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M-Audio Pro Tools M-Powered 8 Software

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Product Features

  • Industry-standard audio/MIDI production environment
  • Easy to learn and use, make better music faster
  • Advanced MIDI production tools and Score Editor
  • Includes 7 powerful virtual instruments and 70 plug-ins
  • Session compatibility with all current Pro Tools systems
  • Industry-standard audio/MIDI production environment > know one Pro Tools system, know them all
  • Easy to learn and use > make better music faster
  • Advanced MIDI production tools and Score Editor > all-in-one solution
  • Includes 7 powerful virtual instruments and 70 plug-ins > incredible value
  • Session compatibility with all current Pro Tools systems > create anywhere, anytime

Product Details

  • Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 9.4 x 2.8 inches ; 1.2 pounds
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
  • Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
  • ASIN: B001O96I8E
  • Item model number: 9910-59817-00
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,707 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)

Product Description

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Pro Tools M-Powered 8 software puts the industry standard in audio/MIDI production on the fast track, letting you enter the powerful world of Pro Tools on your own terms. Pro Tools M-Powered has the same user interface as Pro Tools|HD and Pro Tools LE, all while expanding your creative hardware options to dozens of M-Audio interfaces. Session compatibility with all current versions of Pro Tools software means that you can easily move your projects between pro, project and mobile personal studios. And at just $299.95 MSRP, anyone can become a member of the Pro Tools community. Pro Tools M-Powered 8 is the serious music production choice for power, compatibility, options and ease of use--without spending serious money.

A serious music production choice for power, compatibility, options and ease of use.

Real Pro Tools
Pro Tools M-Powered is Pro Tools. There are actually three flavors of Pro Tools, all of which share the same user interface and file format. The primary distinction is the hardware they complement. Pro Tools|HD runs on elite DSP-powered Pro Tools|HD hardware. Pro Tools LE works with a variety of Digidesign hardware including the Mbox 2 family. And Pro Tools M-Powered delivers even more options via compatibility with dozens of M-Audio interfaces.

Produce with the Industry Standard--Anywhere, Anytime
The combination of M-Audio gear and Pro Tools M-Powered 8 lets you work anywhere, anytime with the industry standard in music production software. Seamlessly collaborate with anybody running any version of a current Pro Tools system, including cross-platform between Windows and Mac OS X. Easily take your projects to just about any recording studio to have it mixed by a pro. Or take your pro studio projects home or on the road with you. With Pro Tools M-Powered, owners of most M-Audio interfaces instantly become members of the largest community of digital audio workstation users in the world.

Flexible and Portable--More Choices for You
A wide variety of M-Audio PCI, FireWire and USB hardware interfaces are compatible with Pro Tools M-Powered software, giving you more options in where, when and how you work. Whether you need just a little I/O or a lot--or a desktop, mobile or hybrid system--you'll find the perfect solution with our PCI, USB/USB 2 and FireWire audio interfaces. Mix live and in the studio with the NRV10 interface/analog mixer. Experience compact productivity with an M-Audio audio interface keyboard. And DJs can enter the world of Pro Tools with our Torq products.

Easy to Use
Elegance and power are the reasons why Pro Tools is used in the majority of professional recording studios around the world. At the same time, Pro Tools M-Powered 8 is very simple and intuitive. And once you know how to use one version of Pro Tools, you know how to work in any Pro Tools environment--from personal to pro studios. And if you want help, Pro Tools is supported by more educational materials and classes than all other DAW software put together.

With Pro Tools M-Powered 8, your system has even more editing and mixing capabilities. Click to enlarge.

Use more plug-ins than ever before. Click to enlarge.

Gain extensive MIDI editing power through MIDI Editor windows. Click to enlarge.

