, left surround, right, right centre, right surround, and sub trax). or even mixing down to one track.

alex

[Revolver]

i run a digi 002r with a mackie control for mixing.

best move i ever made was to buy a digi 002.

drop me a line......i love meeting new people to record.

im very busy though.

[Rytalin]

hey revolver... speaking of new people to record, I've been meaning to get some hand drumming/didj/various acoustic recordings done, mainly for sampling and looping purposes.
would you be down for that?