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INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION
What is Pro Tools?10 versions releasedSound production quality so high, the
audio output regarded a “superhuman”
Usage
HISTORYHISTORY
Created by UC Berkeley graduates Evan Brooks and Peter Gotcher
Released a basic sound recording software “Sound Designer” in 1984
Ultimately became Pro Tools in 1991 after revamping their software
SPECSSPECS
Mac OS or Windows Operating systems (standalone with activation card)
Audio Recording Resolution up to 24-bit/192 kHz
Instruments plug-in or accessed through library
PROGRESSPROGRESSPro Tools Progression By Version
Version Year Features Introduced with each Version
Pro Tools 1 1991 - 4 voices, ProDECK and ProEDIT software, MIDI,
and automation
Pro Tools 2 1993 - Combined ProDECK and ProEDIT into one
application
Pro Tools 3 1994 - 16–48 voices applicable
Pro Tools 4 1997 - Destructive editing, AudioSuite, 24-bit audio, 32-
64 voices
Pro Tools 5 1999 - Integrated MIDI sequencing, 64 voices, expanded
DSP capabilities
Pro Tools 6 2003 - Support for Mac OS X, 96 kHz and 192 kHz audio
Pro Tools 7 2005 - Pro Tools for live sound, supports Apple's PCIe G5,
Elastic Audio
Pro Tools 8 2008 - Elastic Pitch, Score Editor, MIDI Editor, AIR plug-ins
Pro Tools 9 2010 - Hardware independent, LE discontinued
Pro Tools
10/HD
2011 - Extended Disk Caching (loads sessions completely
into RAM)
PRO TOOLS 10PRO TOOLS 10
Release Date: October 21, 2011 Entry level product ~$300 Standard product ~$700 Premiere product ~$11,000 FEATURES?
CRITICISMSCRITICISMS
Learning curve and complexity
Sound Produced is “too good to be true” Jack White- “It's too easy to correct mistakes;
it's too easy to fix things. We hear this sort of clean, plastic perfection that's been applied to all the tracks. That is not the kind of music we grew up loving and listening to and wanting to be a part of.”
FUTURE OF PRO TOOLSFUTURE OF PRO TOOLS
The progression of the Pro Tools program and Avid Technology Company in the past twenty years speaks volumes for their continued success in the future.
Few real competitors- Far Behind
WHY I FOUND IT INTERESTINGWHY I FOUND IT INTERESTING
Previous experience Positive reaction towards product Competitors struggle to match up
against Pro Tools products year after year
WHY WHY YOUYOU MAY FIND IT MAY FIND IT INTERESTINGINTERESTINGShows progression of recording
technology as wholeAnyone interested in the
entertainment industryAvailable to novices and experts
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