Volledige specificaties:

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 Digidesign 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/96kHz

real-time audio processing

import MIDI, REX, ACID, WAV, SDII, AIFF, AAC and MP3 audio files

Digidesign-qualified Windows Vista- (32-bit Business or Ultimate), Windows XP-, or Mac OS X 10.5.5-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

expandable via Music Production Toolkit 2

co-exists with the same version of Pro Tools LE on the same system

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:

* enhanced Select/Split Notes window enables splitting a MIDI performance into multiple tracks by MIDI note, velocity, duration, or position

* Remove Duplicate Notes command allows users to quickly clean up recorded or merged MIDI tracks

* Change Duration window offers legato, overlap correction and transform sustain pedal features

* Transpose window transposes all selected notes in octaves and semitones

* 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

* play MIDI notes when tabbing

* edit MIDI automation and continuous controller (CC) data through multiple Automation and Controller lanes

* 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

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 new 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 Digidesign and Digidesign Development Partners including:

* both real-time RTAS effects plug-in processing and file-based AudioSuite effects plug-in processing

* advanced virtual instrument integration including 6 free A.I.R. virtual instruments:

o Boom drum machine and sequencer

o DB-33 tonewheel organ emulator with rotating speaker simulation

o Mini Grand acoustic grand piano

o Vacuum monophonic vacuum tube synthesizer

o Xpand!2 multitimbral synth and sample workstation with over 1000 presets

o Structure Free sample player with over 600MB of high-quality samples

* FXpansion BFD Lite acoustic drum module

ships with 70 free DigiRack, A.I.R. and Bomb Factory plug-ins, including EQ, dynamics, delays, reverb and more (see complete list)

free Dynamics III DigiRack plug-in allows easy and powerful control of mix dynamics

new EQ III includes a filter band-pass solo mode to easily isolate and remove unwanted signals or noise in an audio track

incredible guitar amp tone with Eleven Free and SansAmp plug-ins

Torq LE DJ software

8GB of pro-quality loops

map plug-in parameter controls to almost any encoder on a controller, and access each track’s 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

all-new redesigned user interface for elegant operation and reduced 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)

* Pro Tools M-Powered software requires a supported M-Audio hardware peripheral to function.

**Up to 64 simultaneous stereo or mono audio tracks with the Music Production Toolkit 2 option. Owners of the original Music Production Toolkit software option who upgrade to Pro Tools M-Powered 8 will automatically get support for up to 64 stereo audio tracks.