M-Audio Pro Tools M-Powered 8.0

Pro Tools 8 is the most advanced audio creation and production software, featuring a gorgeous new interface, dozens of new plug-ins and virtual instruments, exciting new scoring and MIDI features, expanded editing and mixing capabilities, enhanced performance, and more. With Pro Tools 8, customers get the most comprehensive music and sound creation features and functionality, and the proven, dedicated platform for world-class audio production, all in a single application.

Sporting a sleek new look, Pro Tools is as easy on the eyes as it is to use. All of the Pro Tools functionality customers know and love is still in place but with some exciting enhancements, double the inserts per channel, more customizability, and easier access to editing options than ever before. All versions of Pro Tools also come packed with a huge collection of over 70 virtual instruments, effects, and sound-processing plug-ins, plus a high-quality sound library of nearly 8 GB of loops to get customers started with creating music.

Key Features:

• Beautiful, redesigned interface with new enhancements and customizability

• Six groundbreaking virtual instruments for music creation (Mini Grand piano, Boom drum
  machine, DB-33 tone wheel organ, Vacuum synthesizer, Xpand!2? sample player/synth
  workstation, and Structure® Free sample player)

• Comprehensive collection of professional sound-processing plug-ins, plus 20 new effects

• Get up to 3x more audio tracks (48 stereo) on Pro Tools LE and M-Powered systems

• 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 workflows

• Access 10 inserts per channel

• Lock regions to the timeline

• Automation and Controller lanes provide easy editing access

• Check for Updates feature keeps Pro Tools and plug-ins up to date

• Windows Vista (32-bit Business or Ultimate) support on Pro Tools|HD

• QuickTime HD support on Mac OS X-based systems

• Enhanced session open and close times on Pro Tools|HD

• Supports files up to 4 GB in size

• Sync multiple Pro Tools|HD rigs together with Pro Tools HD 8 and the new Satellite Link
  option (coming soon)

• Bring Avid® and QuickTime HD video workflows to Pro Tools 8 with the optional Video
  Satellite or Video Satellite LE (coming soon)

Pro Tools Amnesty Upgrade Program
Customers who purchase and register any new Pro Tools system that comes with a previous version of Pro Tools between now (October 3rd) and the official availability date of Pro Tools 8 (to be determined mid-Q4) are entitled to receive a free upgrade to Pro Tools 8 (via web download) when available. Customers who purchase and activate a Pro Tools 7.4 upgrade
between now and Pro Tools 8 availability are also entitled to receive a free upgrade to Pro Tools 8.