MAudio Pro Tools

MAudio Pro Tools MPowered 8 Description:

Pro Tools MPowered 8 software puts the industry standard in audio/MIDI production on the fast track, letting you enter the powerful world of Pro Tools on your own terms. Pro Tools MPowered has the same user interface as Pro ToolsHD and Pro Tools LE, all while expanding your creative hardware options to dozens of MAudio interfaces. 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. And at just $299.95 MSRP, anyone can become a member of the Pro Tools community. Pro Tools MPowered 8 is the serious music production choice for power, compatibility, options and ease of usewithout spending serious money. A serious music production choice for power, compatibility, options and ease of use. Real Pro Tools
Pro Tools MPowered is Pro Tools. There are actually three flavors of Pro Tools, all of which share the same user interface and file format. The primary distinction is the hardware they complement. Pro ToolsHD runs on elite DSPpowered Pro ToolsHD hardware. Pro Tools LE works with a variety of Digidesign hardware including the Mbox 2 family. And Pro Tools MPowered delivers even more options via compatibility with dozens of MAudio interfaces. Produce with the Industry StandardAnywhere, Anytime
The combination of MAudio gear and Pro Tools MPowered 8 lets you work anywhere, anytime with the industry standard in music production software. Seamlessly collaborate with anybody running any version of a current Pro Tools system, including crossplatform between Windows and Mac OS X. Easily take your projects to just about any recording studio to have it mixed by a pro. Or take your pro studio projects home or on the road with you. With Pro Tools MPowered, owners of most MAudio interfaces instantly become members of the largest community of digital audio workstation users in the world. Flexible and PortableMore Choices for You
A wide variety of MAudio PCI, FireWire and USB hardware interfaces are compatible with Pro Tools MPowered software, giving you more options in where, when and how you work. Whether you need just a little I/O or a lotor a desktop, mobile or hybrid systemyou’ll find the perfect solution with our PCI, USB/USB 2 and FireWire audio interfaces. Mix live and in the studio with the NRV10 interface/analog mixer. Experience compact productivity with an MAudio audio interface keyboard. And DJs can enter the world of Pro Tools with our Torq products. Easy to Use
Elegance and power are the reasons why Pro Tools is used in the majority of professional recording studios around the world. At the same time, Pro Tools MPowered 8 is very simple and intuitive. And once you know how to use one version of Pro Tools, you know how to work in any Pro Tools environmentfrom personal to pro studios. And if you want help, Pro Tools is supported by more educational materials and classes than all other DAW software put together. With Pro Tools MPowered 8, your system has even more editing and mixing capabilities. Click to enlarge. Use more plugins than ever before. Click to enlarge. Gain extensive MIDI editing power through MIDI Editor windows. Click to enlarge. Stunning New Look and Interactivity
With a sleek new look, Pro Tools MPowered 8 is as easy on the eyes as it is to use. All of the Pro Tools MPowered functionality you know and love is still in placenow with double the inserts per channel, more customizability, easier access to editing options and more. Customize the toolbar to show only your favorite tools and rearrange them the way you want. Tile or cascade your window arrangement. Change the color of your channel strips, tracks, regions, groups, and markers to any hue. Navigate through sessions quickly using the Universe view. And with the QuickStart dialog, you can jump right into an existing session, quickly create a new session from scratch, or start from one of the new session templates. A WellStocked Studio
Pro Tools MPowered 8 comes fully packed with a huge, comprehensive collection of music creation and sound processing pluginsgiving you a wellstocked studio right out of the box. You get an incredible array of 70 DigiRack, A.I.R. and Bomb Factory plugins right out of the box, including EQ, dynamics, delay, reverb and many more. You can also create and play music with six groundbreaking virtual instruments from the renowned Digidesign Advanced Instrument Research (A.I.R.) group: the Mini Grand piano, Boom drum machine, DB33 tonewheel organ, Structure Free sample player, and Vacuum and Xpand!2 synths. See the complete list of bundled software. As if that weren’t enough, Pro Tools MPowered 8 software also lets you take advantage of a variety of RTAS and AudioSuite plugins designed by the recording industry’s largest professional thirdparty developer community. Track with powerful hostbased vintage instruments from GForce and Way Out Ware. Polish your mixes with effects and mastering plugins from iZotope that surpass even expensive hardware. See more plugins from MAudio, Digidesign and our partners. Professional Recording, Editing and Mixing
