Avid Pro Tools Software, Academic, Upgrades and Support for 12 Months, Boxed

Pro Tools redefined the music, film and TV industry, providing everything you need to compose, record, edit and mix audio-in the studio or in the cloud, from anywhere. Create at the speed of inspiration From new MIDI editing enhancements and retrospective MIDI recording, to track presets that enable you to save your favorite effects chains and instrument sounds, Pro Tools keeps your creativity flowing. That's why top artists, musicians and audio professionals choose it for everything they do. Because when you need to sound your best, nothing delivers like Pro Tools. Work smarter and faster When deadlines are looming, Pro Tools offers timesaving tools to streamline your creative workflow. Whether you're making music or producing soundtracks for picture-on your own or collaboratively with others in the cloud or in the studio-Pro Tools maximizes your efficiency, so you can stay inspired and focused to deliver your best work possible. Access Pro Tools your way No matter who you are or what you do, there's a Pro Tools for you. Get the lowest cost of entry with a subscription. Purchase and own the software outright. Upgrade your sound with a Pro Tools system. Or get started with Pro Tools / First, a free version of Pro Tools. The choice is yours. Stay current, stay ahead We strive to make Pro Tools the best creative tool you could ever want. That's why we release a steady stream of new features and improvements throughout the year to all Pro Tools users with an active subscription or Software Updates + Support Plan (included with new perpetual license purchases). This ensures you always have access to the latest software, plus support whenever you need it. Create big, great-sounding mixes Pro Tools comes with everything you need to create professional-quality music and audio. From powerful recording, MIDI and score editing tools, to studio-staple sound processors and full mixing automation, Pro Tools is fast and fluid for composing, editing and mixing big productions with up to 128 audio tracks, 512 instrument tracks and 512 MIDI tracks. Mix quickly and creatively From VCA Masters, Track Freeze and professional metering, to the unrivaled ability to automate practically every element in your mix, Pro Tools makes the art of mixing music and soundtracks fast and easy. You can even explore alternative versions of a song or soundtrack with Project Revisions. And take remote control from an iPad with the free Pro Tools | Control app. Sound your best Pro Tools is renowned for its sound, whether you're tracking through an audio interface or directly to your computer. Hone performances with powerful tools, including loop recording and track playlists and comp together a flawless performance from multiple passes ( see it in action ). You can even replace mistakes non-destructively with QuickPunch recording. Fuel your creativity with pro plug-ins Polish mixes with over 60 AAX plug-ins included. From high-quality reverbs, EQs and dynamics, to guitar amp emulators, you have everything you need to shape, enhance and fine-tune your sound. If you're a Pro Tools subscriber, you get access to 17 additional plug-ins. Want more? Shop the in-app Marketplace-or get every audio plug-in we offer with the Avid Complete Plug-in Bundle. Collaborate in the cloud Imagine being able to work on a project with other Pro Tools users online-as if you're all working together in the same studio. You can with Avid Cloud Collaboration. Work with up to 10 collaborators on a single project. Access projects from anywhere using any Pro Tools-equipped computer. Connect and share your work Pro Tools makes it easy to share your music and mixes with the masses. Connect online with an extensive network of media professionals in the Avid Artist Community, where you can find collaborators and promote your work and skills. Edit audio with ease With Pro Tools, you can reshape sounds, fix what's funky and edit tracks with ultimate flexibility and precision. Trim clips, edit notes and add fades with the Smart Tool. Change tempo or timing on the fly with Elastic Time. You can even make bad notes pitch perfect with Elastic Pitch. Take hands-on control of your mix Experience the deepest level of integration when you pair Pro Tools with any EUCON-enabled control surface-including Pro Tools | S6, Pro Tools | S3, Pro Tools | Dock, Pro Tools | Control and Artist Mix. Speed up recording, editing and mixing tasks with access to tracks, plug-ins and automation control right from the surface. You can even create custom keys to perform practically any Pro Tools function with a single button press. Create music Build up your sound Fuel your creativity with a wide range of virtual instruments to create the parts you need. Lay down beats with the drum machine and sampler. Add bass, guitar, horns, strings, piano and other accompaniments. And layer in a variety of other sounds to build up your song-from world instruments to sound effects. Get inspired and build up tracks fast Looking for that perfect beat, orchestral hit or sonic boom? Soundbase makes it a snap to browse and experiment with loops, samples and sound effects from your libraries and hear how they sound in context with your tracks. To get you started, Pro Tools comes with 2 GB of high-quality loops to wake up mixes and give your projects that sonic edge. Work with MIDI and notation Pro Tools works with all MIDI controllers and features a comprehensive MIDI Editor to create richer, more inspired performances-from tweaking notes, layering sounds and switching up instruments, to adjusting dynamics, timing and more. It also offers a Score Editor to create and edit music using notation. You can even export sessions to Sibelius for further finessing. Create and mix audio for post Work with sound for picture Pro Tools enables you to play HD video and Avid DNxHD sequences right in the Pro Tools timeline, so you can create and mix stereo soundtracks in sync with the picture. Edit audio clips with timecode precision and position them perfectly in the scene. And clean up tracks and ensure every bit of dialog, music and sound is heard using plug-ins and automation. Record voiceovers and sound effects Need to record a voiceover for narration, punch in some dialog or create a sound effect? Pro Tools provides all the tools you need to capture audio with great sound clarity-from automating punch-in recording using pre- and post-roll, to setting up an effects chain with all the necessary EQ and dynamics processing to optimize your sound. Design sounds and soundscapes Whether you're creating sound that defines or defies reality, Pro Tools enables you to sculpt, shape and transform audio quickly and build up scenes from scratch. Tweak and destroy sounds to create new ones with an army of plug-ins and Elastic Audio. Trim clips and nudge video frames for precision placement. And quickly adjust gain levels with Clip Gain. Integrate into post workflows Need to collaborate with video editors or post-production teams? You can easily share your audio mixes with Media Composer editors by exporting tracks or an entire session as an AAF file. Pro Tools also supports XAVC Long GOP files and 1080p50 project types, enabling you to work your audio editing and mixing magic on projects that use these formats. What's New? Build sessions on the fly with Track Presets Kick time-consuming tasks to the curb. With Track Presets, you can quickly save, catalog and recall your favorite effects chains, vocal processing, session import criteria and other track settings-boosting your efficiency-so you can spend more time creating. Capture performances retroactively Ever jam along to a song and nail the perfect run before hitting record? With retrospective MIDI recording, Pro Tools goes into "listen" mode even when you're not recording, so you can retroactively drop those inspired improvisations into a track post performance, without missing a beat. Take deeper control of your MIDI Making music has never been easier. With numerous MIDI improvements and enhancements, you can fix and finesse every note to perfection-from transposing and trimming notes with the arrow keys, to building chords and scores faster than ever before. Comp together the best takes Build a Target Playlist of the best performances-from multiple playlists-right in Waveform view. It's ideal when working with grouped tracks, making playlist management and viewing no longer a challenge. You can also now cycle through different takes within a clip using the arrow keys for faster review. Retire your iLok key Pro Tools and all Avid audio plug-ins now support iLok Cloud. That means you now have the option of putting your trusty old iLok key to rest and freeing an extra USB port for a MIDI keyboard or audio interface. Or continue using your iLok as before. Get a better view of your mix With new EQ curve graphs on all Mix window channel strips, you can see how your settings and automation are impacting each track in real time-even those with multiple EQs (supported plug-ins only). In addition, pre-fader sends and Automation lane view menu entries are now color-coded, making them easier to distinguish.