Stunning New Look and Interactivity
With a sleek new look, Pro Tools M-Powered 8 is as easy on the eyes as it is to use. All of the Pro Tools M-Powered functionality you know and love is still in place--now with double the inserts per channel, more customizability, easier access to editing options and more. Customize the toolbar to show only your favorite tools and rearrange them the way you want. Tile or cascade your window arrangement. Change the color of your channel strips, tracks, regions, groups, and markers to any hue. Navigate through sessions quickly using the Universe view. And with the QuickStart dialog, you can jump right into an existing session, quickly create a new session from scratch, or start from one of the new session templates.

A Well-Stocked Studio
Pro Tools M-Powered 8 comes fully packed with a huge, comprehensive collection of music creation and sound processing plug-ins--giving you a well-stocked studio right out of the box. You get an incredible array of 70 DigiRack, A.I.R. and Bomb Factory plug-ins right out of the box, including EQ, dynamics, delay, reverb and many more. You can also create and play music with six groundbreaking virtual instruments from the renowned Digidesign Advanced Instrument Research (A.I.R.) group: the Mini Grand piano, Boom drum machine, DB-33 tone-wheel organ, Structure Free sample player, and Vacuum and Xpand!2 synths. See the complete list of bundled software.

As if that weren't enough, Pro Tools M-Powered 8 software also lets you take advantage of a variety of RTAS and AudioSuite plug-ins designed by the recording industry's largest professional third-party developer community. Track with powerful host-based vintage instruments from GForce and Way Out Ware. Polish your mixes with effects and mastering plug-ins from iZotope that surpass even expensive hardware. See more plug-ins from M-Audio, Digidesign and our partners.

Professional Recording, Editing and Mixing
Pro Tools M-Powered 8 software enables M-Audio hardware enthusiasts to easily access the powerful recording, editing and mixing features of Pro Tools. Now with up to 48 simultaneous stereo tracks of 16- or 24-bit digital audio, and support for up to 96kHz sample rates, Pro Tools M-Powered 8 is an ideal companion for M-Audio interfaces and audio interface keyboards--whether you're recording solo or entire bands. And the optional Music Production Toolkit 2 expands Pro Tools M-Powered 8 to up to 64 mono or stereo tracks, and adds more effects and instruments, a multi-track version of Beat Detective and the Pro Tools MP3 Option.

Once you've finished your recording, you can fine-tune your performances with Pro Tools software's unmatched nondestructive editing tools. Shape sounds, compose parts, and add effects with RTAS instrument and effects plug-ins--then create polished mixes with professional mixing features and full mixer automation.

With Pro Tools M-Powered 8, your system has even more editing and mixing capabilities. Lock regions to the timeline to prevent them from being inadvertently moved or edited. Use the Automation and Controller lanes to view and edit track automation (such as volume, pan and plug-in automation) and MIDI CC data (such as velocity, pitch bend, and modulation) without changing track views. And with ten inserts to play with per track, you can now use more plug-ins than ever before.

Looping Tools
Pro Tools M-Powered 8 features a variety of tools that make loop-based music creation faster and more imaginative than ever. In addition to importing REX and Acid files, the Loop Trim tool also makes it easy to turn audio or MIDI regions into loops. The Elastic Time and the new Elastic Pitch features make it a breeze to change tempo/time and pitch on the fly. As a result, you can integrate a wide variety of loops and audio files with your current session throughout the entire writing process. And DigiBase--the program's internal database--even has a Loop Preview feature that allows you to preview loops in sync, in real time, before bringing them into your session.

Transpose Audio with Elastic Pitch
As a complement to Elastic Time, Pro Tools M-Powered 8 introduces Elastic Pitch, which allows you to you to effortlessly manipulate or correct the pitch of any audio region in real time, right inside the Edit window. Easily transpose an entire audio region in semitones--up to four octaves in either direction--without affecting its timing or tempo. Fix a less-than-perfect vocal performance by altering the pitch of individual notes in cent intervals. You can also create cool sound effects by linking pitch changes with time compression/expansion using the Varispeed algorithm.

Effortlessly manipulate or correct pitch and tempo with Elastic Pitch and Elastic Time. Click to enlarge.

