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I Have Finally Installed ProTools LE over WIN XP

leflaw	Date: March 12, 2003 @ 10:18 PM I HAVE FINALLY INSTALLED PROTOOLS LE over WIN XP!! I am testing it now. (I haven't registered XP yet, since Bill Gates will search my underwear as soon as I register). Protools is set up like a 24 track mixing console, but with an editing screen that looks like a graphical track map ( i.e. like cakewalk or cubase for midi files, with digital audio tracks also). It is very intuitive. I have so far figured out how to mixdown ( as opposed to record.) If you are familiar with t arecording studio, it should be easy. I don't know how well this will work, but it seems great so far. And I can now collborate with Macs running protools! ( i.e. the entire professional music world.) Will report progress.
ronnie71	Date: March 12, 2003 @ 10:23 PM cool... how much that cost...
leflaw	Date: March 13, 2003 @ 1:39 AM http://www.bigtreemultimedia.com/protools.jpg " id="36555">protools LE was $800 new, plus computer with two 80 gig hard drives , 1 gig of RAM , audigy 24 bit sound card network card, USB 2.0 ports was $1400.00 http://www.bigtreemultimedia.com/protools.jpg
starseven	Date: March 13, 2003 @ 2:06 AM 4800.00.. i take it you got the Digi001? Protools is alright..not really anybetter than any of the rest software wise... they just have the advantage of being the first DAW.. therefore they became industry standard. ... i dont know if i would run one on a pc though... i have yet to find someone who didnt run into major problems... if your doing music you should be on a mac anyways...even morenow that Protools 6.0 and Ligic 6.0 are out...But as faras the hardware goes protools is fucking awesome.. it just sux that it's almost entierly propriary.. i prefer using Logic .. in conjuction with Protools tdm.. to utleise the DSP power of the protools cards.. but its really what ever works for you... i think there are many other DAW'S out there.. than do the EXACT same thing as protools ..and are a fraction of the costs( nuendo,cubase,vegas video,digital performer) just to name a few shit even logic is cheaper.. and in my opionion blows protools out of the water as far as a mixing and editing enviroment goes..
Expose	Date: March 13, 2003 @ 7:13 AM http://xpantispy.de . One of the things it does, is make it think you already registered :D Nice to see it works." id="36564">get xpantispy at http://xpantispy.de . One of the things it does, is make it think you already registered Nice to see it works.
leflaw	Date: March 13, 2003 @ 9:04 AM xpantispy.de - awesome. I really like this forum!!" id="36572">I am vacillating on protools on a PC as opposed to Mac. I already have PC's but I am a Mac novice. I need protools compatability for projects. I also have Logic 4.7 and Cubase VST 5. and Digital performer Opinions? set them up on a second machines?? Ps: xpantispy.de - awesome. I really like this forum!!
leflaw	Date: March 13, 2003 @ 9:05 AM also :: The learning curve is an issue. I'm 50. Will be getting alzheimers soon ( I hope not).
starseven	Date: March 13, 2003 @ 11:07 AM www.digidesign.com" id="36577">yeah.. the learning curve is a bitch.... i kno digidesign offers all levels of training.... from beiner to expert... you;d havr to check their website though to see where and how much.... www.digidesign.com
vonsmear	Date: March 13, 2003 @ 1:49 PM Pro Tools is the best. That's why it's the industry standard, and it's why every recording studio has it. People who say different, are the people who don't use it enough to make an acturate critique. also, $800 ins't the cost of the software, it's the cost of the 001 interface(8in/8out 2preamps, midi) bundled with the software... a very resonable price, if you ask me. Learning Pro Tools is really not that hard at all. Especially the LE version. Don't bother with digidesigns training program. It's more designed for the higher level $20,000 HD systems. As for running Pro Tools on a PC vs Mac, there is no difference really. I would sugest a Mac with OSX if you have the choice, but don't feel you need to buy another computer just for it. At home I have a PC with XP running the 001 system with ver5.3 software. At my studio I have the MixPlus24 system on a PowerMac with ver6.0 software. Both work fine, and I never have any problems. Ver6 on OSX does look amazing though, the PC version is just typical Window's boringness. But as far as interface/features etc, the mac and pc versions are the same. Also, how can you compair it to DP or Vegas? DP is pimarily midi, and Vegas is for video editing. It's apple's and oranges.
pog	Date: March 17, 2003 @ 12:39 AM Thats because older versions of vegas were orientated toward the recording muso... then acid pro came out which was more dj orientated, but both were pretty much the same. I guess they thought well, what are we gonna do with vegas, so at about version 2 onwards, they made it more video orientated (I guess to get the musos to start doing more video stuff, as thats the next natural progression for an analog instrument player...i.e. video is more attractive than digital beatsyncing for a guitarist). Both apples and oranges still fill the tummy though
leflaw	Date: March 17, 2003 @ 1:19 AM Nice rig, von smear. I'll take your advice and see how it goes.
