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Bundled plugins include 20 new effects and five new virtual instruments
Digidesign has announced the immediate availability of Pro Tools 8 software, the company?s highly anticipated, next-generation music creation and audio production software.
Available now through authorised Digidesign dealers as well as at digidesign.com, Pro Tools 8 is the latest version of the industry standard digital audio workstation. A dramatically enhanced feature set is highlighted by a completely updated user interface, more than 70 bundled plug-ins and virtual instruments, fully-integrated MIDI and score editors and an expanded array of editing features for both music and post production applications.
?Customer excitement for this release of Pro Tools is at an all-time high,? stated Tex Schenkkan, vice president and general manager of audio at Avid. ?We believe that this is not only in response to the substantial changes and additions we've made to the product, but also because so much of what?s new came directly from customer feedback. We are grateful for their contributions, and are looking forward to hearing what they produce using all the powerful new capabilities included in Pro Tools 8.?
For composers and musicians, Pro Tools 8 provides powerful creative functionality, and a versatile sonic palette. New music creation features include fully integrated MIDI and score editor windows for greatly enhanced MIDI editing functionality and professional score editing and printing. A sizable collection of music creation and sound-processing plug-ins, including 20 new effects and five new virtual instruments are complemented by Digidesign?s acclaimed new guitar amp emulator, Eleven Free, and Tech 21 SansAmp amplifier emulator, plus eight GB of high-quality loops
For music and post production professionals, Pro Tools 8 offers the elastic pitch function which makes it easy to transpose music in real time right in the edit window, ten inserts per channel, enhanced controller integration with Digidesign and M-Audio control surfaces, Icon integration enhancements that dramatically increase speed and efficiency and HD QuickTime support on Mac OS X for increased versatility.
Pro Tools HD 8 also enhances the extensive capabilities of Digidesign?s flagship Pro Tools HD audio hardware, with support for the new Satellite Link option, which allows users to control up to five Pro Tools HD systems as one.
Additionally, the Avid Media Composer based Video Satellite option brings Avid HD/SD video playback into the Pro Tools HD audio workflow, while the new Video Satellite LE option allows Pro Tools HD editors to play QuickTime HD/SD video or Avid SD video from a separate but synced Pro Tools LE system, thereby preserving track count and processing power on the host system.
For project studio owners, Pro Tools LE 8 and Pro Tools M-Powered 8 support up to 48 simultaneous audio tracks out of the box. Adding the new Music Production Toolkit 2 or DV Toolkit 2 (Pro Tools LE only), gives users access to up to 64 audio tracks. And for serious Pro Tools LE users, the new Complete Production Toolkit (Pro Tools LE only) combines the content of both toolkits, and offers up to 128 simultaneous audio tracks and 7.1 surround mixing.
Pro Tools 8 software is available for Windows Vista- (32-bit Business or Ultimate with Service Pack 1), Windows XP- (Home and Professional with XP Service Pack 3), and Mac OS X 10.5.5 (Leopard)-based Pro Tools HD, Pro Tools LE, and Pro Tools M-Powered systems. Customers who have purchased a new Pro Tools system or upgrade since October 3, 2008, are eligible for a free software upgrade. Customers purchasing new systems with old software are also be eligible for the free upgrade.