Create and play music with six groundbreaking virtual instruments from the renowned Digidesign Advanced Instrument Research (A.I.R.) group. Click to enlarge.

Get an incredible array of 70 DigiRack, A.I.R. and Bomb Factory plug-ins right out of the box. Click to enlarge.

Stretch Your Sound with Elastic Time
Pro Tools M-Powered features Elastic Time, a powerful real-time tempo manipulation feature that makes it easy to change tempo or time on the fly. For musicians, composers and music producers, Elastic Time puts loop-based music creation in the fast lane, giving you the freedom to explore different tempos and experiment with loops and audio files that sync with your current session throughout the entire writing process. For post-production editors and engineers, Elastic Time makes it easy to stretch or squeeze audio tracks to fit video time frames, using high-quality algorithms that make your time manipulation virtually undetectable.

With Pro Tools M-Powered software, you can change the tempo and timing of loops, music, dialogue and other sound files without cutting up audio. Easily create loops from any audio file--even entire compositions--with the help of powerful tempo and transient analysis. Want to hear how a certain audio bit will sound in your song? The new Context Preview lets you quickly audition loops and audio files in sync with the tempo of your session. Even imported audio files and loops automatically conform to match your session's tempo.

Pro Tools M-Powered also makes it easy to perfect the timing of performances. You can improve errant beats by quantizing audio to your session's Bar|Beat grid--or to grooves extracted from other audio or MIDI performances using the Beat Detective feature, which offers better peak detection accuracy than ever before. You can also fine-tune “Elasticized” regions, with precision control over each individual beat, using the new warp track view and warp markers. You can even make the same precise changes across multiple grouped tracks while preserving timing offsets in multitrack recordings, such as with drums.

To ensure that you get the highest quality results, Elastic Time delivers some of the best-sounding processing in the industry. You can choose from several premium time-stretching algorithms on a per-track basis. You can even adjust the decay and processing window length to tailor the audio processing for each track, rather than settling for a one-size-fits-all algorithm.

Comp Tracks to Perfection
Creating flawless performances is easier than ever with Pro Tools M-Powered 8. New track compositing features let you quickly and easily piece together the best possible version of a performance from multiple recording passes. Simply loop-record multiple takes on an Audio track, view and audition the takes in Playlist view, select the best parts from the track's alternate playlists, and copy them to the main playlist with a single click. You can also rate regions on a scale of one to five to help identify which takes you like the most when compositing playlists.

Advanced MIDI Production
Pro Tools M-Powered software's fully integrated MIDI sequencer and editor allow you to record, edit, and mix up to 256 MIDI tracks alongside your audio tracks. Dedicated Instrument tracks combine the audio and MIDI elements of a given virtual instrument into a single channel strip to streamline your workspace. Launch your favorite instrument plug-in to get the sound you want. Engage loop recording to quickly develop a multi-layered drum pattern, then use Groove Quantize or Groove Templates to give it the right feel. Switch to MIDI Step Input to lay down a difficult passage. Turn on real-time MIDI processing to quantize your performance as it goes down.

Pro Tools M-Powered 8 also features a comprehensive array of new MIDI tools to streamline production with both virtual and traditional instruments. Gain extensive MIDI editing power through MIDI Editor windows, which can display MIDI and automation data for Instrument, MIDI and Auxiliary Input tracks. Work with new features that let you separate, consolidate and mute MIDI notes; scrub and shuttle through parts; view superimposed MIDI and Instrument tracks for easier arrangement editing; color code MIDI notes by track, type or velocity; audition velocity changes; and play MIDI notes when tabbing. Edit MIDI automation and continuous controller (CC) data through multiple Automation and Controller lanes. You can even watch your musical handiwork scroll by in real time during playback.

