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

Own the entry-level edition of Pro Tools in perpetuity for one low price -- plus one year of Avid updates and access to a huge collection of bonus plug-ins.

Overview

This version of Pro Tools Artist includes a Perpetual License, plus a 1-year Software Updates + Support Plan which gives you access Pro Tools releases, Celemony Melodyne 5 essential, Pro Tools Inner Circle rewards, Pro Tools Sonic Drop content, and a huge library of bonus plug-ins -- all included free for the first year. Your Software Updates + Support Plan is renewable annually, but even if you allow your plan to expire, you keep Pro Tools Artist and 50+ plug-ins in perpetuity.

The entry-level Pro Tools edition, Pro Tools Artist makes music creation fast and fluid, providing many of the same trusted tools the pros use to realize your artistic visions. From nonlinear clip launching to world-class editing and mixing workflows, Pro Tools streamlined workflows keep pace with your creative flow. Find inspiration in over 100 effects and instruments to explore. Create any style of music with easy-to-use MIDI tools and a huge sound library to get you started. And because you can do everything all in Pro Tools, you don't need to move projects to other software to sound incredible.

Pro Tools Sketch

Capture and play with ideas anywhere inspiration strikes with Pro Tools Sketch, a nonlinear, clip-based creation tool in Pro Tools, and also available as a free iPad app. Start with non-linear, clip-based Sketches in which loops, MIDI, and recordings can be freely organized and played and then exported to be shared with friends, or take ideas into the Pro Tools timeline for further… read more editing and mixing.

Specs

Included Pro Tools software: Pro Tools Artist -- see everything included at https://www.avid.com/pro-tools/whats-included-artist
Included third-party software: Celemony Melodyne 5 essential
Included plug-ins: Artist Bundle (100+ plug-ins)
Inner Circle rewards: Included with annual subscription
Audio tracks: 32
Instrument tracks: 32
MIDI tracks: 64
Aux tracks/routing folders: 32/32
Simultaneous recording inputs: 16
Third-party hardware support: Any Core Audio, ASIO, or WASAPI-compatible interface
Multichannel mixing: Stereo only

Pro Tools Artist does NOT include the advanced features of Pro Tools Studio, including:
- VCA tracks, Master tracks, or Video tracks
- Surround, Dolby Atmos, Ambisonics multichannel mixing
- Advanced automation
- Support for hardware such as Pro Tools Carbon or VENUE S6L

Mac Minimum System Requirements:
- Operating System: macOS Catalina 10.15.7 - Ventura 13.4, Mojave is no longer tested, but is expected to work
- Processor: M2, M1 or Intel Dual Core i5 or faster

Windows Minimum System Requirements:
- Operating System: Windows 10, 11 (22H2)
- Processor: 64-bit Intel Core Processor (i3 2GHz or faster recommended)

All Computer Systems:
- RAM: 8 GB
- Internet connection: needed for installation, activation
- Other Requirements:
- 15GB of free space for installation
- One or more hard disk drives dedicated for audio record and playback, formatted HFS+ Journaled for Mac or NTFS for Windows.
- PCIe slot for HDX or HD Native card (incl. one power connection on motherboard)
- USB or Thunderbolt port for supported PCIe-chassis or HD Native Thunderbolt or other CoreAudio/ASIO supported audio device.
- iLok account/access (iLok 2, iLok 3 (USB A or USB C), or iLok Cloud

For perpetual licenses, the following plugins are retained when the Software Updates + Support Plan is not renewed:
AIR Chorus
AIR Distortion
AIR Enhancer
AIR Ensemble
AIR Filter Gate
AIR Flanger
AIR Frequency Shifter
AIR Fuzz-Wah
AIR Kill EQ
AIR Lo-Fi
AIR MultiChorus
AIR Phaser
AIR Stereo Width
AIR Talkbox
AIR Vintage Filter
BBD Delay
Black Op Distortion
Black Shiny Wah
Black Spring
Boom
C1 Chorus
Click II
DB-33
DC Distortion
DC Offset Removal
Dither
Down Mixer
Duplicate
Eleven Free
Flanger
Gain
Graphic EQ
Gray Compressor
Green JRC Overdrive
InTune
Invert
MasterMeter
Mini Grand
Normalize
Orange Phaser
Reverse
ReWire
Roto Speaker
Signal Generator
Structure Free
Studio Reverb
Tape Echo
Time Adjuster
Tri-Knob Fuzz
Trim
Vacuum
Vibe Phaser
White Boost
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