Andy1044

Well said, and thanks for stopping by our humble abode.

That is unfortunate, because it seems like Pro Tools 9 is 64 bit on Windows 7 and OSX past 10.6.2.

I think we need to do a sticky on sequencers.

Yeah, take any down tempo drum loop, process it with some filters, and you've essentially got that sound. No need for fancy loop libraries.

Pro Tools makes (or should make) continuous backups of your project file, try opening the most recent backup project and see if that works. If not, while Pro Tools is closed, backup and trash PT's preferences. When you reopen Pro Tools it'll rebuild the preferences for you, if settings that you were partial to were lost and the problem still persists, trash the newly created preference files and drop the old ones back in their place.

When I made the switch from Finale to Cubase a fair amount of years ago, I found the best resource was to just compose. It takes a little getting used to, composing in a sequencer, as you have to change how you approach composition, but it gets easier as you keep trying. Also, having the manual next to you at all times is a must when you're first getting used to a sequencer.

If you really want to go that route you have to export a MIDI file out of Finale and then open it in Cubase. From there you have to set up the MIDI routing and sample instruments and program the midi expression/volume/modulation so that it sounds humanistic. When working with a sequencer it's easier and faster to do everything in the sequencer and cut out the Finale step.

Wow, I didn't know it was that easy! I must be doing things wrong.

You definitely know how to program, I'll give you that. However, I can tell you that if you were submitting this to a trailer house or one of the big trailer libraries, the major note they'd give you is that the percussion isn't big enough or punchy enough to live up to the promise of the rest of the ensemble. You've also got some places where the momentum isn't really carried forward between stabs of the orchestra, though if you were to ramp up your percussion this might be fixed. Crank it, trailer music can never be too loud. You also might want to consider adding a bigger back end with a lot more editor candy (big hits and riffs etc.).

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He also had quite a sense of humor. I've heard that he once stated "[As a film composer] I'm essentially a high class prostitute...I'll do anything for money."