Pro Tools 10 Student (PC & Mac)
Avid's next generation of pro audio production software for students

 

Software4Students is proud to introduce Avid's Pro Tools 10, the next generation of the best sounding, most powerful audio production software for students who want to record, compose, edit, and mix music and sound for picture. Because your dedication deserves the best tools available, we offer you big discounts on Pro Tools 10 Student so that you can compose, record, sequence, edit, and mix the way you want-in more ways than ever at the best prices.

What's New in Pro Tools 10

  - Speed up editing and mixing

  - Use multiple audio formats in a session

  - Record and master higher resolution sound with more headroom

  - Get great responsiveness on slower hard drives

  - Record in low-latency mode

  - Get the sound of System 5 console EQ and dynamics

  - Get access to over 500 additional Pro Tools commands

  - Work more easily with AudioSuite-rendered clips

 

  - Create extra long-format projects for sequential versioning

  - Open fade-heavy sessions faster and get better responsiveness

  - Export mixes directly to SoundCloud

 

 

Pro Tools Features
Power, creativity, and flexibility in the world's most advanced audio production platform.

New features and workflows

 

Mix it up-at higher resolution
With Pro Tools 10, students can mix multiple audio file formats and bit depths within the same session-including interleaved-without any file duplication to cause project bloat. Plus, with support for 32-bit floating-point file formats, you'll get higher resolution sound when recording or importing, with more headroom to preserve the integrity of your audio from beginning to end.

 

Drive faster-with better performance
Gain better recording and playback performance when working on a laptop with an external drive or a network-attached storage device. Speed up editing and mixing with Clip Gain. Work more easily with AudioSuite-rendered clips. Get 4x more* Automatic Delay Compensation and 2x more busses to handle bigger mixes with more plug-ins. And get snappier performance when working on sessions with lots of fades.

 

Plug into legendary sound
With the included Avid Channel Strip plug-in, you get the renowned channel strip of the Avid (formerly Euphonix) System 5, one of the most sought-after consoles used to create some of the greatest mixes ever produced. Work with exact replications of the console's EQ and compression algorithms to add life to your mix.

 

Record and compose music and audio

 

Get top-quality sound and performance with Avid hardware
Whether you're tracking vocals for your school, college or university band, guitars, or an orchestra, you'll get the best possible sound and optimized performance when you pair Pro Tools with an Avid audio interface. Record high-resolution audio-up to 24-bit/192 kHz-and experience exceptionally low latency to capture your best performances easily.

 

Work the way you want
With Pro Tools, you have the flexibility to record, edit, and mix music and sound for picture your way. Pair the software with your favorite Avid or third-party audio interface to record and monitor vocal and instrument performances. Or record and create with just your computer** and the software alone for ultimate portability.

Loop and punch your way to perfection
Nobod'ys perfect, but with Pro Tools you can create a seamless performance from multiple takes. Let your spontaneity shine with Loop recording and comp together your best takes. Or use QuickPunch to quickly replace any questionable section with a better performance.

 

No instrument? No problem.
Easily create parts for practically any musical instrument using great-sounding virtual instruments, a MIDI keyboard/controller or your mouse, and the built-in Pro Tools MIDI Editor. Get started fast with the included virtual instruments and audio loops, and expand your arsenal with virtual instruments from Avid and third-party audio designers.

 

Compose with full MIDI and notation tools
Take your songwriting from sketchpad to final production. Create and edit virtual instrument and MIDI performances with the MIDI Editor. Or compose music using notation tools in the built-in Sibelius Score Editor. You can even export sessions as Sibelius (.sib) files for further finessing in Sibelius.

 

Work and collaborate on projects from other apps
Collaboration has never been easier. With Pro Tools, you can exchange sessions with any Pro Tools user or studio. Or work on projects created in other audio and video software-including Media Composer, Logic, Cubase, and other third-party apps-right in Pro Tools.

 

Edit audio to perfection

 

Stretch your creativity with Elastic Time and Pitch
Freely experiment without the time or effort investment. With Elastic Time, you can change the tempo or timing of any clip or an entire composition-on the fly. And with Elastic Pitch, you can fix wrong notes, create harmonies, and transpose clips-in real time-without altering the tempo.

 

Edit with precision
Shape and fine-tune your music and audio with professional, sample-accurate editing tools. Create a flawless performance by comping together tracks.Speed up editing with the Smart Tool. And smooth transitions with crossfades. Everything you need to perfect your tracks is available right from within a single Edit window.

 

Snoop out grooves with multitrack Beat Detective
With the versatile Beat Detective tool, you can quickly fix timing issues across multiple tracks or change up the feel of a beat to get a different groove. You can even use it to keep your rhythm section "in the pocket" by extracting the groove from a drumbeat and applying it to the bass part.

 

Create and cut sound to picture
With Pro Tools, students can create, edit, and mix audio to picture using the built-in Timecode Ruler and video track. Use the included plug-ins to clean up sound. Create sound effects that define (or defy) reality. And record and edit voiceovers, Foley, and ADR with perfect frame accuracy. You can even share audio mixes with Media Composer editors through AAF.

 

Create great-sounding mixes

 

Get the sound you want
Polish mixes with over 70 included effects, sound-processing, and utility plug-ins. From high-quality reverbs, EQs, and compressors, to guitar amp emulators, surround sound fold-down, and channel strip dynamics, you have everything you need to create professional mixes.

 

Achieve the best mixes possible-automatically
Students can get great sounding, phase-accurate mixes with Automatic Delay Compensation-now with 4x the samples (16,383) to handle bigger mixes-no matter how many plug-ins you use. Plus, you can automate the settings of every element in the Pro Tools environment to add life to tracks and achieve the best mix possible.

 

Grab control of your mix
You can use a mouse to make changes one. at. a. time, or mix faster and easier using a hardware control surface. Get hands-on Pro Tools control with a choice of Avid control surfaces and consoles and third-party boards.

 

 

* Increased ADC not supported with Pro Tools|HD due to hardware limitations.
** Pro Tools on Windows requires the presence of an ASIO-compatible soundcard.

 

What's in the Box?

 - Pro Tools 10 DVDs (includes installers for all software)
 - iLok USB Smart Key (with software authorization)
 - User documentation

System Requirements:

 - Avid-qualified Mac or Windows:

           Windows Systems
 
                 Avid-qualified Windows-based computer
                (32 or 64-bit) Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate edition with
                    Windows 7 Service Pack 1
                 2GB minimum, 4GB (or more) recommended

                                        or

           Mac Systems

                 Avid-qualified Apple computer
                (32 or 64-bit) Mac OS X Lion 10.7.1/10.7.2 or Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.7/10.6.8
                 2GB minimum, 4GB (or more) recommended

 
 - Minimum 15 GB free hard disk space for installation

 - USB port (for iLok)  


* If you purchase an Avid product and do not meet the eligibilty criteria, you will not pass the validation process and will be unableto return the product for a refund. Unfortunately, there are no exceptions to this policy.