Avid

Purchase a Pro Tools Ultimate NEW Perpetual license and own it forever. Comes with a 1-Year Software Updates + Support Plan, which includes access to all new releases and ExpertPlus support, renewable annually (Pro Tools DigiLink I/O license sold separately). Also includes all plug-ins in the Avid Complete Plug-in Bundle and Pro Tools | MachineControl for one year as part of your plan.

Pro Tools | Ultimate (formerly Pro Tools | HD) comes with everything you need to take on more demanding music and immersive audio productions. With advanced recording, editing, and automation tools and full surround sound support, you can create large-scale mixes with up to 256 simultaneous audio tracks using just the software - or up to 768 tracks with Pro Tools | HDX. Ideal for audio and post pros who need maximum track counts, performance, and surround sound.

Create Music

Fuel your creativity with a wide range of virtual instruments to create the parts you need. Lay down beats with the drum machine and sampler. Add bass, guitar, horns, strings, piano, and other accompaniments. And layer in a variety of other sounds to build up your songfrom world instruments to sound effects.

Looking for that perfect beat, orchestral hit, or sonic boom? Soundbase makes it a snap to browse and experiment with loops, samples, and sound effects from your libraries and hear how they sound in context with your tracks. To get you started, Pro Tools comes with 2 GB of high-quality loops to wake up mixes and give your projects that sonic edge.

Pro Tools works with all MIDI controllers and features a comprehensive MIDI Editor to create richer, more inspired performances - from tweaking notes, layering sounds, and switching up instruments, to adjusting dynamics, timing, and more. It also offers a Score Editor to create and edit music using notation. You can even export sessions to Sibelius for further finessing.

Create and mix audio for post

Pro Tools | Ultimate enables you to play and edit HD video and Avid DNxHD sequences right in the Pro Tools timeline, so you can create and mix soundtracks in sync with the picture. Edit audio clips with timecode precision and position them perfectly in the scene. And clean up tracks and ensure every bit of dialog, music, and sound is heard using plug-ins and automation.

Whether you're creating sound that defines or defies reality, Pro Tools enables you to sculpt, shape, and transform audio quickly and build up scenes from scratch. Tweak and destroy sounds to create new ones with an army of plug-ins and Elastic Audio. Trim clips and nudge video frames for precision placement. And quickly adjust gain levels with Clip Gain.

Quick Specs

Supported Tracks:
Maximum simultaneous audio tracks @ 48/96/192 kHz: 256/128/64 (up to 768/384/192)
Maximum inputs: 192
Audio recording (max simultaneous tracks): 256
Instrument: 512
MIDI: 512
Auxiliary: 512
Busses: Unlimited
Video: 64
Maximum supported projects/sessions: Unlimited sessions stored on local or networked drives; unlimited projects stored in the included 1 GB cloud; additional cloud plans with more storage space available for purchase
Maximum sample rate supported: 32-bit, 192 kHz
Maximum I/O: 256
ASIO, Core Audio, and EUCON support (for third-party interface and control surface integration): Yes
Supported plug-in formats (virtual instruments, effects, and sound processors): AAX DSP (Pro Tools | HDX only), AAX Native, AAX AudioSuite
Bundled software: Over 60 included virtual instruments (thousands of sounds), effects, sound processing, and utility plug-ins, with optional access to 25 bonus plug-ins
Bundled loops: 2 GB loop library curated from leading producers
Network Site License (coming soon): All plug-ins in the Avid Complete Plug-in Bundle, plus HEAT, Pro Tools | MachineControl, and Pro Tools | DigiLink I/O License
Avid Cloud Collaboration: Includes 1 GB of free cloud storage space for collaboration; additional cloud storage plans available for purchase

Pro Tools | Ultimate 12 System Requirements

Mac:
• Intel Mac with Mac OS X 10.8.5 (only supported below Pro Tools 12.5),
10.9.5 (only supported below Pro Tools 12.8),
10.10.5 (only supported below Pro Tools 12.8.2),
10.11.6, 10.12.6 (only supported with Pro Tools 12.8 and higher) or
10.13.2 (only supported with Pro Tools 12.8.3 and higher)
• 16GB RAM (32GB or more recommended)
• Internet connection for installation
• 15GB disk space for installation
• USB-port for iLok authorization (iLok 2 or iLok 3 required, sold separately)
• PCIe slot for HDX or HD Native card (incl. one power connection on motherboard), Thunderbolt-port for supported PCIe-chassis or CoreAudio-supported audio device
• Supports 64-bit AAX plug-ins in Pro Tools

Windows:
• Intel PC with Windows 7 (Home Premium, Professional and Ultimate 64-bit Editions),
Windows 8/8.1 (Standard and Pro 64-bit Editions), and
Windows 10 (Home, Pro, and Enterprise 64-bit Editions)
• 16GB RAM (32GB or more recommended)
• Internet connection for installation
• 15GB disk space for installation
• USB-port for iLok authorization (iLok 2 or iLok 3 required, sold separately)
• PCIe slot for HDX or HD Native card (incl. one power connection on motherboard) or ASIO-supported audio device
• Supports 64-bit AAX plug-ins in Pro Tools

Additional Requirements:

• Copy Protection: iLok 2, iLok 3, or iLok Cloud (Note: Original iLok 1 not supported)
• Audio Drive Requirements: One or more hard disk drives dedicated for audio record and playback.
When daisy-chaining a Thunderbolt drive and expansion chassis, the drive should be placed at the end of the chain
• Graphics Card: Dedicated graphics card highly recommended.
• Audio File Type & Session Support:
Supported: BWF, AIFF, MXF
Not Supported: SD2 audio files and Pro Tools 4.x sessions and lower
- Pro Tools 10.3.6 or higher (Mac) will automatically convert SD2 audio files to compatible audio files