Avid Academic Pro Tools HDX2 8X8X8 System EDU
Avid Academic Pro Tools HDX2 8X8X8 System EDU
*This is part of AVID’s Educational Series. Proof of eligibility required before purchase. Eligibility limited to Educational Institutions, Eligible Instructors, Students (When Eligible), Home Schools (When Eligible).
Mix Bigger, Better Projects Faster
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 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.
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, edit, and mix with the award-winning Pro Tools HD software toolset
- Capture and reproduce audio with pristine clarity using Pro Tools HD Series interfaces
- Increase your power and track counts by simply adding additional cards
- Supports the AAX plug-in format for better workflow and sound parity with native systems
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
- Let your mixes breathe with increased headroom, and eliminate clipping and obsessive gain staging
- Improve workflow and sonic parity between DSP-accelerated and native-based Pro Tools systems with the new AAX plug-in platform
The fastest workflow is yours
Pro Tools|HDX tightly integrates with Pro Tools HD software and your Mac or PC, giving you optimized performance from creation to completion.
- Get a highly responsive feel even in your most complex projects with RAM-cached record/playback and real-time fades (watch the video A and video B)
- Keep the channel routing in complex sessions in check easily with bus interrogation
- Work faster with pro-level tools, including Clip Gain, advanced audio editing and automation, surround sound, and more
- Accelerate your recording, editing, and mixing with Avid Pro Mixing Series consoles, which offer unprecedented hands-on control
- Share even more with Media Composer and other AAF-compatible software with support for multichannel tracks, Clip Gain, and a 24-hour timeline
What’s included:
- 2 x Pro Tools|HDX PCIe card
- Pro Tools HD activation card (all software requires download) covers:
- Pro Tools HD software
- Bundled virtual instruments, sound processing, and utility plug-ins
- Big Fish Audio sound loops library (8 GB)
- User guides
- iLok USB Smart Key (for software authorization)
- Registration card
- 12-foot DigiLink Mini cable for Pro Tools HD Series interface connection
- HD I/O 8X8X8 – Premium, Customizable Pro Tools HD Series Audio Interface
HD IO 8X8X8 – Overview
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
