
The buzz at the 125th AES Convention was centered around the Digidesign stand, as the company announced groundbreaking new software and hardware. Here's a sneak peek at what's new. Call your Sweetwater Sales Engineer for all the info!
Pro Tools 8
Pro Tools 8 is better than ever, featuring a gorgeous new interface, dozens of new plug-ins, five new virtual instruments, exciting new scoring and MIDI features, more editing and mixing capabilities, improved ease of use, and enhanced performance.
- Beautiful, redesigned interface with new enhancements and customizability
- New groundbreaking virtual instruments and effects
- Score Editor and MIDI Editor windows for comprehensive composing
- Expands Pro Tools LE and M-Powered systems up to 48 mono or stereo tracks
- Transpose audio regions in real time with Elastic Pitch

| Ideal for musicians, recording engineers, and producers looking for a professional quality, the 003 Rack + Factory is an affordable integrated music recording and production solution. It's perfect for recording a whole band - including a discretely miked acoustic drum kit. |
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- Eight professional mic preamps built in
- Eight DI/line inputs, including one DI on the front panel
- Eight channels of ADAT optical I/O
- Two channels of S/PDIF digital I/O
- Pro Tools LE software
- Over 60 professional effects and virtual instrument plug-ins
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| The most powerful software expansion option ever for Pro Tools LE systems! |
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- Up to 7.1 surround mixing capabilities
- Up to 128 simultaneous audio tracks
- Includes over $2,650 in plug-ins
- Eleven LE, Structure LE, Smack! LE, Hybrid 1.5, TL Space Native Edition, Digidesign X-Form, and DINR LE
- Multi-track Beat Detective rhythm extraction, analysis, and correction tool
- DigiBase Pro full-featured file management tool
- DigiTranslator 2 for import/export of OMF, AAF, and MXF files
- Time Code and Feet + Frames functions
- Powerful editing and session management features
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| Add support for up to 64 stereo audio tracks, and get over $1,600 in professional plug-ins. |
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- Up to 64 mono or stereo tracks at up to 48kHz
- Includes professional plug-ins valued at over $1,600
- Eleven LE, Structure LE, Smack! LE, Hybrid 1.5, and TL Space Native Edition
- Multi-track Beat Detective rhythm extraction, analysis, and correction tool
- Pro Tools MP3 Option for exporting MP3s
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| Expand the power of your Pro Tools LE system with specialized tools for producing sound for film or video. |
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- Up to 64 mono or stereo tracks at up to 48kH
- Professional plug-ins for post production, valued at $1,485
- TL Space Native Edition, Digidesign X-Form, and DINR LE
- DigiBase Pro full-featured file management tool
- DigiTranslator 2 for import/export of OMF, AAF, and MXF files
- Time Code and Feet + Frames functions
- Powerful editing and session management features
- Pro Tools MP3 Option for exporting MP3s
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| An affordable way for Pro Tools|HD users working with video to offload CPU-intensive picture playback tasks onto a second computer running Pro Tools LE. |
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- Offload video playback onto a separate computer running Pro Tools LE
- Full Transport control from the linked Pro Tools|HD system
- Superb performance, utilizing proprietary Digidesign Ethernet protocol
- Supports loop playback
- Incredibly easy to configure and use
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