All user reviews for the Avid Pro Tools 10

the installation is done by the software on tlchargent avid so no cd if you want it you have to pay 15 more config in it is not even complicate any incompatibilitsa tais not recognized need to manually install it

ADQUATION / PERFORMANCE

for proper operation of the software that it is stable mine have your heart on August 1 minimum avid prconise dual honestly with my same RAM 4coeur it a little bit when there are plug!
for perfect stability your best mac pc are not made for!

NOTICE GLOBAL

I use it for over 4 me before jtais in cubase and I find that since pro tools and really transparent while cubase has its own color on a sound pickup without plug I made a test attack sound mp3 as well jaime and I export from the sound had cubase change as pro tools no! Pro tools and very resembling the recording tape he recorded the signal unchanged

Simply put, Pro Tools is a must have for any serious music producer or/and audio engineer. It has been the standard software for audio productions around the world for more than a decade now. It's compatible with Windows XP, Mac Os,and many more, so compatibility issues are practically inexistent. The manual is detailed and straightforward, it comes with detailed description on the specifications and usage.
You can make any kind of music with Pro Tools, and it includes a useful selection of virtual instruments plus more than 60 effect processors. It also has good MIDI and notation-editing features. Edition is simple and fast thanks to the Grid, Slip, Spot and shuffle edition modes. New features not included in previous Pro Tools versions:

-Track counts have been upped for v10, which will play back up to 96 tracks at 44.1/48kHz and can record up to 32 tracks simultaneously.
-64 virtual instrument tracks, 512 MIDI tracks, 160 aux tracks, 256 busses and one video track.
-Clip Gain: Every clip has its own gain fader and the waveform will look bigger or smaller when you raise or lower the gain, which is great visual feedback.
-It also runs faster than the previous versions; sessions open faster, fades are calculated in real time and general work flow runs smoother.
This all new features may seem impressive, however Pro Tools 10 is not much of an upgrade, and some new features for this DAW were included before in other DAWs. I feel that for the price you're paying, the upgrade for this version is not really worth the fee. However don't get me wrong, Pro Tools is still a really useful and valuable DAW , easy to use, reliable (at least more than many other DAW's out there, like Logic, which crashes all the time) and has great compatibility with external hardware. This upgrade would be more suitable for experienced producers who always need to work faster. But if you have the previous Pro Tools version I'd say you should buy one of the next upgrades which will have probably more valuable features for the price.

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

The software is stable and runs smoothly. It runs faster than previous Pro Tools versions, edition is simpler and the Clip Gain feature is useful as well. I used to work with Logic Pro, which is also easy to use but incredibly unstable, there were compatibility issues with hardware all the time; it would not recognize the audio interface sometimes and crashes are recurrent. With Pro Tools I never had this problem and it's very hard to mess up a session; thanks to multiple features it feels very nice to always have a backup of your audio files, no way that cool improvised solo is getting deleted accidentally! In Logic is very easy to delete files without noticing, but in Pro Tools there are several ways to make a reliable backup easily, like the options Save Session as, Session Template, etc. I used this software for about two years and was happy with it. But the upgrades are much better.

OVERALL OPINION

What I liked the most was the Clip Gain feature, having each clip with its own gain fader and the waveform looking bigger or smaller when the gain is raised or lowered is really useful and saves you a lot of time. What I like the most about Pro Tools is the easiness of the edition and mixing, if you get the grid of it (which is fairly easy to get if you read the manual) you will be recording and working with audio smoothly and effectively. It's not for nothing that the majority of professional studios (if not all) use Pro Tools as their main DAW. What I liked the least is the price! I think it's pretty expensive for an upgrade that has features that other DAWs had long before. But anyway, it makes my job easier and that's the point. However if I had to choose again I'd buy one of the next upgrade versions Avid offers. It's much more worth the price, because more 'big' features are added and overall quality is improved. Sound definition and quality are always guaranteed with Pro Tools. In conclusion:
Pros
-New features: clip gain. 64 virtual instrument tracks, 512 MIDI tracks, 160 aux tracks, 256 busses and one video track.
-Better sound quality
-Faster and more responsive
-Supports more file formats

Cons
-Overpriced
-Not 64-bit
-Few upgrades for the price you pay.

User PC and MAC for 10 years (standard or HD version, depending on location), I work in a personal capacity (small home studio) with version 10 currently on a Macbook pro i7/16Go/SSD.
User HD version pro studio (HD2 version with PT9), since the V6 (Mac Pro)

I talk about my version 10 non HD.
Trouble-free installation (upgrade from V9 itself V8 on MAC and PC), sound cards accepted (after reinstalling drivers) - Mbox2 and EDIROL UA-101. No hardware incompatibilities (master keyboard and Faderport) or software (continued Komplete 8 by Native Instruments RTAS + result Waves).

