tempo syncing within ProTools LE

[drummist06]

Hey everyone, my name is Matt, I'm 17, and a junior in high school. I own a Digidesign 001 system with Pro Tools LE.
I had a question about the tempo/beat counter in the transport. Is there a way for pro tools to produce a click or rhythm to sync tracking to the internal tempo/beat count? The manual only briefly says something about MIDI usage for this, but i'm clueless about MIDI. Until now I have just recorded a click from a line in metranome. Thanks so much! ~Matt

[djui5]

u can send MTC out a midi port to a keyboard or something with a click in it...then run the audio data into PT or however you get to your cans...(headphones)...there's a set-up for this in the metronome window...click the pendelum looking thing and it will pop up....select the output...what sound..and level adjustments.

PT 6.4 has a click built in (HD does...I think LE does too)...might wanna see if you can upgrade...

[drummist06]

thanks, i never really understood how that worked.

You said that PT 6.4 has a built-in click? I have 6.4 and couldn't find anything....well i'll take another look and try the MIDI approach, thanks for the help! ~Matt

[djui5]

should be a plug-in called "click" or something like that....

You gotta insert it on an audio track to hear it......or an aux track.....

again I'm not sure about LE though....

[drummist06]

got it! I didn't even realize that when I upgraded; thanks!

Also, one more question, if you don't mind. Right now i'm recording strictly in the box, which means two tracks at a time using the 001 preamps.

I've been thinking about purchasing a mackie onyx board. There I could have preamps for the rest of the channels, and a talkback section etc.

The problem is that the onyx dosen't have direct outs, only inserts and a DB-25 analog multitrack out, which the 001 dosen't support. Could I use the inserts as direct outs? If possible, what cable should i use, balanced or unbalanced?

The use of a board would significantly improve the ease of recording, since i could use talkback, have several easily switchable speakers sets and have my computer's soundcard through the board. Thanks for your help! ~Matt

[lvjazzman]

The inserts on older Mackie boards work as direct outs if you insert a mono (tip/sleeve) cable one click into the jack (not all the way in). I would assume that this would be true for the new ones.

[drummist06]

thats an interesting way...might look kinda funny, but whatever works, eh?

Actually I found a ProCo DB-25 to 1/4" TRS snake online last night, so I think I'm set.

Thanks for the help, this is always such a great resource! ~Matt

[djui5]

Why would you want to use the inserts/direct outs?


Why not the master outs?

[drummist06]

master outs would just be a stereo mix; i would want a line for each channel going into the digi001. So for drums I would have 6 mics into the board, and direct outs for each channel going into the digi for a multitrack recording. The board is really used just for its preamps and master section.

[djui5]

oh yeah...for some reason I was thinking M-box....


ha......


dunce cap for me:)




Best way to hook this up.....is to use a TRS plug...and only use the tip and sleeve..solder the ring wire to the sleeve...disconnecting it from the ring....other end would get plugged into the 001 like normal.

[panhead]

label any cables you might make, so that you will know in the future what they are, or were for.