My first thread... i believe...

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Hello!

I am trying to learn how to manipulate/edit MIDI tracks in PTs.

My workflow is thus: I compose a piece in Sibelius (orchestral usually) change the Playback Configuration to Vienna Symphonic Library and load all of the VSL instruments, MIX, and then export each track as MIDI to PTs. My hope would be that eventually, I'll be able to fine tune the MIDI performances and perhaps get some things to work in PTs I couldn't get to work in Sibelius.

HOWEVER, soon as I start messing with any portion of a MIDI track in PTs it is a downhill battle. Key switches get messed up, velocities get messed up, etc. etc. and I eventually reimport the MIDI track from Sibelius and stick with it. IOW, I settle for something I didn't want to settle for.

Does anybody here have any experience doing this sort of thing? Any tips for a newbie?

Many thanks,
 
Hi, thanks for the reply... I am running PTs 10.

As far as the article, I was unaware that you could export a Sibelius file from PTs and open it in Sibelius. But as I understand, this would only benefit those that prefer playing via MIDI into PTs who want notation later. I work exactly the opposite way (notating into Sibelius then export to PTs for more flexibility). Rewire impedes this flexibility because PTs is still constrained by Sibelius.

So MIDI does seem to be the best way... no?

Thank you,
 
As I understand it, ProTools has the score engine integrated. You have to go looking for it, but I'm pretty sure it's there.

I'll check this out properly for you later because I'm out of my comfort zone, but I'm thinking the best way is to write the notation in ProTools.

If I recall correctly, it lacked all the fancy notation options, but surely there's a way to import .sib into ProTools, right?
I don't have Sibelius any more. Would you be happy to send me a .sib file?
If so, I could play around with this and get you a better answer.


My memory is terrible, but I had to do a sib/protools project a while back.
I think I wrote the notation in protools, got my instruments sounding right, and used volume automation for any changes.
Once done, I exported that to SIB (I think), and wrote the notation and markings to match.

It was a little cumbersome, but it got the job done.
 
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