Pro Tools 10 Pro Audio Software, Loops & Samples

An Introduction to Pro Tools 10

Pro Tools 10 is a digital non-linear editing system that is manufactured by Avid Technology. The Pro Tools computer program is one of the company’s many audio and video products. The firm issued Version 10 in 2011, which has been superseded by numerous versions but works well on older computer systems.

Pro Tools 10 requires a computer with a modern operating system and a significant RAM, a speedy processor, and one or two large hard drives. While you can run the program if your computer meets the minimum requirements, you will be able to simultaneously edit more tracks and use more plugins if your computer’s disk space, processor, and RAM exceed the Pro Tools 10's requirements. The software can run on either the 32- or 64-bit variants of Mac OS X or Windows. You can install and operate Pro Tools 10 on the following operating systems:

• Mac OS X 10.6.8, also known as Snow Leopard
• Mac OS X Lion, also known as 10.7.x
• Mac OS X Mountain Lion, also known as 10.8.x
• Windows 7 and 8

Use this Avid product to create, record, and edit audio files for music, television, and video. Audio engineers use this program to create and record the audio for music artists' CDs and digital releases, commercials, feature films, and television shows.

Pro Tools works with many other audio and video products, including Avid’s Media Composer and Finale music notation software. It works with numerous hardware items as well such as MIDI controllers and MIDI instruments.

Pro Tools 10 provides an increased number of tracks, voices, and auxiliary input tracks when you add the Complete Production Toolkit. Without the Toolkit installed, the program offers 128 tracks, 96 voices, and 128 auxiliary input tracks. The added Toolkit provides 768 tracks, 256 voices, and 512 auxiliary input tracks. The program stopped referring to “regions” as such. It switched to the term used by Media Composer, “clips,” so the two programs will work better together and provide a clearer nomenclature. Other nomenclature changes include referring to the “Edit Selection Start” and “End Markers” as “In and Out Points” and changing “Process” to “Render.” It also eradicated any mentions of DigiDesign, a manufacturer of music gear.