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Avid Student Edition Pro Tools 9 Crossgrade Education

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Unleash Your Creative Potential with Avid Pro Tools 9 (Education Copy)Avid Pro Tools 9 is a comprehensive music and audio production platform designed for professionals and students alike. This crossgrade version from M-Powered offers an open architecture, allowing you to use your preferred Avid ...

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Overview

Unleash Your Creative Potential with Avid Pro Tools 9 (Education Copy)

Avid Pro Tools 9 is a comprehensive music and audio production platform designed for professionals and students alike. This crossgrade version from M-Powered offers an open architecture, allowing you to use your preferred Avid audio interface or third-party Core Audio/ASIO-compatible interface. Create complex projects with extensive track counts and seamless collaboration capabilities.

  • Software: Pro Tools 9 software DVD (includes bundled software and guides)
  • Audio Tracks: Up to 96 or 192 simultaneous audio tracks
  • Instrument Tracks: 128 tracks
  • MIDI Tracks: 512 tracks
  • Internal Busses: 256
  • Aux Tracks: 160
  • File Interchange: OMF/AAF/MXF support
  • Software Language Support: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Simple Chinese, and Korean
  • System Requirements (Mac): Avid-qualified Apple computer, Mac OS X 10.6.2, 10.6.3, or 10.6.4 (32 or 64-bit), 2GB RAM minimum (4GB recommended)
  • System Requirements (Windows): Avid-qualified Windows-based computer, Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate (32 or 64-bit), 2GB RAM minimum (4GB recommended)
  • Additional Requirements: iLok USB Smart Key (sold separately), dedicated audio hard drives, 15GB free space on startup drive

Key Features

You must be a registered owner of Pro Tools M-Powered to use this Crossgrade. Please note that owners of the original Mbox or Digi 001 are not eligible for crossgrade pricing.

Work the way you want with your favorite Avid audio interface or third-party Core Audio- or ASIO-compatible interface, or use Pro Tools 9 completely standalone for easy on-the-go creation.

Create bigger, better mixes: Develop larger, more complex projects, with up to 96 or 192* simultaneous audio tracks, 128 instrument tracks, 512 MIDI tracks, 256 internal busses, and 160 aux tracks.

Be more creative with coveted professional tools: Work efficiently and get the best sonic results with Automatic Delay Compensation, multitrack Beat Detective, full Import Session Data dialog, DigiBase Pro, and other separately priced add-ons—now standard.

Collaborate with others more easily: Team up with other creators, editors, and mixers easily—with built-in OMF/AAF/MXF file interchange support, you can exchange projects created in other audio and video software with Pro Tools and vice-versa.

Specifications

Product Type
Student Edition Pro Tools 9 Crossgrade
Eligibility Requirement
Registered owner of Pro Tools M-Powered
Audio Tracks
Up to 96 or 192 simultaneous
Instrument Tracks
128
MIDI Tracks
512
Internal Busses
256
Aux Tracks
160
File Interchange Support
OMF/AAF/MXF

Pros & Cons

👍 Pros

  • Allows users to work with their preferred Avid audio interface or any third-party Core Audio- or ASIO-compatible interface.
  • Offers the flexibility to use Pro Tools 9 completely standalone, facilitating on-the-go music creation without hardware reliance.
  • Supports larger and more complex projects with up to 96 or 192 simultaneous audio tracks and 128 instrument tracks.
  • Includes professional tools like Automatic Delay Compensation and multitrack Beat Detective, now standard features.
  • Provides built-in OMF/AAF/MXF file interchange support, enhancing collaboration with users of other audio and video software.

👎 Cons

  • This is a crossgrade version, requiring users to be a registered owner of Pro Tools M-Powered, limiting its accessibility for new users.
  • Owners of original Mbox or Digi 001 interfaces are explicitly not eligible for this crossgrade pricing, which is a significant restriction.
  • As Pro Tools 9, it represents an older version of the software, and may lack features and optimizations found in newer iterations.
  • While offering "separately priced add-ons—now standard," it implies that other desirable features might still require additional purchases.
  • The focus on "education" in the title suggests potential licensing or usage restrictions compared to full commercial versions.

Frequently Asked Questions

This crossgrade is specifically for registered owners of Pro Tools M-Powered; owners of original Mbox or Digi 001 are not eligible.
Yes, Pro Tools 9 can be used completely standalone for on-the-go creation, or with any Core Audio- or ASIO-compatible interface.
With Pro Tools 9, you can create larger projects with up to 96 or 192 simultaneous audio tracks.
Yes, professional tools such as Automatic Delay Compensation and multitrack Beat Detective are now standard with this version.
Yes, it offers built-in OMF/AAF/MXF file interchange support, allowing for easy collaboration and project exchange.
Owners of the original Mbox or Digi 001 are not eligible to purchase this specific crossgrade version of Pro Tools 9.