M-Audio Pro Tools M-Powered 8 Production Software EDUCATIONAL

This is the Educational priced version of Pro Tools M-Powered 8 software - Session compatibility with all current versions of Pro Tools software means that you can easily move your projects between pro, project and mobile personal studios. Anyone can become a member of the Pro Tools community at this price. Pro Tools M-Powered 8 is the serious music production choice for power, compatibility, options and ease of use - without spending serious money.

This licence is for students, teachers, parents, charities to purchase - please email us your qualifying status when you order.

* NB Pro Tools M-Powered software requires a supported M-Audio hardware peripheral to function.

Top Features

• session compatibility with all current Pro Tools systems > create anywhere, anytime
• hardware compatible with dozens of M-Audio interfaces > flexible options
• industry-standard audio/MIDI production environment > know one Pro Tools system, know them all
• easy to learn and use > make better music faster
• advanced MIDI production tools and Score Editor > all-in-one solution
• Elastic Pitch and Elastic Time real-time manipulation features > change audio track tempo/timing or pitch independently on the fly
• includes 7 powerful virtual instruments and 70 plug-ins > incredible value

Full Features

General

• supports a wide choice of M-Audio interfaces* including Delta PCI, USB/USB 2.0 and FireWire products
• supports M-Audio ProjectMix I/O and Digidesign Command|8 control surfaces for hands-on mixing
• industry-standard session compatibility with countless Pro Tools-equipped project and professional studios around the world
• award-winning Pro Tools recording and mixing environment
• 48-track mono or stereo audio recording**, editing, and mixing up to 24-bit/96kHz
• real-time audio processing
• import MIDI, REX, ACID, WAV, SDII, AIFF, AAC and MP3 audio files
• Digidesign-qualified Windows Vista- (32-bit Business or Ultimate), Windows XP-, or Mac OS X 10.5.5-based computers (click here for the most current system requirements, compatibility information and online support)
• unique Beat Detective LE automatic groove analysis and correction tool
• supports QuickTime video including H.264
• expandable via Music Production Toolkit 2
• co-exists with the same version of Pro Tools LE on the same system

Recording

• powerful loop recording options
• Elastic Pitch allows manipulation (+/- 4 octaves) or pitch correction of any audio region in real time without affecting time or tempo
• Elastic Time real-time tempo manipulation feature lets you change the tempo or timing of audio tracks on the fly without affecting pitch
• loop playback automatically updates to the selection without manually stopping and starting the transport
• Loop Trim tool allows you to easily turn audio or MIDI regions into loops
• Dynamic Transport mode allows playback to operate independently of the current selection
• real-time MIDI processing enables control of MIDI quantization, note duration and velocity, transposition, and timing as you record
• QuickPunch functionality

Advanced MIDI

• 256 tracks of powerful, intuitive MIDI sequencing
• MIDI Editor windows can display MIDI and automation data for Instrument, MIDI and Auxiliary Input tracks
• Instrument Tracks combine MIDI and audio capabilities in a single channel strip, simplifying routing for virtual instruments and MIDI sound modules
• sample-based MIDI tracks lock MIDI events to time code regardless of session tempo changes
• Zoom Toggle switches quickly between two different user-defined settings in the Edit window
• Mirrored MIDI editing mode allows adjustments made to one MIDI file to affect all existing copies of that region
• additional MIDI features including:
  • enhanced Select/Split Notes window enables splitting a MIDI performance into multiple tracks by MIDI note, velocity, duration, or position
  • Remove Duplicate Notes command allows users to quickly clean up recorded or merged MIDI tracks
  • Change Duration window offers legato, overlap correction and transform sustain pedal features
  • Transpose window transposes all selected notes in octaves and semitones separate, consolidate and mute MIDI notes
  • scrub and shuttle through parts
  • view superimposed MIDI and Instrument tracks for easier arrangement editing color code MIDI notes by track, type, or velocity
  • audition velocity changes
  • play MIDI notes when tabbing
  • edit MIDI automation and continuous controller (CC) data through multiple
  • Automation and Controller lanes
  • real-time scrolling during playback

Editing

• completely non-destructive editing with world-class tools
• add new tracks; reorder tracks; create, move or copy inserts and sends; and adjust I/O routing on the fly without manually stopping and starting the transport
• track compositing features allow for quickly and easily piecing together the best possible version of a performance from multiple recording passes
• lock regions to the timeline to prevent them from being inadvertently moved or edited
• use the Automation and Controller lanes to view and edit track automation and MIDI CC data without changing track views
• Time Shift DigiRack plug-in delivers superior time compression/expansion
• Region Groups allow grouping of any combination of audio and MIDI regions, across any number of tracks
• Region Looping offers an easy way to repeat one or more regions and Region Groups
• Separate on Grid and Separate at Transient functions allow editing of multitrack audio regions simultaneously, based on a grid value or transients in an audio file
• quantize audio regions according to a grid or groove template
• "reverse" Strip Silence functionality allows for extracting louder portions of audio tracks

