now that’s absolutely fantastic. I too have protools and am using it also more
and more each day.
I actually have my first client that I’m training in protools, and yes Phil is
absolutely correct in saying that protools is getting better and better with
accessibility because of flo tools, I just didn’t want to say too much because
I wanted others to chime in.
Indeed Logic still has ways to go, but right out of the box it works good for
some one who wants to simply stick to apple products. I have to admit that
getting a whole of tech support from protools is rather a hoop and a bit more
more complicated then getting a hold of some one from apple.
Like said both Daws are very good on the Mac. and there is absolutely no harm
in using both on the Mac if you want.
To answer Kevins question on the event list editor you simply go to the event
list editor with command 7 and navigate to the event scroll window, and once
interacting with it you have access to various fields such as note, velocity,
and aall that kind of stuff.
Once you navigate to the note column, you can simply turn off quick nav, and as
you arrow up and down VoiceOver will announce the note and echo it to you and
sound it out on your soft synth and or keyboard.
Phil its absolutely that you can seamlessly port things over to samplitude, and
protools, because I’ll be using and training that as well and be ready to rock
in a couple of weeks.
To answer another one of Kevin’s questions,
at times I do windows updates to my Windows 7 machine because at my centre
where I train clients we are automatically updated from or it department.
In the last year and notably with my self what happens is that the tool bars
become broken. For instance I non longer get the correct time in a pice of
music, at least not accurately.
In the last year or so several customers who I help are reporting this to me,
and I have to instruct them to run the repair tool to solve the issue.
Now this is not to imply that those who have CT should stop using, its just
this little buggy things that happen.
Infact I will continue to say this and if you are comfortable in using Sonar
with CakeTalking, and want to still continue purchasing Sonar and CT please do
so because its a rock solid kick ass system with extensive tutorials, and
verbose access to Jaws.
Again this does not imply that amplitude is not good, too it is, what I am
trying to say here is that if you are wanting to use a software of your choice,
and are happy with what you use for your needs, then go ahead and use it…
The fact that we now have ground to choose our DAW choice is what matters, and
I’m here to help, and support any one on list who chooses to purchase a DAW of
their choice.
Its why I love competition, and why I’m mastering in my masters degree at
Concordia univercity in Educational Technology. I love music, computers and
technology lol.
Cheers.
On Feb 28, 2017, at 6:54 PM, Phil Muir <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I am probably in a good position to comment as I run a couple of Mac's with
Bootcamp with Mac OS on one side and previously Windows 7 now Windows 10 on
the other. I use Samplitude Pro X3 Suite on Windows 10 along side JSonar
and Sonar 8.5.3. I use Pro Tools on the Mac and that's extremely
accessible, way more so than Logic especially with the use of Flo Tools:
http://flotools.org/
Flo Tools adds single letter navigation to Pro Tools on the Mac and you can
query the status of various buttons such as mute, solo, etc. MIDI is
editable on Pro Tools on the Mac but as yet haven't done that. Also, they
are adding comprehensive third party plug-in access to Pro Tools using Flo
Tools. For instance, they already have great access to Superior Drummer 2.
I regularly move MIDI and audio data from Pro Tools to Samplitude and it's
absolutely seamless to the point where you can export out a MIDI file from
PT with real time properties which includes a tempo map and import it into
Samplitude. On import, Samplitude will detect that there is a tempo map
embedded in the MIDI file and ask you if you want to import it. If you
choose yes then the MIDI data along with all of the various markers where
the tempo changes occur are automatically imported. You can also import
broadcast wav and all audio files will line up seamlessly, even if for
example the backing vocals don't come in until much later in the song.
For instance, am just about finished on a mix with a client in Ireland. The
mix has a gradual speed up and without the tempo map in the MIDI file there
is absolutely no way you would be able to work between both DAWS as I needed
that info because the client in Ireland wanted me to replace the snare drum
with something else. So I did in Samplitude using Superior Drummer 2.
With regard to using Samplitude, you can easily copy, paste affects,
paste/edit audio and MIDI clips, turn volume up or down on audio clips or as
they are referred to in Samplitude, objects. It's all fully accessible and
you are using a screen reader which you are used to using to access all of
this, Jaws. Further more; a lot of the Sonar plug-ins that you may still
wish to use can be accessed in Samplitude as I have updated the HSC sets for
those including Dimension Pro and Rapture. There is a great group of VI
Samplitude users and some video on YouTube of folks using it. You will find
the free Jaws scripts, as well as fully functional 30 day demos for
Samplitude Pro X3 Suite and Samplitude Pro X3 and links to the mailing list
and YouTube page here:
http://www.accessibilitytraining.co.uk/samplitude/samplitude.html
I have to say that as with any new DAW although the learning curve is steep
I absolutely love using it. Also with regard to mixing its like having gone
from 2D to 3D mixing when compared to Sonar. The difference really is that
clear!! Mixes produced in Samplitude sound a lot more transparent. The
sound staging is larger and separation between instruments to me at least
sounds wider in Samplitude.
Put it this way, I was given the Alfa scripts by Steve Spamer for Samplitude
late one Thursday evening. I was so impressed and started getting a handle
on it that I purchased Samplitude Pro X2 Suite on the Monday. Note: if you
do decide to purchase Samplitude Pro X3 Suite or Samplitude Pro X3 then you
should conduct a Google search for:
Samplitude Pro X3 Suite crossgrade.
That will get you a lower price when purchasing the software.
Finally, I doo need to mention that Magix the company who develop Samplitude
are working with a number of us on an on going basis to make the product
more accessible and Steve Spamer continues to develop the excellent
Samplitude scripts and I help by working on the user documentation.
PLEASE READ THIS FOOTER AT LEAST ONCE!
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