most recent 30 from http://socialsounddesign.com 2013-05-22T21:44:54Z http://socialsounddesign.com/feeds/question/4444 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://socialsounddesign.com/questions/4444/pro-tools-9-pros-and-cons C3Sound 2010-11-05T18:16:49Z 2011-07-06T20:43:06Z

<p>Alright, so you have in the package DV Toolkit 2, 96 tracks, automatic delay compensation, NO INTERFACE NEEDED and works with any interface! Yes, they finally did what everyone else did 10 years ago. But its pro tools, and they finally got their act together and gave the people what they wanted.</p> <p>This for a cross-grade cost of 250 bucks.</p> <p>Past all the hype, I want to know what the cons are. There has to be. Avid (formerly the evil in comparison Digidesign) always has some kind of hidden catch. What is it?</p> <p>Go!</p>

http://socialsounddesign.com/questions/4444/pro-tools-9-pros-and-cons/4445#4445 Miguel Isaza 2010-11-05T18:40:45Z 2010-11-05T18:40:45Z

<p>Bugs!!!!! :D .0.1 or .1 versions of Pro Tools are always better :)</p>

http://socialsounddesign.com/questions/4444/pro-tools-9-pros-and-cons/4446#4446 Davide Favargiotti 2010-11-05T18:59:57Z 2010-11-05T18:59:57Z

<p>I played around all the day with Pro Tools 9 and cptk, and found stable as version 8.0.4. But More testing is needed.</p> <p>I think that it's what the PT community asked for, and I'm happy to be able to work wherever I am without the need of the stupid mbox, and that finally I can open those PT|HD sessions on my laptop without losing any information (TDM plugins excluded). </p> <p>I hope that PT 9 is a starting point, not the finish line: maybe Avid will start giving us some other functions requested many, many times (folders in region list, a better handling of markers, etc).</p>

http://socialsounddesign.com/questions/4444/pro-tools-9-pros-and-cons/4449#4449 studio13 2010-11-06T01:26:20Z 2010-11-06T01:26:20Z

<p>Wow !! What am I going to do with my G5 / HD2 rig now ... ?? Anyway I found this <a href="http://www.avid.com/US/products/family/Pro-Tools/compare" rel="nofollow">feature comparison chart</a> very useful </p>

http://socialsounddesign.com/questions/4444/pro-tools-9-pros-and-cons/4450#4450 Jay Jennings 2010-11-06T05:13:20Z 2010-11-06T05:13:20Z

<p>FWIW, a good friend of mine beta tested PT9 for two months before the launch and proclaims it be MUCH more stable than PT8. So, go forth and purchase --</p>

http://socialsounddesign.com/questions/4444/pro-tools-9-pros-and-cons/4451#4451 Shaun Farley 2010-11-06T05:57:45Z 2010-11-07T03:57:04Z

<p>As Miguel says...watch out for bugs. I have obtained some inside information that yes, it is still buggy, and there's one bigger issue at play right now for people in our line of work...<strong>PT9 has shipped/launched with issues in video sync</strong>. I suggest everyone wait at least until the first update before upgrading.</p> <p><strong>Clarification:</strong> So the sync issue I heard about was that when this person was working with video, sync was initially off. adjusting settings seemingly corrected sync while working in PT9. When the audio was sent back to picture for layback however, sync was off again. We discussed the possibility that it was the picture edit system, but that was dismissed. Plus, this person really knows they're stuff. So, I'm very inclined to believe them.</p>

http://socialsounddesign.com/questions/4444/pro-tools-9-pros-and-cons/4452#4452 Kurt Human 2010-11-06T08:43:16Z 2010-11-06T08:43:16Z

<p>I'm so freaking happy about this announcement.</p> <p>Just as I was trying to hustle up some extra bartending work to be able to buy an Mbox pro and DV Toolkit... Remember this question: <a href="http://bit.ly/cNGeoc" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/cNGeoc</a> ?</p> <p>Question is, according to the Compatibility specs, I have to have at lest a Core2 Duo Mac, and my(still good) MBP is a 2007 Core Duo...looks like an expensive 'upgrade' route, unless anybody knows of someone who has PT 9 installed on a a Mac like mine? Avid Qualified Macs are listed here: <a href="http://bit.ly/9vWuSa" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/9vWuSa</a></p> <p>Kurt</p>

http://socialsounddesign.com/questions/4444/pro-tools-9-pros-and-cons/4453#4453 Joe Thomas Cavers 2010-11-06T13:17:53Z 2010-11-06T13:17:53Z

<p>Since there's a thread going on this, I figure I'll ask here and see if anyone knows...</p> <p>Will the Mbox series and Eleven Rack be upgraded to carry PT9 software as well or will they still ship with (the now vastly inferior) PT LE? I was totally saving to buy an Eleven Rack to replace my POD and get Pro Tools again but now..... </p>

http://socialsounddesign.com/questions/4444/pro-tools-9-pros-and-cons/4454#4454 RedSonic01 2010-11-06T15:55:20Z 2010-11-06T15:55:20Z

<p>Is there any news on plugin compatability in PT9? Will my waves v7 and izotope plugins work without any upgrade from their respective companies?</p>

http://socialsounddesign.com/questions/4444/pro-tools-9-pros-and-cons/4455#4455 Noiseboy 2010-11-06T17:16:09Z 2010-11-06T17:16:09Z

