On April 7th 2013 Avid, the industry leader in digital recording software, announced the release of Pro Tools 11. The big news is that Avid has completely rebuilt it's audio engine from scratch. The new design features a 64-bit architecture, which Avid say will allow Pro Tools 11 to deliver many times the processing power of Pro Tools 10, and with more memory head room, the ability to run many more plug-ins.
Another new feature is "offline bounce," which will allow users to create final mixes with blazing speed. Instead of bouncing to disk (mixing down) in real time, "offline bounce," can deliver your mixes up to 150 times faster.
The new upgrade will feature expanded metering capabilities that offer everything from peak and average to VU and PPM which will help maintain adherence to broadcast standards.
Plus, Avid's built in video engine will allow users to work directly with HD video so that there's no need for timeline transcoding or to leave the interface for any reason.
As soon as it hits the stores, Pro Tools 10 users can upgrade to Pro Tools 11 for $299, while Pro Tools HD 10 users can upgrade to Pro Tools 11 for $599. If you're running Pro Tools 9, you can upgrade to Pro Tools 11 for $399 while Pro tools 9 HD users can upgrade to Pro Tools 11 for $999. Pro Tools Express users can get the Pro Tools 11 cross grade for $499 and the Pro Tools 11 full version will sell for $699. What ever version of Pro Tools that you are using there's sure to be an offering that fits both your software needs as well as your budget.
I've been using Pro Tools for several years now and in my opinion, Pro Tools 11 is clearly a break through in digital recording technology. It's easy to see why Avid's Pro Tools continues to be the industry leader.
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