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Cedar DNS One and DNS CS now support AudioSuite and PPC-based Macs

Published on August 5, 2010 in announcement and update. 0 Comments Tags: , .

This from Cedar’s press release…

CEDAR Audio has released a major upgrade for the DNS One dialogue noise suppressor plug-in and its associated DNS Control System (which also supports the DNS2000 and DNS3000 dialogue noise suppressors).
In response to customers’ requests, the Control System now supports PPC-based Macs running OS X 10.4 onward. This means that the DNS One, the DNS2000 and the DNS3000 may all be used with and controlled from appropriate versions of Pro Tools running on these hosts. What’s more, AudioSuite capability has been added to the DNS One, which will enable it to fit more productively into the workflow of many post-production engineers and other users.
CEDAR DNS family A number of functional improvements to the Control System have also been implemented, most significant of which are new controls that considerably reduce set up time for each job, whether being processed by the DNS One or by DNS2000s and DNS3000s. In addition, enhancements to the control of multiple DNS3000s over Ethernet have been implemented, as well as improvements to the DNS3000′s Touch mode and the method of selecting which hardware units are selected and controlled.
… and the price is?
The updated versions of the DNS One and DNS Control System are immediately available and the price remains unchanged. Furthermore, the new versions are available FREE OF CHARGE to all existing users of the DNS One, DNS2000 and DNS3000.

Looks like very good news especially the AudioSuite support as well as legacy support for the PPC platform. Well done Cedar.

Update on jerky video problem

Published on July 21, 2010 in problem and update. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

Following my posts on the problems with Canopus boxes and Pro Tools 8.0.3 here, here, here and here as well as the jerky video problems I have posted on and the video compendium I posted about here and here, there has been another interesting post on the Pro Tools 8.0.3 jerky video thread on the Digidesign User Conference. ‘DigiTech Supt’ has posted….

There are several fixes in 8.0.4 and 10.6.4, but at least one outstanding issue when playing video on a 2nd monitor that appears to be OS related, which we’re working with Apple to implement a fix.
Can anyone on 8.0.4 and 10.6.4 who is seeing jerky/stuttering playback when using a Mojo or Canopus device let us know the specifics of your configuration and the size/codec being used for the video?

Also ‘Anibal’ has posted….

using Canopus, DV and different sizes, very smooth playback but eventually crashing when opening sessions with video in firewire

Digidesign announce Pro Tools LE and M Powered v8.0.4 updates

Published on July 7, 2010 in announcement and update. 0 Comments Tags: , .
Here is the full details of all the v8.0.4 updates…
Pro Tools 8.0.4 Downloads & Details

June/July, 2010 — Avid is pleased to announce the availability of Pro Tools® 8.0.4, a free, downloadable update for Pro Tools 8.0-8.0.3 owners. This latest update offers many performance enhancements and fixes, including:

  • Automation
  • Editing
  • Avid Unity and Interplay Workflows
  • Recording
  • MIDI
  • Relinking and importing
  • Stability

For a select list of fixes in Pro Tools 8.0.4, please download the following PDF document:

Pro Tools 8.0.4 also adds Windows 7 support for Pro Tools LE® and Pro Tools M-Powered™ systems. We’ve also included new PC drivers for Pro Tools LE 8.0.4, greatly expanding the number of compatible laptop and desktop computers. On the Mac side, Pro Tools LE and M-Powered 8.0.4 adds support for the latest i5 and i7 iMac and MacBook Pro models.

For more information about Pro Tools 8.0.4, please see the following page in the Products / Pro Tools / What’s New section:

Summary of Updates

Pro Tools|HD® 8.0.4

  • Includes many performance enhancements and fixes

Pro Tools LE 8.0.4

  • Includes many performance enhancements and fixes
  • Full support for Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
  • Full support for i5 and i7 iMac and MacBook Pro models
  • Adds new Windows drivers—broadening compatibility on PC desktops and laptops

Pro Tools M-Powered 8.0.4

  • Includes many performance enhancements and fixes
  • Full support for Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
  • Full support for i5 and i7 iMac and MacBook Pro models

