Digidesign has announced the Pro Tools Ignition Pack 2 and Pro Tools Ignition Pack 2 Pro — powerful bundles of creative software and tools available free with all Digidesign Pro Tools|HD and Pro Tools LE systems.

“We worked diligently to compile the best software from some of the world’s top audio companies. Whether virtual instruments or creative effects, top-of-the-line sound libraries or valuable artist promotion services, we believe that the Pro Tools Ignition Pack 2 provides the best tools to allow our users to create the music that lives in their imagination,” said Ed Gray, Digidesign’s director of partnering programs.

Pro Tools Ignition Pack 2 and the premium Pro Tools Ignition Pack 2 Pro offer an unprecedented collection of professional effects and signal processing plug-ins, amazing virtual instruments, high-quality sounds, and creative applications — all fully compatible with Pro Tools. Both packs also include the Pro Tools Method One instructional DVD for getting up to speed quickly as well as special artist promotion services from Broadjam.com, Sonicbids.com, and GarageBand.com.

Pro Tools Ignition Pack 2 bundles include:

• Ableton Live Lite 6 Digidesign Edition
• Propellerhead Software Reason Adapted 3
• IK Multimedia AmpliTube LE
• FXpansion BFD Lite
• Celemony Melodyne uno essential
• Digidesign Xpand! by Advanced Instrument Research (A.I.R.)
• Digidesign Synchronic™ (Pro Tools Ignition Pack 2 Pro only)
• M-Audio ProSessions™ SE sound library
• Sound libraries from Big Fish Audio, Cycling ’74, Sonic Reality, and Zero-G (Pro Tools Ignition Pack 2 Pro only)
• Way Out Ware TimewARP 2600 Lite
• Arturia Analog Factory SE
• iZotope effects: Ozone 3 Lite, Trash Lite, and Spectron Lite
• Trillium Lane Labs® TL EveryPhase™ (Pro Tools Ignition Pack 2 Pro only)
• Trillium Lane Labs TL Utilities™ (Pro Tools Ignition Pack 2 Pro only)
• Pro Tools Method One instructional DVD
• One-year membership to Broadjam.com
• One-year subscription to Sonicbids.com
• Free GarageBand.com contest entries (one free entry with Ignition Pack 2, three free entries with Ignition Pack 2 Pro)
• Free Digidesign plug-in with Pro Tools education

For customers who purchased a Pro Tools LE or Pro Tools|HD system between February 1, 2007 through March 1, 2007, Digidesign is offering a chance to purchase an upgrade to Pro Tools Ignition Pack 2 or Pro Tools Ignition Pack 2 Pro (depending on the system purchased) for $25, plus shipping and handling.