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Pro Tools|HD 10
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Pro Tools 10
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Pro Tools Express
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Pro Tools MP 9
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Pro Tools SE
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| Ideal for… |
Pros who need maximum track counts, the highest performance, scalability, and surround sound for demanding music and post production
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Pros who want to compose, record, edit, and mix music or sound for picture with a complete set of tools and advanced workflows
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Aspiring music and audio pros on a limited budget who want the best sound quality possible and the essential features of Pro Tools
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Aspiring pros and those on a budget who want to create music, but don’t need all of the advanced features of Pro Tools
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Beginners or those looking for a simplified music creation, recording, editing, and mixing solution with built-in tutorials
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| Availability |
Comes bundled with Pro Tools|HDX and Pro Tools|HD Native systems only; can be used with or without hardware
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Can be purchased alone or as part of a Pro Tools software/hardware bundle; can be used with or without hardware
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Comes bundled at no charge with Mbox and Mbox Mini interfaces only
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Can be purchased alone or as part of a Pro Tools MP software/hardware bundle; requires an M-Audio interface
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Comes bundled at no charge with many M-Audio interfaces; requires an M-Audio interface |
Supported tracks
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| Maximum simultaneous audio tracks @ 48/96/192 kHz) |
256/128/641
(up to 768/384/192)2
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96/48/24
(mono or stereo)
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16 / 16 / –
(mono or stereo)
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48/32/ – |
16/ – / – |
| Audio recording (maximum simultaneous tracks) |
256 |
32 |
4 |
18 |
2 |
| Instrument |
128 |
64 |
8 |
32 |
8 (combination MIDI/Instrument tracks) |
| MIDI |
512 |
512 |
16 |
256 |
see above |
| Auxiliary |
512 |
160 |
8 |
128 |
5 reverb sends |
| Busses |
256 |
256 |
16 |
256 |
n/a |
| Video |
64 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
General
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| Maximum sample rate supported (hardware dependent) |
32-bit, 192 kHz |
32-bit, 192 kHz |
32-bit, 96 kHz |
24-bit, 96 kHz |
24-bit, 48 kHz |
| Maximum I/O (hardware dependent) |
256 |
32 |
4 |
18 |
2 |
| ASIO, Core Audio, and EUCON support (for third-party interface and control surface integration) |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Supported plug-in formats (virtual instruments, effects, and sound processors) |
AAX DSP (Pro Tools|HDX only), AAX Native, TDM (Pro Tools|HD only), RTAS, AudioSuite |
AAX Native, RTAS, AudioSuite |
AAX Native, RTAS, AudioSuite |
RTAS, AudioSuite |
Works with bundled plug-ins and ReWire only; no third-party support |
| Bundled software |
Over 75 virtual instruments (thousands of sounds), effects, sound processing, and utility plug-ins; 8 GB sound library
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Over 75 virtual instruments (thousands of sounds), effects, sound processing, and utility plug-ins; 8 GB sound library
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Three virtual instruments (hundreds of sounds), plus over 25 effects, sound processing, and utility plug-ins |
Over 70 virtual instruments (thousands of sounds), effects, sound processing, and utility plug-ins; 8 GB sound library
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Over 100 virtual instrument sounds and 20 effects plug-ins; 3 GB sound library |
Features
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| Composing, recording, sequencing, editing, and mixing tools |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Loop record/track comping |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| MIDI Editor |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Sibelius Score Editor |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Elastic Time and Elastic Pitch |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Automatic Delay Compensation |
16k |
16k |
16k |
4k |
n/a |
| Beat Detective |
Multitrack |
Multitrack |
n/a |
Single track only |
n/a |
| QuickPunch |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
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| AAF/OMF/MXF file interchange |
✓ |
✓ |
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| DigiBase Pro |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
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| Clip Gain |
✓ |
✓ |
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| MP3 option |
✓ |
✓ |
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✓ |
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| Export to iTunes |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
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| Timecode Ruler |
✓ |
✓ |
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| Full Import Session Data |
✓ |
✓ |
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| Variable stereo pan depths |
✓ |
✓ |
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| Field recorder workflows |
✓ |
✓ |
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| Surround mixing |
✓
(up to 7.1)
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With the Complete Production Tookit (CPT) option3 |
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| Extended RAM/disk cache |
✓ |
With CPT3 |
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| TrackPunch / DestructivePunch |
✓ |
With CPT3 |
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| Input monitoring |
✓ |
With CPT3 |
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| VCA mixing |
✓ |
With CPT3 |
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| Solo bus AFL/PFL |
✓ |
With CPT3 |
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Advanced audio editing (Scrub Trim, Replace Region, Fit to Marks, Matching Channels, Back and Play, Auto Fades, and more)
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✓ |
With CPT3 |
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| Advanced automation (Punch, Capture, Write on stop, Write to all enabled, Automatch, Preview, and more) |
✓ |
With CPT3 |
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| Advanced video editing (multiple video tracks, multiple video playlists, and video editing tools) |
✓ |
With CPT3 |
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Hardware interface support
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Pro Tools HD Series interfaces
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✓ |
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Mbox family (2nd and 3rd gen)
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✓ |
✓ |
✓
(Mbox and Mbox Mini 3rd gen only) |
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| Eleven Rack |
✓ |
✓ |
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| M-Audio interfaces |
All interfaces |
All interfaces |
n/a |
Select interfaces
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Only those in which it's bundled |
| Third party |
Any Core Audio- or ASIO-compatible interface |
Any Core Audio- or ASIO-compatible interface |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Console and control surface support
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| C|24 |
✓ |
✓ |
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✓ |
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DirectLink-enabled M-Audio keyboards
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✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
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EUCON-enabled
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✓ |
✓ |
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HyperControl-enabled M-Audio keyboards
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✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
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ICON
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✓ |
With CPT3 |
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| Third party |
Any analog or digital surface that supports the HUI protocol |
Any analog or digital surface that supports the HUI protocol |
n/a |
Any analog or digital surface that supports the HUI protocol |
n/a |
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