System requirements

Windows

  • Computer: Avid-qualified Windows-based computer
  • System Software: (32 or 64-bit) Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate edition with Windows 7 Service Pack 1
  • RAM: Pro Tools—2 GB of RAM (4 GB recommended); Pro Tools HD—4 GB of RAM (8 GB recommended)
  • Minimum 15 GB free hard disk space for installation
  • USB port for iLok authorization

Mac OS X

  • Computer: Avid-qualified Apple computer
  • System Software: (32 or 64-bit) Mac OS X Lion or Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.8
  • RAM: Pro Tools—2 GB of RAM (4 GB recommended); Pro Tools HD—4 GB of RAM (8 GB recommended)
  • Minimum 15 GB free hard disk space for installation
  • USB port for iLok authorization

Additional system requirements

From the Knowledge Base

Specifications

Supported tracks

  • 96/48/24 maximum simultaneous audio tracks @ 48/96/192 kHz
  • 32 maximum simultaneous audio recording tracks
  • 64 instrument tracks
  • 512 MIDI tracks
  • 160 auxiliary tracks
  • 256 busses
  • 1 video track

General

  • Maximum sample rate supported (hardware dependent): 32-bit, 192 kHz
  • Maximum I/O (hardware dependent): 32
  • Supported plug-in formats (virtual instruments, effects, and sound processors): AAX Native, RTAS, AudioSuite
  • Bundled software: Over 75 virtual instruments (thousands of sounds), effects, sound processing, and utility plug-ins; 8 GB sound library
  • ASIO, Core Audio, and EUCON support

Bundled plug-ins

Create music and polish sounds with a huge collection of over 75 virtual instruments, effects, sound processing, and utility plug-ins, plus a massive 8 GB library of high-quality audio loops.

Virtual instruments and audio content

  • Big Fish Audio loop library (8 GB)
  • Boom drum machine and sequencer
  • DB-33 tonewheel organ emulator with rotating speaker simulation
  • Mini Grand acoustic grand piano
  • Structure Free sample player (based on Structure)
  • Vacuum monophonic vacuum tube synthesizer
  • Xpand!2 multitimbral synth and sample workstation

Effects, Sound-Processing, and Utility Plug-ins

What's in the Box

Pro Tools 10 software (full boxed version)

  • Pro Tools 10 software DVD-ROM installer
  • iLok 2 key (for software authorization)
  • Driver installer disk
  • Registration information card

Pro Tools/Pro Tools HD
upgrade/crossgrade

  • Pro Tools 10 or Pro Tools HD 10 with bundled plug-ins installer activation (requires download)