Re: Trouble with Renewing Annual Subscription

2020-12-01 Thread Steve Matzura
, Slau On Dec 1, 2020, at 10:47 AM, Steve Matzura wrote: I know this is an Avid problem and question, but I can't find where to go or what to do on the Avid site to solve the following. I bought an annual renewal package from Sweetwater at a discount. The email I got said that activation

Trouble with Renewing Annual Subscription

2020-12-01 Thread Steve Matzura
I know this is an Avid problem and question, but I can't find where to go or what to do on the Avid site to solve the following. I bought an annual renewal package from Sweetwater at a discount. The email I got said that activation codes for renewals don't need to be entered on the Avid

Re: KK S88MK2 and Pro Tools

2020-01-06 Thread Steve Matzura
that it still doesn't work here. Is a firmware update required? Mine has never requested one. On 1/5/2020 3:51 PM, Slau Halatyn wrote: Everything works fine. It wasn't a Mac issue but a Mark 2 issue. On Jan 5, 2020, at 11:19 AM, Steve Matzura <mailto:number6...@gmail.com>> wrote

Re: Surprise surprise--subscriptions have gone up

2020-01-06 Thread Steve Matzura
that! I'm just unsure why the difference between what you pay and what I pay. Did you go directly through Avid? I wonder if SW is somehow charging more? That wouldn't make any sense, no, but, otherwise, IDK. Chris. On 01/05/2020 11:10 AM, Steve Matzura wrote: I started in March of 2018

Re: KK S88MK2 and Pro Tools

2020-01-05 Thread Steve Matzura
Right, that, too. BTW, on a slightly off-topic note, pun intended, did N.I. do anything for Mac users about the famous switching instance problem? ON Windows, I still have to use two keyboards. The Mark 2 just won't do it, but if I plug in the M32 simultaneous with the S-88 and change to it,

Re: KK S88MK2 and Pro Tools

2020-01-05 Thread Steve Matzura
In order to implement both those features would require the KK kb's use HUI, which they don't. That's why the only control surface PT works with well are the ones like the FaderPort. The KK kb's all use MCU Pro, which PT does not support. On 1/5/2020 9:49 AM, John André Lium-Netland wrote:

Re: Surprise surprise--subscriptions have gone up

2020-01-05 Thread Steve Matzura
I started in March of 2018, and it was $24.99 or something very cloe to that, the idea being that it was $300/year. Now it's $35 (plus tax)? Sheesh! Since I don't even use it really, I think it's time to hang it up. LOL On 1/5/2020 4:36 AM, Christopher Gilland wrote: It's always been $35.00

Re: New to Pro Tools - Where Should I Start?

2020-01-04 Thread Steve Matzura
Out of complete curiosity, what's vocational rehabilitation and training like up there north of the 60th parallel? Considering weather-related transportation challenges, I imagine it's done mostly online. Are there enough clients to keep an in-state vocational rehabilitation office open, or

Surprise surprise--subscriptions have gone up

2020-01-04 Thread Steve Matzura
Unless I'm reading my daily account activity wrong, it appears that Pro Tools subscriptions have gone up for 2020 by about 50%. My former price was $24.90-something per month, and for January, 2020, it rose to $37-something. Any other monthly subscribers notice this? -- You received this

Re: what's behind the delay on Pro Tools 2019

2019-04-05 Thread Steve Matzura
Blame it on Chinese hardware (LOL). Which begs the serious question: Wondering how long it will be before old hardware is outstripped by new firmware, and just how much of that might be at play here in that fifteen-percent problem group. On 4/5/2019 12:06 PM, Slau Halatyn wrote: A recent

Re: complete control getting started

2019-03-03 Thread Steve Matzura
KK's level of native access (no pun intended) is definitely open to debate. While many things can be done with it "out of the box" so to speak, some cannot without the aid of the third-party programs Keyboard Maestro and Chi Kim's VOCR. Basic installation and setup is accessible without them,

Re: Flo Tools Numpad Not Installing

2018-12-05 Thread Steve Matzura
I don't mean to be pedantic, but although you didn't mention it, you did re-install Keyboard Maestro before re-installing FloTools and FloNumPad, right? Also, just FYI, KM has had at least one update since version 8 was released. Whether this would or could affect you, of course I have no