Pro Tools MPowered 8 software enables MAudio hardware enthusiasts to easily access the powerful recording, editing and mixing features of Pro Tools. Now with up to 48 simultaneous stereo tracks of 16 or 24bit digital audio, and support for up to 96kHz sample rates, Pro Tools MPowered 8 is an ideal companion for MAudio interfaces and audio interface keyboardswhether you’re recording solo or entire bands. And the optional Music Production Toolkit 2 expands Pro Tools MPowered 8 to up to 64 mono or stereo tracks, and adds more effects and instruments, a multitrack version of Beat Detective and the Pro Tools MP3 Option. Once you’ve finished your recording, you can finetune your performances with Pro Tools software’s unmatched nondestructive editing tools. Shape sounds, compose parts, and add effects with RTAS instrument and effects pluginsthen create polished mixes with professional mixing features and full mixer automation. With Pro Tools MPowered 8, your system has even more editing and mixing capabilities. 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 (such as volume, pan and plugin automation) and MIDI CC data (such as velocity, pitch bend, and modulation) without changing track views. And with ten inserts to play with per track, you can now use more plugins than ever before. Looping Tools
Pro Tools MPowered 8 features a variety of tools that make loopbased music creation faster and more imaginative than ever. In addition to importing REX and Acid files, the Loop Trim tool also makes it easy to turn audio or MIDI regions into loops. The Elastic Time and the new Elastic Pitch features make it a breeze to change tempo/time and pitch on the fly. As a result, you can integrate a wide variety of loops and audio files with your current session throughout the entire writing process. And DigiBasethe program’s internal databaseeven has a Loop Preview feature that allows you to preview loops in sync, in real time, before bringing them into your session. Transpose Audio with Elastic Pitch
As a complement to Elastic Time, Pro Tools MPowered 8 introduces Elastic Pitch, which allows you to you to effortlessly manipulate or correct the pitch of any audio region in real time, right inside the Edit window. Easily transpose an entire audio region in semitonesup to four octaves in either directionwithout affecting its timing or tempo. Fix a lessthanperfect vocal performance by altering the pitch of individual notes in cent intervals. You can also create cool sound effects by linking pitch changes with time compression/expansion using the Varispeed algorithm. Effortlessly manipulate or correct pitch and tempo with Elastic Pitch and Elastic Time. Click to enlarge. Create and play music with six groundbreaking virtual instruments from the renowned Digidesign Advanced Instrument Research (A.I.R.) group. Click to enlarge. Get an incredible array of 70 DigiRack, A.I.R. and Bomb Factory plugins right out of the box. Click to enlarge. Stretch Your Sound with Elastic Time
Pro Tools MPowered features Elastic Time, a powerful realtime tempo manipulation feature that makes it easy to change tempo or time on the fly. For musicians, composers and music producers, Elastic Time puts loopbased music creation in the fast lane, giving you the freedom to explore different tempos and experiment with loops and audio files that sync with your current session throughout the entire writing process. For postproduction editors and engineers, Elastic Time makes it easy to stretch or squeeze audio tracks to fit video time frames, using highquality algorithms that make your time manipulation virtually undetectable. With Pro Tools MPowered software, you can change the tempo and timing of loops, music, dialogue and other sound files without cutting up audio. Easily create loops from any audio fileeven entire compositionswith the help of powerful tempo and transient analysis. Want to hear how a certain audio bit will sound in your song? The new Context Preview lets you quickly audition loops and audio files in sync with the tempo of your session. Even imported audio files and loops automatically conform to match your session’s tempo. Pro Tools MPowered also makes it easy to perfect the timing of performances. You