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Brand AVID
Model AVID PRO TOOLS HDX MADI

Our Price $12699.00

 
AVID Pro Tools|HDX MADI I/O System

Protools|HDX


Key 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

A Pro Tools|HDX system includes one HDX PCIe card, your choice of Pro Tools HD Series interface, and Pro Tools HD software, delivering guaranteed performance, the highest sound quality, and the leading audio production toolset.

Mix bigger, better projects

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—and do much more with less. 

  • Create bigger, more complex mixes with 4x more tracks (up to 768 voices)
  • Double your ins and outs with up to 64 channels of I/O per card (up to 256 total)
  • Handle large plug-in-heavy mixes easily with 4x more Automatic Delay Compensation

Get more headroom—less headaches

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 workflows—yours

The fastest workflows—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 
  • 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

It's all about the sound

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 you can get even higher fidelity audio with Pro Tools|HDX.

  • Get better audio clarity and detail than ever before combining Pro Tools|HDX with any Pro Tools HD Series audio interface
  • Compose music and polish mixes with over 75 high-quality virtual instruments, effects, and sound processing plug-ins
  • Get the renowned sound of the coveted Avid System 5 console with the Avid Channel Strip plug-in

The versatility you need—now and in the future

The versatility you need—now and in the future

As your needs or business grows, you can easily scale Pro Tools|HDX to handle whatever comes your way, and take advantage of unique features and workflows.

  • Gain more tracks and power by simply adding another Pro Tools|HDX card to your system
  • Mix and match Pro Tools HD Series interfaces to meet your needs, or use Pro Tools HD software standalone for on-the-go mixing
  • Collaborate with Media Composer editors through AAF sharing or Satellite technology options.

What’s included

  • 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
  • Your choice of HD Series interface

Pro Tools|HDX vs. Pro Tools|HD comparison (per card)

  Pro Tools|HDX Pro Tools|HD Accel
Voices 256 (up to 768 total) 96 (up to 192 total)
Audio tracks* 256/128/64 (up to 768 total) 96/48/18 (up to 512 total)
Instrument tracks 128 128
MIDI tracks 512 512
Aux tracks 512 160
Busses 256 256
Channels of I/O 64 (up to 256 total) 32 (up to 96 total)
Automatic Delay Compensation (ADC) 16,383 samples 4,096 samples
Processing depth 32-bit floating point 24-bit fixed
Mixer depth 64-bit floating point 48-bit fixed
DSP power 18 x 350 MHz processors (T1) 9 x 200 MHz processors (56k)

* Audio tracks based on sample rates of 48/96/192 kHz, respectively. Installing additional cards will increase track counts to the maximum allowable.

Overview

HD MADI

Expand your Pro Tools|HD workflow to integrate with MADI-equipped devices—including routers and digital mixing consoles—with the all-digital HD MADI interface. The perfect solution for integrating Pro Tools|HD into post-production and broadcast environments, HD MADI gives you great connection flexibility, fuss-free use through built-in sample rate conversion, and the ability to send and receive up to 64 channels of audio between your Pro Tools setup and MADI devices up to 2 km (1.24 miles) away—all with a single rack unit interface.


Key Features

  • Send and receive up to 64 audio streams between Pro Tools|HD and other MADI devices
  • Maintain maximum audio fidelity, with up to 24-bit, 192 kHz sample rate support
  • Gain connection and routing flexibility through optical and coaxial connections:
    • 2 MADI inputs (optical and coaxial)
    • 2 MADI outputs (simultaneous optical and coaxial)
  • Forget having to match sample rates, thanks to built-in SRC on all I/O channels
  • Sync to an external clock through dedicated BNC Word Clock and XLR AES/EBU connections when using SRC on output
  • Completely integrates with Pro Tools|HD for full input, output, and routing control
  • Compact 1U rack-mountable design overcomes space limitations

Get the details

Note: Please be aware that you’ll need Pro Tools HD 8.1 or higher software to use this interface—a free update is available for download to all registered Pro Tools HD 8.x users.

 * Requires a Pro Tools|HD 2 Accel or larger system for full track count.