Musicians rejoice: Free version of Pro Tools to be available
Avid, the media software and
hardware company behind products
such as the Mbox and iNews, announced
on January 22 a free version
of its popular audio recording
software Pro Tools.
Pro Tools | First, which is targeted for musicians who are new to audio recording, will be a limited version of the Pro Tools.
Some of the limitations will include a maximum of four track inputs, 16 MIDI tracks and three projects. The application won’t allow users to export their projects as MP3s or to SoundCloud or iTunes. Additional features such as extra projects and plug-ins will be available for purchase on the Avid Marketplace, a new feature that will allow users to purchase add-ons for Pro Tools.
“Avid offering a free version of Pro Tools is quite interesting as they have never done anything like this, and they’re digital audio work stations have still remained the standard for the music industry,” said Anthony Sawyers, a second-year Music Industry Arts student at Fanshawe College, in an email. “I will definitely download it, and I look forward to seeing how it will be accepted and used by professionals in the industry.”
For a feature-comparison between the different versions of Pro Tools, visit tinyurl.com/kjyoqsg.
Avid also announced a new cloud-collaboration tool for Pro Tools called Avid Cloud Collaboration. The new feature will allow artists to collaborate on projects over the Internet and will be available for Pro Tools 12 and Pro Tools | First.
Pro Tools 12 will be available with a new monthly pricing scheme of US$29.99. Like previous versions of the software, it will also be available to purchase outright on the Avid website. Pro Tools 11 currently sells for $899.
Pro Tools | First is scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2015.
Pro Tools | First, which is targeted for musicians who are new to audio recording, will be a limited version of the Pro Tools.
Some of the limitations will include a maximum of four track inputs, 16 MIDI tracks and three projects. The application won’t allow users to export their projects as MP3s or to SoundCloud or iTunes. Additional features such as extra projects and plug-ins will be available for purchase on the Avid Marketplace, a new feature that will allow users to purchase add-ons for Pro Tools.
“Avid offering a free version of Pro Tools is quite interesting as they have never done anything like this, and they’re digital audio work stations have still remained the standard for the music industry,” said Anthony Sawyers, a second-year Music Industry Arts student at Fanshawe College, in an email. “I will definitely download it, and I look forward to seeing how it will be accepted and used by professionals in the industry.”
For a feature-comparison between the different versions of Pro Tools, visit tinyurl.com/kjyoqsg.
Avid also announced a new cloud-collaboration tool for Pro Tools called Avid Cloud Collaboration. The new feature will allow artists to collaborate on projects over the Internet and will be available for Pro Tools 12 and Pro Tools | First.
Pro Tools 12 will be available with a new monthly pricing scheme of US$29.99. Like previous versions of the software, it will also be available to purchase outright on the Avid website. Pro Tools 11 currently sells for $899.
Pro Tools | First is scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2015.
