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Pro Tools plans & pricing

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Key features
Pro Tools Intro
Pro Tools Artist
Pro Tools Studio
Pro Tools Ultimate
Included software and plugins
Included third-party software
Native Instruments Kontakt 8 Player, SoundFlow, and Splice
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
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
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
Sonic Drop content
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Included with monthly and annual subscriptions and Upgrade Plans for perpetual licenses
Included with monthly and annual subscriptions and Upgrade Plans for perpetual licenses
Included with monthly and annual subscriptions and Upgrade Plans for perpetual licenses
Inner Circle rewards
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Included with annual subscriptions and Upgrade Plans for perpetual licenses
Included with annual subscriptions and Upgrade Plans for perpetual licenses
Included with annual subscriptions and Upgrade Plans for perpetual licenses
Sketch Window
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Internal Dolby Atmos® renderer
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Simultaneous recording inputs
4
16
64
Up to 256
Audio tracks
8
32 (mono/stereo)
512 (mono/stereo/surround)
2,048 (mono/stereo/surround)
MIDI tracks
8
64
1,024
1,024
Instrument tracks
8
32
512
512
Aux I/O inputs and outputs
n/a
4/4
unlimited/32**
unlimited/unlimited
Aux Input tracks
4
32
128
1,024
Routing Folder tracks
4
32
128
1,024
Video tracks
n/a
n/a
1
64
Included plugins
40
110+
130+
130+
Bit depth, sample rate
32-bit floating point, 192 kHz
32-bit floating point, 192 kHz
32-bit floating point, 192 kHz
32-bit floating point, 192 kHz
Create, edit, produce
Pro Tools Intro
Pro Tools Artist
Pro Tools Studio
Pro Tools Ultimate
Automatic plugin delay compensation
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Elastic audio
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ARA 2 plugin support***
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Retrospective MIDI recording
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Track Presets
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Audio-to-MIDI
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Sibelius interop
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Track comping
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Beat Detective
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TrackPunch / DestructivePunch
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Field recorder workflows
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MIX, MASTER, DELIVER
Pro Tools Intro
Pro Tools Artist
Pro Tools Studio
Pro Tools Ultimate
Supported plugin formats
AAX Native, AAX AudioSuite
AAX Native, AAX AudioSuite
AAX Native, AAX AudioSuite; supports AAX DSP when used with Pro Tools | Carbon
AAX Native, AAX AudioSuite; supports AAX DSP when used with Pro Tools | Carbon or Pro Tools | HDX
Track Freeze and Commit
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Clip FX
Playback only
Playback only
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Clip Gain
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Advanced metering with gain reduction
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Timecode ruler
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VCA mixing
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Solo bus AFL/PFL
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Surround mixing
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Dolby Atmos mixing
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360 Reality Audio mixing
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Audio Vivid mixing
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ADM Export
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Ambisonics VR mixing*****
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MPEG-H
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Advanced automation
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Export selected range
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Single file multi-stem bounce
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Usability
Pro Tools Intro
Pro Tools Artist
Pro Tools Studio
Pro Tools Ultimate
Ableton Link support
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Folder Tracks
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AAC encode decode support
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AAF/OMF/MXF file interchange
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Batch renaming
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Extended RAM/Disk Cache
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Satellite Link Remote
1 per Satellite network
Up to 2 per Satellite network without Pro Tools | HD hardware; up to 12 per Satellite network with Pro Tools | HD hardware
Video
Pro Tools Intro
Pro Tools Artist
Pro Tools Studio
Pro Tools Ultimate
Video tracks
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1
64
4K/UHD support
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Advanced video editing
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Collaborate and connect
Pro Tools Intro
Pro Tools Artist
Pro Tools Studio
Pro Tools Ultimate
Cloud collaboration******
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Cloud storage
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1 GB
1 GB
1 GB
Compatible hardware
Pro Tools Intro
Pro Tools Artist
Pro Tools Studio
Pro Tools Ultimate
PRO TOOLS SYSTEMS AND INTERFACES
Pro Tools Intro
Pro Tools Artist
Pro Tools Studio
Pro Tools Ultimate
MBOX Studio
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Pro Tools | Carbon
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Pro Tools | Carbon Pre
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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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ASIO/WASAPI compatible interfaces
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AVID CONTROL SURFACES
Avid Control (free mobile app)
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Avid Dock
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Avid S1
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Avid S4
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Avid S6
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THIRD-PARTY CONTROL SURFACES
HUI-compatible control surfaces
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AVID A/V INTERFACES
Avid Artist | DNxIQ
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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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System requirements
Pro Tools Intro
Pro Tools Artist
Pro Tools Studio
Pro Tools Ultimate
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