I was developing Carpal Tunnel for a while, but it went away pretty quickly after that. I got so fed up with my bad posture that I created a solution that fit my needs. It is not ergonomics per se, but rather a piece of software I built that tracks my posture and reminds me if I am slouching. I'm planning on sharing it, I just need to find some time to make it go from 'for personal use' to 'for the public'.
As for the QWERTY keyboard, no, it's probably not the most appropriate interface for sound design, but if you know your keyboard shortcuts well, you can zip around your DAW lightning quick. I use two monitors side by side and a TV above for video ref. Working in the box, I use a tailored Kensington mouse for quick tool switching - probably not the best for my right hand, but it gets the job done.
Someone at work just got one of the new Wacom Bamboo tablets ; while small, you can get one that acts both as a stylus input device and a multi-touch input device, like a MacBook Pro touchpad. I never got used to them, but it really clicks for some people. Your health is far more important than any job you will ever have.
Always remember that! Jog Wheel is my trick. I stay away from my mouse a much as I can. In fact the majority of my mixing is in a Fairlight System so I have no mouse. Just to the right of the console I have a series of keyboards attached to protools where I will do the creative sound design.
So ergonomically I am sitting in front of faders the whole time with minimal use of a mouse. It just seems to get me closer to the sound when I can jog through it and really use my ears to edit or mix. The Aeron chairs are a major help. After a long day I will start to kneel on the chair almost like a catcher in baseball would. The back really low and my knees in my chest.
Socks off and almost on top of the console. Its amazing what we do for comfort when we are in the thick of a 14 hour day! We always need to feel the faders! An Expert Mouse is also a really nice gadget to implement! Don't forget about your chair. You could have killer faders but if your chair isn't comfortable, everything will be crazy there :P.
I am a huge fan of the pen and tablet. Have been using a Wacom for about 5 years now and love it. I have a scroll mouse for my other hand if scrolling through PT Workspace as I find holding a pen down and scrolling down the tablet for prolonged periods can get pretty painful. The pen positioning allows for your hand and wrist to be in a more neutral drop your arm down by your side when standing and see the natural position your hand and wrist fall into - I guarantee it's not one in which you could use a mouse and sustainable position.
For a chair I always use a Gregory chair with the dual density foam in the seat to keep your bum from shifting forward. I get the chair without arms otherwise it encourages me to lean. The only things I've bought are a mouse mat with a wrist rest and the flat metal keyboard by Apple when it came out.
I find I don't need a wrist rest for it as it's so flat. Right now, after hours of editing, my neck really hurts, so I clearly need to start taking some of this advice. I think monitor arms are a must.
Looking straight ahead rather than slightly down makes all the difference to me. And 2 computer monitors minimum, three if you don't have an external video screen TV, projector. I have a Command 8 for home and use a D-Command at work. If I had waited, I'd probably have gotten the MC Command as opposed to the Command 8, just for it's ability to program macros and expandability. The D-Command is great with it's ability to dive into plug-ins, and have pretty much any control at my fingertips.
On my most recent show I abandoned the mouse almost unplugged it just to see if I could get by without it. Not only was I faster using keyboard shortcuts and the control surface, but that annoying pain in my right shoulder decreased significantly!
While I am looking at getting a new chair in the next month at the recommendation of my chiropractor my favorite ergonomic tool has been a stability ball. You simply can't slouch. I only bring it out once or twice a week, just to kinda readjust.
But after a long day at the console, it's great for a stretch. And an added bonus, it has a nice deep ring to it when bounced off walls. Just stumbled across this workspace planner. If there isn't a keyset, you can create one for however you like to work.
Expensive, but I find very much worth it. The Artist Series is very nice too, but I find I would need them mounted inside my console in order for them to feel natural. Re: chairs - I used to be an Aeron guy. Still slouched in them, and arm rests got in my way. Started with just the stool no back , but upgraded to one with the back included. As I am very very very old, :O and as I wear glasses with progressive lenses I had to lower my 27 "iMac about 3 inches from the top of my desk.
Then, I was able to put another video monitor above my computer which greatly improves my potition ergonomic. I also use the magic trackpad I can not live without it! It is not an very comfortable position for the left hand and after long periods of time it can be a pain. There are some peripherals made for gamers that I feel would work well in our enviroments:. Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group.
Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. Best use of ergonomics in an Pro Tools editing environment? Ask Question. But RAM is one of the components where you should buy as much as you can fit in your budget. The best analogy is a library. Your hard drive is like the shelves in a library. It can hold a ton of data just like a library can hold a ton of books.
But if you want to find an individual book you have to walk all the way to the back shelf and look for that book. It takes a long time. RAM is like the shelf at the front desk that shows the featured books or new releases. You can easily choose from any of the books they have there and quickly switch between them. RAM works the same way by storing frequently used programs or recent data in memory.
This allows the processor to go back quickly to the RAM and grab that data instead of going to the hard drive and waiting much longer to return the information. The more plugins you have, the more RAM you need to keep your computer from slowing down.
One of the areas where desktop computers have the biggest advantage over laptops is in the connection options. Desktops are much larger and the motherboards on the market have a huge range of options for what ports they offer.
Most desktop builds on the market have at least 8 USB ports, video ports usually a combination of HDMI and Displayport , 1 ethernet port, and mic and line out ports. If you have specific needs for your studio like firewire or eSATA, make sure you find a motherboard that has those ports. Every studio setup is different and in the same way that you'd future proof your desktop by adding more RAM or a faster processor, you should choose a motherboard with connectivity options that will meet your needs in the future.
You'll inevitably want to expand your setup later on and you'll find yourself restricted if you didn't plan ahead and build that extra capability into your machine from the get go.
Up until the last years, computers came with HDDs, hard disk drives. These were spinning discs that would store the information and they were very slow. When solid state hard drive s SSDs came along they brought a huge speed increase. If HDDs were like the books on a library shelf from the analogy we used earlier, then SSDs were like having Usain Bolt as your librarian running back and forth to retrieve the information. In almost every instance it's a better idea to choose a solid state hard drive over a traditional spinning disc hard drive.
The only downside is price. SSDs cost more and typically have a smaller amount of storage. Only buy as much SSD as you need, probably around gb. This main SSD is where you can store your operating system and Pro Tools software and any other programs you use frequently. Then you can use a secondary HDD with much more space to store all your files. This lets you get all of the performance gains of a SSD without paying the high price tag to store everything on a SSD.
Using a HDD to store files is a smart strategy and one we highly recommend to save money and maximize the value of your studio setup. If you'd like to read more in depth on storage choices, check out this article which has a run down of the best storage options on the market today.
Now that you know what to look for in each of the components, here are the top 3 pics for best desktop PCs to run Pro Tools. Apple is a brand that is well known for reliable, powerful and stylish computers and the iMac does not fall short in any of those categories. You can choose which processor you want, ranging from a 2.
What version is this? I also have a protools 12 trying to connect my ADAT but Hardware Setup is not show the option to change my hardware nor samplerate. Your email address will not be published. Introduction In this tutorial we are going back to basics covering one of the very first processes you will have to perform after purchasing a copy of Pro Tools, hardware setup. Drivers Before we start looking at the Pro Tools side of things we need to make sure the appropriate drivers have been installed, for those who are not aware, a driver is a small bit of software which allows your computer and hardware device to talk to each other.
Setup So now we have our drivers installed, we can open up Pro Tools and get stuck in. Hardware Setup Window. HD Interface Hardware Setup. Macintosh Audio Setup Window. Big Ben Clock Loop. Footswitch Control.
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