Digidesign has announced that it will release Universal Binary versions of Pro Tools LE 7 and Pro Tools M-Powered 7 software by May of 2006. For those who have been away studying Antarctic lichens for the last few months, Universal Binary means that software will run on both PowerPC and the new Intel-based Macs. Digidesign also plans to release Intel Mac-compatible versions of all Digidesign (and Digidesign-distributed) RTAS and AudioSuite plug-ins at about the same time, along with the Music Production Toolkit for Pro Tools LE and Pro Tools M-Powered systems, DigiTranslator 2.0, and DV Toolkit 2 options for Pro Tools LE.
Since neither the MacBook Pro nor the iMac offer expansion slots, which are required for Pro Tools|HD systems, Digidesign has not yet announced a release of a new version of Pro Tools HD software for these products.