Compatibility Summary

Pro Tools 8.0.4 supports the same Pro Tools core systems as version 8.0.3, with the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.6.1 – 10.6.3 (Snow Leopard)
    • While 10.6.4 is not yet fully qualified with Pro Tools, our preliminary compatibility and performance testing has found no issues
  • Mac OS X 10.5.8 (Leopard)
  • Windows XP Service Pack 3 (Home or Professional, 32-bit)
  • Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (32-bit)
  • Windows 7 (32 and 64-bit)
    • Windows 7 is officially supported with Pro Tools LE and M-Powered version 8.0.4; and Pro Tools M-Powered Essential version 8.0.3
    • Pro Tools HD 8.0.4 can be used on Windows 7 as a public beta

Please Note:
Pro Tools 8.0.4 will be the last version of Pro Tools to support Macintosh Leopard (10.5.x), and Windows Vista operating systems. It will also be the last version of Pro Tools LE and M-Powered to support Windows XP.

Please read the EOSS (End of Software Support) Announcements for more information.

Not Compatible
Pro Tools 8.0.3 software and higher does not support some retired products:

  • Original Mbox
  • Expansion|HD Chassis
  • Macintosh PowerPC Computers

Please read the EOSS (End of Software Support) Announcements for more information.

Download Pages with Additional Details

Pro Tools HD 8.0.4 Updates — June 8, 2010

Pro Tools LE 8.0.4 Updates — July 7, 2010

Pro Tools M-Powered 8.0.4 Updates — July 7, 2010

Note: These updates are for the full version of Pro Tools M-Powered; Pro Tools M-Powered Essential remains at version 8.0.3.

Please Note: The Pro Tools 8.0.4 Updates are only available by download. You will need to use a broadband connection to download the update for your system. If you are not able to download on your Pro Tools system, you can download the update from any broadband connection, then transfer the update to your Pro Tools system.

Additional Downloads

Pro Tools 8.0.4 Optional software Downloads
Links to downloads and installation instructions for owners of optional software, plug-ins, toolkits, MP3 Option, DigiTranslator, MachineControl, and more:

iZotope Updates Required
For AudioSuite compatibility with Pro Tools 8.0.4, users of iZotope plug-ins should download the latest versions from the iZotope website:

iZotope updates and fixes

Published on July 1, 2010 in announcement and update. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , .

IZotope have announced updates to their plug-ins which fix a problem there was with Pro Tools 8.0.4. David Could – Product Manager for Audio Post Production, has posted on this thread in the Digidesign User Conference….

Today iZotope have released updated versions of a number of their plug-ins (Alloy, Ozone 4, Trash, RX, Spectron and Vinyl) that address the issues encountered in Pro Tools 8.0.4. The updates can be downloaded from iZotope’s website. see below for direct links.

There are also updates for the other iZotope plug-ins

For AudioSuite compatibility with Pro Tools 8.0.4, users of iZotope plug-ins should download the latest versions from the iZotope website:

Finally iZotope have announced that the update to the RX restoration plug-in and application is more than a fix…

iZotope RX 1.3 Product Update
We’ve been working hard to update RX and just added these new features:

  • 64-bit Audio Unit support for native operation in 64-bit Logic Pro 9.1 and later.
  • New peak finding feature will automatically locate exact peaks in the Spectrum Analyzer faster and more effectively than manual zoom. Learn more about the Spectrum Analyzer.
  • New shortcut to choose time selection bounds in the RX application: simply listen and press the [ and ] keys during playback to set selection start and end points.
  • Many minor fixes and performance enhancements.

Download the update

All good news folks.

Video problems on Pro Tools 8.0.3 update with release of 8.0.4

Published on June 23, 2010 in bug, problem and update. 3 Comments Tags: , , .

Following my posts on the problems with Canopus boxes and Pro Tools 8.0.3 here, here and here as well as the jerky video problems I have posted on and the video compendium I posted about here and here, there has been another interesting post on the Pro Tools 8.0.3 Big Bug thread on the Digidesign User Conference

‘redj’ posted after the 8.0.4 release…

Thanks Avid for the update ! But thereʼs already a mistake…

For me, this bug happened by two ways :
The first one is now resolved (opening a session).
But the second one is not : when I remove video from firewire (deselect Video Out Firewire) PT crash ! But only if video track is offline. If video track is online, it works. Strange. Does anyone can confirm this bug ?

