Tuesday Tutor #1 – Elastic Audio

It amazes me at how fast you guys are! I sent the email out last night and there are 11 people signed up thus far for the first Tuesday Tutor event. Two spots left! Here are the details again!

San Diego Pro Tools User Group
Tuesday Tutor Series #1 – Elastic Audio
Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 6 – 9pm
Studio West | The Recording Arts Center
11021 Via Frontera, Suite A, San Diego, CA 92127
(858) 592 – 9497
$25 per person, limited to the first 13 to RSVP

Frustrated with Elastic Audio? Not sure whether to choose Elastic Audio or Beat Detective to fix timing issues? Come join us for this hands-on explanation on Elastic Audio to see how easy it is to manipulate your recordings as needed. We will take Elastic Audio, introduced in Pro Tools 7.4, break it down into its basic components, and explain how to use it in your everyday sessions. You will learn how to fix the timing of drums, match loops to your session’s tempo, align vocal tracks, and change the phrasing of audio sections, all non-destructively with Elastic Audio. This is not just a lecture, you will walk away understanding what Elastic Audio is and how to use it. Come learn the difference between Event Markers and Warp Markers and how you can stretch your audio to match just about anything!

The Tuesday Tutor Series of events will be held in the training room of The Recording Arts Center at Studio West. Space is limited to the first 13 participants to RSVP. Each participant will follow along on an iMac based Pro Tools LE system with the same material the instructor is using for the demonstration. Start thinking of your questions now to get the most out of this in-depth session.

SDPTUG Tuesday Tutor Series Ideas

You guys are fast! Here are some additional ideas that have been emailed back to me for potential Tuesday Tutor Series topics. Keep them coming and check back for the first date which should be near the end of February.

Beat Detective & Elastic Audio were both high on the list
Import Session Data
Pro Tools MIDI Workflow
Pitch Correction (Auto Tune and Melodyne)

Something FRESH Is In The Oven

Hello and Happy New Year! Welcome back to the SDPTUG! We took a little break but we are back in action planning out some events for the 2010 year. Get ready to get up close and personal with some of the features of Pro Tools that the pros use all the time!

Stay tuned. We are just getting started!

Check Out the New Discussion Forums

Everyone should head on over to: http://sdptug.proboards.com/

Sign up and start posting away. Please be friendly and helpful. This is just the start. Let me know what topics you would like to see added to the forum! Suggestions are ALWAYS welcome.

FREE PLUG-INS!

The title says it all! I was just turned on to these two free plug-ins. I will admit, they are still downloading so I have not heard them. I thought I would share the news anyway.

There are two on the site below. There is the BitterSweet II, a transient shaper, and Stereo Tool, offering more control on a master output. Check them out, leave comments, let us know what you think!

http://www.fluxhome.com/products/

Discussion Forums?

I feel the time has come to add some style of a discussion forum to the SDPTUG site. I do not plan on this forum taking away from our meetings and events but it would be great to have a way to stay in touch with all of our users/members and also give people quick access to answers when their Pro Tools system may be troubling them.

The question that I propose is how would you like it to be handled? Would you prefer a Yahoo or Google group where the posts/replies can be sent to your email? Would you prefer a forum on the SDPTUG site that you have to log in to read or post (like the DUC on the Digidesign site). What other options are there?

If you are a member of another online forum somewhere, and you like the way it works, how about you email me and let me know the site and I can check it out to see if it will work with our site. You can email me at caleb@tracsd.com.

Our next meeting is in the works and will be announced very soon. Until then, keep on rocking in the Pro Tools world.

And … We are Back!

Dear Pro Tools Friends,

Have you ever had one of those months where sleep is not an option because your to do list occupies all 24 hours of every day? In my dictionary, that is called April. Rest assured though, that the SDPTUG is alive and well, and growing!

We are working out the final details for our next meeting. We are shooting for sometime near the end of May or beginning of June. The location and topic details will follow soon.

Thanks for standing by!

Certified Users Listing Updated

Here is just a quick note to let you know that I have updated the Digidesign Certified Users Listing page here on the site. Take a look and let me know if I have your information correct. Your name shows up as a blue link and if you want, I can link that to your email. Just email me and let me know what email address you want to use. I will not add anyone’s email address to this site without their permission first.

See you at the first SDPTUG meeting on March 24!

Caleb

And Then There Was … SDPTUG Meeting #1

Hello again all!
Sorry for the time away. I have been busy spreading the good news of Pro Tools. And speaking of good news, we have our first SDPTUG meeting scheduled for your enjoyment.

When: Tuesday, March 24 @ 6:30pm
Where: Studio West “Studio A” – 11021 Via Frontera Suite A, San Diego, CA, 92127
What: What’s New & Great in Pro Tools 8

Spread the word! Also, if you could let me know you are coming, it would be nice to have a rough headcount. We will start the meeting off with some meet and greet time and then get down to business. Email me at caleb@tracsd.com to let me know if you can make it.

Hope to see you there!

Pro Tools Training Videos Online

Hello All,

I came across this on the world wide web yesterday so I thought I would share it with you.

Mac Pro Video

They have a Pro Tools 8 FREEBIE! You have to download their media player, his name is N.E.D, but other than that, it seems OK.

Does anyone else know of some good Pro Tools online goodies?