Mixing

• host processing efficiency allows you to run many select RTAS effects and instrument plug-ins simultaneously
• up to 32 internal mix busses and up to 10 sends and inserts per track increases mixing flexibility and allows larger, more complex mixing architectures
• copy or move send assignments across tracks via drag-and-drop functionality
• free Dynamics III DigiRack plug-in allows easy and powerful control of mix dynamics
• EQ III includes a new filter band-pass solo mode, making it easy to isolate and remove unwanted signals or noise in an audio track
• advanced automation features and editing including real-time display
• Automate All command allows arming automation of all plug-in parameters at once

Effects and Virtual Instruments

• wide range of compatible creative software options available from Digidesign and Digidesign Development Partners including:
  • both real-time RTAS effects plug-in processing and file-based AudioSuite effects plug-in processing
  • advanced virtual instrument integration including 6 free A.I.R. virtual instruments: 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 synth and sample workstation with over 1000 presets
    Structure Free sample player with over 600MB of high-quality samples
  • FXpansion BFD Lite acoustic drum module
• ships with 70 free DigiRack, A.I.R. and Bomb Factory plug-ins, including EQ, dynamics, delays, reverb and more (see complete list)
• free Dynamics III DigiRack plug-in allows easy and powerful control of mix dynamics
• new EQ III includes a filter band-pass solo mode to easily isolate and remove unwanted signals or noise in an audio track
• incredible guitar amp tone with Eleven Free and SansAmp plug-ins
• Torq LE DJ software
• 8GB of pro-quality loops
• map plug-in parameter controls to almost any encoder on a controller, and access each track’s 10 inserts
• easily communicates via ReWire with applications like Torq for further creative possibilities

Score Editor

• based on the Sibelius notation engine
• view, edit, arrange and print MIDI data as music notation
• compose music using the notation tools, or transcribe recorded, imported, drawn (with the Pencil tool), or step-entered MIDI data into notation
• write parts on a single staff—treble, bass, alto, or tenor clef—or grand staff
• place and edit notes, and edit the meter and key signature at whim
• add chord symbols such as Dm7 and guitar chord diagrams to sessions
• transcribe MIDI parts in real time
• print out a score in its entirety or print only certain instrumental parts
• export sessions as Sibelius (.sib) files for further finessing in Sibelius

Efficiency and Ease of Use

• all-new redesigned user interface for elegant operation and reduced eye strain
• customizable toolbar shows only desired tools in any arrangement
• tiled or cascaded window arrangement
• logical, streamlined menu navigation
• change the color of channel strips, tracks, regions, groups and markers to any hue
• navigate through sessions quickly using the Universe view
• QuickStart dialog allows for quickly, easily creating new sessions from templates, from scratch or open existing sessions
• right-click contextual menus offer fast access to common parameters
• Tool Tips provide "rollover" descriptions of interface objects
• easy dragging and dropping of audio, MIDI, REX, and ACID files from the desktop to the timeline
• drag multiple regions onto a single track simultaneously
• quickly apply track-level commands globally across multiple tracks simultaneously
• up to 99 Window Configurations (screen sets) to instantly recall custom view arrangements
• customizable Zoom Toggle lets you define track view and height when zooming
• continuously variable track height allows tracks to be instantly resized to any height
• fast Region List searches including history
• Duplicate Tracks dialog streamlines defining how many tracks, and which track parameters, to duplicate
• built-in DigiBase file management tool organizes and auditions audio and MIDI files and loops according to attributes such as tempo; includes importing of Red Book audio CDs
• up to 999 Markers/Memory Locations
• accepts MIDI directly from ReWire applications for recording controller data to a Pro Tools MIDI or Instrument track
• Unicode character support lets you label and edit text anywhere in Pro Tools in any language supported by Unicode (including Japanese, French, Greek, Russian and Hebrew)

*Pro Tools M-Powered software requires a supported M-Audio hardware peripheral to function

**Up to 64 simultaneous stereo or mono audio tracks with the Music Production Toolkit 2 option. Owners of the original Music Production Toolkit software option who upgrade to Pro Tools M-Powered 8 will automatically get support for up to 64 stereo audio tracks

Minimum System Requirements (PC)

• supported M-Audio hardware peripheral*
• Digidesign-qualified Windows Vista- (32-bit Business or Ultimate), Windows XP-**
• minimum 1GB of RAM
• DVD-ROM or equivalent optical drive for software installation
• 1024 x 768 or higher display resolution
• available USB port for iLok USB Smart Key, plus Internet access for registration, software updates, and activations

*Pro Tools M-Powered software requires a supported M-Audio hardware peripheral to function.

**Not all computers are compatible with this version of Pro Tools. For the most current system requirements, compatibility information, and online support, visit the Pro Tools M-Powered section on the Digidesign Support site.

See complete Pro Tools 8 compatibility and upgrade information on the M-Audio site.

Minimum System Requirements (Mac)

• supported M-Audio hardware peripheral*
• Mac OS X 10.5.5-based computer**
• minimum 1GB of RAM
• DVD-ROM or equivalent optical drive for software installation
• 1024 x 768 or higher display resolution
• available USB port for iLok USB Smart Key, plus Internet access for registration, software updates, and activations

*Pro Tools M-Powered software requires a supported M-Audio hardware peripheral to function.

**Not all computers are compatible with this version of Pro Tools. For the most current system requirements, compatibility information, and online support, visit the Pro Tools M-Powered section on the Digidesign Support site.