Re: VOCR issue - Image magic not found

2018-11-30 Thread Steve Matzura
On the subject of VOCR, is there a mailing list to which one can subscribe, or some other service, which lets users know of new releases? I just happened to be cruising Github yesterday for something else and discovered VOCR had a new release on the 24th. I applied it, of course. -- You

Re: Whatsapp

2018-11-26 Thread Steve Matzura
To get added to WhatsApp PT or KK, send me or Slau your mobile phone number *PRIVATELY* and one of us will add you. On 11/25/2018 5:05 PM, Ricky Prevatte wrote: Well I have picked up complete control could someone add me to the Protools and complete whatsapp Group I will also be

Re: Good Deal? Air Instrument Expansion Pack for $75.01

2018-11-19 Thread Steve Matzura
They do this from time to time. What you must buy for the dollar (or pound) has varied, and sometimes the price for Xpand is as low as $62 US, but hey, for a grand total of $76 US, you get a decent bundle of toys. On 11/19/2018 10:18 AM, Chi Kim wrote: Pluginboutique has an interesting sale.

Re: State of the Mac

2018-11-14 Thread Steve Matzura
Anything is possible if enough time and money are poured into it. I've never had the opportunity to try Pro Tools in Windows, but I'd love to just to see what really can and/or cannot be done with it. Screen readers aren't what they used to be, so maybe it's getting on toward time to see what,

To those who access the PT Dropbox

2018-11-08 Thread Steve Matzura
If you are on a Mac computer, do not, not not not, do not open archives files while focused in a Dropbox folder.  If you want to see what's inside a ZIP archive, copy the ZIP file out of the Dropbox folder into a private directory on your own computer. You need to do this because when ZIP

Re: Protools key commands not working

2018-10-19 Thread Steve Matzura
Sorry to have to be the bearer of bad news, but upgrading to Mojave is probably the culprit, as Avid has not yet certified Pro Tools for this version of MacOS. On 10/19/2018 4:20 PM, Vaughn Brown wrote: Hello everyone, It has been a long while since I posted and a long while since I've done

Re: Protools 2018 shortcuts in HTML format

2018-10-13 Thread Steve Matzura
I hope I don't get beat up for this, as I see no reason for such, but for those not in the PT DB and who might need or want it, here's an archive, very small, of the current HTML-format documentation we have.

Any news on the PT with Speech Website?

2018-09-08 Thread Steve Matzura
I tried going there today and got redirected somewhere Malwarebytes didn't like. This bodes ill methinks. However, I checked with http://www.whois.net and learned that this site does still exist, is registered with GoDaddy, was last updated in July, and will expire next July. Matt or Rob, any

Re: Sonic Scoop interview with Avid CEO Jeff Rosica

2018-08-04 Thread Steve Matzura
"We’re going to do a lot of continuous innovation, to add capabilities to enhance or really create much stronger music creation workflows." - I just love corporatespeak. I did like the fact that he's watching what other companies have done and are doing that might be leveraged into Avid's

Re: Pro tools what's app group

2018-07-20 Thread Steve Matzura
https://chat.whatsapp.com/EL8QdeK1T0pHEQCnTMwxen On 7/20/2018 2:14 PM, Alan Macdonald wrote: Hi all, could I be added to the what's app group also. Thanks in advance. Alan Sent from my iPhone On 16 Jul 2018, at 12:18, Rory McDonald wrote: Hello, could I be added to the pro tools what's

Re: Is There A Problem With The New 2018 MacBook Pro?

2018-07-19 Thread Steve Matzura
Why am I not surprised? On 7/19/2018 11:47 AM, Chris Smart wrote: Initial analysis, collected by the folks at Production Expert: https://www.pro-tools-expert.com/production-expert-1/2018/7/19/is-there-a-problem-with-the-new-2018-macbook-pro-check-out-our-initial-analysis-now

Re: new flotools template

2018-07-19 Thread Steve Matzura
It's all just metadata. Doesn't affect audio in any way. Broadcasters have been dealing with this for a long time. Glad to see more than one DAW is now able to process this data accordingly--that is, its presence or absence. On 7/16/2018 10:29 AM, John Covici wrote: I always use bwf/wav,

Re: Flo Mouse and Flo Tools, Changed from VOCR Update

2018-07-12 Thread Steve Matzura
Steve, Flo Mouse and VOCR are not related, but the answer to your question is yes. Chi On 7/11/2018 3:05 AM, Steve Matzura wrote: I remember the last thing I read about FlowTools was that FlowMouse installation was not active, and those who wanted it needed to download and install

