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How to get more tracks with the MPT and DVT 2
So you have the Music Production Toolkit or DV Toolkit 2, you're working on a session, and you just hit the 48 track limit but need some more tracks. What do you do? Well, back in the day we used Ableton LIVE(or REAPER) to stream consolidated audio tracks from the PT Audio Folder via ReWire into PT Aux tracks(which you still need to do if don't have the MPT or DVT 2), but, there are other ways that can be done in PT itself that are faster and make for better session management.
Technically, we can playback 96 tracks of audio using the MPT or DVT 2(48 stereo tracks total). If you hit the 48 track limit and need more tracks, then simply combine two mono audio tracks to one stereo audio track, and then buss this to two separate mono aux tracks. Then, delete or deactivate the original two mono audio tracks and hide the new stereo(put it in Solo Safe mode first) track for session management. You can now treat these two new tracks the same as any other track with separate inserts, sends, automation etc. Continuing the above steps with other tracks, you will be able to break the 48 track limit with ease. Using this method I have done mixes in PT LE with 60+ tracks, 8-10 Aux returns and a ton of parallel processing. There are enough busses to pull this off with success. It is quite simple to do: Screen Capture. Screen Capture Alternative Link. Screen Capture QuickTime version. *Note - I'm using a ton of shortcuts in this capture but you'll get the idea(My capture has no audio dialog. I'm too lazy. ) I actually wrote some AHK scripts to speed up the process but disabled them to demonstrate how to do this using PT LE only. When you put on your engineer hat, you'll always find workarounds that can handle the "limits" of PT LE. Hope that helps. Shane
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Pro Tools Power User Editing Give your plug-ins a facelift...and skin 'em! __________________ "Music should be performed by the musician, not by the engineer." Michael Wagener 25th July 2005, 02:59 PM __________________ Pro Tools|HD Native 9.0.1 | Pro Tools|HDX 10.2 | Studio One | REAPER 4.22 | HD OMNI | HoboMac Pro 2.26Ghz Quad-Core | W7 Ultimate 64-bit |
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Re: How to get more tracks with the Music Production Toolkit
Nicely done.
Knew about it, but didn't bother to post it...too busy busing and using all those extra track counts! Cheers to Shane and his commitment to the DUC. KT |
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Re: How to get more tracks with the MPT and DVT 2
Damn. Never would've thought of that. I'll keep that in mind when I get a huge session going again. Thanks!
jonnn
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Re: How to get more tracks with the MPT and DVT 2
Wow. Thanks, Shane.
For vocals, what type of AUX track should be used? Mono or Stereo?
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Re: How to get more tracks with the MPT and DVT 2
Nice one Shane. Might be worth investing in the MP Toolkit after all
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Re: How to get more tracks with the MPT and DVT 2
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Shane
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Pro Tools Power User Editing Give your plug-ins a facelift...and skin 'em! __________________ "Music should be performed by the musician, not by the engineer." Michael Wagener 25th July 2005, 02:59 PM __________________ Pro Tools|HD Native 9.0.1 | Pro Tools|HDX 10.2 | Studio One | REAPER 4.22 | HD OMNI | HoboMac Pro 2.26Ghz Quad-Core | W7 Ultimate 64-bit |
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Re: How to get more tracks with the MPT and DVT 2
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Re: How to get more tracks with the MPT and DVT 2
That's the best way to go past the 48 track limit. And if you run out of Aux buses there's always the possibility to group two mono tracks as a stereo one, leave the fader at 0 and use a dual mono plug in on the insert, disengaging the stereo link, so that L and R are independent and can be automated (even output volume) from the plug in. Not handy and flexible like Shan's busing method, but could work when you reach the outer limit of available buses.
L.G. |
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Re: How to get more tracks with the MPT and DVT 2
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Shane
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Pro Tools Power User Editing Give your plug-ins a facelift...and skin 'em! __________________ "Music should be performed by the musician, not by the engineer." Michael Wagener 25th July 2005, 02:59 PM __________________ Pro Tools|HD Native 9.0.1 | Pro Tools|HDX 10.2 | Studio One | REAPER 4.22 | HD OMNI | HoboMac Pro 2.26Ghz Quad-Core | W7 Ultimate 64-bit |
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Re: How to get more tracks with the MPT and DVT 2
Makes you wonder why it's not just a simple 96-voice limit for the MPT. The number 96 looks better in the advertising blurb, doesn't it?
Remember Apple giving in on running Windows on Intel Macs when it became obvious that everyone could do it? |
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