Overview
- Designed for handling large I/O and track count
requirements, the powerful Pro Tools|HD 2 Accel system combines two dedicated
DSP cards with the processing power of your Windows- or Mac-based computer*,
giving you rock-solid performance, low latency, guaranteed track counts, and
more dedicated DSP for greater plug-in processing.
- Pro Tools|HD 2 Accel also comes with industry-standard Pro Tools
HD software and a comprehensive bundle of over 50 professional sound processing
plug-ins, virtual instruments, and compatible applications, allowing you to
compose, record, edit, sequence, and mix music projects or sound for picture
As a dedicated professional, you’re looking for faster,
higher quality, and easier ways to record, edit, and mix the most demanding
productions. Meet the more powerful, new generation of Pro Tools|HD—Avid Pro
Tools|HDX. Get more tracks, more headroom, and up to 5x more dedicated DSP
power to tackle even the most massive music and post-production projects with
the confidence that comes with guaranteed performance.
Mix bigger, better projects
- With Pro Tools|HDX, you get up to 5x more power per card
than Pro Tools|HD Accel, so you can focus on your mix—not your mixer. Create
bigger, more complex mixes with 4x more tracks (up to 768 voices with three
cards). Double your ins and outs with up to 64 channels of I/O per card (up to
256 total). And handle large plug-in-heavy mixes easily with 4x more Automatic
Delay Compensation
Get more headroom—less headaches
- Pro Tools|HDX uses floating-point calculations for plug-in
processing and mixing, enabling you to achieve the best sound quality possible,
with the least effort. Record and mix in higher resolution—up to 32-bit, 192
kHz audio—and significantly greater dynamic range. And let your mixes breathe
with increased headroom, eliminating clipping and obsessive gain staging.
The fastest workflows—yours
- Go from composition to completion at the speed of your
creativity. Work with advanced audio, video, and automation tools that
streamline music and post production. Get highly responsive recording and
playback performance with the extended disk cache, which loads your entire
session into RAM. And collaborate easily with other audio and video creators
through OMF/AAF/MXF file interchange.
It’s all about the sound
- There’s a reason why more professionals trust the sound of
Pro Tools® than with any other DAW. Now get even higher audio fidelity, greater
dynamic range, and pristine audio clarity with Pro Tools|HDX, which includes
Pro Tools HD software and your choice of Pro Tools HD Series interface. Plus,
with over 75 high-quality virtual instruments and sound processing plug-ins
included, you can create great-sounding music and mixes easily.
Features:
- Unleash your creativity with up to 5x more power per card
than Pro Tools|HD Accel
- Mix bigger, better mixes faster with 256 tracks (up to 768)
and double the I/O per card, plus 4x more ADC
- Get higher resolution sound and more headroom with the
floating-point architecture
- Compose, record, sequence, edit, and mix with the
award-winning Pro Tools HD software tool-set
- Capture and reproduce audio with pristine clarity using Pro
Tools HD Series interfaces
- Get a highly responsive feel—even in your most complex
projects—with RAM-cached record/playback and real-time fades Work faster with
pro-level tools, including Clip Gain, advanced audio editing and automation,
video editing, surround sound, and more
- Get the renowned sound of System 5 console EQ and dynamics
with the
- Channel Strip plug-in Increase your power and track counts
by simply adding additional cards
- Supports the AAX plug-in format for better workflows and
sound parity with native systems
Avid HDX 8x8x8 Features
- The perfect choice when you need a balance of analog and
digital I/O for your music or post-production projects, with the option to
expand your I/O.
High-quality analog I/O:
- 8 analog inputs (using DB25)
- 8 analog outputs (using DB25)
Versatile digital I/O:
- 8 channels of AES/EBU I/O (supports 192 kHz single-wire and
dual-wire)
- 8 channels of TDIF I/O
- 8 channels of ADAT I/O (supports S/MUX II and IV)
Additional digital I/O:
- 2 channels of AES/EBU I/O (supports 192 kHz single-wire)
- 2 channels of S/PDIF I/O
- 8 channels of ADAT I/O (supports S/MUX II and IV)
- One empty bay for I/O expansion
Work with Pro Tools and More
HD I/O and all other Pro Tools HD Series interfaces
completely integrate with Pro Tools|HD, so you get maximum performance,
dependability, and control of your inputs, outputs, and routing right from your
Pro Tools software interface. You’ll also get higher production quality and
greater workflow flexibility than with previous Pro Tools interfaces. And if
you want to use your interface with Pro Tools|HD and other DAW software, you
can do that too, as all Pro Tools|HD systems support Core Audio and ASIO
drivers.
This Avid Pro Tools|HDX Complete Production System Includes:
- Pro Tools HD DAW software
- 1 x Avid HDX DSP-acceleration card
- 1 x HD I/O (8 x 8 x 8) Avid HD series recording interface