CountryMusikMan	Date: March 29, 2003 @ 10:48 PM program.It is a very good program but nothing beats Pro Tools" id="39110">IF YOU are gonna do digital music you need a Mac for with the Cubase program.It is a very good program but nothing beats Pro Tools
thumbtack	Date: April 8, 2003 @ 3:32 PM yep
cheeky487	Date: May 15, 2003 @ 9:25 PM i'm curious to compare Acid to protools on the PC. Acid works but is kind of limiting, and my previous exp. w/ protools was good, except i had it on an older mac and it crashed quite often! but, according to the other posts, protools le will work on win xp. am i right?
vonsmear	Date: May 22, 2003 @ 11:56 AM Acid can't record audio, and even if you were going to use Sound Forge next to it to record, it would still not be multi track. Acid is primarily loop based too, which limits what can be done with it. Don't get me wrong, for aranging, and preproduction, acid is my number one choice, but as far and recording, mixing, editing, and mastering, pro tools wins hands down. And yes, the 5.3.1 update gave it XP support. I have had an 001 on xp for over a year now, and no problems.
JaggedAlibi	Date: May 22, 2003 @ 11:59 AM actually acid CAN record audio
noimportante	Date: December 23, 2003 @ 1:51 AM Yeah, you put protools up to any other recording software in the WORLD and PT will win in regaurds to bit quality vs. tracks. Then if you get anal about it, put anything up to Pro Tools TDM and the battle is definitely over. DSP is unbeatable when recording Major-Label worthy 128 track work. But I always say that change always comes, but hopefully (speakin for our wallets) the standard will be steady for a while. I can't afford to move to a new media anytime soon. Not to mention coverting is a bitch and can make you look like a noob in the studio. Hehe. But Leflaw, if you get stuck in protools, post a question in a furom. There are tons of things PT does that nobody knows about. i gotta go to bed. latez.
leflaw	Date: December 23, 2003 @ 9:38 AM Give me some hints - what can protoiols do that nobody knows about?
winterchylde	Date: February 19, 2004 @ 9:20 PM I plan to purchase the Digi 002 system (Pro Tools LE) within the next 30 days. According to DigiDesign, a user may have 128 virtual tracks, but only 32 tracks of simultaneous 24-bit/96 kHz audio recording/playback at any given time. This is ideal for the way I write/record/arrange audio. If I needed more than this, then I'd take a look at Pro Tools\|HD with the TDM software that allows up to 128 tracks of simultaneous audio. Pro Tools does not support RAID technology. RAID is a technique that was developed to provide speed, reliability, and increased storage capacity using multiple disks, rather than single disk solutions. RAID basically takes multiple hard drives and allows them to be used as one large hard drive with benefits depending on the scheme or level of RAID being used. Sony/Sonic Foundry's ACID does record audio. I use it as my primary recording program. I paid $350 for Cakewalk Pro Audio 9.0 when it was released and I hated it. I paid $150 for ACID 4.0 and never looked back. It's a cheap, easy, fun way to work with audio. I think most people know what Pro Tools can do. If not, then go read up on the programs at DigiDesign. It's quite a detailed web site. I've seen and used various programs (Steinberg's Cubase is quite impressive - Steinberg invented VST), but it's time for an upgrade to Pro Tools.
ConcreteVisionz	Date: February 21, 2004 @ 12:10 AM I seem to be the only one, but i use Cool Edit Pro for XP. I've been thinkin bout tryin to save and get an IMac and PT but if i can do basically the same thing with pretty much the same quality then its not really worth all the extra money,or is it? Can anybody answer me?
pog	Date: February 21, 2004 @ 8:26 AM I guess it depends on what you wish to do with it... If you just wanna add overdubs one after another, and build songs one track at a time, then most software based recorders will do the job as is. If you wanna record your band, then protools is a viable option, but then again, so is a dat machine, and a good mixing desk. Or a standalone multitrack recorder. imho that it's all governed by budget limitations.
ConcreteVisionz	Date: February 21, 2004 @ 8:40 AM So basically what your saying is that PT is really better for recording with instruments and stuff where you are going to use more channels??Cuz i record hip hop/R&B so i load tha instrumental and record from there...so i should be good just using what im using, and get basically the same thing as i would with PT???
BenRebel	Date: April 16, 2004 @ 9:24 AM I'm having a problem and I know the answer is right in my face lol.. I'm running Le 5.3.1 I'm also runing the Mackie HDR 24/96 which I run like a 2" machine I want Protools to slave off the Mackie (which it does) BUT protools is not doing like a song pionter or catch up thing it just triggers do anyone know what I'm forgetting to check?

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