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[j.hall]

according to the release notes, it's 95% for midi users.

i did it because i couldn't get my mp3 option to install and took a shot in the dark that they might have fixed it on version 6.7 and they did.

thus far, it hasn't done anything new for me.

[Jimmy4]

Quite a noob question here, and sorry to highjack the thread...but I am very new to protools 6.4.  I am a dj, so I want my recordings to be broken into tracks, but with no gaps whatsoever.  In sound forge, it was something along the lines putting in markers and then breaking them.  My question is, what is the best way to do this in ProTools?  I certainly would appreciate any help.

[j.hall]

shuffle mode, in the upper left corner.

slip, grid, spot, and shuffle

you want shuffle, then use the grabber tool and just grab the tracks and the shuffle feature will butt them up together.

that's one way.....but if you have say 15 tracks of stuff and you just grab one track, it will butt up against the previous track and the other 14 are now out of sync with it, if that makes sense.

i assume you are just working with two tracks though (left right mixes)

just go back to "slip" mode once you are done and shuffle can create a lot of nightmares if you aren't careful.

[Jimmy4]

Thank you very much, yes I am just using one track in stereo (2 tracks I assume).  Like I said I am very new, I just got an Mbox and the software bundle that comes with it and the documentation is not so good.  I really need to get a good book that has more info in it.  Right now I am just messing around with it a little, until I get a better understanding of it.  But again, thank you, I am sure it won't be the last of my problems

J

[j.hall]

Jimmy4 wrote on Wed, 29 December 2004 12:19

I am sure it won't be the last of my problems

no doubt.

i've been using PT for a long time now, and i still have problems.....sometimes i'm not sure if the problem is mine, or the computer's.....

[Jimmy4]

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no doubt. i've been using PT for a long time now, and i still have problems.....sometimes i'm not sure if the problem is mine, or the computer's.....

At least I don't have that problem yet... I know exactly where the problem lies

I get the shuffle and grabber ideas, i think, but my biggest problem right now is that I have one track (stereo) and it consists of about 15 or 16 records that I want tracked.  Do I need to use markers, then highlight the area and drop it to another track (new track) and then butt them up with shuffle?  Or can I just do this without doing all of that?  If you could, please walk me through it.  I feel like a moron with these questions but protools is fairly unforgiving to noobs like me with no manuals.  I certainly would appreciate it.

[j.hall]

just double click on each track you record in and change the file name to the actual name of the song, then you know what you are looking at quickly.

then just use the grabber tool in shuffle mode and slam em all together.

just remember, if you edit the heads and tails of tracks go back to slip mode as shuffle can create problems.

[Jimmy4]

Ok, I broke each record up and cut and paste them into their own tracks...then just select each track and bounce that selection to disk.  Then just add all of the files to a project in nero and make sure there are no gaps and it comes out just fine..but is this the best way to go about this or is their something a little easier that I am missing?

[j.hall]

Jimmy4 wrote on Sat, 08 January 2005 18:43

Ok, I broke each record up and cut and paste them into their own tracks...

are you talking about the individual tracks? or are you editing them to certain parts of the songs?

if it's track to track, just use iTunes to extract single songs, then import those files into a PT session.

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then just select each track and bounce that selection to disk.

if you are working with stereo files already you shouldn't have to bounce to disk unless you are editing a bunch.

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Then just add all of the files to a project in nero and make sure there are no gaps and it comes out just fine..but is this the best way to go about this or is their something a little easier that I am missing?

nero? are you on a PC or mac?

sounds like you are doing things the right way.

as your PT skills increase you might find a faster way to do it that suits your own work habits better.

[Jimmy4]

Well I have one constant stream of sound, in track 1.  Then I divided each region according to songs (records).  Then just selected the region and bounced that to disk for all regions, and added all of those WAV files to a CD burning program (Nero) and created a CD with the appropiate trackings.  I am using a PC...and the file is in stereo...like I said it worked..but you said I may not need to bounce to disk? And still be able to burn it to cd tracked?

Appreciate the help, really just have to get a better understanding of protools.

[j.hall]

under audiosuite, "other", you can select "duplicate".

after youdo all your editing, bring up the duplicate window.

in the lower left of the window is a bar with two choices
it will say "create continuous file" or something else.....you want the continuous file setting.

select the track you want, then hit process....it will very quickly make you a brand new file of that tune that Nero will recognize.

over in the audio bin (to the right of the edit window) the new files show up, you can double click on the new files (typically labeled xxxxxxxxx-DUPLICATE)  and change the file name.

it places all the duplicates within the audio folder of your session.

that will save you all that bounce time.

just remember, duplicate won't print any plug-ins, or automation!!!!

[Jimmy4]

Great, thank you..I will check that out.  I read a little on dithering, is this really necessary for my purposes and does it improve quality that much?

[j.hall]

not necessary sinc eyou are already at 16 bit 44.1

[Jimmy4]

Again I appreciate it J.  Now at least I don't feel quite as helpless...