Avid Pro Tools Studio Music Production Software (Perpetual License) with 1-Year Software Updates + Support Plan

The industry-standard DAW! Own the full version of Pro Tools Studio software in perpetuity, plus a year of free Avid upgrades, with access to bonus plug-ins.

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Avid Pro Tools 11 Music Production Crossgrade Software

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With 32-bit floating-point audio resolution, more Automatic Delay Compensation, and the Avid Channel Strip, Pro Tools 11 sets the standard even higher.

Pro Tools is back! Ever the leader in production software, Avid has added many new features in Pro Tools 11, such as support for 32-bit floating-point file formats, the ability to mix and match multiple formats in a single session, improved workflow tweaks and more. They've also quadrupled the amount of Automatic Delay Compensation and doubled the number of busses -- all while improving CPU efficiency.

The Industry Standard

Used in studios all around the world, Pro Tools has been the industry standard since it was released in 1991. Pro Tools is used by top recording studios, film composers, film/TV post-production houses and more, but it also runs on the desktops and laptops of the most dedicated home studio producers. And now that Pro Tools works with any ASIO audio interface, it's easier than ever to add Pro Tools to your studio.

New in Version 11:

- Support for 32-bit floating-point format files
- Easily mix together multiple file formats into a single session
- AudioSuite workflow improvements for saving and loading your favorite plugin configurations
- New Clip Gain feature allows for easy volume tweaking of individual clips (formerly called 'regions')
- Four times the Automatic Delay Compensation
- Twice as many busses
- CPU efficiency improvements allow you to do more with your current system

Key Returning Features

- Fully customizable interface allows you to build your own workflow
- Easily stitch together several takes of one part
- Virtual instruments read more and MIDI Editor allow for great standalone production
- Industry-standard file format works with almost every other DAW available
- Elastic Time and Pitch makes it easy to adjust tempo and pitch errors
- Smart Tool makes editing quick and easy
- Beat Detective helps add rhythmic cohesion between multiple tracks
- Powerful film integration tools
- Over 70 effects included
- Automatic Delay Compensation prevents plugins from causing phasing issues
- Easily integrates with MIDI control surfaces
- Works especially well with Avid audio interfaces, but also supports just about any ASIO-compliant interface
- Much, much more

NOTE: Activation Card versions require you to download full program (Over 1 GB in size), a high-speed internet connection is suggested.

Pro Tools 11 Software Upgrade Activation Cards allow you to upgrade your current Pro Tools setup to the full version of Avid's next-generation audio production software. A longtime favorite and a field-wide standard for audio production, Avid offers incredible price reductions for those who already own a version of Pro Tools. Whether you're using the more recent Pro Tools 9 or Pro Tools M-Powered, Avid has you covered. Select the Upgrade Activation Card that corresponds to your current Pro Tools version and get ready to begin your journey into state-of-the-art music production.

Boxed Version includes DVD installation discs.

About Avid

Headquartered in Burlington, MA, Avid has been an industry leader in all things related to post production. A publicly traded company since 1993 (NASDAQ: AVID), Avid has been aggressively expanding into the pro-audio industry by purchasing companies such as Digidesign (1994), M-Audio (2004), Sibelius (2006), and most recently Euphonix (2011).
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System requirements

- Mac :
- Avid-qualified Apple computer
- Mac OS X 10.6.8 or Mac OS X Lion
- 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
- Windows :
- Avid-qualified PC
- Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate (32- or 64-bit)
- 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: iLok NOT included.

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 888-456-3444

Avid Pro Tools 11 Crossgrade Software

Your dedication deserves the best tools available. With Avid Pro Tools 11 software, you get everything you need to compose, record, edit, and mix music or sound for picture. Unleash your creativity with the award-winning tool set. Achieve the highest quality sound -- reliably -- in the shortest amount of time possible. And use the same tools used to create your favorite albums and soundtracks. Whether you work in a professional facility, home studio, or on the road, nothing gives you the quality, performance, reliability, and ease to create like Pro Tools, the most widely used digital audio workstation in the industry.

Mix it up -- at higher resolution

With Pro Tools 11, you can mix multiple audio file formats and bit depths within the same session-including interleaved-without any file duplication to cause project bloat. Plus, with support for 32-bit floating-point file formats, you'll get higher resolution sound when recording or importing, with more headroom to preserve the integrity of your audio from beginning to end.

Drive faster-with better performance

Gain better recording and playback performance when working on a laptop with an external drive or a network-attached storage device. Speed up editing and mixing with Clip Gain (watch the video). Work more easily with AudioSuite-rendered clips (watch the video). Get 4x more* Automatic Delay Compensation and 2x more busses to handle bigger mixes with more plug-ins. And get snappier performance when working on sessions with lots of fades.

