MIDI users will appreciate the new Key Signature Ruler that allows you to specify-and change-key signatures within a session, with pitch transposition up and down. (E.g., imagine tweaking the vocal track zoomed and with all its plug-ins open, then editing drum tracks zoomed out, and then going back to vocal tweaking.) Also, window configurations can be imported into new projects.
#DIGIDESIGN PRO TOOLS 7.3 WINDOWS#
Up to 99 Window Configurations specifying on-screen position and view settings for Edit, Mix, plug-in, and any floating windows can be quickly stored within a session and then instantly recalled-a real timesaver when you're going back and forth between multiple tasks. And speaking of loops, there's a new Loop Trim tool too. In conjunction, there are new keyboard shortcuts to move the Play Start Marker. This feature makes loop editing so much faster, especially if you want to audition the loop points without listening to the whole loop. And then after pasting, you can listen to the edit boundaries without disturbing the selection. That means you can tweak the selection you're about to cut while listening for the exact spot (or area) to where you want to paste. Some changes will cause audio dropouts, but that's not as big of deal as having to stop the transport, make the changes, and restart the transport where you left off, especially if you don't have the Play Start Marker following playback.ĭynamic Transport Mode allows you to place the transport independent of your edit or loop selection. For example, you can add, remove, or move inserts, tracks, master faders, auxes, and I/O assignments while listening. The mixer can be reconfigured during playback. Now you can customize E-key zoom just the way you want it. There are new Zoom Toggle preferences for vertical/horizontal zoom, track height, and track view. You can even change the track height to Micro, which lets you see a bajillion tracks at once, or Fit to Window for maximum zoom.
Or use the Cmd (Ctl) key to vary the track height to whatever size you want-not just to the predefined sizes. And of course, the Option (or Alt) key lets you do all the tracks at once. In the Edit Window, you can grab the edge of a track to change its height. Here are some of my favorite enhancements: Therefore, I'm a much faster engineer with PT 7.3, which means I'm always at the ready when the musicians want to lay down a take, and editing (what used to be called mixing) takes less effort. 7.3 added so many crucial user-interface tweaks that it's far easier to get around a project, and it's even possible to change some settings while listening to playback that in previous versions could only be tweaked with the transport stopped.
#DIGIDESIGN PRO TOOLS 7.3 UPGRADE#
It's my favorite upgrade in recent years. As I write this, I'm just finishing up rough mixes for a project that I tracked and edited with Pro Tools HD 7.3.
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