BC 3.0.2 in PT 12.4, El Capitan

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BC 3.0.2 in PT 12.4, El Capitan Mar 16, 2016 12:50:14 GMT -8

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Post by guitzero on Mar 16, 2016 12:50:14 GMT -8

Hi Folks.

Brand new user - or trying to be, though having diffaculties. In BC 3.0.2 many of the commands do not seem to work out of the box. Many times it seems that once I click to add a plugin for example, the mouse will swoop over and select or de-select various groups in the "GROUPS" sidebar section.

I have tried to create a few custom commands to add my own chain etc without luck. So far, BC 12.4 seems to only run my custom key commands reliably.

Okay, so I see it isn't something so new. So I downloaded all of the manuals, for the MUSIC layout etc... Is there and updated list of usable commands for BC 3? or do I have limitations because I am using a quite new system all around?

Apologies for my wording... I don't mean to say "it doesn't work" - could very well be me.... I have run the setup of the app best I could follow in the version 2.0 manual - seems to be the only manual available in my account. But some things are not exactly possible as according to the manual for setup.

For example, PAGE 4 of the 2.0 manual states at #5, to hit the green maximise button on the mix window... but in El Capital and PT 12.x it actually maximises to the entire screen... not like in previous versions where your still left with the system toolbar/menu up top... so I just try to drag the window's corners to the edges.

And one more thing... to bring more confusion to my post - are there any additional updated instructions for BC 3 or do I continue with the 2.0 manual?

Thanks in advance for your help!

Pro Tools 12.4 (non HD)
MacBook Pro 2015 2.2Ghz i7 quad
16GB ram
BC 3.0.2

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BC 3.0.2 in PT 12.4, El Capitan Mar 16, 2016 15:04:35 GMT -8 via the ProBoards App

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Post by jameyz on Mar 16, 2016 15:04:35 GMT -8

In El Capitan You should "Option click" the green maximize button to maximize the window.. (Thanks apple for changing that

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Are you trying to add plug ins in the mix window? Are you showing the tracks list??

For adding plugins in the Mix window.

1. Show Selected Track (Window Check)
2. Add Default EQ Insert 1
3. Restore Previous tracks (window check)

add some delay in-between and should work fine..

Last Edit: Mar 16, 2016 16:27:18 GMT -8 by jameyz

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BC 3.0.2 in PT 12.4, El Capitan Mar 17, 2016 0:46:58 GMT -8

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Post by guitzero on Mar 17, 2016 0:46:58 GMT -8

Thanks for the reply Jamey Z.

when I try to add, for example, just a default EQ to next available insert, here is the commands I used to create it...

1. SHOW SELECTED TRACKS (WINDOW CHECK) delay@1000
2. ADD DEFAULT EQ ON NEXT INSERT RACK delay@1000
3. ctrl+option+command+W
4. RESTORE PREVIOUS TRACKS (WINDOW CHECK)

Select my track, click the button - the mouse moves and clicks to show the selected track alone, then another click that *selects all tracks* in the track list, then restores the previous tracks. So the only thing then that has actually changed is that my track list has changed from a single selected track to all tracks being selected. ? I'm confused ?

BY the way, in place of #2, I tried also ADD DEFAULT EQ TO NEXT INSERT RACK

Well, my goal here is to work my way up to creating a custom chain as adding a default eq is just as easy in the UI as it would be in BC... but I am trying in baby steps first :-)

Thanks!

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BC 3.0.2 in PT 12.4, El Capitan Mar 17, 2016 5:30:16 GMT -8 via the ProBoards App

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Post by jameyz on Mar 17, 2016 5:30:16 GMT -8

"Next insert" is for when a plugin is already open it will scroll to the next insert and add the plug in. There is no need to "Show selected tracks" when using a "NEXT INSERT" BC. Just make sure the first plugin is open.

You should use add to insert a-e to get to the right inserts.

