Avid - Pro Tools 10 Activation Card (Upgrade from v.9)
MFG# 9920-65013-00 SKU# AVID99206501300
299.00
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Note: This is a special offer for registered owners of Pro Tools 9 to upgrade to Pro Tools 10 at a special reduced price. Proof of eligibility is required to qualify for this offer.
This product requires an iLok USB key authorization in order to work.
With Pro Tools 10, you can mix multiple audio file formats and bit depths within the same session—including interleaved—without any file duplication to cause project bloat. Plus, with support for 32-bit floating point file formats, you’ll get higher resolution sound when recording or importing, with more headroom to preserve the integrity of your audio from beginning to end.
Drive faster—with better performance Pro Tools 10 is designed with the professional in mind, offering powerful yet easy-to-use tools and streamlined workflows that boost your efficiency. Gain better recording and playback performance when working on a laptop, with an external hard drive, or network-attached storage device. Speed up editing and mixing with Smart Tools, Clip Gain, and new AudioSuite workflows. And handle the biggest plug-in heavy mixes with 16k of Automatic Delay Compensation (ADC).
Plug into legendary sound Get the sound you want using a wide variety of Pro Tools plug-ins from Avid and our partners, some of the best audio designers in the industry. Pro Tools comes with over 75 virtual instruments, effects, sound processing, and utility plug-ins—some of which emulate the sounds of classic hardware processors, amps, and instruments, as well as the renowned EQ and dynamics of the System 5, one of the most sought-after consoles used to create some of the greatest mixes ever produced. Add more to expand your sonic palette even further.
Work the way you want Record, edit, and mix music and sound for picture your way. Pair Pro Tools with your favorite Avid or third party audio interface to record and monitor vocal and instrument performances. Capture virtual instrument performances using a MIDI keyboard controller. Or record and create with just your computer** and the software alone for ultimate portability.
What’s New
Speed up editing and mixing with Clip Gain, and easily adjust and match gain levels, pre-mixer
Use multiple audio formats in a session—including interleave—without file duplication
Record and master higher resolution sound with more headroom in 32-bit floating-point format
Get great responsiveness on slower hard drives with the enhanced disk handler Record in low-latency mode, with direct monitoring when using third-party audio interfaces
Get the sound of System 5 console EQ and dynamics with the Avid Channel Strip plug-in
Get access to over 500 additional Pro Tools commands when using EUCON controllers
Work more easily with AudioSuite-rendered clips with reverse processing, handles, and more
Create extra long-format projects for sequential versioning with the extended 24-hour timeline
Open fade-heavy sessions faster and get better responsiveness with real-time fades
Export mixes directly to SoundCloud to share and promote your music to the world
FEATURES
New features and Workflows
Mix it up—at higher resolution With Pro Tools 10, you can mix multiple audio file formats and bit depths within the same session—including interleaved—without any file duplication to cause project bloat. Plus, with support for 32-bit floating-point file formats, you’ll get higher resolution sound when recording or importing, with more headroom to preserve the integrity of your audio from beginning to end.
Drive faster—with better performance Gain better recording and playback performance when working on a laptop with an external drive or a network-attached storage device. Speed up editing and mixing with Clip Gain (watch the video). Work more easily with AudioSuite-rendered clips (watch the video). Get 4x more* Automatic Delay Compensation and 2x more busses to handle bigger mixes with more plug-ins. And get snappier performance when working on sessions with lots of fades.
Plug into legendary sound With the included Avid Channel Strip plug-in, you get the renowned channel strip of the Avid (formerly Euphonix) System 5, one of the most sought-after consoles used to create some of the greatest mixes ever produced. Work with exact replications of the console’s EQ and compression algorithms to add life to your mix.
Record and compose music and audio
Get top-quality sound and performance with Avid hardware Whether you’re tracking vocals, guitars, or an orchestra, you’ll get the best possible sound and optimized performance when you pair Pro Tools with an Avid audio interface. Record high-resolution audio—up to 24-bit/192 kHz—and experience exceptionally low latency to capture your best performances easily.
Work the way you want With Pro Tools, you have the flexibility to record, edit, and mix music and sound for picture your way. Pair the software with your favorite Avid or third-party audio interface to record and monitor vocal and instrument performances. Or record and create with just your computer** and the software alone for ultimate portability.
