PRO TOOLS SHANE MCKEIGHAN
INTRODUCTION What is Pro Tools? 10 versions released Sound production quality so high, the audio output regarded a “superhuman” Usage
HISTORY Created by UC Berkeley graduates Evan Brooks and Peter Gotcher Released a basic sound recording software “Sound Designer” in 1984 Ultimately became Pro Tools in 1991 after revamping their software
SPECS Mac OS or Windows Operating systems (standalone with activation card) Audio Recording Resolution up to 24-bit/192 kHz Instruments plug-in or accessed through library
PROGRESS Pro Tools Progression By Version VersionYearFeatures Introduced with each Version Pro Tools voices, ProDECK and ProEDIT software, MIDI, and automation Pro Tools Combined ProDECK and ProEDIT into one application Pro Tools –48 voices applicable Pro Tools Destructive editing, AudioSuite, 24-bit audio, voices Pro Tools Integrated MIDI sequencing, 64 voices, expanded DSP capabilities Pro Tools Support for Mac OS X, 96 kHz and 192 kHz audio Pro Tools Pro Tools for live sound, supports Apple's PCIe G5, Elastic Audio Pro Tools Elastic Pitch, Score Editor, MIDI Editor, AIR plug-ins Pro Tools Hardware independent, LE discontinued Pro Tools 10/HD2011- Extended Disk Caching (loads sessions completely into RAM)
PRO TOOLS 10 Release Date: October 21, 2011 Entry level product ~$300 Standard product ~$700 Premiere product ~$11,000 FEATURES?
CRITICISMS Learning curve and complexity Sound Produced is “too good to be true” Jack White- “It's too easy to correct mistakes; it's too easy to fix things. We hear this sort of clean, plastic perfection that's been applied to all the tracks. That is not the kind of music we grew up loving and listening to and wanting to be a part of.”
FUTURE OF PRO TOOLS The progression of the Pro Tools program and Avid Technology Company in the past twenty years speaks volumes for their continued success in the future. Few real competitors- Far Behind
WHY I FOUND IT INTERESTING Previous experience Positive reaction towards product Competitors struggle to match up against Pro Tools products year after year
WHY YOU MAY FIND IT INTERESTING Shows progression of recording technology as whole Anyone interested in the entertainment industry Available to novices and experts
FURTHER READING Avid Homepage Avid Homepage Introductory Video to Pro Tools 10 Introductory Video to Pro Tools 10
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