Professional music creation has never been more accessible. Designed for use with select M-Audio recording interfaces, Pro Tools MP 9—the latest version of Pro Tools M-Powered software.Learn more about the product
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Pro Tools MP 9
Professional music creation has never been more accessible. Designed for use with select M-Audio recording interfaces, Pro Tools MP 9—the latest version of Pro Tools M-Powered software—improves upon the industry-leading features that made it the top choice for music and audio production. Enjoy 48-track mono or stereo audio recording, editing, and mixing with up to 24-bit/96 kHz fidelity. Shape sounds and add effects with over 70 included plug-ins. .
Easily compose music with full MIDI and score notation tools. Get great-sounding, phase-accurate mixes with Automatic Delay Compensation. And collaborate with other Pro Tools users in studios around the world. Pro Tools MP software puts all this power—and much more—at your fingertips.
Advanced Music Creation—Within Reach
Pro Tools is the worlds most popular, most advanced music and audio production platform. Now Pro Tools MP 9 software gives you the power to work with many of the same features that make Pro Tools the top choice of todays audio professionals. Create amazing music, collaborate with other Pro Tools users, transfer projects between professional and personal studios, and more. The possibilities are endless when youre part of the largest community of digital audio workstation users on earth.
More Options, More Flexibility
A wide variety of M-Audio hardware peripherals are compatible with Pro Tools MP software, giving you more options in where, when, and how you work. Whether you need just a little I/O or a lot—or a desktop, mobile, or hybrid system—youll find the perfect solution with our PCI, USB/USB 2, and FireWire audio interfaces.
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 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/96 kHz
Avid-qualified Windows- or Mac OS X-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
New MP3 export capability and Automatic Delay Compensation
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:
o Enhanced Select/Split Notes window enables splitting a MIDI performance into multiple tracks by MIDI note, velocity, duration, or position o Remove Duplicate Notes command allows users to quickly clean up recorded or merged MIDI tracks o Change Duration window offers legato, overlap correction, and transform sustain pedal features o Transpose window transposes all selected notes in octaves and semitones o Separate, consolidate, and mute MIDI notes o Scrub and shuttle through parts o View superimposed MIDI and Instrument tracks for easier arrangement editing o Color code MIDI notes by track, type, or velocity o Audition velocity changes o Play MIDI notes when tabbing o Edit MIDI automation and continuous controller (CC) data through multiple Automation and Controller lanes o 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
New Automatic Delay Compensation functionality makes it easy to get great-sounding, phase-accurate mixes
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 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 Avid and Avid Development Partners including: o Both real-time RTAS effects plug-in processing and file-based AudioSuite effects plug-in processing o Advanced virtual instrument integration including 6 free Avid 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 600 MB of high-quality samples o FXpansion BFD Lite acoustic drum module
Ships with 70 pro effects and utility plug-ins, including EQ, dynamics, delays, reverb, and more (See complete list)
Incredible guitar amp tone with Eleven Free and SansAmp plug-ins
8 GB of pro-quality loops
Map plug-in parameter controls to almost any encoder on a controller, and access each tracks 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
Elegant user interface minimizes 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)
System Requirements
Avid-qualified Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X 10.6.2 or higher (32- or 64-bit), or PC running Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate (32- or 64-bit)
2 GB RAM (4 GB or more recommended)
15 GB free hard disk space
Available USB port for iLok USB Smart Key connection (not included with upgrade or download versions)
Installation Requirements
Minimum PC Processor Supported
Intel® Pentium®
Minimum PC RAM Required
2 GB
Full install PC RAM Needed
4 GB or more recommended
Minimum PC HD Space Required
15 GB
Software Compatibility
Avid-qualified Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X 10.6.2 or higher (32- or 64-bit), or PC running Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate (32- or 64-bit)
Licensing
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Complete Package
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