On Sun, January 27, 2013 5:11 am, Poppa Bear wrote:
> Typicly you would run your control surface into your mac via fire wire and
> most new midi keyboards are USB, and the keyboards USB would run into a
> USB
> port on the Mac as well.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Krister Ekstrom" <kris...@kristersplace.com>
> To: <ptaccess@googlegroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2013 1:26 AM
> Subject: Re: What's needed to effectively use Pro tools as a blind person?
>
>
> Hi,
> All this is very interesting info since i'm a beginner to all this. I
> bought
> myself a PT bundled with an MBox. How would i hook up the midi keyboard
> and
> the mixer/control surface?
> /Krister
>
> 26 jan 2013 kl. 22:34 skrev "Jed Barton" <j...@jedbarton.com>:
>
>> Who makes this mixer, what's it called, does it have stuff like
>> transport
>> controls, pay, stop, etc?
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On
>> Behalf
>> Of Slau Halatyn
>> Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 3:04 PM
>> To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: Re: What's needed to effectively use Pro tools as a blind
>> person?
>>
>> And for that matter, I'd stick with the 003 mixer version because it
>> includes at least their version of a scrub wheel which is also quite
>> helpful.
>>
>> Slau
>>
>> On Jan 26, 2013, at 2:03 PM, Poppa Bear wrote:
>>
>>> I agree with the control surface thoughts. You can affectivly do things
>>> on
>> the key board, but you cut your time in half, if not by more with a
>> control
>> surface. Also, I think for the most part if you are on a budget that the
>> Digidisign 002 or 003 mixers are the most practical root for intry
>> level,
>> as
>> a matter of fact I have been in HD studios that are still using 003
>> mixers.
>> You can find them from $300 to $500 on Ebay and in some online stores.
>> Remember though, you want to look for the 002 or 003 mixer, not rack.
>>> HTH
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Slau Halatyn"
>>> <slauhala...@gmail.com>
>>> To: <ptaccess@googlegroups.com>
>>> Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 9:45 AM
>>> Subject: Re: What's needed to effectively use Pro tools as a blind
>>> person?
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hey J. R.,
>>>>
>>>> Indeed, even if a person isn't working within an attended session,
>>>> there's always the invisible attendee known as time :) Slau
>>>>
>>>> On Jan 26, 2013, at 1:39 PM, J. R. Westmoreland wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I fully agree with everything you have said. I haven't been in the
>>>>> situation where I had a client looking over the shoulder but have
>>>>> been under the time gun. LOL
>>>>>
>>>>> J. R.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com]
>>>>> On Behalf Of Slau Halatyn
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 11:33 AM
>>>>> To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com
>>>>> Subject: Re: What's needed to effectively use Pro tools as a blind
>> person?
>>>>>
>>>>> Krister,
>>>>>
>>>>> I've been using a Control|24 for about 10 years and have not
>>>>> followed the control surface market closely for some time. Perhaps
>>>>> others who have recently researched this can contribute some
>> suggestions.
>>>>>
>>>>> As far as mixing with only the Pro Tools interface, for a blind
>>>>> user, I'd say it's inefficient. If you're not working with clients
>>>>> and you are not under any time constraint, then it's conceivable but
>>>>> I would never recommend it necessarily. First of all, you're limited
>>>>> to changing or automating one track at a time. I can't imagine
>>>>> working that way. Again, if you're not working with clients sitting
>>>>> in with you during a session, well then it's probably not an issue.
>>>>> Regardless, I do prefer the tactile feedback that a moving fader
>>>>> gives me. I've used Pro Tools in remote recording situations without
>>>>> a surface but that was only for recording and not for any mixing
>>>>> whatsoever during the recorded event. Afterwards, back at the studio,
>>>>> of
>> course, I'm back to the Control|24 and can't imagine working any other
>> way.
>>>>>
>>>>> Slau
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Jan 26, 2013, at 12:18 PM, Krister Ekstrom wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Slau,
>>>>>> Woops this proves to tax hard on my tight budget, but i guess
>>>>>> you'll have
>>>>> to live with that. smiles.
>>>>>> Question is of course then what a good control surface would be, if
>>>>>> need
>>>>> be and considering that i'm on somewhat of a tight budget, what
>>>>> would you say about using only the computer to mix things, record
>>>>> and so on, would that at all be practical?
>>>>>> /Krister
>>>>>> 26 jan 2013 kl. 17:56 skrev Slau Halatyn <slauhala...@gmail.com>:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Krister,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> A MIDI controller won't be anywhere near as effective as a control
>>>>> surface. If you plan to do any mixing whatsoever, it's not feasible
>>>>> to try doing automation with one track at time. If you'll need to
>>>>> mix several tracks, a control surface is indispensable. You'll be
>>>>> able to work far more efficiently using a surface to quickly mute,
>>>>> unmute, solo tracks, quickly change multiple track volumes, etc.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Slau
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Jan 26, 2013, at 8:34 AM, Mike LockettMike Lockett wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hey Krister il dropbox you Kevins tt.
>>>>>>>> Now to your first question, maybe you could let us know your
>>>>>>>> intent for
>>>>> protools.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Krister Ekstrom <kris...@kristersplace.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>> Here's the next newbie question: I understand that an Apple
>>>>>>>> keyboard
>>>>> with numeric pad is mor or less required to use PT effectively as a
>>>>> blind person, but what more is required to be effectively using PT?
>>>>> Can a midi keyboard act as a control surface or do you require that
>>>>> too if you get a keyboard that has knobs and sliders on it? I'm
>>>>> still trying to get the hang of the whole thing so please pardon me
>>>>> for all the silly questions. Also does anyone happen to have the
>>>>> Tutorial around that Kevin Reeves did? I googled for it and got a
>>>>> link but it didn't work. I got a "the requested url can't be found on
>> this server" message.
>>>>>>>> Thanks for any answers.
>>>>>>>> /Krister
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>> brevity.
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Hi, Now they have a few thunder bult devices and for the newer interfaces
that is also an option. Nick Gawronski
