#1 Digidesign is the Leader in DAWs
Worldwide, more people use Digidesign workstations than all other professional DAWs combined. That's why there are over literally hundreds of thousands of Digidesign systems installed and
the number continues to grow every day. Digidesign has 10 years of experience making only disk based systems. Because the DAW is their specialty, Digidesign's systems are developed and mature. They have most options available and can take you through every part of the audio production process - from recording to final CD master.
Today, Digidesign is the only company that can deliver the future of audio production today, because Digidesign is the only company that envisioned it years ago.
#2 The Avid Connection: Poised for Future Developments in Media
Digidesign's successful 1995 merger with Avid Technology, the leader in digital video, has uniquely positioned the company to expand its role in the fast-growing world of digital media creation. Digidesign's connection with Avid couldn't have come at a better time, given that the worlds of audio and video are rapidly converging. Due to this, the future of audio and video creators will depend upon their ability to master the tools of integration: audio people will have to learn more about video and vice versa.
#3 Scalability
Digidesign systems are modular by design so you can build from the ground up. Starting at under Rs. 50,000 for the software only Pro Tools Power Mix, you can go upto a powerful multitrack recording, mixing and editing system that offers a full array of editing tools with as many as 72 channels of inputs and outputs, 32 moving faders on an external control surface and enough processing power and effects to mix entire albums and film soundtracks in surround sound.
#4 Upgradability - Protecting Your Investment
Digidesign's commitment to upgradability provides one of the truly unique benefits of buying a Pro Tools system. Once you have made your initial investment, you can take advantage of a variety of exchange and upgrade offers that keep you up-to-date on all the latest technology - hardware and software.
#5 Professional Sound Quality
Although the flexibility, power, and convenience of working with DAWs can't be overstated, don't forget to evaluate audio quality when you are making purchase decision. After all, no matter how convenient the tools you use to create you audio production are, they don't amount to much if, in the end, you are not happy with the sound quality. As a manufacturer of professional audio production tools, Digidesign obviously has the sophisticated measuring devices used to determine noise floor and other critical audio specifications.
#6 Cross-Platform Solutions
Digidesign is committed to offering powerful digital audio workstations for both Mac OS and Windows platforms. They now offer cross platform solutions for every level of performance - from the very affordable Digidesign ToolBox to the top of the line Pro Tools | 24 MIXplus systems.
#7 The Most Powerful Open Platform
Besides our in house development team that can be rivaled by no other, hundreds of other engineers from outside companies bring their unique expertise to Digidesign's platform through their extensive Third Party Development Program. Digidesign's third party partners include the best names in audio like Focusrite, Drawmer, Lexicon, Aphex, and more. To date, Digidesign has over 100 third party solutions available on the market.
#8 World Class Mixing Built-in
Other DAWs that claim mixing capabilities do not come close to the power of Pro Tools' integrated mixing environment. We've already talked about the incredible amount of processing options available with Plug-ins. Add to that the scalable mixing environment, flexible routing (the ability to send any input to any output), unparalleled mix automation, and exciting new options for tactile control - including Mackie's Human User Interface (HUI) and Digidesign's own world class control surface, ProControl - and you have got the world's most comprehensive integrated digital mixing environment.
#9 Seamless Integration for a Total Solution
Integrated Product Line - Besides providing the world's most flexible and powerful mixing on a DAW, Digidesign also offers peripheral products that allow you to begin and end your project within the Pro Tools domain - whether your application is post, music or radio.
MIDI Integration - Pro Tools software comes complete with a MIDI playback engine that is available for importing sequences done in another sequencer as well as offering basic sequencer-style recording and editing.
Mastering - One of the great advantages of using a Digidesign system is the ability to write CDs direct from your desktop and remain in control of all the parameters that make them acceptable to CD manufacturing houses.
#10 The Choice of Professionals Worldwide
Digidesign's list of satisfied customers reads like a Who's Who in professional music, film, video, multimedia, and broadcast radio.
The Future : So what does the future hold for Digidesign?
- An even more powerful and complete product line.
- More satisfied customers worldwide
- More hit records and film soundtracks recorded with Pro Tools, and
- More music wafting through the company's corridors
If you are running out of DSP power in a session, use Audio Suite to render saved settings of EQ/Dynamics, etc., to get back some DSP power.
Pro Tools brings a new dimension of power, expandibility, ease-of-use and value to professional digital audio production. It provides the features and growth path required by the most demanding professionals - and represents the industry's first truly integrated digital audio production platform.