Loop and punch your way to perfection Nobody’s perfect, but with Pro Tools you can create a seamless performance from multiple takes. Let your spontaneity shine with Loop recording and comp together your best takes. Or use QuickPunch to quickly replace any questionable section with a better performance.
No instrument? No problem. Easily create parts for practically any musical instrument using great-sounding virtual instruments, a MIDI keyboard/controller or your mouse, and the built-in Pro Tools MIDI Editor. Get started fast with the included virtual instruments and audio loops, and expand your arsenal with virtual instruments from Avid and third-party audio designers.
Compose with full MIDI and notation tools Take your songwriting from sketchpad to final production. Create and edit virtual instrument and MIDI performances with the MIDI Editor. Or compose music using notation tools in the built-in Sibelius Score Editor. You can even export sessions as Sibelius (.sib) files for further finessing in Sibelius.
Work and collaborate on projects from other apps Collaboration has never been easier. With Pro Tools, you can exchange sessions with any Pro Tools user or studio. Or work on projects created in other audio and video software—including Media Composer, Logic, Cubase, and other third-party apps—right in Pro Tools.
Edit audio to perfection
Stretch your creativity with Elastic Time and Pitch Freely experiment without the time or effort investment. With Elastic Time, you can change the tempo or timing of any clip or an entire composition—on the fly. And with Elastic Pitch, you can fix wrong notes, create harmonies, and transpose clips—in real time—without altering the tempo.
Edit with precision Shape and fine-tune your music and audio with professional, sample-accurate editing tools. Create a flawless performance by comping together tracks.Speed up editing with the Smart Tool. And smooth transitions with crossfades. Everything you need to perfect your tracks is available right from within a single Edit window.
Snoop out grooves with multitrack Beat Detective With the versatile Beat Detective tool, you can quickly fix timing issues across multiple tracks or change up the feel of a beat to get a different groove. You can even use it to keep your rhythm section “in the pocket” by extracting the groove from a drumbeat and applying it to the bass part.
Create and cut sound to picture With Pro Tools, you can create, edit, and mix audio to picture using the built-in Timecode Ruler and video track. Use the included plug-ins to clean up sound. Create sound effects that define (or defy) reality. And record and edit voiceovers, Foley, and ADR with perfect frame accuracy. You can even share audio mixes with Media Composer editors through AAF.
Create great-sounding mixes
Get the sound you want Polish mixes with over 70 included effects, sound-processing, and utility plug-ins. From high-quality reverbs, EQs, and compressors, to guitar amp emulators, surround sound fold-down, and channel strip dynamics, you have everything you need to create professional mixes. Want more? Browse the in-app Avid Marketplace to find what you need.
Achieve the best mixes possible—automatically Get great sounding, phase-accurate mixes with Automatic Delay Compensation—now with 4x the samples (16,383) to handle bigger mixes—no matter how many plug-ins you use. Plus, you can automate the settings of every element in the Pro Tools environment to add life to tracks and achieve the best mix possible.
Grab control of your mix You can use a mouse to make changes one… at… a… time, or mix faster and easier using a hardware control surface. Get hands-on Pro Tools control with a choice of Avid control surfaces and consoles and third-party boards.
* Increased ADC not supported with Pro Tools|HD due to hardware limitations. ** Pro Tools on Windows requires the presence of an ASIO-compatible soundcard.
WHAT’S IN THE BOX
Pro Tools 10 software
Virtual instruments: Boom—drum machine and sequencer DB-33—tonewheel organ with rotating speaker
Mini Grand—acoustic grand piano
Structure Free—sample player
Vacuum—monophonic tube synth
Xpand!2—synth and sample workstation
Big Fish Audio 8 GB sound library
Over 70 effects, sound processing, and utility plug-ins, including: AIR effects—high-quality reverb, delay, flange, and other effects Avid Channel Strip—System 5 EQ and compression modeler BF 76—1176 compressor emulation D-Verb—professional-grade reverb and ambience processing Eleven Free—guitar amp and effects emulator EQ III and Dynamics III—high-quality EQ and compressors/limiters Maxim—peak limiter and mastering sYsTem requiremenTs
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Avid-qualified Mac or PC
Mac OS X 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard), Mac OS X Lion, or Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate (32- or 64-bit)
2 GB of RAM (4 GB minimum required for Pro Tools HD)
Minimum 15 GB free hard disk space for full installation
USB port for iLok (plus, Internet connection for software download)
299.00
