Product Description The most powerful digital audio workstation just got more powerful

With an all-new ultra-efficient audio engine 64-bit performance and groundbreaking capabilities Pro Tools 11 enables you to take on the most complex and demanding music and audio post productions with ease so you can focus on sounding your best

Features of Pro Tools 11 include: * 64-bit * AAX plug-in support * Dual install support with Pro Tools 10 * Larger capacity for Virtual Instruments plug-ins * Offline (faster than real-time) audio bounce * Dynamic CPU allocation (intelligent shift of CPU resources within session) * Mixer enhancements From the Manufacturer Pro Tools 11 Software The New Standard for Audio Production Get unrivaled sound quality and powerful 64-bit performance

View larger Create big mixes, with up to 96 audio tracks

View larger The most powerful digital audio workstation just got more powerful

Pro Tools 11 redefines professional music and audio production for today's workflows

From all-new audio and video engines and turbocharged 64-bit performance, to expanded metering and new HD video workflows, Pro Tools 11 enables you to take on the most demanding sessions and maximize your creativity--without holding anything back

Unleash your creativity with multiple times the processing power of Pro Tools 10

View larger Play and edit HD video--right in the Pro Tools timeline

View larger Break the Sound Barrier with the All-New Avid Audio Engine With the fully optimized Avid Audio Engine, you get multiple times the processing power of Pro Tools 10 on the same hardware configurations

So go ahead--pile on epic numbers of virtual instruments and effects, and experience performance like never before with the most powerful audio workstation available

Turbocharge Sessions with 64-Bit Performance With much more accessible RAM to boost performance, you can creatively take your music and audio production to a whole new level

Handle bigger mixes with thousands of clips

Take advantage of larger VI sampler sizes to attain more realistic-sounding instrument sounds

And enjoy more system headroom to push things even further, without straining your system

Speed up Delivery with Offline Bounce With faster-than-real-time offline bounce, you can speed up your final mix or stem deliveries--at up to 150x faster--and get the high-quality results you'd expect only from Pro Tools, thanks to time-stamped automation

Enhance Your Creative Capabilities Monitor record inputs on native systems with ultra-low latency to capture your best performances

Optimize mixes using a variety of built-in metering standards, with gain reduction (HD only)

Add, play, and edit Avid DNxHD files and other HD video formats in the timeline--without transcoding

Automate tracks while recording

And work faster with new key commands

Plug into Legendary Sound Get the sound you want using a wide variety of Pro Tools plug-ins from Avid and our partners

Pro Tools comes with over 75 AAX virtual instruments, effects, sound processing, and utility plug-ins--some of which emulate the sounds of classic hardware processors, amps, and instruments

Add more to expand your sonic palette even further

Work the Way You Want Pair Pro Tools with your favorite Avid or third-party audio interface to record and monitor vocal and instrument performances

Capture virtual instrument performances using a MIDI keyboard controller

Or record and create with just your computer and the software alone for ultimate portability

Includes Over 70 Effects and Plugins Pro Tools 11 or Pro Tools HD 11 software (HD bundled with HD systems only) comes with a huge variety of virtual instruments, effects, and plugins to get you started making music right away

Virtual instruments: Boom--drum machine and sequencer DB-33--tonewheel organ with rotating speaker Mini Grand--acoustic grand piano Structure Free--sample player Vacuum--monophonic tube synth Xpand!2--synth and sample workstation Big Fish Audio 8 GB sound library Over 70 effects, sound processing, and utility plug-ins, including: AIR effects--high-quality reverb, delay, flange, and other effects Avid Channel Strip--System 5 EQ and compression modeler BF 76--1176 compressor emulation D-Verb--professional-grade reverb and ambience processing Eleven Free--guitar amp and effects emulator EQ III and Dynamics III--high-quality EQ and compressors/limiters Maxim--peak limiter and mastering System Requirements Avid-qualified Mac or PC Mac OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) or Windows 7 or 8 Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate (64-bit) 2 GB of RAM (4 GB minimum required for Pro Tools HD) Minimum 15 GB free hard disk space for full installation USB port for iLok (plus, Internet connection for software download) iLok USB Smart Key (for software authorization)