Score Your Music
Based on the Sibelius notation engine, the new Pro Tools M-Powered 8 Score Editor window lets you view, edit, arrange and print MIDI data as music notation. Whether you want to compose music using the notation tools--or transcribe recorded, imported, drawn (with the Pencil tool) or step-entered MIDI data into notation--the Score Editor features everything you need and nothing you don't. Write parts on a single staff--treble, bass, alto or tenor clef--or grand staff. Place and edit notes, and edit the meter and key signature on a whim. Add chord symbols such as Dm7 and guitar chord diagrams to sessions. Transcribe MIDI parts in real time. Print out a score in its entirety or print only certain instrumental parts. You can even export sessions as Sibelius (.sib) files for further finessing in Sibelius.

ReWire Torq and More
Fans of M-Audio Torq DJ software and other standalone applications can utilize ReWire within Pro Tools M-Powered for the best of both worlds. Simply send Torq software's output streams into Pro Tools M-Powered via ReWire for further mixing and processing. Pro Tools M-Powered also accepts MIDI directly from ReWire applications for recording controller data to a Pro Tools MIDI or Instrument track. With Pro Tools M-Powered and ReWire, the creative possibilities are endless.

Control Surfaces
If you want the tactile feel of a pro console while enjoying the benefits of a personal or project studio, Pro Tools M-Powered supports both the M-Audio ProjectMix I/O and Digidesign Command|8. Both give you control over the software's mixing and transport functionality. ProjectMix I/O even incorporates a built-in 18 x 14 FireWire audio interface complete with eight preamps so you don't need any extra gear. If you're a DJ, Torq Xponent gives you a familiar DJ mixer surface combined with an audio interface and RCA outputs. And now with Pro Tools M-Powered 8, you can map plug-in parameter controls to almost any encoder on your controller, and access each track's ten inserts.

Product Description

Pro Tools M-Powered 8 software puts the industry standard in audio/MIDI production on the fast track, letting you enter the powerful world of Pro Tools on your own terms. Pro Tools M-Powered has the same user interface as Pro Tools|HD and Pro Tools LE, all while expanding your creative hardware options to dozens of M-Audio interfaces. Session compatibility with all current versions of Pro Tools software means that you can easily move your projects between pro, project and mobile personal studios. And at just $299.95 MSRP, anyone can become a member of the Pro Tools community. Pro Tools M-Powered 8 is the serious music production choice for power, compatibility, options and ease of use-without spending serious money.


Customer Reviews

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
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I am running Pro Tools 8 with Windows 7 64-bit and it works great. Yes, there were a few MINOR bugs with the initial release, but Pro Tools has made it very clear that Windows 7 64-bit is not yet officially supported. Their latest update however works PERFECTLY with Win 7 64-bit. In fact, the application runs very smoothly with minimal stress on CPU and memory. I typically use a lot of tracks and plug-ins. To date, this is the best application I've used in terms of system stress and audio quality.

These bad reviews seems to come from rookies who aren't quite sure how to use Pro Tools. Newer audio production apps are geared toward home studio/rookie musicians. Because of this, these same rookies pick up Pro Tools because it's the "industry standard" and immediately go back to SONAR because it's too complex for them. Just give it some time - learn the application and you'll love it.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Most of the bad reviews I see of PT8 out there seem to be from newbies that think all their audio problems will be solved by getting Pro Tools. So this review is directed towards those who aren't too audio savvy and are thinking of purchasing PT8M-P. If your attitude is one of "I have a descent to fast computer and I just wanna record me and my buds at home and need to have PT cause it's the 'industry standard'" then there are a few things to consider. It IS a bitch to get off the ground running. You will most likely run into a few speed bumps/brick walls. Now I'm not hating on PT, and you may just have what it takes to figure it all out. It's a great program and gives you everything you need. Just know your abilities and don't expect this program to fix and automatically do everything for you, in fact it's quite the opposite. It requires your FULL support to operate properly and to its full potential.