Then once that plugin is added, you can "add to next insert rack"

Here is a chain I just made. You can import into your user quicklist, or just check out the steps in the screen shot. The "WAIT FOR PT DIALOG" is a way to make sure the plugin opens before going to the next action. This way if a plugin takes longer to open, then it will wait until the plugin is open..

ADD DEFAULT EQ DYN FAV 1-2.ravbc (2.19 KB)

Lastly, here is the newest basic layout for BCer. I am pretty sure the ones in 3.0.2 haven't been updated since PT12 fixed the bug for cursoring through menus.

PT12 BCer Basic.bclay (332.16 KB)

Last Edit: Mar 17, 2016 6:04:49 GMT -8 by jameyz

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BC 3.0.2 in PT 12.4, El Capitan Mar 17, 2016 10:27:12 GMT -8

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Post by guitzero on Mar 17, 2016 10:27:12 GMT -8

Thanks!

I am trying to spend a little more time befor dinner to wrap my head around this... but just to quickly tell you that I imported the BC you sent for adding the 4 plugs (thank you, by the way!), however oddly the Default Dyn was never added... so three plugs were added in succession. odd? I do have the Default EQ and Dyn set in my prefs and show up in the menu correctly.

So then what about calling plugs by name via cursoring? I tried to call up a few to no success... for example I tried UAD's De-Esser and ... attached is the image of the script... and as you may know, I haven't found any of the specific plugin loaders to work... when the plugin is referred to by name that is...

Thanks again!!

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BC 3.0.2 in PT 12.4, El Capitan Mar 17, 2016 13:14:38 GMT -8

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Post by jameyz on Mar 17, 2016 13:14:38 GMT -8

Mar 17, 2016 10:27:12 GMT -8 guitzero said:

Thanks!

I am trying to spend a little more time befor dinner to wrap my head around this... but just to quickly tell you that I imported the BC you sent for adding the 4 plugs (thank you, by the way!), however oddly the Default Dyn was never added... so three plugs were added in succession. odd? I do have the Default EQ and Dyn set in my prefs and show up in the menu correctly.

So then what about calling plugs by name via cursoring? I tried to call up a few to no success... for example I tried UAD's De-Esser and ... attached is the image of the script... and as you may know, I haven't found any of the specific plugin loaders to work... when the plugin is referred to by name that is...

Thanks again!!

That De-Esser one you made works fine for me. So i wonder if you haven't setup your defaults..

are you on TDM or HDX??

Does your insert window look like this?

If not you may need to set them up in PT Prefs..

are you view category and manufacturer??

This could be why typing "Universal Audio" didn't work.

you can always just change "universal audio" to "Dynamics" to get to the same menu, if you don't like viewing both category and manufacturer.

Last Edit: Mar 17, 2016 13:17:27 GMT -8 by jameyz

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BC 3.0.2 in PT 12.4, El Capitan Mar 17, 2016 19:53:03 GMT -8

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Post by guitzero on Mar 17, 2016 19:53:03 GMT -8

Thanks Jamey Z.

My prefs are setup the same way. So when I made the script I chose the words exactly as shown via the menu.

I am using Pro Tools 12.4, some would call "vanilla" - non HD, non TDM, non Native HD - is that the problem??

Last Edit: Mar 17, 2016 19:53:54 GMT -8 by guitzero

jameyz God Groovin and Movin Posts: 4,291	BC 3.0.2 in PT 12.4, El Capitan Mar 18, 2016 8:17:11 GMT -8 via the ProBoards App Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jameyz on Mar 18, 2016 8:17:11 GMT -8 That shouldn't be the problem. Maybe try adding some more delay time. If that doesn't help, send me an email and we can setup a support session to see what is going on..
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Post by guitzero on Mar 16, 2016 12:50:14 GMT -8

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Post by guitzero on Mar 17, 2016 0:46:58 GMT -8

Post by jameyz on Mar 17, 2016 5:30:16 GMT -8

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Post by jameyz on Mar 18, 2016 8:17:11 GMT -8