![]() The rest of the range uses dedicated DSP processor chips built onto PCI cards to handle these tasks. Toolbox and 001 run the LE version of the Pro Tools software, which uses the host computer's power for recording, mixing and processing audio. The current Pro Tools range consists of Toolbox, Digi 001, Pro Tools 24, and Pro Tools 24 Mix and MixPlus. Having said that, there have been versions of the Pro Tools application that can run without dedicated hardware, and Digidesign have recently released a cut‑down version of Pro Tools v5 as a stand‑alone program - for free! Conversely, many other music software packages can also take advantage of the Pro Tools hardware - more on that later. The computer is linked to the outside world via one or more PCI cards which in turn connect to a range of audio interface hardware. A computer (Apple Mac or PC with Windows NT) runs the software front‑end of the system, the Pro Tools application (currently at v5.01). The latest version of the Pro Tools software.ĭigidesign's systems now nearly all follow the same basic pattern. ![]() Since then the march of progress has seen ever‑doubling track counts, progressions in software through Pro Edit and Pro Deck to Pro Tools, and the move to modular systems via TDM technology (see below). Sound Designer became the front end for the Sound Tools computer‑based hardware system, capable of recording and editing stereo digital audio. They developed a software sample editor, which evolved into the widely known Sound Designer software. The company started life in the late '80s, producing sound chips and tapes for a handful of drum machines and sample modules. Finally, Part Three is intended as a Pro Tools 'masterclass' featuring useful techniques and working practices.Ĭurrent Pro Tools systems are, roughly speaking, the fifth generation of audio workstations produced by Digidesign. Part Two will offer an overview of the software and starter operational guidelines for the many new Pro Tools software users. Part one of this three‑part series aims to serve as a detailed introduction to those wishing to find out more about the applications and architecture of the Pro Tools system. This, coupled with the fact that the Digi 001 has brought Pro Tools into many home and project studios, has prompted SOS to take an in‑depth look at the system that has changed the way many sound professionals work. Regular SOS readers will have noticed that many of the producers and artists interviewed use Pro Tools, some for basic multitrack recording and/or editing, and others increasingly during the creative process itself. In an admittedly sad attempt to back up this statement I counted at least 23 references (not including adverts) to Digidesign's computer‑based audio workstations in a recent issue of Sound On Sound. Whichever way you look at it, Pro Tools has become part of the standard kit used in professional audio production. This is the first article in a three‑part series. This month, he looks at the various components that make up Digidesign's systems. ![]() ![]() Simon Price begins a three‑part series designed to demystify that staple of modern music production, Pro Tools. ![]()
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