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Originally Posted by benjaminflam81
i have a track with 16 stereo tracks and if i try to create to make 32 mono tracks or less it makes the 16 stereo tracks inactive do you know why ? should i upgrade to production kit ?
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If you used 16 stereo tracks (and your using PT 7 LE or MP) you can add more tracks, but they will be inactive. You cannot play more than 16 stereo tracks - period. That's the limitation of the software.
If you want more, then you have to upgrade to PT8 (to get 48 stereo tracks) and/or get the Music Production Toolkit 2 (to get 64 stereo tracks).
I remember when 32 tracks used to be enough, but now that most drum samples are stereo, it takes some planning when producing R&B and Hip Hop, as drums can now eat up most of your available tracks. I teach music and video production at a high school, and my students use Garageband to create their tracks. GB only exports stereo tracks - even if the sound was mono to begin with. So by the time they move them to PT, there are few tracks left over to record vocals with. It's a good thing we have an PTHD system too.
I feel your pain, but you're going to have to spend a little to get more, or bounce your tracks down to keep going.
Hope this helps...
tg