Avid Pro Tools FLEX 1-Year Subscription License (Download)

1-Year Subscription License

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Avid Pro Tools Flex for audio post facilities and music studios

Take on the biggest, most complex productions with this top-tier offering for audio post and music professionals who require the full track and I/O counts, Pro Tools | HDX workflows, guaranteed performance, and advanced features that Pro Tools has to offer. Pro Tools Flex is a powerful new subscription bundle that provides flexible team license deployment and management, plus a massive collection of instruments, effects, and sounds to maximize your creative possibilities. It also includes additional partner products to take on Dolby Atmos projects, mix immersive audio binaurally, and create your own automated workflows, so you can deliver exceptional work with the utmost efficiency.

Industry-leading recording, editing, and mixing

Your Pro Tools Flex subscription arms you with Avid's top-tier production software: Pro Tools Ultimate. There's a reason why Pro Tools is the go-to DAW for countless recording studios and editing suites around the world: it's powerful and it simply works. With Pro Tools, you can create, record, edit, and mix Grammy-level productions quickly and easily via an ultra-streamlined, 2-window user interface. All of your vital controls and commands are right at your fingertips, and most advanced functions are only an additional click away. What's more, Pro Tools employs a 32-bit audio engine that yields you incredible depth, dimension, and dynamic range for unrivaled sound quality.

Built for large, complex projects

With its ability to tackle up to 2,048 audio tracks, Avid Pro Tools Flex is tailor-made for large, complex projects. You also get 1,024 aux tracks, 512 instrument tracks, and 1,024 MIDI tracks. Pro Tools Flex's support for 64 video tracks makes it the ideal solution for large-scale motion picture production. You also get 1,024 routing folders and support for 256 channels of native I/O.

Provides full hardware compatibility

With a Pro Tools Flex subscription, you'll enjoy compatibility with the full gamut of hardware, including Carbon, HDX, and HD Native interfaces, along with S6L control surfaces. You'll be able to track and mix massive productions with near-zero latency. Plus, you can power your entire facility with tightly integrated systems and surfaces, yielding industry-leading DSP acceleration and unparalleled hands-on control.

Minimize downtime with ExpertPlus Support

For audio professionals, time is money ƒ?? downtime isn't an option. That's why Avid Pro Tools Flex includes ExpertPlus support. This entitles you to unlimited support for billing and administration cases, with a 1-day response time. You also get unlimited online support with a 4-hour response time and unlimited, highest-priority phone support.

Native Surround/Dolby Atmos/Ambisonics mixing

If you're working with Surround Sound, Dolby Atmos, or Ambisonics content ƒ?? especially for commercial movie and television production ƒ?? a Pro Tools Flex subscription delivers the industry-proven streamlined workflows professionals rely on. Thanks to native support for multichannel audio, Pro Tools Flex can tackle video game design, VR audio, and even full theatrical mixes completely in the box ƒ?? no console required.

Includes a DigiLink I/O license for non-Avid interfaces

Avid Pro Tools Flex includes a DigiLink I/O license, permitting you to use non-Avid, DigiLink-enabled audio interfaces with HDX and HD Native systems. You'll be able to work with up to 192 channels of audio I/O with a 3-card HDX system, or up to 64 channels of audio I/O with HD Native. In a nutshell, Pro Tools Flex doubles the maximum I/O for all non-Avid interfaces in your system, compared to a Core Audio- or ASIO-based setup.

Comes with Avid's Complete Plug-in Bundle

The Avid Complete Plug-in Bundle is included with your Pro Tools Flex subscription. This bundle features every audio plug-in that Avid has to offer, including classic compressors and EQs, studio effects, stompboxes, reverbs, guitar amps, and more. If you work in the box, you need a collection of top-shelf plug-ins. And with the Avid Complete Plug-in Bundle, you'll have every tool you need. They're a must-have for Pro Tools users.

Avid Pro Tools Flex ƒ?? Key Benefits:

• Get everything you need to record, design, edit, and mix sound for picture in the highest quality with the proven tools and workflows professionals rely on to deliver their best work
• Cut and mix sound to picture with great precision, speed, and ease thanks to advanced automation and editing tools, plus easy studio sync to tackle the most demanding productions
• Track and mix the largest music productions with ease when using Pro Tools | HDX and audio interfaces for recording pristine-quality sound with near-zero latency
• Accelerate Dolby Atmos mixing with the proven streamlined workflows professionals rely on to mix almost every commercial movie and TV production on the planet
• Manage software deployment across large teams easily, plus get a massive bundle of plugins and premium content to maximize your creative capabilities
• Power your entire facility with tightly integrated systems and surfaces that offer DSP acceleration for guaranteed performance, near-zero latency, and unmatched hands-on control

Avid Pro Tools Flex ƒ?? Key Features:

• Audio tracks: 2,048
• Instrument tracks: 512
• MIDI tracks: 1,024
• AUX tracks/routing folders: 1,024/1,024
• VCA tracks: 128
• Master tracks: 64
• Video tracks: 64
• Simultaneous recording inputs: 256
• Pro Tools systems and interface support: Pro Tools | Carbon, Pro Tools | HDX and HD Native + interfaces, VENUE | S6L
• Third-party hardware support: Any Core Audio or ASIO-compatible interface
• Multichannel mixing: Stereo, surround, Dolby Atmos, Ambisonics
• Advanced automation: Yes
• Advanced audio post toolset: Yes
• Support: ExpertPlus

Avid Pro Tools ƒ?? System Requirements:

Mac:

• macOS 10.14.6, 10.15.7, 11.6, 12.3 (PT 2021.12 and later with 2022.2 Plugins)
• Pro Tools Artist & Studio - M1 (see computer specifications below) or Intel?? Core i5 processor
• Pro Tools Ultimate/Flex - M1 (see computer specifications below) or Intel?? Core i5 (specific models only) or Intel?? Core i7 processor
• 16GB RAM (32GB or more recommended)
• Internet connection for installation
• 15GB disk space for installation
• PCIe slot for HDX or HD Native card (incl. one power connection on motherboard),
• Thunderbolt port for supported PCIe-chassis or HD Native Thunderbolt
• USB port, FireWire port or Thunderbolt port for CoreAudio-supported audio device
• Pro Tools | Ultimate 2021.12 and earlier requires a Pro Tools DigiLink I/O license to access HD hardware. Pro Tools 2022.4 now has this license is built into the software so the separate DigiLink I/O is not necessary.

Windows:

• Intel PC Windows 10 & 11 Home, Pro, and Enterprise 64-bit Editions
• Windows 10 & 11 for Workstations supported on Intel Xeon processor-equipped machines
• Pro Tools Artist & Studio - Intel Core i5 processor
• Pro Tools Ultimate/Flex - Intel Core i9 or Intel?? Xeon processor
• 16GB RAM (32GB or more recommended)
• Internet connection for installation
• 15GB disk space for installation
• PCIe slot for HDX or HD Native card (incl. one power connection on motherboard)
• USB-port, FireWire-port for ASIO-supported audio device
• Compatible NVIDIA graphics card (see machine-specific Slot Order & Configuration pages linked below for tested NVIDIA card models)
• Pro Tools | Ultimate 2021.12 and earlier requires a Pro Tools DigiLink I/O license to access HD hardware. Pro Tools 2022.4 now has this license is built into the software so the separate DigiLink I/O is not necessary.