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DAW Software with 48 Tracks, Plug-ins, Effects, Virtual Instruments, Music Notation, Elastic Pitch, and Included iLok - Mac/PC

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48 Tracks - Plus More Instruments and Plug-ins Than Ever!

NOTE: This product requires M-Audio hardware that is M-Powered approved.

Digidesign Pro Tools M-Powered 8 audio production software brings you the best version yet, with a load of new plug-ins, exciting new MIDI and scoring features, five brand-new virtual instruments, and even more mixing and editing functionality! Pro Tools M-Powered 8 also gives you an incredible new user interface, making it easier and faster than ever to take advantage of this software's depth and versatility. It comes standard with 48 tracks (mono or stereo), so your power to create is only limited by your imagination when you use Pro Tools M-Powered 8!

Apart from its workflow-minded interface, one of Pro Tools M-Powered 8's real draws is its huge, comprehensive collection of music-creation and sound-processing plug-ins, giving you a well-stocked studio right out of the box. Create and play music with groundbreaking new virtual instruments, including the Mini Grand piano, Boom drum machine, DB-33 tonewheel organ, and Vacuum and Xpand!2 synths. Dial up awesome guitar tone with Eleven Free and SansAmp. Add character to tracks with 20 new AIR effects. Make music with 8GB of high-quality loops. And with dozens of professional sound-processing plug-ins and tools at your disposal, you can fix, enhance, and polish your mixes with ease.

Pro Tools M-Powered 8 is a one-stop solution for coming up with new song ideas, recording the ones you already have, and seeing them through to full-on, radio-ready tracks. Bring your recording and production rig into the big leagues with your fresh copy of Pro Tools M-Powered 8!

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Digidesign Pro Tools M-Powered 8 Features:
  • Beautiful, redesigned interface with new enhancements and customizability
  • Comprehensive collection of professional sound-processing plug-ins plus 20 new effects
  • Expands Pro Tools M-Powered systems to support up to 48 mono or stereo tracks
  • Score Editor and MIDI Editor windows for comprehensive composing
  • Transpose audio regions in real time with Elastic Pitch
  • Create a flawless performance using new track compositing features
  • Automation and Controller lanes provide easy editing access
  • Check for Updates keeps Pro Tools and plug-ins up to date
  • QuickTime HD support on Mac OS X-based systems
  • Use more plug-ins than ever before, with access to 10 inserts per channel
  • Lock regions to the timeline to prevent them from being moved or edited
  • Supports files up to 4GB, allowing for sessions with longer files and higher sample rates
  • Includes an iLok

Launch into the music production power of Pro Tools M-Powered 8!

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Specification Detail
Manufacturer Part Number 9910-59817-00

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Reviews

Easy to Use

by Fred Ubercake from Detroit
December 12, 2009
Music Background: Former Pro Musician turned Hobbyist
This is a really cool product. For most applications, I record one track at a time (I record two tracks at a time for any stereo signals). I use a Fast Track Pro USB for the inputs. I use Rockit 6 ... read more [+]speakers for the monitors.

This works great on a P4 system I built 6 years ago. I just followed the Digidesign suggestions for tuning the PC to optimize it for ProTools.

It has great built-in effects for guitar and just about every other rack effect (multiple EQ units) built into the software that can all be customized for each track. Also has built in synth and midi sounds so if you're not a keyboard player, you have keyboards in the software. Additionally, it has built-in drums.

The only thing I would want that it doesn't have is more drum kits. But you can get these as add-ons. It's really amazing. close [-]

It doesn't get better than this!

by Bradley White from Gilbert, AZ USA
February 8, 2009
Music Background: Recording Engineer/Musician
I've used many DAWs (Acid, Magix, and even a demo of Pro Tools 7.4) and this is unlike anything I've ever used.

Every aspect of this software is so user friendly. The design is sleek a... read more [+]nd smart. It comes loaded with plug-ins. The virtual instruments are phenomenal and sound very real. Xpand2 has just about every instrument you could think of right at your fingertips and the MiniGrand is the most realistic synth piano sound I have ever come across.

Pro Tools also has a new feature called elastic pitch so you can adjust every individual note in your project. This makes it very easy to fix mistakes and make harmonies.

If you're looking for a great DAW for a reasonable price, this is it. close [-]
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