Reviving old Firewire audio interfaces in 2021
I have a Digidesign 003 factory, it has motorised faders, Focusrite preamps, and is still a tasty bit of kit, even these days. It runs over firewire though, which is…
protools
Audio midi setup midi server cant be opened protools fix
If your audio midi setup takes an age to load, and you get the message 'the midi server cant be opened' it might be to do with protools. i run…
Free rtas plugins for protools and where to get them
RTAS (real time audio suite) plugins are plugins for protools systems. You can get free rtas plugins for protools if you know where to look. There are a lot of…
Blue microphones snowflake
I did a post recently on the snowball mic from blue microphones, I also got a snowflake mic at the same time, so here is a post about that too…
Blue microphones snowball
I recently got a blue microphones snowball mic. the snowball is an omnidirectional USB microphone with a built-in soundcard, so you only need a usb port for it to work.…
Protools 9
Protools 9 is out the best features: its not tied to digidesing hardware any more! this means that you can install it on your laptop and do editing without humphing…
Protools shortcut keys select all for mac and windows
Protools shortcut keys select all protools shortcut keys for selection options mac + win alt+click = select all eg, to mute all tracks hold alt + click mute this works…
Protools group shortcut keys for mac and windows
Protools group shortcut keys shortcut keys for mac osx: new group: cmd+g suspend/enable groups: cmd+shift+g shortcut keys for windows: new group: ctrl+g suspend/enable groups: ctrl+shift+g Sources for protools group shortcut…
Protools zoom shortcut keys for mac and windows
This is a short post with the protools zoom shortcut keys. I use these keys all the time, they are probably my most used shortcuts in protools protools shortcuts for…
Protools fine adjustment shortcut keys
Protools fine adjustment shortcut keys mac: hold cmd + click on the thing you want to adjust pc: hold ctrl + click on the thing you want to adjust
Protools playback and record shortcut keys
Protools playback and record shortcut keys space: play / stop shift+space: playback at half speed F12: record enable with record enabled: space: begin recording / stop recording shift+space: begin recording…
Protools bounce to disk shortcut key for windows and mac
This is a short post with the protools bounce to disk shortcut key shortcut keys for mac osx : cmd + alt + b shortcut keys for windows pc: ctrl…
Protools new track shortcut keys
This is a short post with the protools new track shortcut keys mac: cmd + shift + n pc: ctrl + shift + n That will open up the new…
Protools new session shortcut keys
This is just a short post with the protools new session shortcut keys: to create a new shortcut, open protools and type: on a mac: cmd+n or on a pc…
Protools open session shortcut keys for windows and mac
This is a short post with the protools open session shortcut keys mac: cmd + o pc: ctrl + o
Protools save session shortcut keys for windows and mac
This is a short post with the protools save session shortcut keys mac: cmd + s pc: ctrl + s
Protools tips section
This is going to be the protools tips section. every time I figure out something new in protools ill post it here. ill also be adding shortcuts, etc. basically every…
Some free (legit) au, rtas, tdm and vst plugins
i just found a site (well, I re-found it in my bookmarks) that has listings for free plugins - au, vst, rtas and tdm ones for mac, and rtas, tdm…
I have a digi 003 =)
ive been saving for a while. I wanted a digi 003. so I got one. ive been to the pub about three times since june, but it was worth it.…
Protools 201 exams
I am again sitting on the train writing this from my ipod touch i have a protools 201 course this weekend at ayr college which I am looking forward to…
Audio hosting…
I own my own domain ( I own a couple of them) and I have to pay for bandwidth, so I can't afford to host my own mp3 files here,…
Protools 8
Well, ive been looking into protools 8 there are a few cool features - things that cubase and others have had for a long time, but that make protools at…
Mastering tracks
Ive been busy mastering tracks. I just mastered 37 tracks (I actually mastered 51 of them, but a few got dropped already) I have bounced them all down to disk…
Tips for micing up a drum kit
There are loads and loads of things to remember when setting up mics on a drum-kit, here are some tips for micing up a drum kit phase. watch out for…
Mastering tracks
Mastering tracks - Ok, so the hard part is done. you've written, demoed, practiced, arranged in countless different ways, recorded, re-recorded, mixed, re-mixed and finally scrapped and done all that…
New m-audio drivers
I have an m-audio delta 1010 sound card. its the rack one. its pretty good, considering the price I paid for it. it has 10 inputs and 10 outputs. It…
A quick tip about EQ
This one is really fast - A quick tip about EQ - if you are adding EQ to a track, watch the peaks - eg, if you have a track…
Protools tips
Here are some protools tips - how to cram more into your session, and a few shortcuts that I use the first thing is to use a lot of busses.…
How to use compressor plugins in protools
This one might seem a little easy for some people, but it essential that everyone knows it - what is a compressor, and how to use compressor plugins in protools.…
Glitch plugin
Hi, ive been playing about with a new plugin http://illformed.org/blog/glitch/ its very cool, ive been running it in my protools with the vst wrapper, and it seems fine. a few…
MIDI
So, what is midi, and does it always have to sound so bad? MIDI is an acronym for Musical instrument Digital Interface. It allows electronic instruments, computers and other electronic…