Pro Tools: The Industry Standard for Audio Production
Now you can subscribe to Pro Tools on an annual basis. Your subscription includes Pro Tools software, bonus plug-ins, and access to Avid's Standard Support, which provides all future Pro Tools updates, upgrades, and expert help for as long as your subscription is active.
Avid Pro Tools makes music creation easy and fun for beginners and seasoned pros alike. Its optimized audio engine is the epitome of efficiency. The Pro Tools interface is as easy to use as a tape deck, and its editing capabilities are legendary. Best of all, Pro Tools continues to evolve, with new features are being added all the time. Seamlessly update tracks and timeline selections during playback without interruption. Benefit from up to 64 channels of I/O, plus 256 mono/stereo audio tracks and 1,024 MIDI tracks. Name your tracks effortlessly, courtesy of the Name field in the New Track dialog. With Pro Tools, you also get powerful features like Track Commit and Track Freeze, layered editing, and real-time fade manipulation, along with UVI's Falcon hybrid software sampler and Dark and Classic UI themes. Beyond that, Avid Cloud Collaboration allows you to connect with talent all around the world. Now with support for M1 Macs running macOS Big Sur, Pro Tools is the industry standard for audio professionals.
Ultra-flexible recording, editing, and mixing environment
Avid's Pro Tools software is the go-to DAW for countless recording studios. Most major production houses are built around it. In fact, many of us at BEATLIFE [llc]™️ choose Pro Tools for our own home studios. Navigating Pro Tools is easy, thanks to its streamlined 2-window interface. Every tool you need is right at your fingertips. And most advanced functions are only a click away. Forget about spending days or even weeks getting to know the program. With Pro Tools software, you just dive in and establish the workflow that best meets your needs. You also get adjustable Dark and Classic UI themes.
The power to create fluidly during playback
The newest version of Pro Tools enables you to make updates to tracks and timeline selections during playback with more fluidity than ever before. With zero interruption, you can create or delete tracks, enable or disable tracks, and add a preset to a track. You can also insert, move, or remove plug-ins and sends, make changes to your I/O, and record enable and disable tracks. Beyond that, you can adjust a loop or timeline selection’s start and end points or move an entire loop or timeline selection. Pro Tools also empowers you to experiment with effects, presets, loop points, and more — all without stopping playback.
Loaded with powerful MIDI tools for in-the-box music creation
Pro Tools is the industry's premiere recording and editing tool, and thanks to recent advancements, it's a MIDI powerhouse, too. To start with, Pro Tools supports up to 1,024 MIDI tracks. MIDI Input Display shows you notes and chords as you play them on a MIDI controller. MIDI merge enhancements permit seamless merging of new and existing MIDI CC automation. MIDI editing is faster than ever in Pro Tools, allowing you to use the left and right arrow keys to move to the next or previous MIDI note. Beyond that, new keyboard shortcuts, tools, and views make working with MIDI in Pro Tools effortless.
Free up your system with Track Commit and Track Freeze
Pro Tools Track Commit prints your tracks, processing and all, to free up resources. And you can print from any insert point in its signal path. Say you have a vocal track with pitch correction and a channel strip. You can print a copy of the tuned vocal without including the other processing. This allows you to continue tweaking the channel strip as you mix. Or you can print all the processing, freeing up DSP resources.
Track Freeze in Pro Tools frees up DSP by rendering your entire track on the fly. If your track doesn't need further editing, this is a great way to maximize resources. It even works on auxiliary tracks and multi-output virtual instruments! Like Track Commit, you can freeze a track, up to and including, any insert point in its signal path. Activate Track Freeze from the Tracks menu, right-click menu, or snowflake icon; Unfreeze it the same way. A Freeze Status Icon shows if tracks are frozen, and can globally freeze and unfreeze tracks.
Improved waveform visualization and batch fade enhancements for rapid editing
Lining up edits with Pro Tools is a walk in the park. Improved waveform visualization lets you see through overlapping waveforms by making one layer translucent. Improvements to batch fades make drum editing and other repetitive fade tasks instantaneous. Editing has always been one of Pro Tools strong suits, and now it’s even better!
Create crossfade curves from the Edit window
Now you can adjust fade in, fade out, and crossfade curves right from the Edit Window in Pro Tools. Select the Smart Tool and position the cursor over the fade. Then click and drag to the left or right to adjust the fade curve. Real-time fade manipulation is a huge time saver!
Connect and collaborate with other musicians and audio pros
Avid Cloud Collaboration connects you with other musicians, producers, engineers, and mixers. It gives you the necessary tools, workflows, and connections to make your work stand out. No matter where your collaborators are, it's as if you're working in the same studio!
Create with an amazing collection of powerful 64-bit AAX plug-ins
The Avid Complete Plug-in Bundle is now included in all active Pro Tools subscription licenses. This bundle includes every audio plug-in that Avid has to offer — classic compressors and EQs, studio effects, stompboxes, reverbs, guitar amps, and more. If you work in the box, you need a collection of top-shelf plug-ins. And with the Avid Complete Plug-in Bundle, you'll have every tool you need. They're a must-have for Pro Tools users.
