Inevitably, some new features are HD-only (improved ICON implementation say).
And once you're done, print directly from the screen or export to Sibelius (if you own a copy). And because the screen only displays the tracks you've selected, preparing score for single or multiple parts is very simple.īut this is more than just a printing tool, as you can also enter, edit and modify many note attributes using the floating Event Operations window. You'll also a find a bunch of parameters for score set up, printing and visuals. Once again, things follow the traditional Pro Tools method, with tracks selected from the track listing to the left. Staying with the score concept there's also the new Score Edit window. This means you can edit MIDI completely within this screen without returning to the Edit screen to select different tracks or blocks - again, very neat.įinally, the MIDI Editor also has a notation display option which quickly switches the MIDI info to traditional score notation. Here you select which MIDI parts appear in the screen, and also which one you want to edit.
Look to the left of the MIDI Editor and you'll see the tracks list.
Interestingly, the data lane at the bottom goes beyond just MIDI parameters, enabling you to draw in regular automation too - very neat. Rather usefully, modes are independently selectable within the MIDI Editor. Much like other piano roll editors, the keyboard is vertical to the left with a timeline along the top and data such as velocity in a lane below.īeing Pro Tools, notes and data follow the grid, slip, spot and shuffle modes. However, a double-click on a MIDI region opens the MIDI Editor screen. Looking at MIDI first, on the face of it very little has changed, and if you absolutely must, you can carry on working as before. This is important, harmonising PT's behaviour with pretty much every other DAW out there. Pro Tools 8 has new MIDI and Score edit windows. So, add this lot to the existing plug-in pack and you have a serious package straight out of the box.
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You'll also find Digidesign Eleven Free within the installer, and the FXpansion BFD Lite acoustic drum instrument It's worth saying that version 8 also adds as standard a number of plug-ins that were pay-for extras, including Maxim, D-Fi, Bomb Factory Sans Amp and TL Utilities. All plug-ins have the stylish simple graphics and offer the same kind of foundation you get from the stock plug-ins in applications like Logic and Cubase. Making up the 20 is the simple StereoWidth effect. These include two EQs (KillEQ and Vintage Filter), three reverbs (Reverb, Nonlinear and Spring), two delays (Multi and Dynamic), six modulations (Chorus, Ensemble, Flanger, MultiChorus, Phaser and Filter Gate) and six harmonics (Lo-Fi, Distortion, Enhancer, Frequency Shifter, FuzzWah and Talkbox). Pro Tools 8 sees the AIR logo appearing on a new set of 20 effects designed to complement the existing DigiRack set. It allows drag 'n' drop region import and also supports SampleCell, Kontakt 1 & 2, EXS24 and REX 1 & 2 formats. This slimmed down version of Digi's Structure sampler includes an 885MB starter library. The final bundled AIR instrument is Structure Free.
There are hundreds of patches, and you'll also find plenty of loops to work with. The latter includes 1.5GB of content, covering typical workstation territory (pads, basses, keyboards, drums and percussion). The first is a virtual analogue style monophonic synth. Pro Tools 8 includes two new synths: the Vacuum monophonic tube and the Xpand! 2 multitimbral workstation. With adjustable parameters including room, dynamic response, tuning scale, note polyphony and even an economy mode, quick and easy is the name of the game. Still in 'classics' territory, Mini Grand provides seven different piano presets - soft, ballad, real and so on. Variable percussion, drawbar selection, tube preamp and rotary speaker emulation produce the traditional Hammond-style sound. Next up, DB-33 is a single-manual tonewheel organ. Taking its lead from classic drum machines, you get ten kits, a 16-step sequencer and 16 patterns per kit. However, Pro Tools 8 includes six completely new AIR instruments and an associated sample and loop library (8GBs worth).īoom is the new beat box. Unfortunately, these have been and continue to be 'pay for' extras. For some time now, Digidesign's Advanced Instrument Research (AIR) team has been turning out some impressive instruments (Strike, Structure, Hybrid and so on).
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