Hi djui5,,
Yeah, I always save the wav files separate, no matter what I'm using. Hey, all these programs can be a pain in the ass right?
Eric,,
I don't understand this line of thinking at all. Pro Tools is indeed a standard of sorts. No question about it. Having said that, there are people in this business who only go near it when they absolutely have to. These are folks who DEFINE what has become the professional audio engineer, {at least some of them are.} .. The idea that one needs to be able to run a PT rig to put "Pro" before after or in the middle of their title is,, well,, something I would expect to hear a sales guy say. What on earth could you possibly mean by this?
If I were going to be running into PT sessions with any regularity, I would know the program cold. It's a damn software program. It has next to nothing to do with audio. It's a place to PUT audio and IMNTLBHO, it's a poorly laid out,overly expensive pile of shit. It was first, {almost} and lots of great guys and gals use it but, this has nothing what ever to do with their level of professionalism, AT ALL...
Now, to the extent that we are going to assign certain pieces of gear to what may or may not point to who the pro's are, I'll state the following.
Professional Audio equipment must be the finest sounding hardware pieces. Only very high quality Tube and discrete solid state devices are professional. And without any doubt in my mind, The room MUST be designed perfectly. Also, only the finest quality analog tape transports may be used. Also, the operators of this Gear will understand the operating theory of every piece..
SEE? See where this goes? it's silly right? {Not really, that's how it used to be}
It's just insane that people still use the "PRO" in Pro tools literally. Especially when, really, by nearly any measure, SAW KILLS this program. As does Samplitude. KILLS it. What if we decide based on how stuff sounds?
Look, I get that the modern audio professional should be able to operate most any audio gear placed in front of them but, computers have changed this, a lot. If I want to buy and learn pro tools, I will. Fast. It wont make me more pro though, just More Tireder-ed er.. and yeah,,,not as more better-er in my heady and,,,, too also and stuff... DIG??