can improve errant beats by quantizing audio to your session’s BarBeat gridor to grooves extracted from other audio or MIDI performances using the Beat Detective feature, which offers better peak detection accuracy than ever before. You can also finetune “Elasticized” regions, with precision control over each individual beat, using the new warp track view and warp markers. You can even make the same precise changes across multiple grouped tracks while preserving timing offsets in multitrack recordings, such as with drums. To ensure that you get the highest quality results, Elastic Time delivers some of the bestsounding processing in the industry. You can choose from several premium timestretching algorithms on a pertrack basis. You can even adjust the decay and processing window length to tailor the audio processing for each track, rather than settling for a onesizefitsall algorithm. Comp Tracks to Perfection
Creating flawless performances is easier than ever with Pro Tools MPowered 8. New track compositing features let you quickly and easily piece together the best possible version of a performance from multiple recording passes. Simply looprecord multiple takes on an Audio track, view and audition the takes in Playlist view, select the best parts from the track’s alternate playlists, and copy them to the main playlist with a single click. You can also rate regions on a scale of one to five to help identify which takes you like the most when compositing playlists. Advanced MIDI Production
Pro Tools MPowered software’s fully integrated MIDI sequencer and editor allow you to record, edit, and mix up to 256 MIDI tracks alongside your audio tracks. Dedicated Instrument tracks combine the audio and MIDI elements of a given virtual instrument into a single channel strip to streamline your workspace. Launch your favorite instrument plugin to get the sound you want. Engage loop recording to quickly develop a multilayered drum pattern, then use Groove Quantize or Groove Templates to give it the right feel. Switch to MIDI Step Input to lay down a difficult passage. Turn on realtime MIDI processing to quantize your performance as it goes down. Pro Tools MPowered 8 also features a comprehensive array of new MIDI tools to streamline production with both virtual and traditional instruments. Gain extensive MIDI editing power through MIDI Editor windows, which can display MIDI and automation data for Instrument, MIDI and Auxiliary Input tracks. Work with new features that let you 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; and play MIDI notes when tabbing. Edit MIDI automation and continuous controller (CC) data through multiple Automation and Controller lanes. You can even watch your musical handiwork scroll by in real time during playback. Score Your Music
Based on the Sibelius notation engine, the new Pro Tools MPowered 8 Score Editor window lets you view, edit, arrange and print MIDI data as music notation. Whether you want to compose music using the notation toolsor transcribe recorded, imported, drawn (with the Pencil tool) or stepentered MIDI data into notationthe Score Editor features everything you need and nothing you don’t. Write parts on a single stafftreble, bass, alto or tenor clefor grand staff. Place and edit notes, and edit the meter and key signature on a 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. You can even export sessions as Sibelius (.sib) files for further finessing in Sibelius. ReWire Torq and More
Fans of MAudio Torq DJ software and other standalone applications can utilize ReWire within Pro Tools MPowered for the best of both worlds. Simply send Torq software’s output streams into Pro Tools MPowered via ReWire for further mixing and processing. Pro Tools MPowered also accepts MIDI directly from ReWire applications for recording controller data to a Pro Tools MIDI or Instrument track. With Pro Tools MPowered and ReWire, the creative possibilities are endless. Control Surfaces
If you want the tactile feel of a pro console while enjoying the benefits of a personal or project studio, Pro Tools MPowered supports both the MAudio ProjectMix I/O and Digidesign Command8. Both give you control over the software’s mixing and transport functionality. ProjectMix I/O even incorporates a builtin 18 x 14 FireWire audio interface complete with eight preamps so you don’t need any extra gear. If you’re a DJ, Torq Xponent gives you a familiar DJ mixer surface combined with an audio interface and RCA outputs. And now with Pro Tools MPowered 8, you can map plugin parameter controls to almost any encoder on your controller, and access each track’s ten inserts.