Pro Tools 7.1 LE/M-Powered for Windows

[normbowler]

Hello all. I'm Norm. New to this forum, but not to composing and recording.Recently I dumped my old Friend Cubase 5.1 (circa 2002) which I had used for 5 years, and switched over to Pro Tools 7.1. After some fumbling, I think I am competent, and am steadily improving.So I thought I would start a thread for PT7.1/Win tips and tricks. The reson I specify Windows is that the Mac and Windows versions have very different keyboard interfaces, and the magic answer to the question "How do you..." is often "Click fiddle Ctrl-Shift whatever" -- and these answers are completely different for Windows and Mac.So use this thread if you have tips to share, questions to ask, or whatever. I have a few tips I'll add to it in the next few days, and will jump in to answer questions when I can.nb

[andreh]

Hi Norm-Have you checked out the Digidesign User Conference? It's a great resource for info about PT on various systems:http://duc.digidesign.com/Check out this thread in particular for tons of production tips (this is good for everyone, not PT'ers):http://duc.digidesign.com/showflat.php? ... &vc=1Andre

[normbowler]

OK, as promised, here's a por tools trick.RTAS plug ins and virtual instruments: !'spensive!VST plug ins: freely available, much less expensive -- often free. (www.kvraudio.com)But Pro tool won't use VST, only RTAS format.The trick is to get the VST-to-RTAS wrapper (converter) from fxpansion (www.fxpansion.com). It's $99 US. For less than the price of one RTAS plug in, you get access to dozens (hundreds) of VST plug ins in pro tools. Later on I'll share some favorites...nb

[nickbatzdorf]

The best plug-ins and V.I.s aren't inexpensive or free, whether they're RTAS or not.