If you are to use this to its fullest potential, it requires at least basic knowledge about the internal signal flow, I/O setups, bit rate/sample rate, time stretching, buffer/delay compensation and each of the many tools offered. If you MAYBE know what one or two of those things are, I would read up or get another program. Sure you can plug in, hit record ready, and record then mix away, but you'll be missing most of what makes this program the "industry standard." There are programs that run faster, less buggy, that come with more plugins and toys, but NONE of them will offer you the recording/editing capabilities that PT does. If you know your shortcut keys, you can FLY through sessions! It takes lots of practice, but so does being good at anything.

Now if you're a MIDI geek, I wouldn't even bother with PT, as it's MIDI capabilities are limited and terribly difficult to maneuver around. BUT if you have another program that you like and will bounce all your MIDI to a stereo track, you can import that into PT and now you're talkin'! But I personally rarely do anything MIDI related in PT. That's not to say great things can't be done, but that just isn't the specialty of this program. It is slightly easier than in earlier versions of PT but not much.

I run PT8.03 M-Powered on an Intel Core 2 iMac and an Intel Macbook Pro and it runs great on both of them. I'm not recording full bands with brass sections or anything crazy complicated. 8 mics is the most I've recorded at once and it had a little latency but I was able to maneuver around it and make it work. I can mix with tons of plugins running and more often than not I'll have no problems with CPU overload. If I do, I work around it. And that's just MY personal setup. At HOME. Yours may vary. Also I recommend you understand your computer's limitations before purchasing. This is NOT Pro Tools HD. That costs thousands more and has dedicated HARDWARE used to process all the audio data. You're basically getting Diet Pro Tools. Your computer's CPU will do all the processing required which can be TONS depending on how big your sessions are, how many/what kind of plugins you're running, and sample rate (among other things). So make sure your computer can handle whatever it is you want to do with it. If you're tracking full bands, you'd better have the CPU power to back it up. But if you're doing some hip hop where usually one mic at a time is used, you won't need a lot of power. Oh and be sure to check the Avid website for proper updates for your computer. Certain versions might work better with certain computers (i.e. Version 8.03 works best with intel based processors, that kinda thing. If you find a version that works and is very STABLE with your computer, I don't recommend updating again. If it ain't broke don't update it).

Now, if you've bought PT8 M-Powered, this means you NEED to have a dedicated audio interface (specifically, an M-Audio interface--the "M" in M-Powered) to handle analog to digital/digital to analog conversion. Pro Tools 8 M-Powered WILL NOT EVEN START if you don't have an M-Audio interface attached. Even if you don't want to plug in a mic, you still need the interface attached, just to start PT. The number of inputs you can record at once depends on the type of interface you get. There is a newer version of PT out (PT9) that does NOT require you to use an audio interface to start the program (and it is not limited to M-audio or anything) BUT if you want to record anything with a mic or instrument cable, you're going to need one anyway. There are also more internal routing options available if you have outboard gear you wanna use. So, if that sounds appealing read up on it. Yup, it requires a lot of work. If you hate reading up on stuff, and putting in time to update, or fix things... not the program for you.

In conclusion, PT 8 M-Powered is definitely not the most user friendly audio program out there. But it is one of the best. Everybody likes to cut down whoever is on top, and PT has been on top for years (mainly because of the terrorizing business model Digidesign/Avid has put forth). If you're recording more for a hobby, or for fun and don't have much time or money invested in audio engineering, then this probably isn't the best program for you. But if you're willing to learn it, put in the time, money, effort and practice, PT is will treat you well.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
I had absolutely no problem loading and running pro-tools on my Windows Vista 64-bit system. I went to the M-Audio site, downloaded the 64-bit sp1 and sp2 drivers. Installed both on my computer and then installed pro-tools. It has performed flawlessly. I have had some problems with programming my Axiom 25 midi controller but feel confidant it will work out. My Yamaha Motif 8 works well with it, but I only have used it for audio recording. The midi hook up there will needs a little fine tune as well. Still the range and depth of this program is magnifacent. I will say that if you lack real knowledge on how DAW programs operate with your computer you may have some problems getting up and running.
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