Pro Tools 9 Software from Avid is a huge departure for the company that was once Digidesign. Where in the past Pro Tools software would not function without a proprietary interface connected, Pro Tools 9 throws off that shackle, and while still functioning with Avid/Digidesign hardware, the software now supports any Core Audio or ASIO interface, including approved notebook computers.
In addition to this monumental change, Pro Tools 9 now includes many features that were previously the purview of the more expensive Pro Tools HD systems. Notable among these includes ADC (Automatic Delay Compensation), multi-track Beat Detective, a Timecode ruler, OMF/AAF/MXF interchange support, and DigiBase Pro file management, and more.
With the addition of more tracks, busses and auxiliary tracks, MIDI tracks and full EUCON integration for use with appropriate control surfaces, Pro Tools 9 redefines the world's most popular and advanced music and audio production platform. You can compose, record, sequence, edit, and mix the way you want, in more ways than ever.
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What's New
Get the flexibility of using Pro Tools 9 with your favorite Avid audio interface or third-party Core Audio- or ASIO-compatible interface - or use Pro Tools 9 completely standalone for easy on-the-go creation
Develop larger, more complex projects, with up to 96 simultaneous audio tracks, 128 instrument tracks, 512 MIDI tracks, 256 internal busses, and 160 auxiliary tracks
Work efficiently and get the best sonic results with Automatic Delay Compensation, multi-track Beat Detective, full Import Session Data dialog, DigiBase Pro and other separately priced add-ons - now standard
Team up with other creators, editors, and mixers easily - with built-in OMF/AAF/MXF file interchange support, you can exchange projects created in other audio and video software with Pro Tools, and vice-versa
Along with C24 you can now use Avid Artist Series and Pro Series consoles and controllers to enhance your editing and mixing workflow, thanks to added EUCON integration
Expand your post production capabilities with powerful features now included as standard, such as the Time Code Ruler, OMF/AAF/MXF interchange and variable stereo pan depths
Record
Work the Way You Want
- With Pro Tools 9, you get more recording flexibility than ever
- Connect microphones and instruments and get multi-track audio recording capabilities when you pair Pro Tools software with your favorite Avid audio interface or third-party Core Audio- or ASIO-compatible interface
- Record virtual instrument performances through a MIDI keyboard or controller
- Or record and create music and audio with just your computer and the software alone for ultimate portability
Capture High-Quality Sound
- Whether you're tracking vocals, guitars, voiceovers, sound effects, or an orchestra, or recording virtual instrument performances, enjoy great-sounding audio without compromise
- Capture high-resolution audio - up to 24-bit/192kHz - when you use an Avid or third-party audio interface with Pro Tools software.
- Get best-in-class sound with the included groundbreaking virtual instruments
Nail the Right Performance
- Use Loop recording to record multiple takes of a performance on the same track, one after the other, to keep things flowing when you're in the zone - great for guitar solos or voiceovers
- Create complex drum tracks using it with MIDI Merge, enabling you to build up tracks by merging new beats into the same region with each recording pass
Punch Your Way to Perfection
- You can create seamless performances with nondestructive QuickPunch
- Quickly fix mistakes in audio tracks as Pro Tools punches in and out of record mode, replacing the questionable section as you perform with the playback
Slow Down and Record Comfortably
- You can pull off technically challenging parts by slowing down the session tempo, recording the performance at a more comfortable pace, and playing it back at normal speed - Elastic Time and Pitch will keep things in tune
- You can also create interesting effects recording at normal speed and then playing back at different speeds
Edit and Mix
Elastic Time and Pitch
- Freely experiment without a large investment in time or effort With Elastic Time, you can change the tempo or timing of any music or sound file (or an entire composition) on the fly, without cutting up a single sample of audio
- With Elastic Pitch, you can fix wrong notes, create harmonies, and transpose regions in real-time without altering the tempo
Make Changes on the Fly
- Forget having to manually stop and restart playback to make changes to your mix or configuration - instead, you can make many common changes on the fly during playback
- Create and edit regions, add or remove tracks, copy inserts and sends, change I/O routing, and more-all changes will dynamically update in real time
Craft Sound with Precision
- Shape and fine-tune your audio, instrument and MIDI tracks with professional, sample-accurate audio editing tools
- Create a flawless performance by comping together tracks from multiple takes
- Get more flexibility when importing tracks with the full Import Session Data dialog
- Speed up editing with the Smart Tool
- Place sounds perfectly in sync with picture
- Smooth transitions with crossfades
- Everything needed to perfect your tracks is available right from within a single Edit window
Navigation
- Instantly navigate to one or more sections within your session to speed up your editing and mixing workflow
- Simply set location markers at specific points in the timeline, edit selections, or even a set of track display settings, and you can quickly recall each specific location at any time with a simple keyboard shortcut, ensuring Pro Tools keeps up with your pace
