AESNYC07: Latest Pro Tools Elasticates Audio

Gannon Kashiwa, market manager for Digidesign’s professional products told us, “With Pro Tools 7.4, we’re delivering some powerful new tools for both music and post production. Our new Elastic Time functionality provides a revolutionary new way to manipulate the timing of audio events in Pro Tools—all in real time while maintaining the class-leading sound quality that our users have come to expect. Elastic Time is as easy to use as it is deep and flexible. It goes way beyond simple loop and tempo conforming, and delivers extremely powerful time-based tools that sound absolutely fantastic.
Pro Tools integration with Avid-based post-production workflows is truly coming of age with Pro Tools 7.4. With support for Avid Mojo SDI on Pro Tools LE systems, independent engineers and commercial facilities now have access to affordable, professional solutions for desktop post production that seamlessly integrate industry-standard Avid video. And for facilities relying on Avid-based workflows, Pro Tools HD 7.4 takes interoperability to the next level with direct media streaming to and from Avid Unity ISIS shared storage networks on Windows XP-based systems. Finally, the new Avid Media Station|PT software with Video Satellite Option completes the picture with exciting new ways to work with Avid video.�

Pro Tools 7.4 Software Features

• Elastic Time
  Elastic Time allows users to easily change the tempo and timing of loops, music, dialogue, and other sound files in real time without cutting up audio tracks. Users can now easily audition or import loops and audio files that instantly sync with a session’s tempo. Users can also use the Elastic Time feature to quantise audio to the session grid or extracted grooves, and fine-tune regions with precision control over each individual beat.
  

• Avid Media Station|PT 2.7 Software with Video Satellite Option
  Running on a separate computer, new Avid® Media Station|PT 2.7 software coupled with the new Video Satellite Option brings Pro Tools more deeply into the Avid workflow by enabling Pro Tools editors to quickly and easily play Avid video sequences in sync with Pro Tools|HD. The Video Satellite Option eliminates time-consuming video exports and removes all video-processing burdens from the Pro Tools|HD system by synchronising playback with Media Station|PT on a separate, dedicated computer.
  

• Avid ISIS Streaming
  Avid Unity ISIS offers the most scalable shared storage option for large, integrated post environments. With Pro Tools HD 7.4 software on Windows XP systems, editors can record and play back audio and video directly from qualified Avid ISIS shared storage systems.

Pricing and Availability:

Pro Tools 7.4 software will be available in late 2007 for Windows XP- and Mac OS X (Tiger)-based Pro Tools|HD systems as well as Windows XP-, Windows Vista- and Mac OS X (Tiger)-based Pro Tools LE and Pro Tools M-Powered. Expanded Windows Vista and OS X (Leopard) support will be announced later.

Customers who have purchased a new Pro Tools system or upgrade within one month prior to the release of Pro Tools 7.4 will be eligible for a free software upgrade. Customers purchasing new systems with old software will also be eligible for the free upgrade. Upgrades will be available through the DigiStore as well as through authorised Digidesign dealers.

Pro Tools HD: $199 standard upgrade; $79 upgrade from Pro Tools HD 7.3 Pro Tools LE/M-Powered: $75 standard upgrade; $49 upgrade from Pro Tools LE/M-Powered 7.3 (UK or Euro pricing not available at time of going to press)

More information:

• www.digidesign.com

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  Bjarne D.    Said...

  He knew what he was doing...

  15-Oct-07 07:20 AM

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  Pete    Said...

  He's the guy who does all the "pro tools accelerated" video's on digi's website

  very knowledgeable guy when it comes to PT

  19-Oct-07 01:56 AM

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  Da Guru    Said...

  Can't wait to upgrade to 7.4 I've been waiting for a feature like this.

  20-Oct-07 05:36 AM

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  Me    Said...

  Great. I've only been waiting 6 months for an update that will finally be compatible with Vista. The update was meant to be out late summer, got delayed, and now I learn I have to pay for a compatible version. Ooh but the new features make it so worthwhile. Way to go; too slow digi.

  21-Oct-07 12:59 PM

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  Peter F.    Said...

  What a joke, looks like digi isn't living in 2007.

  22-Oct-07 09:16 AM

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  DJ DIYM    Said...

  What a croc is this what we've been waiting all year for. Go back to the drawing board Digidesiign. This is a smack to our faces what a jip!!!!!

  28-Oct-07 06:09 AM

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  DJ DIYM    Said...

  What a croc is this what we've been waiting all year for. Go back to the drawing board Digidesiign. This is a smack to our faces what a jip!!!!!

  28-Oct-07 06:10 AM

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  DJ DIYM    Said...

  What a croc is this what we've been waiting all year for. Go back to the drawing board Digidesiign. This is a smack to our faces what a jip!!!!!

  28-Oct-07 06:10 AM

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  DJ DIYM    Said...

  What a croc is this what we've been waiting all year for. Go back to the drawing board Digidesiign. This is a smack to our faces what a jip!!!!!

  28-Oct-07 06:10 AM

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  I    Said...

  What a croc is this what we've been waiting all year for. Go back to the drawing board Digidesiign. This is a smack to our faces what a jip!!!!!

  28-Oct-07 06:11 AM

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  khbl    Said...

  What a croc is this what we've been waiting all year for. Go back to the drawing board Digidesiign. This is a smack to our faces what a jip!!!!!

  28-Oct-07 06:12 AM

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  jahpoohtah    Said...

  it would be nice if digidesign worked out the frackin bugs b4 giving us more bullcrap features no one asked for! #$%@!

  P.S. - where is the Auto-delay compensation!?

  07-Nov-07 08:18 PM

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  Mauro Rosati    Said...

  Dj why don't you stop to spam instead?

  19-Jul-08 04:05 AM

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