Re: VOCR Update

2018-07-11 Thread Steve Matzura
I remember the last thing I read about FlowTools was that FlowMouse installation was not active, and those who wanted it needed to download and install it separately. Is that still the case? On 7/10/2018 8:48 PM, Chi Kim wrote: Hi All, There's a small minor update to VOCR. When you're

Re: AW: Hello and first question accessible audio interfaces

2018-06-27 Thread Steve Matzura
s thinking of getting this and then taking step by step. Does NI Complete 11 really work well in reality? I heard a demo of Andrew Louis on youtube and was quite impressed so far. Thanks Ben *Von:*ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] *Im Auftrag von *Steve Matzura *Gesendet:

Re: Hello and first question accessible audio interfaces

2018-06-27 Thread Steve Matzura
Welcome,Ben: As always, you will find there are many answerers and answers to your questions. As for the audio interface, there are several very accessible ones, some with real knobs, buttons, and sliders, some with no hardware controls at all, requiring a control surface to control them.

Re: .TFX files

2018-06-25 Thread Steve Matzura
, 2018, at 10:21 AM, Steve Matzura wrote: Many thanks! Got back at stupid-o'clock this morning, but went right to the machine and checked it all out. I loaded Hybrid 3 (not with Komplete Kontrol) and then imported one of the presets from the Prime Loop pack. The results? Wacky stuff

Re: .TFX files

2018-06-22 Thread Steve Matzura
files and drop it right into the top level of the Plug-in Settings folder. Probably anything you do have is already in the drop Box folder so you can see for yourself the structure, so to speak. Best, Slau On Jun 21, 2018, at 9:04 PM, Steve Matzura wrote: I started this thread elsewhere

.TFX files

2018-06-21 Thread Steve Matzura
these presets from where I placed them. On 6/21/2018 4:19 PM, Slau Halatyn wrote: TFX files are Pro Tools preset files. On Jun 20, 2018, at 9:12 PM, Steve Matzura wrote: What are they, what DAW uses them, and in what capacity? They came as part of the Air Music Expansion Pack {big snip

Re: How should I get started with pro tools while pro tools with speech is down?

2018-05-14 Thread Steve Matzura
send an exact link for the purchase. HTH. On 5/14/18, Steve Matzura <number6...@gmail.com> wrote: PTWS may be down, but there are some additional audio programs you can find on YouTube that are probably from the same series. I downloaded the whole lot. So as not to cut into Matt and Rob's

Re: How should I get started with pro tools while pro tools with speech is down?

2018-05-14 Thread Steve Matzura
PTWS may be down, but there are some additional audio programs you can find on YouTube that are probably from the same series. I downloaded the whole lot. So as not to cut into Matt and Rob's sales, as I did buy their starter pack, here's a link to the audios from the YouTube videos, converted

Re: Need Komplete Kontrol Keyboard Setup Help

2018-04-25 Thread Steve Matzura
ols, which of course do not apply in PT. On 4/25/2018 11:22 AM, Slau Halatyn wrote: Ah, why not simply use the USB port? It's far easier. On Apr 25, 2018, at 9:59 AM, Steve Matzura <number6...@gmail.com> wrote: While I was awaiting a reply, I tried what sounded logical for the outpu

Re: Need Komplete Kontrol Keyboard Setup Help

2018-04-25 Thread Steve Matzura
atever the naming protocol happens to be for that interface. HTH On Apr 23, 2018, at 7:23 PM, Steve Matzura <number6...@gmail.com> wrote: Two question: 1. Which of the three KK ports should be checked--DAW-1,Port1, Port2? 2. When adding KK as an instrument on an instrument track

Need Komplete Kontrol Keyboard Setup Help

2018-04-23 Thread Steve Matzura
Two question: 1. Which of the three KK ports should be checked--DAW-1,Port1, Port2? 2. When adding KK as an instrument on an instrument track, the inputs and outputs come up set to no in, no out. Of course, there's no in, but should the output be changed to that of the connected audio

Re: Pro tools with speech site no longer exists?

2018-04-22 Thread Steve Matzura
Can't wait for those. So much good stuff has changed and been given us since those were made. I've gone through most of what I bought when I bought the intro package and what I got from YouTube only to find there are now shortcuts for a lot of it. That's OK though, as I was able to get the

Re: Pro tools with speech site no longer exists?

