At 11:25 AM -0500 5/22/03, Count Rockula wrote:

I'm a Pro Tools user, and I asked the Pro Tools user forum about Doggie Box. I've not yet even tried to mess with it. But plan to. Anyway, there were few who knew about it, and a couple that did passed it off as very poor program that can't get the job done in a professional manner. I haven't seen this for myself. I don't know what their standards are though. It all sounds WONDERFUL in concept.

Oh, don't get me wrong, it's a great deal--a pretty powerful digital 8-track program for FREE. I guess lots of professional audio folk swear by the commercial version these days, though whether that is a good thing or bad thing is a subject to much debate (analog vs. digital, keep it plain vs. endless mixdown tweaking, etc.). My complaint--the only one so far, anyway--is that when I want to use it, I have to first go through The Procedure. To get started with my Fostex, I plug my microphone in and turn the power on. To use ProTools, I have to open the Memory panel and change all the settings. Then I have to wait while the system reboots, not forgetting that I also have to use a special startup set of extensions and control panels. Then, once the system is up, I have to tinker with the Sound panel when it comes on to readjust the default audio input levels. Then I can boot ProTools. And then when I'm done, I have to undo things so I can use my computer again for the other things in life. I know it's not a lot to do from a certain perspective, but when compared to "turn power on," it's a pain in the butt. Of course, I know also that once you've made the mental adjustment to The Procedure, it no longer seems to be such a pain. But I'm not there yet. FWIW. Carl -- ********** Carl Freire Oakland, California cfreire@ix.netcom.com cfreire@uclink4.berkeley.edu