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On Jun 3, 8:13 am, Bobby Owsinski wrote:
In article Ib01k.2291$BY1.325@trnddc06,
Mike Rivers wrote:



Robert wrote:
I am thinking of getting pro tools LE and a dedicated computer for running
it. I would like to hear pros and cons for home studio use. Lets hear it!

I think it's a wonderful choice if you have more time than money, which
is the case for most musicians who want to record their own music. It
will take a fair amount of pretty non-productive time to learn even the
basics, but there's not much you can't do with it once you get to using
it. Same is true with any DAW program, but ProTools is pretty much the
current industry standard so you'll find plenty of others using the same
system who can answer your questions.

Remember, though, that buying the software and interface doesn't make
you a studio. You need mics, monitors, decent acoustics in which to
record and mix, and most of all, experience. Let us know when you have a
good sounding released product in about five years.

I think what everyone is overlooking here is that PT is now the studio
standard. If you want to do any work on a pro level (especially
anything that requires file interchange with other operators), then PT
is the only way to go. And LE is an easy way to get into it without
laying out big $$.

Just look at what any major studio or post house uses and you'll see
it's PT. In my neck of the woods (LA) it's really hard to find any pros
using anything else except for the occasional Nuendo for Post and film
composer with DP, but that's maybe 5% at best of the total pro user base
in my experience.

That being said, I reluctantly switched to PT after years of DP, then
Nuendo. Glad I did since DAW life is far easier now. And let's face
it, most DAW's are pretty much the same anyway and it really becomes
personal preference at a certain point.

Now if you're a hobbyist, then there are certainly a lot of great
alternatives that I wouldn't think twice about using. But if your
intention is to do anything on a pro level, then get PT as save yourself
a lot of grief later on.

Such a good soldier!

Besides not liking the edit paradigm much (a personal thing), LE is
problematic due to the hardware restrictions, no auto delay comp,
surround issues (I know about Neyrinck, but its still a workaround),
track number limitations, automation limitations. If you want to go
ProTools try to go for the big iron (TDM). That said--PTHD has been
around for awhile now, so I'd expect something new from them pretty
soon....watch out.

Philip Perkins