John Willoughby

Just a comment - had to use ProTools for a class recently and ick! To be fair, some stuff is just that it works in a different way than I am used to, but there are a bunch of issues too and a number of limitations that exist just because it supports a very hardware-centric flow. I was so glad when the class was over and I could get back to Cakewalk. And I really *wanted* to like Pro Tools - it's still in use in so many places. But I just couldn't.

I have several envelopes defined for various plug-in parameters (wet mix, bypass, etc - nothing too fancy). When I export the mix, the envelopes get moved in time a bit. So like reverb comes in in the middle of a verse instead of the beginning (it's bypassed before and after). I tried exporting both wav and mp3 - no change. I tried exporting both the whole mix and just the actual song (i.e. trim out the 4 bar lead-in) - no change. I tried reverting to 2022.09 - no change. I tried exporting using real-time - that fixed it! (and thanks to the other poster with a different export problem for giving me the idea). I exported earlier versions with no problem but I also didn't have any parameter envelopes defined yet so who knows. The last project I worked on a few months back did not have any issues and I did use some envelopes there. I plan on removing plug-ins 1 by 1 and if it goes away then trying to remove a different plug-in in case it's the # of plug ins and not one in particular. Note that I don't have a ton of tracks or plug-ins so nothing should be stressing it out. I also use a lot of Melodyne but only on 3 vocals tracks so again, nothing that should stress it. Happy to try any other stuff you can suggest since although I have a work-around I'd like to find this so you can fix it. I should add that everything works fine while editing, it's just export. thanks