Hi there. I'm new to Pro tools, i come from a background of amateur type recording stuff. I have used old cassette porta studios like the Tascam 244 and later digital porta studios like the Roland Vs1680 which was the last really advanced piece of gear that i actually got music out of, even though it was full of pitfalls. I've tried, without fully understanding it the various variations of Sonar and Cakewalk when i was on Windows. That's my background when it comes to recording, so i should be at least a bit experienced, i would think, but many things are quite new concepts to me, and as i get older i grow more afraid of trying new things. I would like to master all of this, but i'm afraid in my darkest moments that it's going to be like with my Zoom R24, that because of menus, settings and other stuff on my gear, i won't be able to use it as intended. Maybe i think, i shouldn't be using this at all, but rather sell it and be done with it. I don't want to, but if i can't use it... What i fear the most now is my midi keyboard i bought, an Akai MPK61, which apparently has lots of menus and stuff, but i wanted it because of its drum pads. Well that's how it stands. /Krister
23 feb 2013 kl. 22:29 skrev "Poppa Bear" <heavens4r...@gmail.com>: > Hello Chris, are you new to recording, or just new to Pro Tools? I/we have > all been in the same boat. Though I have been tirelessly spending hours each > day learning to use it more and more I go up and down with my confadence > level. Once I figure one thing out, I have twenty more things I would like to > understand. I can confadently record sessions, creat busses, apply affects, > moniter levels, cut and paist, and to get to that point I really had to sweat > it out. My biggest problem right now is getting a handle on really > controlling plugin settings with my control surface in order to really > tighten up my mixes, but that is another story in it self. The bottom line is > that you will be astatic one second, then missribal the next for quite a long > time, but don't feel too crazy about it, it is part of paying your Pro Tool > dues. I am used to a very active list when it comes to recording and this > list is much slower and you may be used to the same, but don't hesitate to > ask any questions, and don't forget to use all the resources on the web for > PT in general because even though they may not be talking about Voice Over > related functions in Pro Tools, you can get an idea of the work flow in Pro > Tools and that is half the battle. Also, if you can get a sighted person to > go over the buttons on your project mix then open a notepad or word document > and make a explanatory diagram of the buttons and knobs on your surfase. > Well, be blessed and remember that kevin Reves does lessons on the list over > the phone or via Skype I believe > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Krister Ekstrom" > <kris...@kristersplace.com> > To: <ptaccess@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2013 3:58 AM > Subject: Pro tools anxiety > > > Hi good people. > As i struggle with getting my new pro tools setup under way, i'm getting more > and more anxious that i won't make it in the end. Call me a whiner, you're > probably right, but it seems the more i hear about, and acquaint my self with > PT, the less i feel i know. This is good, after all you need to learn but i > feel i dare not ask all the newbie questions here that i want to ask. > Questions like "Umm what are buses" and "Ahem why do you need a special track > for effects and what is the difference between the different types of tracks > in PT" and so on. > My question in the end has to be is there a "total idiots guide to Pro tools" > type easy to read tutorial somewhere, better still is there such a tutorial > for blind people? > I just got my M-Audio Project mix set up and installed, does anyone have a > layout description for it? I've heard that blind folks are using the > Projectmix so it must be doable only there are quite a few buttons and i > don't know what they do in Pro tools mode. > Thanks so much. > /Krister > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to ptaccess+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to ptaccess+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to ptaccess+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