Join Groups for Easy Editing and Rearranging
- Easily rearrange songs, edit loops, and make global changes across multiple tracks in one fell swoop by grouping audio and/or MIDI regions together as a Region Group
Multi-Track Beat Detective
- A powerful tool that enables you to analyze and adjust timing across multiple tracks
- Quickly tighten up uneven drum performances
- Change up the feel or groove of a beat
- Keep your rhythm section "in the pocket" by extracting the timing and groove from a drumbeat and applying that groove template to the bass part
Achieve the Best Mixes Possible
- Get great-sounding, phase-accurate mixes with Automatic Delay Compensation (ADC)
- Automate every element in the Pro Tools environment (rather than "riding the faders" in real time) to add life and ensure the best mix - from track volumes, mute, and panning, to every plug-in parameter
Plug-Ins
- Create better sounding mixes using the collection of included sound-processing, effects and instrument plug-ins - you can insert up to 10 plug-ins per track
- Expand your creative palette with plug-ins from Avid and our Pro Tools Development Partners for almost anything you can imagine - from instruments to EQs, compressors, reverbs, amplifier emulators, noise reducers, surround encoding, and more
Control Surfaces
- You can use a mouse to make changes one at a time, or mix faster and easier using a hardware control surface
- Get unrivaled, fully integrated, hands-on Pro Tools control with a choice of Avid control surfaces to fit your needs and budget, including the C24
- Full EUCON integration with MC Mix, MC Control, MC Pro, System 5-MC, System 5, and more
- Support for third-party control surfaces
Music and Post
Virtual Instruments
- 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 with the included virtual instruments and audio loops, and expand your arsenal with virtual instruments from Avid and third-party audio designers
Full MIDI and Compositional Tools
- Take your songwriting from sketchpad to final production
- Assign key signatures, create and move notes, transpose pitches, build dynamics, rearrange sections, and sculpt every note to perfection in the MIDI Editor
- View all MIDI parameters simultaneously for easier editing
- Make your mixes shine by adding effects and automation
Sibelius Score Editor
- Compose and print professional music scores using the Sibelius Score Editor, which offers a wide range of standard notation tools
- Generate ideas quickly with real-time note placement and editing, and change the meter, key signature, and more on the fly
- Add chord symbols and diagrams
- Transcribe MIDI parts in real-time
- Export sessions as Sibelius (.sib) files for further finessing in Sibelius
Collaborate
- You can exchange sessions with any Pro Tools user or studio.
- You can also edit, remix, or even revisit projects created in other audio software - such as Logic, Cubase, Digital Performer, Sonar, Live, Reason, and other third-party applications right in Pro Tools using the built-in OMF/AAF/MXF interchange support, ReWire compatibility, or MP3 export
Audio/Video Workflow
- Work faster and easier with video using professional tools-now included as standard
- Easily import and export projects to and from Pro Tools through built-in OMF/AAF/MXF interchange support
- Keep track of all project assets and create and share custom catalogs with the robust DigiBase Pro file management
- Seamlessly move and share projects between the editorial and mix stage, with full compatibility, using a single automation system
Sound for Picture
- Create, edit, and mix audio to picture, with sample-accurate precision, using the built-in Time Code Ruler and support for one video tracks
- Clean up production sound and create sound effects and elements that define (or defy) reality
- Record voiceovers, Foley, and ADR with perfect frame accuracy
- Easily execute and play back edits nondestructively using single-key edit commands
Mix Stereo
- Easily create larger-than-life mixes that move across the stereo field using advanced automation and variable stereo pan depths
Effects and Instruments
Virtual Instruments and Audio Content
- Big Fish Audio 8GB sound library
- Boom drum machine and sequencer
- DB-33 tonewheel organ emulator with rotating speaker simulation
- Mini Grand acoustic grand piano
- Vacuum monophonic vacuum tube synthesizer
- Xpand!2 multitimbral synthesizer and sample workstation
Sound-Processing, Effects and Utility Plug-Ins
- 1-Band EQ III
- 4-Band EQ III
- 7-Band EQ III
- AIR Chorus
- AIR Distortion
- AIR Dynamic Delay
- AIR Enhancer
- AIR Ensemble
- AIR Filter Gate
- AIR Flanger
- AIR Frequency Shifter
- AIR FuzzWah
- AIR KillEQ
- AIR Lo-Fi
- AIR MultiChorus
- AIR Multi-Delay
- AIR Nonlinear Reverb
- AIR Phaser
- AIR Reverb
- AIR Spring Reverb
- AIR StereoWidth
- AIR Talkbox
- AIR Vintage Filter
- BF76 Compressor 1176 emulator
- BF Essential Clip Remover
- BF Essential Correlation Meter phase fixer
- BF Essential Meter Bridge VU metering
- BF Essential Noise Meter
- Chorus
- Click
- Compressor/Limiter
- D-Verb reverb and ambience
- DC Offset Removal
- De-Esser
- Delay
- DigiReWire
- Dither
- Duplicate
- Eleven Free (guitar amplifier emulator based on Eleven)
- Expander/Gate
- Extra Long Delay II
- Flanger
- Gain
- Invert
- Lo-Fi retro processing
- Long Delay II
- Maxim sound maximizer
- Medium Delay II
- Multi-Tap Delay
- Normalize
- Ping-Pong Delay
- Pitch
- Pitch Shift
- POWr Dither
- Recti-Fi harmonic synthesis
- Reverse
- SansAmp tube amp simulator
- Sci-Fi ring modulator
- Signal Generator
- Short Delay II
- Slap Delay II
- Time Compression Expansion
- Time Shift time/pitch stretching
- TL AutoPan panning effects
- TL InTune digital tuner
- TL MasterMeter oversampling meter
- TL Metro versatile metronome
- Trim
- Vari-Fi speed shifter