Hi Toby, First of all read the manual & as many youtubes on Avid's Pro tools as you can, you'll be surprised how much you can get from the YouTube's. Second of all Flo tools is not needed at all. It just adds another layer of keyboard commands which are not listed in the Avid Pro tools manual and might confuse you at first. Its always best to try and understand Pro tools first. I run a pro tools hdx system every day just by using apples voiceOver and hotspots & window spots. So read all you can and experiment! YMMV HTH
Chuck On May 31, 2019, at 1:29 PM, Toby Davey wrote: > Hi Dammie > That’s great and many thanks for your quick response and great tips! I will > certainly give it all a go over the weekend. > > I have been googling around quite a lot over the last few days and noticed > some good videos and one which listed a whole load of changes to the Mac and > Pro Tools preferences and not sure if I really need to do what they were > saying apart from un selecting Command and spacebar to stop it activating > spotlight search so it does not conflict with the Pro Tools record short cut. > As the video dates back a few years are there any recommended changes I need > to do to make Pro Tools First, VoiceOver and my Mac work better? > > Are you saying that it would be best to download Flowtools now to make things > easier and quicker? > > Where did you find out about the VoiceOver key stroke, was it by trial and > error or is there a manual somewhere out there! > > Sorry for lots more questions! > > > Best and thanks again. > Toby > > >> On 31 May 2019, at 17:41, Dammie Onafeko <mindofdhe...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hey Tobey: >> >> >> Welcome to the group. I do exactly what you do. I produce for radio >> myself. I just started using Protools. I'm not hot in it yet, but I >> can provide you with the little I know for now. I just actually made >> my first production in ProTools on Saturday. I don't, however, know if >> ProTools First and ProTools 2019 work the same. Toget started, >> 1. you'll need to download Flowtools down the line to make production >> in ProTools faster. >> With that said, to make selection, you can use the up and down arrow. >> The down arrow is for the beginning of selection while the up arrow is >> for the end of selection. There are other ways, but that's the >> simplest one. >> 2. To jump into the track list from anywhere you are in the edit or >> mix window, hold down the VO key and push J. >> if you continuously push J while still holding down the VO key, you'll >> move from the track list to the clip list and then to the group list >> and track list over again >> 2. To move from track to track, hold down VO key and push down arrow >> to go down the list or push the up arrow to go up the list. >> When you find the track you want to work on, hold down VO key and push >> the space bar to select it. When you want to move to another track, >> hold down the VO key and push space bar on the selected track to >> unselect it and then you can move to the track you want next and >> select it. >> >> Before I go further, sometimes you may mistakenly turn the quick nav >> on, thereby disabling the up and down arrow from working as your >> beginning and end selection keys When this happen, that is, when you >> push down or up arrow and they are not doing their work, turn quick >> nav off by holding down the left and right arrow keys at the same >> time. >> >> Try this little tips and see how they work. Plus, add the cut, delete, >> paste command keys you know. I'll be back to help later on. I need to >> quickly run somewhere. Catch you when I get back. I know what I'm >> leaving you here is nothing compared to what you need, but be patient. >> Hopefully, others in the group will get back with you before I get >> back. Ciao! >> >> Best, >> >> Dammie >> On 5/31/19, Toby Davey <tobydavey...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Hi, >>> I have used many DAWS over the years for editing speech for radio features, >>> >>> interviews, packages, etc. Want to move to Pro Tools First, have installed >>> >>> it managed to import some audio but looking for any guides for getting >>> started with Pro Tools (First) with VoiceOver, how do you get to start >>> working with an audio track to edit it, how do you scrub through the audio >>> to make fine edits, when adding more tracks to include in the package how >>> do you do it, how do move from one track to another, etc. Sorry lots of >>> questions but really looking for a guide for getting started with Pro Tools >>> >>> First with VoiceOver and using the keyboard to navigate around, scrub >>> through audio, edit and mix. >>> >>> I know there are some good videos but most of them seem to be more for >>> musicians and making music which is not want I want to use Pro Tools for. >>> >>> So any help, resources, links, would be greatly appreciated. >>> >>> Best and thanks >>> >>> Toby >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ptaccess/0a1fe95b-67b5-4ced-921d-b3cc9d821b73%40googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/ptaccess/NppNxrISMx4/unsubscribe. >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> ptaccess+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ptaccess/CAN%3Dh5d_jcLEZM%2BCgRgCRPYx-FcbTdFoamvd_rwnGdOrBsTrYfg%40mail.gmail.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > 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. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ptaccess/95295D5A-D2B1-4100-94FF-BA3CB62E09F6%40gmail.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. 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