Hello, first of all, I'm completely new to the world of music
production, and I have several questions regarding Pro Tools, and also seek advice and whatever (?).
(Also, I'm using version 12.)
I pruchased Pro Tools 12 as a cheaper alternative for FL Studio,
as the version of fl that I could afford didn't have the plugins I
wanted, such as a pitcher. Please do tell me if I did a mistake here.
I aim to create electro music, stuff like that, so I also bought
NI komplete because of Massive. Will Pro Tools be good for this?
Massive does work with it, but I'm wondering if it's suitable
for someone who wants to make music like Knife Party, Excision
or other artists like those.
Alright, more concerning questions now;
-The interface: I was able to make a new track and assign
plugins to it, but, where are the piano rolls? I'm completely
confused here, because the only thing I ever worked with was
a demo of FL Studio 12, which's interface seems more user
friendly (I know what where is...). I tried to look up videos
but the ones I'm comming across are not about what I'd
like to find out. Also, most of them were just people
using MIDI keyboards, is PT 12 even capable of making
everything virtualy only? I simply don't know how to
make sounds, drum patterns etc.
-Sound: seems like this is a common problem, though mine
probably varies here; there's no sound. And yes I did try the
setup>Playback engine, etc. way of fixing this. Did not help.
What I find odd is that nothing on my pc makes sounds
while Pro Tools is opened. Also, in some guides, I saw people
having "hardware" among the setup options, I don't have it
there. So what can I do?
That's probably everything I need answered at the moment, I really hope to get replies, ones
that will help me out, and I also do hope I did the right choice
buying Pro Tools. It was a big investition together with other things.