Recognition iLock ok despite a bug update (which I have not suffered since warned before).

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

Macbook Pro 2012 - i7 - 16GB ram - SSD system - 2 external LaCie drives.
Sound card used: Edirol UA-101 USB, I dropped the Mbox2 more very reliable.

Never was limited processing power and disk speed, despite the insert or plug in the audio-instruments, but I usually running with an average of 30 tracks (audio half, half virtual instruments).

My little config suits me and does what I ask him without flinching: creation / sound design for short films, audio book, documentary mix ... etc.

OVERALL OPINION

Protools for 10 years, this version 10 since its release!
I tried Cubase, Logic and Live.

I like Live in parallel (for sound created live shows precisely), Logic, I stopped because duplicate. I use what I know, protools and others being THAT tools, and I work more effectively and with the tools that I know, no time to test everything

: Power, stability and plugins included. Coexistence between two generations of home plugins.
Least: the twelve o'clock edition perfectible, but major efforts made since the older versions (I'm talking about 6/7 and above!).

I would do this choice because it is obvious to me, personally and privately, by my profession and my material as a pro in post-production. Basically, I used, and in summary, regardless of the tool, it is the result that counts

And if I were to suggest something a beginner or amateur, I'd rather him live more in the new design and very powerful, especially as there exists a "lite" version, something inconceivable for Avid: p (but they have made an effort to test a version with limited time, it's something).

I am from the beginning an enthusiastic user of Samplitude, special software which is the audio. But this only works perfectly on Windows, and this is the Achilles heel of this software. After a recording session that turned into a nightmare thanks to XP crazy, I decided to switch to Mac.
I do not have the Logic loved everything and I turned to Pro Tools 10 that I immediately loved.

No problems with installation or configuration. Everything turned immediately and has so far never failed.

Unlike the Logic which is very poorly done, the manual is very clear and didactic.

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

Mac Book Pro, TC studiokonnect 48.

OVERALL OPINION

Year.

One feels immediately that the software has been designed by professionals for professionals. Ie that everything is done to make the job easier, faster and more efficient. There are a multitude of functions that simplify your life and allow you to do quality work.

The sound is excellent (much better than Logic for example) as well as the stereo rendering.
on the other hand I found a little stingy Avid at the plug ins provided. Some are good, but it lacks a multiband compressor, reverb worthy of the name, everything about sound analysis: spectrogaphe, spectrometer, etc. correlator phase. All this is found in Samplitude with a bonus CD burning module to the standard RB.
When you need to buy all those plug-ins, the bill rises quickly.

And then there's the new Pro Tools 11, which is controversial, as RTAS plug-ins are no longer compatible, as well as some avid hardware.

In bef, I am very happy with Pro Tools 10 but I will stop here and continue to have fun on Samplitude proX

At the end of Pro Tools 9, I bought the upgrade a pro tools 7 to 9, 10 is output shortly after I was able to get a license for it without having to pay more.

I will give a short notice to supplement the current opinion, but far from complete and sufficient on its own. (To see what it says on version 9, the two versions are very similar)

SAR level of implementation, the software is not stable or more stable than its predecessor pro tools 9.

requires Windows 7.

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

works well with different audio interfaces (M-Audio profire, m box 2, ect ...).

some software crashes but nothing too bad.

OVERALL OPINION

Having received an update pro tools 9 to 10 at no extra charge (after purchasing an upgrade pro tools 7 to 9) I can not judge the value for money that the upgrade pro tools 7 to 10 .

read the reviews on pro tools 9 for you to your idea.

In the end, for me, the only REAL difference between version 9 and 10, it is the ability to update the software in French, for the rest I'm still looking!

In the sense that in my case, the upgrade did not cause me to do more, the quality ratio is very good.
But to pay for an upgrade only to change the language ... I do not see the point.

The installation is done it without problems?
No worries, I had the opportunity with version 9 update in 10 from the Avid website.

The general configuration is easy?
Ben is especially long to understand how to configure all the I / O outputs of the external processing modules.

Have you experienced any incompatibilities?
No

The manual is clear and sufficient?
Yes, but should not be a novice.

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

What is the configuration of your computer?
Intel i7 3.6Ghz - 32G ram - 1.5T disk.
1x Card Motu 828mk3 Hybrid
Map 2x Motu 8pre
Driven by a Euphonix Artist Control +

What performance?
A little time to load but after no worries.

The software works he correctly on this configuration?
Perfect.

This software + hardware is stable?

