Avid Adds Nearly $1,000 of Additional Benefits to Pro Tools | Duet and Pro Tools | Quartet Recording Systems 25 March 2015
Avid Adds Nearly $1,000 of Additional Benefits to Pro Tools | Duet and Pro Tools | Quartet Recording Systems
New added value delivers on Avid Everywhere by providing music creators with the cutting-edge tools they need to create their best work
WHAT: Avid today announced that Pro Tools | Duet and Pro Tools | Quartet now include extra benefits that make them an unbeatable value for customers. A purchase of Pro Tools | Duet or Pro Tools | Quartet now includes the choice of two Avid plug-ins, plus a free year of Pro Tools upgrades and support, all at no additional charge. Together, these free added benefits are valued at nearly $1,000, and deliver on Avid EverywhereTM by providing artists and music creators with the industry-leading tools they need to create their best work.
Pro Tools | Duet and Pro Tools | Quartet combine industry-standard Pro Tools software and the legendary sound quality of Apogee audio interfaces, providing music creators with everything they need to create professional productions, said Chris Gahagan, senior vice president of Products and Technology at Avid. And now, by adding nearly $1,000 of additional benefits without raising the price, we've made Pro Tools | Duet and Pro Tools | Quartet the best deal in the recording industry.
When customers purchase Pro Tools | Duet or Pro Tools | Quartet, they now recieve their choice of two Avid plug-ins, including one Tier 2 high-quality plug-in ($299 value) and one Tier 3 premium plug-in ($499 value). These plug-ins give music creators the power to shape their mixes and take their audio productions to the next level. Also included is a free one-year Avid upgrade plan ($199 value), which provides all future Pro Tools upgrades, including the innovative Cloud Collaboration and Avid Marketplace features coming soon to Pro Tools 12. Artists and musicians will be able to connect and collaborate with friends, bandmates, engineers, and producers in real time, anywhere in the world.
Avid Pro Tools | Duet and Pro Tools | Quartet provide everything needed for professional music creation, enabling customers to turn their Mac or PC into a high-performance yet portable music and audio production studio. With more than 60 AAX virtual instruments, effects, sound-processing, and utility plug-ins for Pro Tools | Software, combined with ultra-compact, best-in-class USB audio interfaces from Apogee, Pro Tools | Duet and Pro Tools | Quartet deliver the creative tools and sound quality to create the best mixes possible. EUCON-enabled Pro Tools I/O Control Software enables users to control the interfaces using any Artist Series controller, or a Mac or PC.
WHO: Pro Tools | Duet and Pro Tools | Quartet give musicians, producers and audio engineers affordable, high quality, best-in-class solutions for playing, composing, practicing, recording, editing and mixing music.
WHEN: Pro Tools | Duet and Pro Tools | Quartet are now available, and include two free Avid plug-ins plus a year of upgrades and support.
WHERE: Pro Tools | Duet and Pro Tools | Quartet are available to purchase online and through authorized Avid resellers.
PRICING: Pricing for Pro Tools | Duet and Pro Tools | Quartet remains the same
Pro Tools | Duet: $1,099 USD, 989 Ex-VAT, £970.80 In-VAT
Pro Tools | Quartet: $1,899 USD, 1,789 Ex-VAT, £1,762.80 In-VAT
Notes to editors
Pro Tools | Software
Get all of the tools you need to compose, play, practice, record, edit, mix, and master music and audio
Create large, richly detailed sessions easily with turbocharged 64-bit performance and dynamic host processing
Compose stunning music using a wide range of virtual instruments and full MIDI and notation tools
Record vocals, guitars, and other instrument performances in high-resolution audio
Edit and enhance tracks with Elastic Time, Elastic Pitch, and a host of other coveted tools
Mix sessions to perfection, with precision, using powerful automation tools and AAX plug-ins
Share sessions and collaborate with other Pro Tools users and studios around the world
Get one Avid Tier 2 high-quality plug-in ($299 value) and one Avid Tier 3 premium plug-in ($499 value)
Receive one year of free Avid upgrades and support including Pro Tools 12
Pro Tools | Duet
Record and monitor 2 inputs and 4 outputs simultaneously in up to 24-bit/192 kHz audio resolution
Professional-level I/O for integrating the most demanding studio gear:
Two combination mic/instrument/line-level inputs
Two 1/4" balanced line/speaker outputs for monitors or outboard gear
One 1/4" stereo headphone output with independent volume control
USB MIDI I/O for a MIDI keyboard or DJ controller
Pro Tools | Quartet
Record and monitor 12 inputs and 8 outputs simultaneously in up to 24-bit/192 kHz audio resolution
Professional-level I/O for integrating the most demanding studio gear:
Four combination mic/instrument/line-level inputs
Eight channels of ADAT/SMUX input via two Toslink connections
Six 1/4" TRS line/speaker outputs for up to three stereo speaker sets, 5.1 monitoring, or outboard gear
One 1/4" stereo headphone output with independent volume control
Word Clock output for syncing an external A/D converter
USB MIDI I/O for a MIDI keyboard or DJ controller
For a full list of new features for Pro Tools | Duet and Pro Tools | Quartet, please visit: www.avid.com/protoolsduet and www.avid.com/protoolsquartet.
About Avid
Through Avid Everywhere , Avid delivers the industry s most open, innovative and comprehensive media platform connecting content creation with collaboration, asset protection, distribution and consumption for the most listened to, most watched and most loved media in the world from the most prestigious and award-winning feature films, music recordings, and tel
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Avid Adds Nearly $1,000 of Additional Benefits to Pro Tools | Duet and Pro Tools | Quartet Recording Systems 25 March 2015
