4.7 Wishlist

[pcm]

Originally posted by rainmaker:
A way to save a mixing board layout with all its settings including levels, aux's, plug-ins, pans, mutes, etc... as a global clipping which you could then open and apply to any other DP file. This would make it easy to mix one song really thoroughly and then transfer that mix as a quick starting point to other songs that you have already recorded for that same band with the same instruments, etc... This would make it so you wouldn't have to create a new file and spend time manually dragging all the waveforms over to the new sequence. Just save a mix, then apply it to any other file... Bam, Done!

Rainmaker

You can already do that.

Set it up how you like it. Go to the Tracks Overview. Select all the tracks you want to appear in your mixer template. Copy it to a clipping. Open a new file. Drag the clipping into the Tracks Overview window. Now go to the Mixing Board. All of your channels will be there, complete with levels, pans, plugins, etc. The only problem is DP appends the word COPY to every track.

[qo]

Sorry if this has already been mentioned.

Key Command to bring all open plugins to the front (or, conversely, send all DP windows to the back). When working with the Consolidated Window (CW), I frequently switch between the CW and plugins to make various adjustments. Once the CW hides the plugins, it's IMPOSSIBLE to bring multiple plugins to the front (double clicking on each Insert hides the plugin you opened before it). It's especially a pain if the plugins are in a V-Rack and you have to switch between the current Mix Window and the V-Rack Chunk, or if some of the tracks are hidden. I use Expose, activated with the middle-button/scrollwheel on a mouse which makes it possible to pull multiple plugins forward one by one. But this is the ONLY way, short of two monitors.

A single DP key command to do this would be a great workflow enhancer.

<small>[ August 20, 2005, 07:47 PM: Message edited by: qo ]</small>

[kid]

The ability to assign multiple outputs to the same audio track. In Pro Tools at work I use this all the time to create stem mixes. I know you can do this with sends but to me another simpler way would be to just assign outputs 1&1, 3&4, 5&6 to a set of tracks.

[pcm]

I second that.

[dougieb]

This has probably already been mentioned, but...

DISTRIBUTED AUDIO PROCESSING ala Logic.

It would be great to have other machines - or even an xServe crunching VI's

[colinmansfield]

If you import the bounced track and highlight it in the soundbites list, doesn't it bypass the master fader and play directly through the audio outs?

A built-in mixdown deck.

If you run a mix, either real-time or bounce-to-disk, AND you have plugins on the master fader, there is currently no way to play back this mix without it going through the master fader plugins again. It would be nice to have as "2-trk return", like real consoles have, that would let you listen to mixes (or anything else routed to it) that would BYPASS the entire master fader section. This would not only allow you to listen back to your mixes (like a real studio console does), but allow allow one to import other stuff into DP and listen to it with any additional processing, i.e., listen to imported CD tracks for comparison with your current mix. As it stands now, that is impossible because EVERYTHING must go through the master fader, with it's plugins.

The master fader strip should also gain a "2-trk" return" toggle, like a real console, so as to "mute" everything else when you play back your mix.

The actual implementation of this is to merely rout the audio to the same pair of outputs, but POST master fader section. Like a real console. This should not be hard to code. Perhaps a list-view type window to manage your mixes would be a nice touch too.

[Mugambi]

-I would like when in grid mode, everything snaps to grid
-Edits in the various layer modes (e.g. pan, volume etc.) only effect the layers
-Default starting points for anything that can be automated
-Streamline all features that take more than 2 steps

[rainmaker]

I have to second the multiple outs per track. That would be very handy.

Also heartily second distributed processing over multiple machines.

Would love to see consolidated window evolve a little bit. Especially in letting us have more control over plug-in windows. I'd love to be able to set it up where all assigned plug-in windows automatically pop to the front when I select a channel. So as I go through selecting different channels either on-screen or on my control surface, their assigned plug-ins automatically pop up. This would be great for mixing. Also would be great for people with two monitors. Plugs could pop up on the second monitor as you go through selecting channels.

[colinmansfield]

I would like to be able to audition/preview audio files when I'm importing them into the soundbites window. This used to work better than it has over the last few versions of DP. At the very least, I want to be able to hear .aiff, .wav and .mp3 files (mono OR stereo), so I can tell whether I want to import Drums 1a.aif or Drums 12c.aif or Indian Vocal 8.wav or (you get the picture.

At least, let us preview anything Quicktime (and the Finder) can play...

(*still* waiting for MOTU's MIDI to catch up with SVP's... :-/ )

[zobomix]

Two things that I would like,

1) +12dB faders

2) Key input (audio and possibly MIDI) available for ANY compressor/gate when the plug supports side-chain. It' s a bit annoying that I can have the waves rennchannel using the side-chain in PT but not in DP. The only option I have so far for side-chaining effects in DP is the scary motu dynamics plug

[Timeline]

This has likely been mentioned but after having a couple of horrible experiences trying to paly DP SDII via OMF in Nuendo,

MULTIPAL FORMATS FOR RECORDING LIKE AIF OR BW PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!

SDII IS DEAD,DEAD,DEAD!

BIGGEST GRIPES ABOUT SDII
1. Not able to uplad or send files on the internet unless compressed or headers get stripped.
2. No compatible with PC's whitout conversion.

[Splinter]

Here's one that's long overdue:

Consolidate Tracks!!!

... ala Pro Tools. There's not much I like about Pro Tools, but this one seems essential (along with a REAL, USABLE BEAT DETECTIVE ENGINE!!!). Similar to Merge Soundbites, but merges a selected region versus only the contained soundbites in a region. This is a simple feature that would greatly simplify file transfer between DAWS.

[Timeline]

Similar to Merge Soundbites, but merges a selected region versus only the contained soundbites in a region.

Explain?

[Splinter]

Similar to Merge Soundbites, but merges a selected region versus only the contained soundbites in a region.

Explain?

If my first soundbite starts at measure 2 and I select a region from measure 1 to the end of the song, when I merge the soundbites, the resulting audio file only starts at measure 2, not 1. If I'm trying to prep my files to transfer to another DAW, I want all my soundbites for each track to start from the same point, say measure 1. Presently, to make this happen, you have to place a beginning soundbite at the first measure of your bounce. Slow, cumbersome, and very unnecessary. Pro Tools has always had the Consolidate Tracks feature that simply allows you to create a soundbite of the selected region and any contained soundbites... not just the soundbites and the space inbetween.

[Timeline]

So would this save HD space or just make it easier to create mearged tracks?

Just trying to understand what protools does that's different a little more..

Thanks