Terrific bundle that includes Avid MBox 3 Pro Firewire Hardware Interface, and Avid Pro Tools 10 software at a great price for Educational Customers.
Avid Pro Tools Mbox 3 Pro (Academic) - Hardware
Professionals around the world have long been using Pro Tools systems to create award-winning music and sound for film and TV. Now you can get the same world-class results in your personal studio with Pro Tools Mbox Pro. Designed by the same engineering team responsible for our high-end Pro Tools|HD systems, the Mbox Pro hardware interface features a premium analog signal path and high-performance converters for exceptional sound. Mbox Pro also provides third-party drivers for rock-solid integration with nearly every popular audio recording application.
Record, edit, and mix performances—with the highest audio resolutions—using the professional-grade Mbox Pro desktop audio interface. Easily connect mics, instruments, outboard effects, monitors, and other analog, digital, and/or MIDI gear with your computer to capture and create studio-quality productions.
Premium quality
Designed by the same engineering team behind our top-of-the-line Pro Tools|HD systems, the Mbox Pro interface features advanced recording technology for exceptional quality. A premium analog signal path and high-performance 24-bit, 192kHz converters deliver pristine sound. Stringent testing standards ensure rock-solid performance in the most demanding environments.
Unsurpassed flexibility
The Mbox Pro interface is compatible with other major recording applications, so you can make music any way you want. All-new drivers provide superior performance with Pro Tools, Logic, Live, Record, Reason, Fruity Loops, Cubase, Nuendo, Sonar, and more. So go ahead, use your favorite third-party DAW from start to finish. No matter how you work, you’ll sound great with Mbox Pro.
Advanced functionality
The Mbox Pro interface is packed with tons of advanced features that make it easy to get great results. Mbox Pro provides the same professional-grade soft-clip limiter circuit found in our high-end Pro Tools|HD 192 I/O audio interface, so you can track much hotter signals without overloading the inputs and clipping. Built-in reverb helps you deliver more inspiring vocal and instrumental performances—without taxing your computer processor. The integrated guitar tuner enables you to tune your guitar, bass, and other instruments directly from the interface. And a Pro Tools multi-function button makes it easy to access common software parameters—like tap session tempo, start/stop record, and create a new track—right from the front of the interface. With Mbox Pro, your sessions will move at the speed of your creativity.
- Complete computer-based music creation and production system > rock-solid performance and professional-quality results
- Mbox Pro 8 x 8 hardware interface with premium analog signal path and high-performance converters > exceptional sound
- Compatible with popular third-party audio software > use premium Mbox Pro hardware with Pro Tools, Logic, Live, Cubase, and many others
Avid Pro Tools 10 Academic Edition - Professional audio recording and music creation software
The world's most advanced audio production platform. Your sound—better, faster, and easier than ever
Your dedication deserves the best tools available. With Pro Tools 10 software, you get everything you need to compose, record, edit, and mix music or sound for picture. Unleash your creativity with the award-winning toolset. Achieve the highest quality sound—reliably—in the shortest amount of time possible. And use the same tools used to create your favorite albums and soundtracks. Whether you work in a professional facility, home studio, or on the road, nothing gives you the quality, performance, reliability, and ease to create like Pro Tools, the most widely used digital audio workstation in the industry.
Mix it up—at higher resolution
With Pro Tools 10, you can mix multiple audio file formats and bit depths within the same session—including interleaved—without any file duplication to cause project bloat. Plus, with support for 32-bit floating-point file formats, you’ll get higher resolution sound when recording or importing, with more headroom to preserve the integrity of your audio from beginning to end.
Drive faster—with better performance
Gain better recording and playback performance when working on a laptop with an external drive or a network-attached storage device. Speed up editing and mixing with Clip Gain. Work more easily with AudioSuite-rendered clips. Get 4x more Automatic Delay Compensation and 2x more busses to handle bigger mixes with more plug-ins. And get snappier performance when working on sessions with lots of fades.
Plug into legendary sound
With the included Avid Channel Strip plug-in, you get the renowned channel strip of the Avid (formerly Euphonix) System 5, one of the most sought-after consoles used to create some of the greatest mixes ever produced. Work with exact replications of the console’s EQ and compression algorithms to add life to your mix.
Work the way you want
With Pro Tools, you have the flexibility to record, edit, and mix music and sound for picture your way. Pair the software with your favorite Avid or third-party audio interface to record and monitor vocal and instrument performances. Or record and create with just your computer and the software alone for ultimate portability.
Avid Pro Tools 10 – Key Features:
- Speed up editing and mixing with Clip Gain, and easily adjust and match gain levels, pre-mixer
- Use multiple audio formats in a session—including interleaved—without file duplication
- Record higher resolution sound with more headroom in 32-bit floating-point format
- Get great responsiveness on slower hard drives with the enhanced disk cache
- Record in low-latency mode, with direct monitoring when using third-party audio interfaces
- Get the sound of System 5 console EQ and dynamics with the Avid Channel Strip plug-in
- Get access to over 500 additional Pro Tools commands when using EUCON controllers
- Work more easily with AudioSuite-rendered clips with reverse processing, handles, and more
- Create extra long-format projects for sequential versioning with the extended 24-hour timeline
- Open fade-heavy sessions faster and get better responsiveness with real-time fades
- Fold down 5.1 surround mixes to stereo with the Down Mixer plug-in
- Export mixes directly to SoundCloud to share and promote your music to the world
- Shop for virtual instruments, effects, and sound processing plug-ins in the Marketplace
Avid Pro Tools 10 – System Requirements:
- Avid-qualified Mac or PC (details<http://www.avid.com/compatibility>)
- Mac OS X 10.6.8 , Mac OS X Lion, or Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate (32- or 64-bit)
- 4 GB of RAM
- Minimum 15 GB free hard disk space for installation
- USB port (for iLok)
