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PRO TOOLS ARTIST
Pro Tools Artist makes music creation fast and fluid, providing many of the same trusted tools the pros use to realize your artistic visions. From nonlinear clip launching to world-class editing and mixing workflows, Pro Tools streamlined workflows keep pace with your creative flow. Find inspiration in over 100 effects and instruments to explore. Create any style of music with easy-to-use MIDI tools and a huge sound library to get you started. And because you can do everything all in Pro Tools, you don't need to move projects to other software to sound incredible. See comparison of Pro Tools Intro vs Artist vs Studio vs Ultimate in the chart below.
KEY FEATURES
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Pro Tools Intro
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Pro Tools Artist
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Pro Tools Studio
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Pro Tools Ultimate
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| Included software and plugins | ||||
| Included third-party software |
Native Instruments Kontakt 8 Player, SoundFlow, and Splice
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Acon Digital Acoustica Essentials, Celemony Melodyne 5 essential, Forte for Pro Tools, iZotope RX 11 Spectral Editor, Native Instruments Kontakt 8 Player, NoiseWorks DynAssist Lite, Steinberg SpectraLayers Go, Steinberg WaveLab Go, Synchro Arts RePitch Elements, SoundFlow, and Splice
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Acon Digital Acoustica Eessentials, Celemony Melodyne 5 essential, Forte for Pro Tools, iZotope RX 11 Spectral Editor, Native Instruments Kontakt 8 Player, NoiseWorks DynAssist Lite, Steinberg SpectraLayers Go, Steinberg WaveLab Go, Synchro Arts RePitch Elements, SoundFlow, and Splice
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Acon Digital Acoustica Essentials, Celemony Melodyne 5 essential, Forte for Pro Tools, iZotope RX 11 Spectral Editor, Native Instruments Kontakt 8 Player, NoiseWorks DynAssist Lite, Steinberg SpectraLayers Go, Steinberg WaveLab Go, Synchro Arts RePitch Elements, SoundFlow, and Splice
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| Sonic Drop content |
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Included with monthly and annual subscriptions and Upgrade Plans for perpetual licenses
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Included with monthly and annual subscriptions and Upgrade Plans for perpetual licenses
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Included with monthly and annual subscriptions and Upgrade Plans for perpetual licenses
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| Inner Circle rewards |
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Included with annual subscriptions and Upgrade Plans for perpetual licenses
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Included with annual subscriptions and Upgrade Plans for perpetual licenses
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Included with annual subscriptions and Upgrade Plans for perpetual licenses
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| Sketch Window |
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+
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+
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+
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| Internal Dolby Atmos® renderer |
-
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-
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+
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+
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| Simultaneous recording inputs |
4
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16
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64
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Up to 256
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| Audio tracks |
8
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32 (mono/stereo)
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512 (mono/stereo/surround)
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2,048 (mono/stereo/surround)
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| MIDI tracks |
8
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64
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1,024
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1,024
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| Instrument tracks |
8
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32
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512
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512
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| Aux I/O inputs and outputs |
n/a
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4/4
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unlimited/32**
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unlimited/unlimited
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| Aux Input tracks |
4
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32
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128
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1,024
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| Routing Folder tracks |
4
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32
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128
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1,024
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| Video tracks |
n/a
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n/a
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1
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64
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| Included plugins |
40
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110+
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130+
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130+
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| Bit depth, sample rate |
32-bit floating point, 192 kHz
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32-bit floating point, 192 kHz
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32-bit floating point, 192 kHz
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32-bit floating point, 192 kHz
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CREATE, EDIT, PRODUCE
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Pro Tools Intro
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Pro Tools Artist
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Pro Tools Studio
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Pro Tools Ultimate
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| Automatic plugin delay compensation |
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+
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+
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+
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| Elastic audio |
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+
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+
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+
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| ARA 2 plugin support*** |
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+
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+
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+
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| Retrospective MIDI recording |
+
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+
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+
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+
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| Track Presets |
+
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+
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+
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+
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| Audio-to-MIDI |
+****
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+
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+
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+
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| Sibelius interop |
+
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+
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+
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+
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| Track comping |
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+
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+
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+
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| Beat Detective |
+
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+
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+
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+
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| TrackPunch / DestructivePunch |
+
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| Field recorder workflows |
+
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MIX, MASTER, DELIVER
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Pro Tools Intro
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Pro Tools Artist
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Pro Tools Studio
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Pro Tools Ultimate
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| Supported plugin formats |
AAX Native, AAX AudioSuite
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AAX Native, AAX AudioSuite
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AAX Native, AAX AudioSuite; supports AAX DSP when used with Pro Tools | Carbon
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AAX Native, AAX AudioSuite; supports AAX DSP when used with Pro Tools | Carbon or Pro Tools | HDX
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| Track Freeze and Commit |
+
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+
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+
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+
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| Clip FX |
