P-Tools-to-S1
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Kind of an intro post and a question.
As an early pro tools user (and tape before that), I basically came to digital recording in the early days when we all approached it basically like a tape machine in digital form. We all had that mindset because that’s what we knew. When I say “we” I mean, those of us recording traditional style, Mics on amps, drums live, etc.
And that’s basically what Pro Tools was built on, a digital recording to incorporate into your tape setup. in the early days we called it “slow tools” because of how often it’d freeze and crash. you’d spend a large part of the time troubleshooting and restarting, to the point where you could have been done already had you done it on tape. You’d develop a strong habit of “apple key+S” in constant fear of losing tracks due to a crash.
Anyways, got sidetracked there, but I used pro-tools for years and just put up with all of its drawbacks and annoyances. Took a break from recording for years, and when I came back, the program had become so bloated that it was constantly crashing my computer, and also expensive, that I started experimenting with trial versions of alternatives.
I landed on studio one almost by accident. A friend used it and had an extra license from his account since he only used on one computer, so he let me use his account. I basically used it from then on because I didn’t have crashes, it used less CPU, and once I got used to it, it was almost easier to navigate. Eventually bought it myself.
So, I still use it with the same approach. I do all my tracking with mics with very few exceptions. About the extent of my midi use is once I recorded three songs with a band with only a couple hours to finish, I didn’t realize that the snare mic was having problems until after, so I triggered a snare sample off a gate to blend in with the real track. Had to spend a day and a half figuring out how to do it, haha.
All this to say, I feel like I’m pretty rare going off of most posts here. Rare in that I’m still recording live tracks and all that. Most peeps doing that professionally of course are still using pro tools, and view S1 and others as the annoying little brother of Pro Tools. BTW, don’t mean to imply I’m a professional, I’m not, just done a lot of recording on small budgets in my life, spent some time being recorded in big studios using 2” tape in the 90’s in a few “almost made it” bands, etc. then transitioned to pro tools. also did quite a bit of 16 track 1/2 inch recording before that.
So, my question is any other dinosaurs here, or young people that primarily record live instruments?
-Charles.
As an early pro tools user (and tape before that), I basically came to digital recording in the early days when we all approached it basically like a tape machine in digital form. We all had that mindset because that’s what we knew. When I say “we” I mean, those of us recording traditional style, Mics on amps, drums live, etc.
And that’s basically what Pro Tools was built on, a digital recording to incorporate into your tape setup. in the early days we called it “slow tools” because of how often it’d freeze and crash. you’d spend a large part of the time troubleshooting and restarting, to the point where you could have been done already had you done it on tape. You’d develop a strong habit of “apple key+S” in constant fear of losing tracks due to a crash.
Anyways, got sidetracked there, but I used pro-tools for years and just put up with all of its drawbacks and annoyances. Took a break from recording for years, and when I came back, the program had become so bloated that it was constantly crashing my computer, and also expensive, that I started experimenting with trial versions of alternatives.
I landed on studio one almost by accident. A friend used it and had an extra license from his account since he only used on one computer, so he let me use his account. I basically used it from then on because I didn’t have crashes, it used less CPU, and once I got used to it, it was almost easier to navigate. Eventually bought it myself.
So, I still use it with the same approach. I do all my tracking with mics with very few exceptions. About the extent of my midi use is once I recorded three songs with a band with only a couple hours to finish, I didn’t realize that the snare mic was having problems until after, so I triggered a snare sample off a gate to blend in with the real track. Had to spend a day and a half figuring out how to do it, haha.
All this to say, I feel like I’m pretty rare going off of most posts here. Rare in that I’m still recording live tracks and all that. Most peeps doing that professionally of course are still using pro tools, and view S1 and others as the annoying little brother of Pro Tools. BTW, don’t mean to imply I’m a professional, I’m not, just done a lot of recording on small budgets in my life, spent some time being recorded in big studios using 2” tape in the 90’s in a few “almost made it” bands, etc. then transitioned to pro tools. also did quite a bit of 16 track 1/2 inch recording before that.
So, my question is any other dinosaurs here, or young people that primarily record live instruments?
-Charles.