‘TommyT’ confirmed it…

Damn,,, you’re right, Bug confirmed here…
Guess we should change the Thread name to 8.03 Big Bug & 8.04 Smaller Bug :) ….

DigiTechSupt officially confirmed the ‘small bug’ and the work round…

Ok, thanks for the report – we’ve been able to repro this and are looking into a fix. Not sure whose end it’s on yet – us or Apple, but we should be able to determine that shortly and I’ll reply when I know more. For now make sure to keep the video online when enabling/disabling video out FireWire (stating the obvious, yes..!).
Avid Audio Tech Support

Pro Tools 8.0.4 news

Published on June 21, 2010 in problem and update. 1 Comment Tags: , , .

Some folk have had trouble finding the Release Notes for the 8.0.4 update, so here are some URLs…

Release notes…

Read me file!! (Known issues list)…

Mac leopard 10.5.8 and snow leopard 10.6.2 & 10.6.3 download page…

Also a new bug has already surfaced in Pro Tools HD 8.0.4. You read the full thread on the Digidesign User Conference.

‘Mark the amazing guy’ posted…

Apologies if this has been posted already- I couldn’t find anything about it. When working with Timeline and Edit selection unlinked, if you
-select an area with edit selection, then
-move your timeline marker,
your edit selection gets wiped every time. Can anyone else confirm this, or know of a workaround?

‘laki’ added….

Well Mark, I saw this just today. Oddly enough, it’s not the selection that gets wiped (the markers are still where they were in the timecode track). PT is actually deselecting the tracks that were selected. If you have track selection follows edit selection enabled, you can reselect the tracks and you’ll see that your selection has not been lost. And, not to be a stickler for the rules, but you might get some more responses if you specify your system specs. See the “Help us help you” sticky in the PTHD Mac OSX forum. Good luck. I usually don’t work in unlinked.

‘DigiTechSupt’ quickly chipped in and confirmed…

Mark – Thanks for the report. We’ve been able to verify this and will get it in the queue for a fix asap. The best work around we can find (and it’s not really a valid workaround) is activating “Link Track and Edit Selection” and then when your edit selection has been blown away from the timeline just selecting the track again remakes the selection (it’s still stored in the timeline, just not in the edit).
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Avid Audio Tech Support

Pro Tools HD 8.0.4 Updates for Mac and Windows

Published on June 10, 2010 in announcement and update. 5 Comments Tags: , , .

Avid Audio have announced an 8.0.4 update for Pro Tools HD….


In our continuing effort to provide you with the best software experience possible, Avid has released Pro Tools HD 8.0.4, a free update that provides many of the most requested enhancements and fixes – for details of fixed issues see the Release Notes PDF.

8.0.4 for Pro Tools LE and M-Powered is coming soon…

Pro Tools HD 8.0.4 is a free update for all Pro Tools HD 8.0-8.0.3 owners. Version 8.0.4 supports the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.6.1, 10.6.2, and 10.6.3 (Snow Leopard)
  • Mac OS X 10.5.8 (Leopard)
  • Windows XP Service Pack 3 (Home or Professional, 32-bit)
  • Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (32-bit)

Although not officially supported, Pro Tools HD 8.0.4 can be used on Windows 7 (32 and 64-bit) continuing the public beta program for Pro Tools HD.

Pro Tools HD 8.0.4 Updates
For details and downloads, see the following pages:

Compatibility issue with Pro Tools HD 8.0.4 and iZotope plug-ins:
Users of iZotope AudioSuite plug-ins should not upgrade to Pro Tools HD 8.0.4 until an issue regarding DAE-7453 errors, and incorrect audio rendering has been resolved.

Please Note: Pro Tools 8.0.3 and higher does not support some retired products, including:

  • Macintosh PowerPC Computers
  • Expansion|HD Chassis

Please read the EOSS (End of Software Support) Announcements for more information.

Nothing yet for LE users but I am sure it will be along soon.