Add fire to your mixes with HEAT
Your Pro Tools subscription also includes Avid's HEAT. Designed in conjunction with legendary designer Dave Hill of Cranesong, HEAT brings analog soul to your Pro Tools sessions. Not a plug-in, HEAT is built right into your mixer window and endows you with the ability to change the sound of the entire "board" on a global level. The key to HEAT's magic lies in the Drive and Tone controls. Drive faithfully emulates the non-linear processing of tape merged with the harmonic content that naturally occurs with triode-based tube circuits, letting you dial in a fatness that smoothes high-frequency transients. The Tone control gives you control over the amount of brightness that get accentuated, and works in conjunction with the Drive control to add analog magic to your sound. Fire up HEAT and see what your mixes have been missing.
Annual Subscription
Your Pro Tools Annual Subscription gives you a full year of access to Pro Tools and Avid's Standard Support, which supplies you with all future software updates and expert help. If you want to keep using Pro Tools after your 12 months is up, we've already taken care of it — you don't need to do anything. We'll send you a reminder email and automatically charge your card and renew your subscription for you. If you don't want to keep using Pro Tools, give your Sales Engineer a call, and we'll cancel your subscription.
Avid Pro Tools Features:
- Industry-standard Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) software for Mac and PC
- Interact with and make updates to tracks and timeline selections during playback without interruption
- Supports up to 64 channels of I/O, 256 mono/stereo audio tracks, and 1,024 MIDI tracks
- MIDI Input Display shows notes and chords as you play them on a MIDI controller
- MIDI merge enhancements include seamless merging of newly performed and existing MIDI CC automation
- MIDI clips turn red during recording, blurring the distinction between MIDI and audio
- Use the left and right arrow keys to move to the next or previous MIDI note for super-fast MIDI editing
- Name field in the New Track dialog makes naming tracks faster than ever
- Scroll to Track allows you to identify a track by name and scroll to it
- Batch Rename command for Tracks and Clips
- Powerful audio engine provides superior memory management
- Track Commit and Track Freeze free up system resources during intense sessions
- Improved waveform visualization powers you through big projects
- Layered Editing prevents you from losing overlapped clips while editing
- Real-time fade manipulation for creating quick crossfades
- Send fully overlapped clips to a new or existing playlist while editing and/or while recording
- Grid Toggle function makes flipping between Grid and Slip modes easy
- Tandem Trimming enables trimming the start and end of two adjacent clips simultaneously
- Clip Overwrite Indicator alerts you when you move an audio clip so that it fully overlaps a smaller off-screen clip
- Soundbase uses tags to make locating audio files and loops easy
- Faster-than-real-time bounce to disk streamlines your workflow and frees up resources
- Unified media engine natively supports multiple HD video formats
- Smooth collaboration with Avid Media Composer and other media-production workflows
- Workspace Browser makes project navigation fast and simple
- Simple keyboard commands disable and enable sends and inserts
- Capture automation while recording audio
- Utilize up to 128 tracks at 44.1/48kHz and up to 32 channels of simultaneous I/O
- Take advantage of over 70 bundled plug-in processors, effects, and virtual instruments
- Automatic delay compensation provides tight mixing with minimal phase issues
- Multitrack Beat Detective and Elastic Audio correct timing across all of your tracks
- Score Editor and MIDI Editor provide comprehensive composing capabilities
- Mix various audio file types and formats in a single session without format conversion
- Create flawless performances using simple track compositing functions
- Clip Gain provides dynamic volume flexibility and increases integration with Media Composer
- Mute and Solo visual indicators and Bus Interrogation provide a clear view of signal flow
- Full support for Artist Series and other EUCON-equipped control surfaces
- Low-latency monitoring with Core Audio and ASIO hardware delivers smoother tracking
- Read/record from flash drives, RAID systems, network-attached drives, and server storage
- Functions such as Export Selected Tracks as New Session make collaboration easy
- OMF/AAF/MXF interchange support plus included
- Export support for MP3 files, iTunes, and SoundCloud also included
- Full-time code support with feet and frames rulers and 24-hour timeline support
- Automatic Delay Compensation on sidechains
- Works with H.265/HEVC video
- Avid Cloud Collaboration for connecting and collaborating
- Switch between Dark and Classic UI themes
- Comes with UVI's Falcon hybrid software sampler
- Includes 1 year of software updates, Avid's Complete Plug-in Bundle, HEAT, and Standard Support
Support Plans
Unlimited online technical support, billing and account help (up to one business day response time). Please note that while our Customer Care team is ready to help you resolve any issues, Avid Standard Support does not include in-depth tutorial advice.
Specifications & What's Included:
- Pro Tools software–Download required (includes software/plug-in installers and user guides)
- Storage–1 GB Collaboration Cloud Storage.
- Sounds–2 GB high-quality loop library, plus over 3 GB of bonus samples and sounds
- Plugins–Dozens of virtual instruments, including UVI Falcon, effects, and sound processors, plus the Avid Complete Plugin Bundle and HEAT
- Inner Circle rewards (annual subscriptions only)—Free plugins, music & sound libraries, training resources, and more
System Requirements
- See the latest Pro Tools system requirements here
- Choose to authorize Pro Tools either via cloud license with iLok Cloud or with a physical iLok key