I thought I would briefly share the story of how I got into using Pro Tools.  Hopefully this article will spark others to share their stories of how they started using it.

Introduction Through Education

I have mentioned many times on Pro Tools Expert that I attended The BRIT School Of Performing Arts.  When I enrolled in 2002 The BRITS was the only place in the UK that taught Pro Tools for free.  At the time their main studio was running Pro Tools 5 on a TDM system with two 888 interfaces and a Control 24.

I was using a really cheap version of Cubase on an old PC at home and at The Brits I was using Pro Tools.  Apple had recently released Logic 7 and I remember not being that impressed with it.  I remember being really taken with the slickness of Pro Tools in conjunction with the Digidesign Control 24 control surface.  I knew early on that Pro Tools would be my DAW of choice for the future.  Within a year of leaving The BRITS I ditched Cubase on my PC and spent a large chunk of my university loan on a second hand Mac G4 Tower and a Digi 002 factory (control surface/interface)

The rest is history and maybe for a future post but for now...

Let’s Hear Your Stories.

• When and how were you introduced to Pro Tools?
• Why did you choose to adopt Pro Tools?
• What was your first Pro Tools system?