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PT 7.4.2 for Leopard Released

Steve — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:21:45 +0000

In case you missed it, Digidesign last week released fully-approved Leopard versions of Pro Tools in all three flavors: TDM, LE, and M-Powered. This is not the pre-release version mentioned a few weeks ago, but a full-on, no-excuses update. Please note that this update requires that the recent Mac OS 10.5.3 (or 10.5.4) update be installed [...]

Pro Tools Pre-release Available for Leopard

Steve — Fri, 30 May 2008 19:50:06 +0000

Well now, that was quick. No sooner had I posted about Digidesign’s progress with OS X 10.5 (Leopard) than the company released Leopard-compatible versions of all three flavors of Pro Tools version 7.4.2pr for download. The pr stands for pre-release, and that tells me it’s not a good idea to put this software on a [...]

Pro Tools is okay for OSX 10.5.3 — well, almost

Steve — Thu, 29 May 2008 06:36:46 +0000

[Updated 8-30-08] There are now pre-release versions of HD, LE, and M-Powered for Leopard on Digi’s website. In what has to be one of the more cryptic technical documents to ever emerge from a tech company, Digidesign today stated that Pro Tools is in its final testing stages running on Mac OSX 10.5.3. The missive goes [...]

The Option key in iTunes

Steve — Tue, 27 May 2008 18:22:06 +0000

Many of you already know how to convert audio files from one format to another using Apple’s free iTunes software. What you may not know is how the Option key can free you from the tyranny of the iTunes Library folder. For example, to convert a .WAV audition file for email, you have to copy the [...]

Half a Leopard for Pro Tools

Steve — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:42:07 +0000

Those who cut audio in Pro Tools and are waiting for Digidesign to qualify Mac OSX 10.5 so they can upgrade their computers got half a green light today. Digidesign announced that Pro Tools HD version 7.4.1 runs okey-dokey under 10.5.1 (but not 10.5.2). However, their LE and M-Powered products are still not kosher for 10.5, [...]

From the DUC: Access violation. What is it and why do i get it?

Steve — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 06:18:35 +0000

More than once since I upgraded to Pro Tools LE version 7.4, I find I am unable to save and quit due to something called an Access Violation. The only remedy is to perform a Save As, saving the session file with a different name. Occasionally even that doesn’t work, and I have to quit [...]

No Leopard either, please.

Steve — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 03:30:58 +0000

Do I need to remind you that upgrading to Mac OSX 10.5, aka Leopard, is a Bad Idea right now. It has not been certified by Digidesign, Waves, MOTU, or anyone else really. So unless you’re using plain-vanillla Logic Studio 8, just wait awhile. Okay? Having said that, reports from the Digidesign User Conference claim that [...]

OSX 10.4.9 Approved by Waves, Digidesign

Steve — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 07:06:01 +0000

The aforementioned troubles with Mac OSX version 10.4.9 appear to be solved for the most part. Plug-in vendors including Waves and Ohm Force have released updated versions of their plugs (in the case of Waves, updated Waveshells) that allow them to be validated properly by the auval application in 10.4.9. I’m still experiencing some minor speed bumps [...]

Controlling Input Levels Using Auxes in Pro Tools

Steve — Fri, 18 May 2007 03:32:25 +0000

Did you know that when recording a track in Pro Tools LE, the only volume control available between your mic’s signal and the hard disk is the Input level knob on your interface? That’s right… the only control you have to avoid clipping during record is the level knob on your Mbox or 002 (or 003). [...]

Keeping a PC simple

Steve — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 08:35:08 +0000

I found a screamin’ deal on a little IBM desktop with a Pentium 4 at 2.56 GHz — too cheap to pass up. I’ve installed Win XP Service Pack 2 on it, and I’m gonna use it as a standalone effects processor. It needs to be as fast as it can given the pokey processor, [...]