DISC Avid Pro Tools Upgrade & Support Plan

Full Description

Pro Tools 12

64 Bit Architecture and new Avid Audio Engine

The all new Avid Audio Engine provides multiple times the processing power of prior editions of Pro Tools. You can add epic numbers of virtual instruments and effects to your music and experience performance like never before. The extra memory gives you more scope to go even bigger and handle huge sessions with ease. The software gives ultra-low latency with dedicated input and playback buffers on native systems without sacrificing plug-in performance. Dynamic host processing reallocates resources as needed and lets you maximize plug-in counts. Time stamped plug-in automation gives you more accurate mixing and processing.

Offline Bounce

Speed up mix and stem deliveries with faster than real time offline bounce. There's support for HDX and native systems and up to 150x faster than real time (a 1 hour radio show in 45 seconds). It's also ultra-accurate with time-stamped automation.

Avid Video Engine

Play and edit HD video with the new Avid Video Engine, the same core engine as in Media Composer. Do everything right there in the Pro Tools timeline without transcoding. Produce HD video with many options from Avid, AJA and Blackmagic Designs.

Satellite Link

Control multiple Pro Tools/HD Systems from one with Satellite Link. (HD 12 only)

Advanced Metering

Pro Tools 12 features a broad range of built in metering standards to maintain adherence to regional broadcast requirements. There are 17 metering standards and types built in displayed in a higher resolution and 30 taller. There's a gain reduction meter in channel for total dynamics processing feedback (HD 12 only) and Master Tracks can display separate meter type than other tracks. Greater visual feedback means you can deliver the best mixes with an extended selection of built in metering standards. Mini dynamics metering, mini sends view and expanded sends view are all amongst the new features (HD 12 only).

Features

• Industry-standard Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) software for Mac and PC
• 64-bit Architecture unlocks serious processing power and massive session handling
• Powerful audio engine provides superior memory management
• Faster-than-real-time bounce to disk streamlines your workflow, frees up resources, and allows you to more easily collaborate with other production environments
• Unified media engine natively supports multiple HD video formats for easier collaboration with Avid Media Composer and other media-production workflows
• Workspace Browser makes project navigation extremely fast and incredibly simple
• Support for Apple's Retina Display
• Simple keyboard commands let you quickly disable and enable sends and inserts
• Capture automation while recording audio
• Utilize up to 96 voiceable tracks at 44.1/48kHz and up to 32 channels of simultaneous I/O
• Take advantage of over 70 bundled 64-bit plug-in processors, effects, and virtual instruments
• Automatic delay compensation (up to 16,383 samples) provides tight mixing with minimal phase issues
• Multitrack Beat Detective and Elastic Audio let you 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
• Visual indicators for mutes and solos and Bus Interrogation view lets you easily sort out your signal flow
• Enjoy hands-on mixing with full support for Artist Series and other EUCON-equipped control surfaces
• Low-latency monitoring with Core Audio and ASIO hardware delivers smoother tracking
• Read and record from flash drives, RAID systems, network-attached drives, and server storage systems
• Functions such as Export Selected Tracks as New Session make collaboration with other Pro Tools | Software users easy
• OMF/AAF/MXF interchange support plus export support for MP3 files, iTunes, and SoundCloud also included
• Full time-code support with feet and frames rulers and 24-hour timeline support
• Avid Cloud Collaboration and the Avid Marketplace let you connect and collaborate with other musicians

Specifications

• Software Type: Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)
• Download/Boxed: Download (Via Activation Card)
• Bit Depth: 64-Bit
• iLok Key Required: Yes (Sold Separately)
• Plug-In Formats (Supported): AAX Native
• Audio Formats (Supported): AIFF, WAV, BWF, SDII, SDI, MP3, MXF Audio, AIFL (Mac), WMA (Windows), Quicktime (Mac), AAC, REX, ACID

System Requirements

Mac:

• Intel® Mac with Mac OS X 10.8.5, 10.9.0 - 10.9.5, 10.10.0 - 10.10.5 or 10.11 - 10.11.1
• Intel® Core i5 processor
• 4GB RAM (8GB or more required for video playback)
• Internet connection for installation
• 15GB disk space for installation
• USB-port for iLok 2 authorization
• USB-port, FireWire-port or Thunderbolt-port for CoreAudio-supported audio device
• Supports 64-bit AAX plug-ins in Pro Tools

Windows:

• Intel® PC with Windows 7 64-bit (Home Premium, Professional and Ultimate Editions) or Windows 8/8.1 (Standard and Pro Editions)
• Intel® Core i5 processor
• 4GB RAM (8GB or more required for video playback)
• Internet connection for installation
• 15GB disk space for installation
• USB-port for iLok 2 authorization
• USB-port or FireWire-port for ASIO-supported audio device
• Supports 64-bit AAX plug-ins in Pro Tools