What’s New in Pro Tools 8
- New Look and Interactivity — Sporting a sleek new look, Pro Tools 8 is as easy on the eyes as it is to use.
- A Well-Stocked Studio — Pro Tools 8 comes fully packed with a huge, comprehensive collection of music creation and sound processing plug-ins, giving you a well-stocked studio right out of the box.
- More Tracks Than Ever — Got Pro Tools LE or Pro Tools M-Powered? Get ready to create even larger mixes than ever.
- Score Your Music — The new Score Editor lets you view, edit, arrange, and print MIDI data as music notation.
- Complete MIDI Production — If you use virtual instruments and MIDI, Pro Tools 8 features a comprehensive array of new MIDI tools.
- Transpose with Elastic Pitch — As a complement to Pro Tools software’s powerful Elastic Time tempo and time manipulating tool, Pro Tools 8 introduces Elastic Pitch, which allows you to effortlessly manipulate or correct the pitch of any audio region in real time, right inside the Edit window.
- Comp Tracks to Perfection — Creating flawless performances is easier than ever.
- New Editing and Mixing Capabilities — Pro Tools 8 equips your system with even more editing and mixing capabilities.
- Expanded Pro Tools|HD Features — Pro Tools HD 8 extends the extensive capabilities of Digidesign’s Pro Tools|HD audio hardware with the new Satellite Link option, which allows you to control up to five Pro Tools|HD systems as one.
- More Great New Features — Pro Tools 8 is chock full of many other amazing new features that’ll help you become more efficient, inspire your creativity, and provide more flexibility for your workflow needs. Here’s what you can experience when Pro Tools 8 hits the streets:
- Check for Updates feature keeps Pro Tools and your plug-ins up to date.
- Windows Vista (32-bit Business or Ultimate) support on Pro Tools|HD.
- QuickTime HD support on Mac OS X-based systems.
- Enhanced session open and close times on Pro Tools|HD.
- Supports files up to 4 GB in size, letting you work with longer files with higher sample rates.
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what about basic functions like autofade and non-realtime bouncing? what are the specific new editing features?
Thanks
Chris
Great …..Thanks for your help ….
Can’t be any worse than Sonar 5.
What I’d really like to know about is performance? how will it run on my mac? will it run smoother? or will all the new features be heavier on the mac I have now (G5, dual 2.0, 3 gigs of ram) or will it mae me have to get a new mac to run it? especially the guitar plug in if Im recording thru it real time and want to use distortion while I’m tracking? will the virtual instruments perform better than rtas do now? they dont run the great on my mac now, which shouldnt be the case because logic run great when it comes to virtual instruments.
Strizbiz-
This is straight from Digidesign.com:
Pro Tools 8 Compatibility Information
Pro Tools 8.0 supports the same Pro Tools systems supported with Pro Tools 7.4 for Windows Vista and XP; and Pro Tools 7.4.2 for Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard).
Pro Tools 8 Operating System Requirements
Mac OS X 10.5.5 (Leopard)
Windows XP Home and Professional with XP Service Pack 3
Windows Vista (32-bit) Ultimate and Business with Vista Service Pack 1
Pro Tools 8 adds support for Pro Tools|HD systems on Vista, as well as previously supported Pro Tools LE and M-Powered systems
Not Compatible with Pro Tools 8
Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
Windows 64-bit OS
Pro Tools 8 RAM Requirements
Pro Tools 8 has the same RAM requirements as Pro Tools 7.4:
1GB Total System RAM minimum required, 2GB or more recommended
2.5GB Total System RAM minimum required for maximum track count with:
Pro Tools HD
Pro Tools LE with optional Music Production Toolkit 2, DV Toolkit 2, or Complete Production Toolkit
Pro Tools M-Powered with optional Music Production Toolkit 2
So as long as you’re running 10.5.5 you meet the system requirements.
RTAS is still the native plug-in format so I don’t think you’ll see much difference in performance, you might try adjusting your buffer settings, etc.
i just purchased the imac with mac os x 10.5.5 and also the mbox 2 which came with 7.4.2. i downloaded the pt8.0 version.when i try to install it i get an error saying ithat i dont have the required os for the installation. ive been going thru this bs for 4 days now(pc or mac) so i went mac and im still having trouble! 7.4.2 works fine but not 8.0.any help would be appreciated!!!!!!!!!!
I had the same problem; you just have to go to update to 10.5.6; it’s free. Go to your apple icon in the menu bar and click on “software update.”
yeah i figured that out right after i posted. thanks tim!
hey, could use advise from the experienced. Need to buy a new computer and want to change over to software recording platform from tascam 8 track. simple home recording..want the least amount of hassles to take away from creative process. What is the computer of choice Mac (type?) or Pc for use with pro tools 8?
Obviously going the mac route is more money but if it really adds a huge ease and getting the new mac pro is they only computer i will need for the next 10 years of my hobby… i will sink the bucks
thanks for the help!! frustrated and confused. (do not know mac only pc)
kris….I may be biased here…I used to build PCs, but now I am a Mac man. They say once you go MAC, you’ll never go back!! It’s the truth! Now, every computer has its share of issues, but I find far less in the Mac world as it pertains to creativity. And then also, the machines are still somewhat relevant years later unless you are into upgrading to every new available software, then in that case, you’ll have issues whether you go with PC or Mac.
Hope this helps!!
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