I've got this lovely MacBook Pro that's very capable. I'm running a decent Pro Tools session. Thus far, the only hiccup I had was attempting to run IK Multimedia's Amplitube simulator on a snare track. I'm guessing it's a pretty hefty resource hog. I made due but I do love that plug-in. Neither Eleven nor the SansAmp nor the other simulator I have installed has a spring reverb sound, or any effect for that matter. I'll take any extra effect, really. I also love that the delay has no numbers or settings - just a simple dial related to time - no mix, no milliseconds. But alas, I was forced to use something else.
Here's a screenshot of the session.
Notice the markers at the end. I was using those to tighten up the bass with the drums for the big ending. I didn't notice it when we tracked but the bass was not as locked into the drums as it could have been. So, I marked up the snares and moved key bass notes to land closer to the snare hits. I didn't try using Beat Detective as markers let me notes manually and I was OK with that.
Here's a screenshot of the session.
Notice the markers at the end. I was using those to tighten up the bass with the drums for the big ending. I didn't notice it when we tracked but the bass was not as locked into the drums as it could have been. So, I marked up the snares and moved key bass notes to land closer to the snare hits. I didn't try using Beat Detective as markers let me notes manually and I was OK with that.
The other issue I noticed today, specifically with my MacBook, is the few shortcuts that I can no longer use. I miss the tiny enter button that used be just to the right of the space bar. And I'm not the only one. Without that, making markers now requires two hands -0ne for Function, the other for Return. I'm also no able to use the key commands that are on the Numeric Pad. Hitting a period, typing in the number of a marker and hitting period again is a very quick way to dash around a session. Or in my case, put the playback head at the top of the song. We kept four takes, so I cannot hit Return to take me to the top of the song. Hitting Return takes me to the top of the session but the take we are using starts 14 minutes in to the session.
Oh well.
Mess of Freedom is pretty close to being done.
To do list:
Finish Live Sound syllabi
Quizzes for Live Sound
Finish other syllabi
Read grad school chapters
paint garage door
Oh well.
Mess of Freedom is pretty close to being done.
To do list:
Finish Live Sound syllabi
Quizzes for Live Sound
Finish other syllabi
Read grad school chapters
paint garage door
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