OVERALL OPINION

How long have you use it?
5 months

Have you tried many other models before buying it?
Logic pro - Presonus Studio One 2

What is the particular feature you like best and least?
+ It is well structured
It is stable
72 ffects provided with
Very large routing possibilities

- Gas Plant to configure all, must be a good day config.
Still no support for VST
Gliomas so dificult to find some basic features compared to other programs.

How would you rate the quality / price?
Very correct on the other hand I embalé month to pay for making ridiculous day version 11 that does nothing more, unlike more compatibility with plug certainis saw the passage 64bit

With experience, you do again this choice?
Yes, because it's still a standart and with no incompatibilitées project between studios.

Installing a little long with samples and instruments against virtuels.Par I struggled a bit with the dongle to get the license for my pc music is not connected with internet ... more must then explore internet as my internet pc is under linux I had to pique my wife's laptop to recover licence.voila aprem of a bloody but finished installation. No manual, I had protools 10 with eleven therefore rack while benef.

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

Pc dual core E7200 motherboard assus P5Q with 4GB of ram, 3 DD, windows seven 32-bit and eleven rack everything works great, no worries it rolls niquel. Protool is super stable I use it for 1 year now and it's only happiness, not a single crash I made more audio noon and it is better thought all DAW I tried. (Sonar, Cubase, Traktion)

OVERALL OPINION

I tried a lot of software (sonar, cubase, Tracktion) and I pushed all the protools 10 (no need to insult me ​​this is only my opinion!) In any case, I understand that this is the industry standard. This is a very well thought out software which saves a lot of time, at least for audio, (I do very little for MIDI and I made it suits me). Some find that it does not have there a difference between the audio engine and although I do not agree. Having tried the same session across multiple software I just hear the sound difference is clearer more defined with protools. I do not have a 64-bit configuration so that little change that. At least for me and my setup is that of happiness.
Less, it is slow to start, and then that's it.
Most, easy to configure, it follows a certain logic hardware console and who knows the path of the sound is very easy to navigate.
In any case I love protools and I will not change for anything else.
price / quality ratio is excellent for me as I had with the eleven rack.

INSTALL
no problem. I V9 10, ie with the v9 upgrade offered purchased with Mbox Pro.

CONFIG: ok
Oddly, he came to "lose" the mbox, yet the same brand. In fact, turn off / on the card, and go again.

CONFLICTS
The annoying thing is that you can not use VST VST uniqument. From the cubase world is frustrating.

MANUEL
Nah, not really manual. A friend utilistauer seasoned trained me 2 hours to get a good start. I also bought a book, I was able to "stabilize" the vocabulary. It is easier to see the doc paper for bases of appler Pal to 2am.

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

I work on a pro laptop. Map mbox pro SSD512Go, 16GB RAM. Proc I7 2.2 GHz 8-core.
It runs well in regular operation. on the other hand with some plugs, it stuck fast: protools celemony + + alloy: it is quickly on his knees.
Stability is ok

OVERALL OPINION

7-8 months of use. I had trouble starting. I knew that cubase so far and it took me switcher vocabulary, function names, shortcuts, global logic. Now I can set up my basic work quickly.

As I changed my card in addition to software, I do not know where it comes from but I prefer the sound of the audio with this config compared to my previous config (Konnek24D + Cubase). Overall, PT is oriented with respect to audio cubase more oriented noon. The two do everything, but we feel they are not part of the same need. So, I changed the way I do today, more audio and re-re.
the "confusing" menus are still pretty esoteric side there is a bric-a-brac in some cases. The trick is to configure it to not touch ... This allows you to forget how we did and read the book when the version changes

The ratio Q / P is good but given the specialized add plugs, it is difficult to judge this alone. For me, the Q / P ratio is how much you pay to get the results you seek, including the final mix.

I would do the choice, especially because it has boosted my side miking. I "routinais" too with my old config.

Normal installation, nothing to report. The general configuration is pretty easy once you understand the concept of routing. No incompatibilities priori, but it is see below. The manual is clear but we still regret a search function sentences.

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

PC computer quad core i5, 4G ram, 64 bit windows 7, sound card RME Fireface 800, UAD2 DSP card.
Software plant regularly, at least once each session. In addition to setting buffers below 128, I can not overload the UAD plugs, it cracks and it crashes. Result, I have latency. Cubase, I turn 64 as a clock buffers.
In short, it is not stable at all, I do not dare open for pro sessions.

OVERALL OPINION

The feature I like most is its look. It is very beautiful and very pleasant to use. What I like the least, however, is its weight in terms of resources, its instability on PC and that the bounce can only be done real time. It is painful. There is no 64-bit version lacks a corrector accuracy for voice (autotune) and it is also a bit pricey. In short, to look pretty but it is perfect to turn pro, I prefer Cubase 6 or 7 that I find much more complete, cheaper and more stable.