But good news for Canoupus box users as in the Release notes pdf under fixes for 8.0.4 it lists…

Crash when opening a session with Canopus ADVC 110 or 100 attached. (Item #PTSW-120430)
Area: Canopus ADVC 110 or 100 OS/Platform: Mac/HD Pro Tools could crash when opening a session saved with video playing out via Canopus ADVC 110 or 100.

However Wolfgang Bartsch has confirmed in this thread on the Digidesign User Conference that..

8.04 installed in the morning, no problems with canopus advc110 the whole day

which is great news for users that have been suffering problems with Canopus boxes since 8.0.3 was launched as reported here.

Avid Audio (Digidesign) announce updates for Structure, Hybrid, Strike, and Velvet

Published on June 6, 2010 in announcement and update. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

If you use Structure for Post as I covered in this post a while back then you should update your Structure plug-in according to Avid Audio…

Avid is pleased to announce that updates are now available for our A.I.R. virtual instruments on Mac and Windows computers. See the pages below to learn more about, and download, these updates.

Mac and Windows

Structure 1.0.5 and Structure LE 1.0.5 Update

The Structure/Structure LE 1.0.5 update resolves issues in the following areas:

  • Structure Import of EXS files on Mac and Windows
  • Pro Tools hangs when scanning plug-ins if Internet Explorer 8 is installed

Windows

The following updates resolve an issue with these plug-ins on Windows systems:

  • Pro Tools hangs when scanning plug-ins if Internet Explorer 8 is installed.

Hybrid 1.5.4 Update for Windows

Strike 1.0.4 Update for Windows

Velvet 1.0.4 Update for Windows

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Avid Customer Support

Digidesign announce one final cs update for Pro Tools 8.0.1

Published on May 13, 2010 in Digidesign, announcement and update. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

This update will be of use to those of us you haven’t or can’t upgrade to 8.0.3 because the various bugs that I have blogged about here. This is what Digidesign have said…

Introducing Pro Tools 8.0.1cs2 for users of PowerPC Macintosh, original Mbox, and Expansion|HD chassis
In August 2009 we announced that Pro Tools 8.0.1 would be the last full Pro Tools release to support PowerPC-based Macs, the original Mbox, and Expansion|HD chassis. We have continued to monitor the performance of 8.0.1 and now, based on user feedback, we are pleased to offer you one final Pro Tools software update—Pro Tools 8.0.1cs2—to address your most requested fixes.

Pro Tools 8.0.1cs2 updates for Pro Tools 8.0.1 HD, LE, and M-Powered are available for download from the Pro Tools CS Updates page in the Knowledge Base.

Pro Tools 8.0.1 CS Updates
Previous installation of Pro Tools 8.0.1 for Mac OS X or Windows is required.

Released May 12, 2010:

Pro Tools 8.0.1cs2 for Mac OS X contains fixes in the following areas:

  • Relinking
  • Solo
  • Locked Region Groups, Conforming
  • MIDI
  • Scoring
  • Playlists
  • Launch, Open Directory
  • CD Importing
  • ICON D-Command (HD only)

Pro Tools 8.0.1cs2 for Windows contains fixes in the following areas:

  • Relinking
  • Solo
  • Locked Region Groups, Conforming
  • MIDI
  • Scoring
  • ICON D-Command (HD only)

Pro Tools 8.0.1cs2 includes all previous fixes from Pro Tools 8.0.1cs1

For a list of all fixes included with each update, please see the release notes on the individual pages listed above.

Lets hope this doesn’t break anything else!

More on video problems with Pro Tools 8.0.3 – possible work round

Published on May 10, 2010 in problem and update. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

Following my posts on the problems with Canopus boxes and Pro Tools 8.0.3 here, here and here as well as the jerky video problems I have posted on and the video compendium I posted about here and here, there has been another interesting post on the Pro Tools 8.0.3 Big Bug thread on the Digidesign User Conference.  ‘zoing123′ has posted….

Gentlemen. Fear Not. It _is_ a known BUG. The work around is to take the video to internal before closing. I went nuts figuring this out, but thats it. Spoke to a real Digi teck and they are working to fix this. I have been flawless after I found this.
8.02cs2 /10.6.3 on an  002 box.

So hopefully this will provide folk with a viable work round until Digidesign can fix it.

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