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Tyler Stowe
Chapter 10 covered everything about plugins. It explained what plugins are, the many formats they're written in, how the formats work, and the popular bundles you see in the audio world. It also covered the difference between using plugins real time and rendering the audio using an offline plugin processor called Audiosuite.
Pro Tools comes in two different versions. Native and HD. The major difference between the two is processing. Each has its pros and cons. With the release of Pro Tools 11, the DAW lost the support of Legacy plugin formats RTAS and TDM. People and major studios who had spent thousands of dollars on these plugins now had to buy new ones and disregard the ones they spent so much money on if they wanted to use Pro Tools 11.
The chapter also dicussed what inserts and sends are and the differences between the two. Inserts are used for dynamic and frequency based processing and sends are used for modulating or time based effects. They then displayed a list of all the free plugins that come with Pro tools 11 which was cool to see.
Audiosuite allows you to process a selected clip and render it permanetly affected. You are even able to preview the changes you are making to the sound in real time. The advantage of Audiosuite is that it saves system resources.
In the studio I talked with Jim and he explained the chapter in fuller detail. He answered my questions and even helped me understand the assignment that comes up at the end. Afterward we talked about life and all that's going on in each of ours. Not only is Mr. Pavett extremely knowledgeable in his work but also in anything he finds interesting. He's a very intelligent man. I'm glad I met him and glad he's my mentor.
