Avid has announced Pro Tools 12, the next generation of the industry-standard digital audio software. They say that Pro Tools 12 introduces several groundbreaking innovations that further deliver on Avid's commitment to customer choice and collaboration, key elements of Avid Everywhere.
Chris Gahagan, senior vice president of Products and Technology at Avid, told us, "These new Pro Tools innovations demonstrate our commitment to providing audio customers with the choice, power, and flexibility they need to create the highest quality music and audio. With Pro Tools 12, audio professionals can now access the software in more ways than ever, and enjoy an outstanding customer experience via the Avid Marketplace. And with the upcoming Avid Cloud Collaboration for Pro Tools, customers will be able to create, connect, and collaborate in unprecedented new ways."
Here's what Avid has to say:
Flexible Licensing Options
Pro Tools 12 delivers new flexible licensing options, allowing customers to subscribe for as little as $29.99 per month, or to buy a perpetual license. With these new subscription options, users can stay current with future software updates and innovations as soon as they are released via the cloud, at no additional charge. This flexible licensing now provides artists with access to the same tools used by the top industry pros, at a price point they can afford.
Avid Cloud Collaboration
Avid Cloud Collaboration for Pro Tools 12 is a groundbreaking set of collaboration capabilities that enable artists to compose, record, edit, and mix sessions working with other Pro Tools users in the cloud, as if they are all together in the same studio. They simply invite other artists to collaborate on a session using built-in chat, or find new collaborators through the new Avid Marketplace Artist Community. If the person they want to work with doesn't already have Pro Tools, they can simply download Pro Tools | First to start working together immediately.
Key benefits and features of Avid Cloud Collaboration for Pro Tools include:
Avid Marketplace
The Avid Marketplace allows Pro Tools users to engage in a community of artists, acquire new plug-ins and apps as they need them, and easily store and share their work on a global platform.
The Avid Marketplace enables artists and professionals to:
Avid also announced that 17 new plug-ins and nine new plug-in bundles are now available in the Avid Marketplace and as in-app purchases in Pro Tools. There are now over 60 Avid plug-ins and bundles available for in-app purchase for Pro Tools | First, Pro Tools, and Pro Tools | HD. The new bundles include:
Pricing and Availability:
Pro Tools | Software subscription and licensing options will be available in February 2015:
Pro Tools | Software monthly subscription (one-month license subscription with updates and support) starts at $29.99/month
Pro Tools | Software annual upgrade plan (12-months of updates and support) starts at $199
Pro Tools | Software annual subscription (12-month license subscription with updates and support) starts at $299
Perpetual licenses for Pro Tools | Software (includes 12-months of updates and support) start at $899
The new plug-ins and bundles are now available as in-app purchases within Pro Tools via the Avid Marketplace.
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