Actualsizeaudio Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 I've been using Pro Tools since the very beginning of Pro tools, but for a little while I worked at a studio that had an Ensoniq Paris system. It had "Jail Cells" on top of the timeline. you could insert anything (bunches of regions, or just one region) you wanted into one of the 8 "Cells", and have it ready for pulling into your timeline at any time. It was one of the best features of the thing (that and it had a 56bit mix buss that sounded so much better that PT did at the time in 1998). I would give my left nut for Pro Tools to incorporate that (very simple) idea. This way if you have a SFX mashup you like that is say 3 or 4 tracks, you can pull it into your timeline from the cell without hunting for it. ......sigh...... BTW, Sound Miner really is a huge help in regards to SFX. Well worth the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Holm Posted June 24, 2010 Report Share Posted June 24, 2010 Sounds like a easy and useful feature... I also used to have "sound miner" but changed to "basehead" came out for mac a few weeks ago... http://www.baseheadinc.com/ //Christian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Wielage Posted June 25, 2010 Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 I loved using Sound Miner, but Basehead looks like they have some terrific utilities -- thanks for the heads up, Christian. --Marc W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minister Posted June 25, 2010 Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 I would give my left nut for Pro Tools to incorporate that (very simple) idea. This way if you have a SFX mashup you like that is say 3 or 4 tracks, you can pull it into your timeline from the cell without hunting for it. Region Groups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Actualsizeaudio Posted June 26, 2010 Report Share Posted June 26, 2010 Region Groups. I use region groups, but I still don't find it as quick as the jail cells. Something about them being right on top of the timeline, and separated from the regions made them much quicker. The closest I can come is to have only region groups selected as viewable in the region bin, but I find that's a bit of a pain as well. @christian: What do you like about basehead that Sound Miner doesn't do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundtrane Posted June 26, 2010 Report Share Posted June 26, 2010 <<it had a 56bit mix buss that sounded so much better that PT did at the time >> Actualsize (i'll call you john doe), I wanted to know if you think PT sounds better now? Up to specs? -vin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Actualsizeaudio Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 <<it had a 56bit mix buss that sounded so much better that PT did at the time >> Actualsize (i'll call you john doe), I wanted to know if you think PT sounds better now? Up to specs? -vin My name is Mike, but you can still call me John Doe Pro Tools does sound much, much better than it did in the 1990's. It has a true 48bit mix buss now that is just fine for TV and Film. Sometimes when I do certain music projects where I want the signals to mix a bit different I will use an outboard summing box (I have a Manley 16x2 tube mixer), but I only do that for color. Pro Tools sounds great in the box. The systems I was talking about were the old Pro tools mix (non-HD) systems that were around in the 1990's. They had an awful sounding mix buss for a number of reasons that have been hashed out ad nauseam over the the DUC. Not too many of those systems around anymore I don't think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundtrane Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 Naw, I'll call ya Mike... Thanks Mike, good to know... -vin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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