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FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS

PRO TOOLS SOFTWARE

Available as a software subscription, perpetual

license, or part of a system bundle

• Create music more easily with tons of MIDI

enhancements

• Find the right loops, samples, and sound

effects fast with Soundbase

• Get inspired and wake up your mixes

with a high-quality loop library from

Loopmasters

• Try out and share new ideas, with Revision

History keeping track of all ﬁles and

changes for you

• Share tracks and collaborate with anyone,

anywhere, with 1 GB of free cloud storage

• Unleash your creativity with unrivaled

sound quality and processing power

• Create big mixes, with up to 128 audio

tracks

• Compose with virtual instruments and

MIDI and Score Editors

• Mix faster and easier with Track Freeze,

Commit, and Bounce

• Play HD video in the Pro Tools timeline

• Polish mixes with over 60 AAX virtual

instrument and effects plug-ins

• Speed up mixing with industry-trusted

automation tools

PRO TOOLS

HD SOFTWARE

Available as a subscription, perpetual license,

or part of a system bundle

• Get all of the same features in Pro Tools

• Mix multichannel audio, from stereo to 9.1

surround, to immersive Dolby Atmos

• Edit and mix full-sphere Ambisonics 3D

surround sound content

• Build bigger mixes, with up to

768 audio and 64 video tracks

• Get Clip Effects, plus advanced audio

editing, video editing, and automation

• Share media, increase productivity, and

speed turnarounds with support for

Avid NEXIS

Pro Tools

redeﬁned the music, ﬁlm, and TV industry, providing

everything you need to compose, record, edit, and mix music and

audio. And now it’s easier to create than ever with powerful new

music creation features, VR audio workﬂows, and timesaving tools.

Working with music and sound has never been so easy or fun.

CRANK UP YOUR CREATIVITY AND SPEED

From major MIDI enhancements, powerful loop-based music creation, and

2 GB of fresh loops from leading producers, to new Ambisonics 3D audio and

Dolby Atmos

workﬂows (Pro Tools | HD only), Pro Tools enables you to create at

the speed of your imagination—without limits. That’s why top artists, musicians,

producers, mixers, engineers, sound designers, freelancers, recording studios,

and post facilities choose Pro Tools for everything they do. Because when you

need to sound your best, nothing delivers like Pro Tools can.

CONNECT AND COLLABORATE IN THE CLOUD

Make the world your studio and connect with the talent you need to create your

best work. With Cloud Collaboration in Pro Tools, you can share tracks and work

on projects ﬂuidly with anyone, anywhere. As if you’re all collaborating together in

the same studio. Get started with 1 GB of free cloud storage, with the option to

expand your space up to 80 GB through affordable premium plans.

EXPERIENCE POWER, PERFORMANCE, AND VERSATILITY

With Pro Tools, you get the pro-level features and capabilities you need to quickly

create and deliver professional-quality music and audio mixes. Get unrivaled

processing power to create without bounds. Apply real-time effects to individual

clips (Pro Tools | HD only). Mix smarter with Track Freeze, VCA masters, and

extended metering. Get smoother performance and highly responsive recording

and playback with the extended Disk Cache. And with the Avid Video Engine, you

can play HD video—and edit it with Pro Tools | HD—right in the Pro Tools timeline.

GET EVERYTHING YOU NEED

Whether you subscribe to or purchase and own Pro Tools or Pro Tools | HD

software, or buy a system, you get access to the same tools the pros use to create

your favorite albums and film/TV soundtracks. Record and mix huge sessions with

the highest production values. Compose music with virtual instruments, MIDI

tools, and a built-in Score Editor. Improve and polish tracks with access to over 60

effects, sound-processing, and utility plug-ins. And turnaround projects faster with

unmatched mixing automation. Or get started with Pro Tools | First, a completely

free version of Pro Tools.

CREATE YOUR BEST MIX POSSIBLE

Pro Tools comes with over 60 pro-caliber virtual instruments and sound

processors to make you sound incredible. Want more? Get access to an amazing

collection of bonus plug-ins with a Pro Tools subscription, new perpetual

license purchase, or through select Avid support plans. Or maximize your sonic

opportunities with the Avid Complete Plug-in Bundle, which provides access to

every Avid plug-in* for just $4.99/month or $49.99/year.

ACCESS UPGRADES AND SUPPORT

All Pro Tools purchases come with an upgrade plan. Get on an Avid Upgrade and

Support Plan with any Pro Tools subscription or Pro Tools | HD purchase, which

includes access to all new Pro Tools releases, bonus plug-ins, and expert help.

Or get an Annual Upgrade Plan, plus access to bonus plug-ins, with a Pro Tools

software purchase.

Avid Pro Tools 12.8

Sound your best

FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT

avid.com/protools

* Except Avid HEAT and Aphex Aural Exciter and Big Bottom Pro.

Summary of content (2 pages)

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Avid Pro Tools 12.8 Sound your best Pro Tools® redefined the music, film, and TV industry, providing everything you need to compose, record, edit, and mix music and audio. And now it’s easier to create than ever with powerful new music creation features, VR audio workflows, and timesaving tools. Working with music and sound has never been so easy or fun.
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Pro Tools—Sound your best SOFTWARE COMPARISON Pro Tools Pro Tools | HD 32 192 with HDX, 64 with HD Native, or 32 with CoreAudio & ASIO 128 / 64 / 32 (mono or stereo) 256 /128 / 64 (up to 768 voices, hardware dependent) Audio record (simultaneous) 32 256 Instrument Tracks 512 512 MIDI Tracks 512 512 Aux Tracks 128 512 Unlimited Unlimited 1 64 AAX Native, AAX AudioSuite AAX DSP (Pro Tools|HDX only), AAX Native, AAX AudioSuite Includes 1 GB of free cloud storage space for collaboration;