So, I heard a lotta buzz about Protools. Especially since the record labels and leading performers been using it like it's their second nature. Pure promotion. It's like Jon Stewart or Jay Leno talking about "twittering". Just pure promotion. It's a pretty cool way to promote the product though.
Checked it out to find out what the hype behind it is all about. Alas! It is nothing but yet another regular, albeit powerful, multi-track software tool, much like other mixing software "tools" like Sonar. I've been using Sonar like forever, since v2.1 to now v8. Thanks to my friend, I got a chance to check out Protools hands-on. Excellent software, but not much different from most other softwares I've used. Sure! it has some easy to use advance options in the export audio category like AC3, mp3, etc., which you should buy a separate license for, much like Sonar. The fact is most underlying encoding schemes are provided by third parties that pretty use standardized algorithms. Also talked to a friend who's been using Protools for quite some time now and came to the same conclusion.
At the end of the day, what really matter are the mics, mixers and sound cards. This is like that time when I tried Apple G5 for a few days to record instead of my regular PC and Windows ME laptop. No big difference. Faster sure, but so is my custom PC dedicated for recording. I'd rather upgrade my sound card to SBlive.
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