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Megazoid · Post by **Megazoid** » Mon Jul 12, 2004 7:43 pm

one thing that has always puzzled me about ProTools is why so many professionals use it? It has became a standard DAW system and i am curious to know what it offer's over say something like n-track studio (or similar multitrack) studio?

I dont know much about protools but i believe it's a kind of all-in-one solution (featuring hardware + software) and dedicated DSP hardware?

I'm really just after a general rundown of what protools offers.

spaceman · Post by **spaceman** » Mon Jul 12, 2004 7:50 pm

their's go to 11

shamann · Post by **shamann** » Mon Jul 12, 2004 7:51 pm

Megazoid wrote:one thing that has always puzzled me about ProTools is why so many professionals use it?

Biggest reasons:
Good marketing
In many cases, got there first
Many training schools use it
Has a very "all-in-one" product line

I'm sure someone will chime in that they make the best, but lots of great, best-in-show products don't become industry standards.

t-willy · Post by **t-willy** » Mon Jul 12, 2004 8:12 pm

PRO Tools..........PROTools.........

f**k, i don't know, i use N-track......

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t-willy

DevonB · Post by **DevonB** » Mon Jul 12, 2004 8:17 pm

VHS became the 'standard' but it's not the 'best'. Need I say more?

Devon

DHR53 · Post by **DHR53** » Mon Jul 12, 2004 8:20 pm

Dedicated Hardware (DSP boards)! Not dependant on computer power... Hence the high cost! The small computer based systems (MBox) are not really what Pro Tools is about... It's all about horsepower in the big systems...

wrench45us · Post by **wrench45us** » Mon Jul 12, 2004 8:23 pm

I have heard, but have no direct personal experience, that there support is outstanding.
This was from a software developer who interfaced to their tool set and got direct engineer to engineer support.

If it's true, a lot of successful companies have been built on customer support vs. say technical innovation and superiority.

whyterabbyt · Post by **whyterabbyt** » Mon Jul 12, 2004 8:27 pm

Its actually remarkably easy to learn and work with, and, at least for audio editing, its about the most straightforward system I've used. Sucks a bit at MIDI in comparison to most moderns sequencers though, and I can do a lot more in Sonar than I could in PT, but I still think the way PT works is a benchmark.

smart · Post by **smart** » Mon Jul 12, 2004 8:27 pm

DevonB wrote:VHS became the 'standard' but it's not the 'best'. Need I say more?

Devon

I never understood why VHS came out on top over betamax.

and again, I never understood why MidiDisc never did better than CD. It's clearly better IMO.

Megazoid · Post by **Megazoid** » Mon Jul 12, 2004 9:05 pm

gotta agree with you guy's on the VHS Vs. Betamax debit.

I was going to make this comparison myself. The reason Betamax failed wasn't because it was worse than VHS (which it was clearly superior medium). Was because of poor marketting and cost (well so i've been leed to believe).

Shame really...

I also heard their is a free version of protools kicking around?

t-willy · Post by **t-willy** » Mon Jul 12, 2004 9:06 pm

Megazoid wrote: I also heard their is a free version of protools kicking around?

yep, only for windows 98, 98SE, or ME.

http://www.digidesign.com/ptfree/

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t-willy

t-willy · Post by **t-willy** » Mon Jul 12, 2004 9:07 pm

oh and OS 9 if you're one of the Mac people.......

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t-willy

mooter · Post by **mooter** » Mon Jul 12, 2004 9:21 pm

I think it's because it can handle major studio equipment. As far as connecting to consoles, wiring options, syncing to tape, and the rest of handling the old & new, analog/digital, the whole works. Then there's the HD marketing. Am I wrong? I suppose Nuendo would come in 2nd for that kind of thing. That's the only reason I can think of....

Other than that...f**k ProTools

DevonB · Post by **DevonB** » Mon Jul 12, 2004 9:31 pm

mooter wrote:I think it's because it can handle major studio equipment. As far as connecting to consoles, wiring options, syncing to tape, and the rest of handling the old & new, analog/digital, the whole works. Then there's the HD marketing. Am I wrong? I suppose Nuendo would come in 2nd for that kind of thing. That's the only reason I can think of....

Other than that...f**k ProTools

So can the others. Nuendo, Logic, no problem. No, it's popular because it was first, not because it's the best.

Devon

shamann · Post by **shamann** » Mon Jul 12, 2004 11:00 pm

Megazoid wrote:gotta agree with you guy's on the VHS Vs. Betamax debit.

I was going to make this comparison myself. The reason Betamax failed wasn't because it was worse than VHS (which it was clearly superior medium). Was because of poor marketting and cost (well so i've been leed to believe).

Shame really...

I always thought that a big part of the success of VHS over betamax was that VHS's quality was substandard and so allayed the film industry's fears over rampant high-quality pirating.

It's an example often cited when reviewing the mp3 thing as it affected the music industry.

Same goes for minidisc. I can remember when they first came out how nervous the industry was that it was digital recording media. Although CD sound-quality is superior.

I also think that was why it took DVD so long to catch on (remember when it was the next big technology for like 5 years running in the glossy tech press).

Cheers,
Steve

Why ProTools?