Playback only
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Playback only
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+
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+
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| Clip Gain |
+
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+
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+
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+
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| Advanced metering with gain reduction |
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+
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| Timecode ruler |
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+
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+
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| VCA mixing |
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+
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| Solo bus AFL/PFL |
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+
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| Surround mixing |
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+
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| Dolby Atmos mixing |
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+
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| 360 Reality Audio mixing |
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+
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| Audio Vivid mixing |
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+
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| ADM Export |
+
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+
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| Ambisonics VR mixing***** |
+
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+
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| MPEG-H |
+
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+
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| Advanced automation |
+
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+
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| Export selected range |
+
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+
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| Single file multi-stem bounce |
+
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+
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USABILITY
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Pro Tools Intro
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Pro Tools Artist
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Pro Tools Studio
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Pro Tools Ultimate
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| Ableton Link support |
+
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+
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+
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+
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| Folder Tracks |
+
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+
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+
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+
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| AAC encode decode support |
+
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+
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+
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| AAF/OMF/MXF file interchange |
+
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+
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| Batch renaming |
+
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+
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| Extended RAM/Disk Cache |
+
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+
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| Satellite Link Remote |
1 per Satellite network
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Up to 2 per Satellite network without Pro Tools | HD hardware; up to 12 per Satellite network with Pro Tools | HD hardware
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VIDEO
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Pro Tools Intro
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Pro Tools Artist
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Pro Tools Studio
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Pro Tools Ultimate
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| Video tracks |
-
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-
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1
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64
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| 4K/UHD support |
+
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+
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| Advanced video editing |
+
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COLLABORATE AND CONNECT
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Pro Tools Intro
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Pro Tools Artist
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Pro Tools Studio
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Pro Tools Ultimate
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| Cloud collaboration****** |
+
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+
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+
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+
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| Cloud storage |
-
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1 GB
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1 GB
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1 GB
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COMPATIBLE HARDWARE
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Pro Tools Intro
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Pro Tools Artist
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Pro Tools Studio
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Pro Tools Ultimate
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| PRO TOOLS SYSTEMS AND INTERFACES |
Pro Tools Intro
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Pro Tools Artist
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Pro Tools Studio
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Pro Tools Ultimate
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| MBOX Studio |
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+
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+
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+
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| Pro Tools | Carbon |
+
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+
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| Pro Tools | Carbon Pre |
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+
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| Pro Tools | HDX |
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| Pro Tools | HD Native |
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| Pro Tools | MTRX |
+
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| Pro Tools | MTRX II |
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with the optional Thunderbolt 3 module |
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with the optional Thunderbolt 3 module |
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with the optional Thunderbolt 3 module |
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| Pro Tools | MTRX Studio |
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with the optional Thunderbolt 3 module |
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with the optional Thunderbolt 3 module |
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with the optional Thunderbolt 3 module |
+
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| Pro Tools | HD I/O |
+
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| Pro Tools | Sync X |
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| THIRD-PARTY HARDWARE | ||||
| Core Audio compatible interfaces |
+
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+
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+
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+
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| ASIO/WASAPI compatible interfaces |
+
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+
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+
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+
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| AVID CONTROL SURFACES | ||||
| Avid Control (free mobile app) |
+
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+
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| Avid Dock |
+
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+
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+
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+
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| Avid S1 |
+
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+
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+
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| Avid S4 |
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+
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+
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+
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| Avid S6 |
+
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+
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+
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+
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| THIRD-PARTY CONTROL SURFACES | ||||
| HUI-compatible control surfaces |
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+
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| AVID A/V INTERFACES | ||||
| Avid Artist | DNxIQ |
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+
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| Avid Artist | DNxIV |
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| Avid Artist | DNxIP |
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| Avid Artist | DNxID |
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