2018-04-22 Thread Steve Matzura
I got the YouTube vids with Pontes Media Downloader. I can put up the audios as a Dropbox link if anyone wants them. Matt wrote me about the PWS site saying it should be up later this spring or early summer. On 4/21/2018 9:53 PM, Rory McDonald wrote: Hello, so i just tried searching for the

Re: Protools busy, always busy

2018-04-16 Thread Steve Matzura
It does happen more than it used to. I thought it was just my old 2012 Mini, like you said. I've been thinking about a Mac upgrade since early this year, but the prices are pretty stratospheric, so that mnay have to wait. On 4/15/2018 4:00 PM, CHUCK REICHEL wrote: Hi Ramy, I've been

Re: PT Basic: Selection keys not working as described

2018-04-07 Thread Steve Matzura
Problem solved. Juan had insertion point follows playback cursor checked. On 4/6/2018 4:17 PM, Steve Matzura wrote: I'm posting this for Juan, who demonstrated it to me on the phone. He probably also posted it to the WhatsApp group. When he makes a selection on a track with down-arrow

PT Basic: Selection keys not working as described

2018-04-06 Thread Steve Matzura
I'm posting this for Juan, who demonstrated it to me on the phone. He probably also posted it to the WhatsApp group. When he makes a selection on a track with down-arrow to start and up-arrow to finish, it appears that only the end point is defined. This is proven by going into the Transport

Re: Application Update

2018-03-29 Thread Steve Matzura
there's a way. On Mar 29, 2018, at 10:09 AM, Steve Matzura <number6...@gmail.com> wrote: Nailed it again! I looked in Feeds, and there it was. I'm on a monthly subscription plan for the first year, after which I officially own the product. My renewal date is the 2nd, so that's coming up on Mon

Re: Application Update

2018-03-29 Thread Steve Matzura
, for sure. On Mar 28, 2018, at 2:50 PM, Steve Matzura <number6...@gmail.com> wrote: My machine keeps yammering there's a software update, but tap as I might on the "Apps" button in the Avid Application Manager, with or without sighted assistance, no update appears. Is this one

Application Update

2018-03-28 Thread Steve Matzura
My machine keeps yammering there's a software update, but tap as I might on the "Apps" button in the Avid Application Manager, with or without sighted assistance, no update appears. Is this one of those things where it says there's an update, but for whatever reason I'm not on the list for

Re: Issue with extended number pad keys not working correctly, urgent assistance needed

2018-03-28 Thread Steve Matzura
. Curious to see if I am the only one with that issue. On Mar 28, 2018, at 6:52 AM, Steve Matzura <number6...@gmail.com> wrote: A while back, I read and was told buy many people that using CAPS LOCK as the VoiceOver key sometimes caused problems. Is that still true, and if so, under

Re: Issue with extended number pad keys not working correctly, urgent assistance needed

2018-03-28 Thread Steve Matzura
A while back, I read and was told buy many people that using CAPS LOCK as the VoiceOver key sometimes caused problems. Is that still true, and if so, under what conditions do these problems occur? On 3/27/2018 9:36 AM, Slau Halatyn wrote: No problem. Keep in mind that, if you're using

Re: ProToolsWithSpeech Website

2018-03-23 Thread Steve Matzura
. Something's seriously wrong over there. On 3/23/2018 12:05 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: Oh no! I darn well hope it’s just a glitch! Chris. Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 *From: *Steve Matzura <mailto:number6...@gmail.c

ProToolsWithSpeech Website

2018-03-22 Thread Steve Matzura
Just tried going there, and while I don't get a 404, I don't get anything else. Is that site gone? Too bad if it is, as I'm finding things from it on YouTube that I don't have, such as the recordings on adding virtual instruments. I purchased what is probably the starter package at least two

Re: Making High sierra clean install

2018-03-22 Thread Steve Matzura
Are you needing help on how to do this? Would be happy to help you off-list via TeamTalk, Skype, Zoom, whatever works best for you. Just so you know, there might be something else wrong with your setup, because 2018.3 causes no problems for me here, and I, too, am using it on a Mini, late 2012

Re: Stumbling around in the intellectual dark is not the most efficient learning method

