In
today’s post, I will be reviewing a new version of the software Pro Tools 11.
For those of you who may not be familiar
with this product or have not read any of my previous blogs, Pro Tools is the next
generation of the best sounding, most widely used audio production software in
the industry. The software enables you
to record, compose, edit and mix with great speed and ease. Pro Tools is the
industry’s standard for recording studios and is the best software, in my
opinion, for tracking/recording and mixing vocals. Pro Tools is created by Avid
and sells for around $300 - $600, depending on the version purchased.
One
of the major upgrades in Pro Tools 11 is the 64-bit architecture and highly
enhanced audio engine. This enables the user the ability to tap into more
processing power (RAM) and handle larger more complex sessions. Another great
upgrade to Pro Tools 11 is the offline bounce feature. In Pro Tools 10, and
lower versions, the user was required to perform Real-Time bounces of their
session. This means that if a session were 5 minutes long it would take 5
minutes to bounce. The offline bounce is now capable of rendering fully processed
audio and bounces in up to 150 times playback speed. They have also made
professional metering enhancements, which helps to provide precision monitoring
but is only included in the HD version of Pro Tools 11. Avid are urging new
users to buy Pro Tools 10 now through their promotional deal, “Anyone
purchasing or upgrading to Pro Tools 10 after April 7, 2013 will receive a FREE
upgrade to Pro Tools 11”, which is a great deal.
Currently
Pro Tools 11 is not available for purchase but I strongly suggest you keep an
eye out for it on Avid’s website (creator of Pro Tools), as well as on Sweetwater.com and Studica.com. Sweetwater
is the one-stop shop for anything music wise and Studica is a great student
discount website. I am not sure of the exact release date but on Sweetwater.com
it states that the software will be released in late May. As a current Pro
Tools 10 user myself I look forward to making this upgrade, and would suggest
you do the same.
I would welcome receiving your feedback on the software and
to also let me know what you think about the upgrade – whether you think it is
worth buying or not.
*If you want to learn more about Pro Tools, you can check
out one of my earlier posts here.
Below is an announcement video of Pro Tools 11.
Source: http://youtu.be/XkSQM194bME
Thanks for sharing this post on Pro tools 11. I haven't upgraded my Pro tools since version 9, but I've been thinking about upgrading the whole studio soon, and 11 sounds like a must have. I am already a huge fan of Pro Tools for recording and mixing, but from the sounds of 11, I'm going to fall in love all over again. Pro tools 11 has more enhance audio, which means better sounding quality then any other version. And the offline bounce speeds up the process of getting a track done, I will no longer have to sit and wait for a track to bounce, I love that idea. I really cannot wait for 11. I'm getting excited about it.
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