pro tools users and abusers

[snakepiter]

I would like to share opinions tips and tricks on pro tools.

[loretian]

I'd love to hear some!

I'm using LE, and I've found that leaving a microphone with 48v and receiving input for more than about 30 minutes requires me to restart pro tools, cause the sound suddenly gets very unclean.? Any idea what could be causing that?

Also, the included plugins are pretty bad.? Do you have any recomendations on any good RTAS packages which include standard plugin types like reverb, delay, etc., etc.?? I'd like to buy just one big package that has all the standards, since they're usually in the $500 to $1000 range.