2018-03-20 Thread Steve Matzura
ather than the PTAccess email list. Check to see that your email client is behaving as expected. Cheers, Slau On Mar 19, 2018, at 10:38 AM, Steve Matzura <number6...@gmail.com> wrote: My brutha, you speaka-my-language! LOL! It's not all or always about what one reads, it's about what one ca

Stumbling around in the intellectual dark is not the most efficient learning method

2018-03-17 Thread Steve Matzura
While I consider myself a reasonably efficient stumbler (LOL), what's a better method of self-learning Pro Tools? So far, the concepts are clear enough, but moving within the environment sometimes bogs me down because I don't yet know where to find things in specific windows or dialogs, not to

My first encounter with the Avid Update Manager

2018-03-09 Thread Steve Matzura
Is this not accessible with VoiceOver? I mean, I could read the screen sort-of mostly, but it took assistance via TeamViewer to get any controls to activate. The dialog for signing into the Avid master account was OK once focus was brought there, but after that, nothing worked without

Shortcut Keys Questions

2018-03-08 Thread Steve Matzura
I am a new--very new, still wet behind the ears--Pro Tools user. I am reading through a file of short cutkeys from version 12.3, and am finding sections like this one: Pro Tools provides global keyboard shortcuts for changing the following parameters: • Tracks in Track List • Memory

Test

2018-03-05 Thread Steve Matzura
Sorry for the test message. I have posted a question but never saw it come through. If this one does, I'll re-post. -- 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,

12.83 v 2018.1

2018-03-04 Thread Steve Matzura
I'm on 12.83. Should I move to  2018.1,a.k.a. 12.9 seems to be? -- 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

Re: K-mix?

2016-10-20 Thread Steve Matzura
The ad copy was nice, but I give the video a double-thumbs-down. On Wed, 19 Oct 2016 15:27:40 -0400, you wrote: >Hmm, I wonder if we can use this one at all? It might be an >all-in-one solution that isn't as robust or expensive as the Behringer X32. >Apparently, K-Mix is a one-of-a-kind audio

Re: New song production for you all.

2016-10-18 Thread Steve Matzura
I tweeted the YouTube link to two of my favorite morning TV newspeople, plus, of course, what else? the real Donald Trump. Let's see what happens. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. To unsubscribe from this group and

Re: This song is picking up a lot of steam in my country. Please give a listen and share.

2016-10-18 Thread Steve Matzura
It absolutely rocks! On Thu, 3 Mar 2016 14:00:51 -0800 (PST), you wrote: >Hi everyone, I am quite excited as this song I just produced is really >picking up in my country Trinidad. I think it stands a chance of doing well >internationally as well. I did every thing in Pro Tools 12 from

Re: Sharing a new song.

2016-10-18 Thread Steve Matzura
I'm a little slow on these lists, but I do get to these things after a while, and wow amn I ever glad I got to this one. I have to tell you, your voice makes me think of a combination of Springsteen and Covane, but neither of those would sing this kind of song. The music is a little like some old

Re: New song production for you all.

2016-10-18 Thread Steve Matzura
Aw-reet! Great idea, great cause, great track, everything great! Let's do it, like the song says. On Wed, 12 Oct 2016 11:23:52 -0400, you wrote: >Ahoy List! >Heres a song from "the WindEye project" we just finished using all Waves plugs. >Special thanks to Mike Lockett for his keyboard

Re: ProTools access team talk channel now available.

2016-10-18 Thread Steve Matzura
Windows users, be sure to install the classic mode of TeamTalk. It has superior accessibility. There are also some scripts from Doug Lee (http://www.dlee.org) that make TT a little more talky and tell you things you may or may not be interested in knowing. -- You received this message because

Re: midi editing question

2016-04-21 Thread Steve Matzura
This message is one of the most helpful I've had in this topic area. Thanks so much, brother New Yorker. On Wed, 20 Apr 2016 18:01:24 -0400, you wrote: >Hi Peter, > >I'm finally starting to work on an upcoming project that involves MIDI and >I've refreshed my memory on a few tips. Hopefully,

Re: possible voiceover bug in pro tools

2015-05-11 Thread Steve Matzura
On Sat, 9 May 2015 18:28:45 +0100, you wrote: I've just emailed accessibil...@apple.com with a short example of how this keeps biting me on the arse, and recommending that such windows be made reachable/switchable using Alt+Tab. Even once you know the behaviour exists, it's unnecessarily