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Posted by sterilis on Feb-13-2007 19:16:

Pro Tools?

Does anyone use this or know of anyone that uses this? ive never seen any questions about it on the forums, im in the middle of downloading the demo to give it ago.

if anyone knows anything about it let me know.

thanks

Posted by No Left Turn on Feb-13-2007 19:57:

It's not exactly the number one choice for MIDI sequencing although it IS possible to do a full song in it. It's more commonly used for multi-track recording (i.e., recording for live bands), post-production, and live sound. I can help you with any questions you have or you can check out the user forum on the Digidesign site.

Posted by sterilis on Feb-13-2007 20:04:

i heard it has sidechain capabilities built in. i dont want to have to pay for cubase 4 i tried the demo of sx 3 and i didnt like it. so im stuck on which sequencer i should move to.

Posted by Enigmatic XTC on Feb-13-2007 20:08:

Why move sequencers at all if you're comfortable with what you have now?

Posted by sterilis on Feb-13-2007 20:10:

well you cant seem to sidechain in cubase sx 1 and also when i record my jp8000 in it, it only records in mono as you cant seem to create a stereo track for it.

Posted by Enigmatic XTC on Feb-13-2007 21:08:

ah, the mono recording would be a problem, but for sidechaining just get the waves C1 compressor or something similar with a sidechain input.

Posted by sterilis on Feb-13-2007 21:11:

i just fixed the mono problem that was occuring. i ahd turned something off in the devices panel.

one problem solved. so how do i sidechain using the waves c1 compressor?

Posted by Enigmatic XTC on Feb-13-2007 21:28:

quote:
Originally posted by sterilis
i just fixed the mono problem that was occuring. i ahd turned something off in the devices panel.

one problem solved. so how do i sidechain using the waves c1 compressor?

i'm not sure of the exact way to do it in cubase, but for me i just put my trigger kick and whatever i want sidechained into a channel on my fx mixer. pan the trigger hard left and the pad or bassline hard right. then insert the C1 and change key mode to L -> R. Then just adjust the compressor to whatever you want and play.

Posted by mysticalninja on Feb-13-2007 22:39:

http://trance.nu/v3/forums/viewtopic.php?t=112872

Posted by sterilis on Feb-13-2007 22:47:

quote:
Originally posted by mysticalninja
http://trance.nu/v3/forums/viewtopic.php?t=112872

cheers though ive tried them but their for sx 2 and above. i use sx 1.

Posted by mysticalninja on Feb-13-2007 22:56:

oh yeah, thats cool you can still mono sidechain, no stereo sidechain for you though without sx3.

Posted by TwistedDUO on Feb-14-2007 03:57:

Pro Tools is tops for mult-track recording and is the recording industry standard. Which means if you ever find yourself in a room full of synths, risers, exciters, and drum machines, you may want to orientate yourself with ProTools. But since alot of EDM is produced by other means these days, you probably don't need to make it a priority. It's a great program though when used correctly, though.

Posted by Zombie0729 on Feb-14-2007 05:26:

you were going to get a daw because of its built in sidechain capability?

i can't think of one daw that can't sidechain. maybe reason but you could do it the manual way