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Is ProTools easy to use for first time or beginner musicians and producers?
Where can I find articles, manuals and user ratings for Pro Tools home studio software? I have most of the equipment I need to make music, but now I need something for recording and mastering my music. I want to find as much info on Pro Tools as possible so I can decide if using a coputer is the way to go or if I should just get a 24 track digital recording system. I am technically challenged so I'd like to know if Pro Tools is OK for a computer dummy and if it's user friendly. Any info about setting up a home music studio would be helpful.
ProTools is a very high-end software that is used in most state-of-the-art recording studios. If you are a bit challenged, it may be a better use of your resources to start a few notches below. This does not mean that the quality of your product needs to be significantly diminished, but rather, provide you with software that can ultimately lead you to a better understanding of ProTools for a future purchase. Briefly, ProTools allows the user to record many tracks of MIDI and Analog files, and incorporates many of the compression and processing features one would need in a recording setting. Depending on your outboard gear (synthesizers, plug-ins, sound banks, etc), you can pretty much create anything. If this is what you want to do, then I would recommend this for starters: Digital Performer (Mark of the Unicorn) can record several tracks (it may also provide you with plug-ins for a sound bank for MIDI tracks) as well as record analog (voice or acoustic instrument). There are also plug-ins for sound processing such as factory set compression (however, you can create and/or modify your own), reverb, etc., but you can also get external boxes (a Lexicon, eg.,) to process your tracks as well. The beautiful thing about ProTools is that it combines all of these features, but if you have a limited knowledge or understanding about these processes, then you would be putting the proverbial cart before the horse. If you have the time to spare, see if there is a studio in your area that would allow you to sit in on a few sessions. You would have to be disciplined to stay quiet and not interfere, but once you have established this trust with the proprietors, you may start to learn a little bit more about recording with this great program. As for manuals, there are many industry rags out there: Go to a music store and look at the racks. You will surely find several. In addition, there are hundreds of online discussion groups for this subject that can be very enlightening, but it sounds like you're going to need some experience upon which to hang some of this stuff. I should mention that Dig. Performer is compatible with Macs. I do not believe there is a pc version. This may also be true for ProTools, but on this, I am not sure.
Ultimately, a computer is the way to go because of the editing capabilities offered. You will have specific control over every element of your recording process - even pitch changing a voice that is a tad flat. Good Luck~
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