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ProTools|HD 8

Pro Tools|HD functionality with a price that's closer to Pro Tools LE

For years, Sweetwater customers have been asking for a system that bridges the gap between Pro Tools|HD and Pro Tools LE in both features and price. The wait is over, and we're absolutely blown away by the power and value Pro Tools|HD Native offers. Here's how it works: Pro Tools|HD Native gives you the ultra-low-latency I/O and off-the-charts sound quality of HD, while your own computer's CPU manages plug-in power and mixing. The Pro Tools|HD Native Core PCIe card itself handles up to 64 channels of blazing fast I/O via one of Avid's HD interfaces. On top of that, you get the same Pro Tools|HD software used by the biggest recording houses in the world, including full 7.1 surround sound support, multitrack Beat Detective, automatic delay compensation, and much more! It's time to step up the Pro Tools|HD Native!

Ships with Pro Tools|HD Software

Compatible with new and legacy HD interfaces

Choose the HD Native System to Fit Your Budget

Flexible I/O, Onboard Pres & Limiters, and the Core You Need!
  • Includes both Pro Tools|HD Native Core card and an Avid HD Omni I/O interface
  • The 8-channel HD Omni I/O offers highly flexible I/O
  • Top-quality, built-in preamps loaded with onboard limiting
  • Easily expandable - just add another HD or legacy interface

HD Native Core + HD Omni I/O Bundle
Only $4999.00!

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A Complete Native Rig That's Ready for Anything!
  • Includes both Pro Tools|HD Native Core card and an Avid HD I/O interface
  • Get 8 channels of analog and 8 channels of digital I/O at near-zero latency
  • Incredible AD/DA conversion that's second to none
  • Easily expandable - just add another HD or legacy interface

HD Native Core + HD I/O Bundle
Only $5999.00!

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Pristine I/O and Conversion for Your Analog Gear!
  • Includes both Pro Tools|HD Native Core card and an Avid HD I/O interface
  • HD I/O Analog gives you 32 channels (16 in/16 out) of AD/DA conversion at near-zero latency
  • Ideal for incorporating outboard gear into your system
  • Easily expandable - just add another HD or legacy interface

Avid Pro Tools|HD Native Core + HD I/O Analog Bundle
Only $6999.00!

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Which Pro Tools System is Right for Me?

There's no question that Avid Pro Tools is the industry standard recording platform. At Sweetwater, we help thousands of people discover Pro Tools every year. In the past, the gap between a fully expanded Pro Tools LE system (a 003 with 10 extra channels of outboard preamps) and an entry level Pro Tools|HD Core System was a serious hurdle for many Pro Tools users who had outgrown the capabilities of LE. Now that there's a middle ground between Pro Tools LE and Pro Tools|HD Accel, the question is: who is Pro Tools|HD Native for? To help you figure out if Pro Tools|HD Native is the right system for you, we've put together this handy comparison chart.

Avid
  Pro Tools LE Pro Tools|HD Native Pro Tools|HD Accel
Simultaneous Recording Channels 18 64 Up to 192
Total Audio Track Count 48 (64 with Toolkit) 192 192
Bus Count 32 128 128
Utilizes RTAS Plug-ins? Yes Yes Yes
Utilizes TDM/HD Plug-ins? No No Yes
DSP Mixing No No Yes
Automatic Delay Compensation No Yes Yes
Input Monitoring No Yes Yes
SYNC HD Support? No Yes Yes
  Pro Tools LE is perfect for anyone into home recording and has been used by semi-professional and even entry-level professional studios. Its modest track count and simultaneous recording channel count are more than sufficient for small projects. A lack of automatic delay compensation and limited I/O keep plug-in and outboard gear integration minimal, but the low price of Pro Tools LE makes it incredibly accessible. If you have a powerful computer and have outgrown your LE rig, then Pro Tools|HD Native is the logical next step for you. Automatic delay compensation as well as the low-latency I/O and high-quality conversion possible with Pro Tools|HD Native are absolutely essential for semi-professional or professional production. And with up to 64 simultaneous tracks of I/O, integrating outboard gear into your rig is easy. Designed to meet the standards of the world's top recording professionals, Pro Tools|HD provides the DSP that is absolutely essential for full-scale audio and music production. The coprocessors found on HD Accel cards Not only provide the power needed to run intensely detailed TDM/HD plug-ins, but they also handle all mixing functions, allowing you to use these plug-ins during tracking, without experiencing any latency.

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