<p>so I own Pro Tools 8 and DV Toolkit, but I still have to pay 250 for an upgrade to gain the extra plugins I already have? Sounds like a bum deal for us dv toolkit owners, shouldn't we get a discount on the upgrade? Great for non-dv toolkit owners obviously, but I feel like I'm getting the short end of the straw a bit!</p>

http://socialsounddesign.com/questions/4444/pro-tools-9-pros-and-cons/4456#4456 Adrian Millington 2010-11-06T17:26:27Z 2010-11-28T14:41:41Z

<p>Great price for buying the software but the Production Kit 2 is very expensive nearly 3x more than ProTools itself! :(</p> <p><strong>Addition:</strong></p> <p>If I cross grade from LE to 9 can I switch to an iLok dongle?</p> <p>Once upgraded to 9 can you sell the Mbox with LE 8?</p>

http://socialsounddesign.com/questions/4444/pro-tools-9-pros-and-cons/4459#4459 Brent_in_Sydney 2010-11-07T00:29:08Z 2010-11-07T00:29:08Z

<p>If you've got DV toolkit, either 1 or 2, you can upgrade it to CPTK2 for only US$250 rather than paying $2000. So its worth something. That gives you VCAs and all the extra HD editing and automation features that PT9 doesnt have.</p> <p>That's separate to your Pt9 crossgrade price.</p> <p>Hi all, first post. Just found the site! Awesome!</p>

http://socialsounddesign.com/questions/4444/pro-tools-9-pros-and-cons/4480#4480 Kurt Human 2010-11-08T17:57:05Z 2010-11-08T17:57:05Z

<p>It seems that it is possible to run PT 9 on the older MacBook Pros, Generation 1,1 and 2,1.</p> <p>At leat according to this thread on DUC</p> <p><a href="http://duc.avid.com/showthread.php?t=285636" rel="nofollow">http://duc.avid.com/showthread.php?t=285636</a></p>

http://socialsounddesign.com/questions/4444/pro-tools-9-pros-and-cons/4545#4545 VCProd 2010-11-12T19:05:33Z 2010-11-12T19:05:33Z

<p>Biggest PRO I see (as a user on a budget): OMF and 1 track of video support without having to buy the expensive DV Toolkit, if I'm reading everything right. Downside: need to get my Win 7 rig built.</p>

http://socialsounddesign.com/questions/4444/pro-tools-9-pros-and-cons/4554#4554 David Rovin 2010-11-14T06:38:37Z 2010-11-14T06:38:37Z

<p>Does 9 do anything to improve PT PC? I so so so want to be able to work on the PT but dont want to change platforms.</p>

http://socialsounddesign.com/questions/4444/pro-tools-9-pros-and-cons/4557#4557 Nikos Chatzigeorgiadis 2010-11-15T13:36:04Z 2010-11-15T13:36:04Z

<p>I searched the whole Avid site about this:</p> <p>"Speed up your workflow with advanced automation, audio, and video editing tools"</p> <p>and i found nothing! what exactly are the advanced automation, audio, video editing tools? is it worth buyng pro tools without complete production toolkit 2? how can i decide if i dont know!?!</p>

http://socialsounddesign.com/questions/4444/pro-tools-9-pros-and-cons/5044#5044 AdamAxbey 2010-12-10T12:24:06Z 2010-12-10T12:24:06Z

<p>Not sure if this warrants a new thread (apologies if it does) but I'm wondering if anyone know how sessions from PT 9 open in PT 7.4. One of my biggest clients mixes at a studio that is still on 7.4 and before I upgrade I want to make sure that there isn't going to be issues and/or time consuming workarounds opening my sessions in 7.4.</p>

http://socialsounddesign.com/questions/4444/pro-tools-9-pros-and-cons/8982#8982 Gene Hobson 2011-07-05T21:14:03Z 2011-07-05T21:14:03Z

<p>Just upgraded to PT 9, and now PT 9.0.3 and there are still problems with QT video sync.</p> <p>Not only is the playback "jerky" in PT 9, but the audio appears to now be out of sync. (Or, at least it LOOKS out of sync. Hard to tell sync in PT 9.)</p> <p>I have two boot systems on two different drives in my Mac Pro. In Tiger, and PT 7, QT and audio sync looks good. The same session in Snow Leopard and PT 9, looks as described. Jerky and out of sync.</p> <p>Now, as a "test", to try and determine if it was Pro-Tools 9, or the OS, I pulled the exact same QT video, and the exact same audio into soundBlade. With a "zero" offset, not only does the video look smooth, the audio is in perfect sync when using soundBlade.</p> <p>So, this tells me the problem is with PT 9. End of story.</p> <p>When are we going to see a fix?</p> <ul> <li>GH</li> </ul>

http://socialsounddesign.com/questions/4444/pro-tools-9-pros-and-cons/9002#9002 AGZFX 2011-07-06T20:43:06Z 2011-07-06T20:43:06Z

<p>I wrote about this on my site: <a href="http://audiogeekzine.com/2010/11/why-im-not-upgrading-to-pro-tools-9-yet/" rel="nofollow">Why I'm Not Upgrading To Pro Tools 9...Yet</a></p> <p>That was back in November and I still haven't updated. I use REAPER for nearly everything now and keep M-Powered 8 installed for compatibility. OTOH I'm not a pro sound designer.</p>