Avid announces Pro Tools 11

Avid has announced Avid Pro Tools 11, a major upgrade of its digital audio workstation. This latest version enables audio professionals to take on the most demanding productions with new, high-powered audio and video engines, 64-bit architecture, expanded metering, and direct HD video workflows.

"Pro Tools 11 represents a quantum leap in creative power," said Chris Gahagan, senior vice president of Products and Services at Avid. "The newly designed architecture turbo-charges production with more plug-in processing, the ability to run more virtual instruments—and a host of new features—letting users create ambitiously, without holding anything back."

Key benefits and features include:

• Fully redesigned audio engine and 64-bit architecture:
  • New Avid Audio Engine — Delivers multiple times the processing power of Pro Tools 10 on the same hardware configurations.
  • 64-bit architecture — Exponentially increases the number of simultaneous virtual instruments and the performance to handle the most sophisticated sessions.
  • Offline bounce — Delivers mixes up to 150 times faster than real time.
  • Low-latency input buffer — Ensures ultra-low latency record monitoring without sacrificing plug-in performance.
  • Dynamic host processing — Maximizes plug-in count by reallocating processing resources as needed.

• Expanded metering:
  • Extended standards support — Features a broad range of built-in metering standards, from peak and average to VU and PPM, to maintain adherence to regional broadcast requirements.
  • Gain reduction — Shows gain reduction for all dynamics plug-ins on each channel.

• Direct HD video workflows:
  • Built-in Avid Video Engine — Enables audio post professionals to play and edit a wide range of HD video formats including Avid DNxHD, directly in the Pro Tools timeline without transcoding, using the same core engine as in Media Composer .
  • Video interface support — Enables monitoring of DNxHD and QuickTime media through Avid Nitris DX, Avid Mojo DX, and other video interfaces.

Availability & Pricing

Pro Tools 11 and Pro Tools HD 11 will be available in the online Avid Store and at Avid resellers worldwide later in Q2 2013. For more information, click here.

Pricing will be as follows:

• Pro Tools 11 software (full version)— $699 USD.
• Pro Tools 10 to 11 upgrade— $299 USD.
• Pro Tools 9 to 11 upgrade— $399 USD.
• Pro Tools Express to Pro Tools 11 cross grade— $499 USD.
• Pro Tools HD 10 to 11 upgrade— $599 USD.
• Pro Tools HD 9 to 11 upgrade— $999 USD.