The system is far from uneventful ... The Ilok key refuses to intsaller correctly, the transfer of licenses not that I finally had to do on a mac (although this tdestiné're a PC). And to end it all, the absence of instructions in French. I always try and if someone tells me where to find I take.

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

PC core i7 + 8GB RAM + Focusrite Saffire PRO 40 + MAC Intel Core i5
A real headache for the management of VST plug-ins installed. It certainly works, but it is such a gas plant that without a 100 hour training you on the street! and without instructions (that is if I do not totally understand it legal!)

OVERALL OPINION

I regret this purchase and if I could do without it, I would. But now, there are so many people working on a studio worthy of the name does not CAN do not have. I'm working on Cubase / Reaper has always (since Pro 24 in the 80s!) And frankly, if you have the budget for such products Steinberg Nuendo or even virtually no budget at all: Reaper is much easier to manage and it does the same job for 10 times cheaper.

convenient installation considering the presence of iLok dongle.
updates are relevant, rare which is quite a good point.

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

for my use through the eleven rack nothing wrong interface is clear. my laptop has snow leopard under 3 years can use is unlimited performance anyway.

OVERALL OPINION

missed the small home studiste I guess we can always find fault. I use "occasionally" is made possible by the obvious usability of the tool, it was not "ergonomic" I will always be me ... galérer

The program works on any platform either Windows XP, Windows Seven or MAC OS , so I haven't had any kind of compatibility issues.

The manual included with the DAw is great , Avid made a great book explaining how the program works , how it's made and the usual functions and basics of it.

The typical functions are easy to spot trough a great designed interface with a lot of chapters and topics to choose from.

The common installation of the system requires a while, but except for that, it's primary and very straight-forwarding.




SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

The application performs very constant and Pro , as you would expect from Avid.

The gear is extremely stable and it works without any problems or errors.

I'm getting high performances with this Daw , mainly because of how powerful are the build in processes , how advanced are the synths , how good the piano roll is and many other cool features.

OVERALL OPINION

What I like most about it, It's the stability of the daw and the excellent interface offered by Avid.
I like the piano roll window , I like the notation windows a lot , this Daw feels more like you make music than others do.

Without a question, one of the most high-quality Daw's that I ever experienced and the perfection and deficiency of any crashes makes it better.

I tried many and many Daw's but Pro tools designed by Avid is something quite new even now, the excellent build-in results, those elegant converters , high-quality reverbs, and many other functions make this one of the most used Daw in our time.

After getting to know the system quite detailed, I would make the same choice and purchase Pro Tools by Avid, basically because of the interface , stability , power and great notation tools.

for the installation, we have not much to do and what is right in all this is that it was all really compatible sound card for my part I have a orpheus
it recognizes my plug's no problem ... (Well I also released a powered m)

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

I turn on Windows 7 with an i7 and 6GB of RAM nothing transcendent (thank you tune up utilitie who actually turned faster ac turbo mode)
as I have said I have a Prism Sound Orpheus in and two preamp choice, portico 5012 and chandler limited edition tg2 abey-road ...
I think the latency compensation is not great it better than the old protools but put a hand ca c not bad ..

OVERALL OPINION

I love the new channel strip plugs, use clip gain more ease my edition .. level ca use has not changed too much. I bought € 555 I find it expensive (but I assumed free is the best price) I want to buy the complete toolkit waw c production but even more expensive
for once I am delighted to be output as Mpowered pushed his limits ...
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Pro Tools 10 is a must have for any serious musician or artist looking to get the best possible sound while working with an industry standard DAW. Pro Tools 10 has 96 tracks and comes with 50 plus plug –ins and effects. It can be used on your Mac or a PC if your computer meets the requirements. The best part about buying this DAW is that if you already own a previous version of it you don’t have to pay full price which is 700 dollars. You can upgrade for about 300 dollars.

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

Installing it was quicker than I expected, but if you are a first time Pro Tools 10 user it will take you some time to get the hang of it. It can be very complicated and overwhelming at first because it is so in depth and so different than any other DAW that is available. Pro Tools 10 will run good on your computer, I have never experienced any crashes or freezes. It is a rather big program though so you will need to have enough hard drive space to have it and plenty of CPU to run all of the plug-ins.

OVERALL OPINION

Using Pro Tools 10 will keep you in the loop with almost every studio across the world. All major studios use Pro Tools to record with and master songs. So it will make it easy to take your songs from your computer to a major studio and back by just using the PTF files. I am happy that I chose to upgrade to Pro Tools 10 by Avid. I look forward to learning more and more by using Pro Tools 10. There are just so many things you can learn, even though I have been using it for a long time. I feel like I still learn something new every single time that I work with a song in Pro Tools 10.