Plug into legendary sound

With the included Avid Channel Strip plug-in, you get the renowned channel strip of the Avid (formerly Euphonix) System 5, one of the most sought-after consoles used to create some of the greatest mixes ever produced. Work with exact replications of the console's EQ and compression algorithms to add life to your mix.

Get top-quality sound and performance with Avid hardware

Whether you're tracking vocals, guitars, or an orchestra, you'll get the best possible sound and optimized performance when you pair Pro Tools with an Avid audio interface. Record high-resolution audio-up to 24-bit/192 kHz-and experience exceptionally low latency to capture your best performances easily.

Work the way you want

With Pro Tools, you have the flexibility to record, edit, and mix music and sound for picture your way. Pair the software with your favorite Avid or third-party audio interface to record and monitor vocal and instrument performances. Or record and create with just your computer** and the software alone for ultimate portability.

Loop and punch your way to perfection

Nobody's perfect, but with Pro Tools you can create a seamless performance from multiple takes. Let your spontaneity shine with Loop recording and comp together your best takes. Or use QuickPunch to quickly replace any questionable section with a better performance.

No instrument? No problem.

Easily create parts for practically any musical instrument using great-sounding virtual instruments, a MIDI keyboard/controller or your mouse, and the built-in Pro Tools MIDI Editor. Get started fast with the included virtual instruments and audio loops, and expand your arsenal with virtual instruments from Avid and third-party audio designers.

Compose with full MIDI and notation tools

Take your songwriting from sketchpad to final production. Create and edit virtual instrument and MIDI performances with the MIDI Editor. Or compose music using notation tools in the built-in Sibelius Score Editor. You can even export sessions as Sibelius (.sib) files for further finessing in Sibelius.

Work and collaborate on projects from other apps

Collaboration has never been easier. With Pro Tools, you can exchange sessions with any Pro Tools user or studio. Or work on projects created in other audio and video software--including Media Composer, Logic, Cubase, and other third-party apps--right in Pro Tools.

Stretch your creativity with Elastic Time and Pitch

Freely experiment without the time or effort investment. With Elastic Time, you can change the tempo or timing of any clip or an entire composition--on the fly. And with Elastic Pitch, you can fix wrong notes, create harmonies, and transpose clips--in real time--without altering the tempo.

Edit with precision

Shape and fine-tune your music and audio with professional, sample-accurate editing tools. Create a flawless performance by comping together tracks.Speed up editing with the Smart Tool. And smooth transitions with crossfades. Everything you need to perfect your tracks is available right from within a single Edit window.

Snoop out grooves with multitrack Beat Detective

With the versatile Beat Detective tool, you can quickly fix timing issues across multiple tracks or change up the feel of a beat to get a different groove. You can even use it to keep your rhythm section "in the pocket" by extracting the groove from a drumbeat and applying it to the bass part.

Create and cut sound to picture

With Pro Tools, you can create, edit, and mix audio to picture using the built-in Timecode Ruler and video track. Use the included plug-ins to clean up sound. Create sound effects that define (or defy) reality. And record and edit voiceovers, Foley, and ADR with perfect frame accuracy. You can even share audio mixes with Media Composer editors through AAF.

Get the sound you want

Polish mixes with over 70 included effects, sound-processing, and utility plug-ins. From high-quality reverbs, EQs, and compressors, to guitar amp emulators, surround sound fold-down, and channel strip dynamics, you have everything you need to create professional mixes. Want more? Browse the in-app Avid Marketplace to find what you need.

Achieve the best mixes possible -- automatically

Get great sounding, phase-accurate mixes with Automatic Delay Compensation -- now with 4x the samples (16,383) to handle bigger mixes -- no matter how many plug-ins you use. Plus, you can automate the settings of every element in the Pro Tools environment to add life to tracks and achieve the best mix possible.

Grab control of your mix

You can use a mouse to make changes one... at... a... time, or mix faster and easier using a hardware control surface. Get hands-on Pro Tools control with a choice of Avid control surfaces and consoles and third-party boards.

* Increased ADC not supported with Pro Tools HD due to hardware limitations.
** Pro Tools on Windows requires the presence of an ASIO-compatible soundcard.

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. (7 ratings)
Submitted September 24, 2012 by Patrick W in San Jacinto, CA

"Pro Tools 10"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent stand alone DAW with must have features in music production.

Musical Background:

I have been playing the keys for over 10 years.

Musical Style:

Gospel, R&B and hip-hop
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