ProTools 5 and Mac G3

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Echoey and reverbed... Are you hearing reverb, or is it a slap-echo from a
delay? Or a flanging effect? Given the conditions under which you hear the
problem, I'll hazard a guess that you might be hearing both direct sound
from your mic, and sound after it went through PT. Audio going through an
A-D and then D-A conversion adds a slight bit of latency to the audio; going
through Pro Tools software it adds even more. I don't remember what menu
it's under in PT5, but you should change "Input-Only Monitor" to "Auto-Input
Monitor"... I think. Either that, or simply mute the Pro Tools return on
your Tascam mixer.

This is the best I can suggest without more information, such as detailed
info on your interface, PT version (LE? Free? TDM?), how you monitor your
mixes, etc.

Hope this helps!


"acozean" <acozean@sierratel.com> wrote in message
news:741c83a1.0411091136.4f9c50f7@posting.google.com...
> Hi folks. I'm making the BIG JUMP from PRoTools 3.1 to 5.0 (don't
> laugh, this is HUGE for me). i love PTools, and finally wanted to be
> able to control my effects now that i'm collabing with others on
> SongRamp.
>
> My situation is: when recording in PT 5, even with the effects turned
> OFF, my voice still sounds echo-y and reverbed - very distracting to
> sing to while i'm hearing so much in my headphones. I checked my
> Sound/Monitor, and turned the sound input from External Mic to RCA In,
> and it sounds as it should. But the moment I go into the PTools
> screen, and hit REC on a track, i get the reverbed sound.
>
> I looked at Buffer size - thought that might make a difference, but it
> doesn't seem like that much difference.
>
> I plug my mic into my 4 track Tascam, as that's connected to my Alesis
> effects board, then the 4 track is connected to my G3 System 8.6 with
> RCA plugs.
>
> What am I doing wrong?
> Any help here appreciated,
> Anne

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On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 14:36:38 -0500, acozean wrote
(in article <741c83a1.0411091136.4f9c50f7@posting.google.com> ):

> Hi folks. I'm making the BIG JUMP from PRoTools 3.1 to 5.0 (don't
> laugh, this is HUGE for me). i love PTools, and finally wanted to be
> able to control my effects now that i'm collabing with others on
> SongRamp.
>
> My situation is: when recording in PT 5, even with the effects turned
> OFF, my voice still sounds echo-y and reverbed - very distracting to
> sing to while i'm hearing so much in my headphones. I checked my
> Sound/Monitor, and turned the sound input from External Mic to RCA In,
> and it sounds as it should. But the moment I go into the PTools
> screen, and hit REC on a track, i get the reverbed sound.
>
> I looked at Buffer size - thought that might make a difference, but it
> doesn't seem like that much difference.
>
> I plug my mic into my 4 track Tascam, as that's connected to my Alesis
> effects board, then the 4 track is connected to my G3 System 8.6 with
> RCA plugs.
>
> What am I doing wrong?
> Any help here appreciated,
> Anne

Guessing...check to see if you are in Low Latency MODE. If you aren't, the
delay you're hearing can be a bit weird. You won't here it upon playback.
Only during record.

Regards,

Ty Ford



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