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Originally posted by fifthcircle:
I find that when I have to do editing in Pro Tools, that it is incredibly cumbersome. I... I'm wondering if I'm missing something.
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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Yes, you are.
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A few questions: With cross fades, can I have them cross at anywhere other than in the middle, beginning or end?
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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">You're going to have to clarify this a little, but yes - you can edit the various fade shapes and crossing pattern in the fade window. Apply a fade with apple-F if you want to see the fade window come up. You can designate your default fade in, out, and crossfades as well so you don't have to look at the fade window as much, if ever.
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Is the there a way to "delete and ripple" In other words, specify a start and end point for edits and have everything disappear in between and the two pieces of audio slide together.
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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">It's called Shuffle Mode editing. However - when in shuffle mode, the entire track is adjusted. Otherwise, there are quick keys to have your regions snap to wherever you want them -
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Can I insert a crossfade somewhere and slip tracks? Or, do I need to region things off, move the tracks, and then hope a fade is right? Or better worded, can I move the tracks and the fade point when I am in the fade editor?
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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Hmmm... sounds like you're thinking in terms of one of your other programs. I'm not quite catching what you want to do here...
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In general, what sort of editing flow do you folks that use this all the time use? How would you go about a standard editing session?
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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">I log the majority of my professional Pro Tools hours (8 to 10 a day) restoring films for a major motion picture studio. This requires that I edit multiple tracks of titles that are sometimes in excess of 2 hours. Keep in mind that each track (dialog, music effects stems) usually end up having many hundreds of edits each - there is no other program in the world that I'd want to work on other than Pro Tools for this stuff.
As you learn, you'll find the quick keys and style of editing the best suits you... if you ask 25 people how to edit in Pro Tools, you'll 25 answers. All that to say - if I were you, I'd quickly learn ALL the PT key commands I could - in addition, force yourself to use the Smart Tool - this feature alone saves me hours a day by not having to click a mouse or keyboard to switch between my tools. Also - the biggest thing for ANY editor out there in PT land - USE A TRACKBALL WITH PROGRAMMABLE BUTTONS. I have the buttons on all my trackballs outfitted for the smart tool, the zoom tool, and apple-= (to toggle between mix and edit windows). I am CONSTANTLY flying from the sample-level waveform all the way out to viewing 2 hours of audio and vice versa. I can get there in one or two very fast clicks.
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Sorry to ask what seems like a potentially dumb question, but I really think I'm missing something. The editing isn't that limited, is it?
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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Pro Tools can do anything you want it to do...it may not be EXACTLY what you're used to, but if you're adaptable you can get some serious work done with this program.
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I purchased a manual and I'm slowly plowing through it trying to get my chops up... I'm just not very fast with that yet. Is there anybody in LA that considers themselves an expert with editing that would be willing to show me some stuff?
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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">If you're willing to fly out to Colorado, my Pro Tools tutor rates are pretty good. <g>