Top Features

session compatibility with all current Pro Tools systems > create anywhere, anytime

hardware compatible with two dozen M-Audio interfaces > flexible options

dustry-standard audio/MIDI production environment > know one Pro Tools system, know them all

easy to learn and use > make better music faster

advanced MIDI production tools > all-in-one solution

Elastic Time real-time tempo manipulation feature > change the tempo or timing of audio tracks on the fly

includes over 30 plug-ins, Structure™ Free sample player and Xpand! virtual instrument > incredible value

Pro Tools M-Powered 7 software puts the industry standard in audio/MIDI production on the fast track, letting you enter the powerful world of Pro Tools on your own terms. No lite version here—Pro Tools M-Powered has the same user interface as Pro Tools and Pro Tools LE, all while expanding your creative hardware options to nearly 20 M-Audio interfaces*. Session compatibility with all current versions of Pro Tools software means that you can easily move your projects between pro, project and mobile personal studios. And at just $299, anyone can become a member of the Pro Tools community. Pro Tools M-Powered 7 is the serious music production choice for power, compatibility, options and ease of use—without spending serious money.

Real Pro Tools
Pro Tools M-Powered isn’t some watered-down version of Pro Tools. It is Pro Tools. There are actually three flavors of Pro Tools, all of which share the same user interface and file format. The primary distinction is the hardware they work with. Pro Tools HD 7 runs on elite Pro Tools|HD hardware. Pro Tools LE 7 works with a variety of Digidesign hardware including the Mbox 2 family. And Pro Tools M-Powered* delivers even more options via compatibility with nearly 20 M-Audio interfaces. Now there’s no excuse for not having the industry-standard DAW in your creative toolbox.

Accessible
There was a time when many musicians couldn’t afford the price of entry into the world of Pro Tools. That’s all history, thanks to Pro Tools M-Powered 7. It dramatically lowers the bar on price, while raising it for creative options. Pro Tools M-Powered 7 retails for only $299 and works with an extensive list of open-ended M-Audio hardware options. To sweeten the deal, you get over 30 production plug-ins for free, including the Structure™ Free sample player and the Xpand!™ sample-playback/synthesis workstation.

Professional Recording, Editing and Mixing—Anywhere, Anytime
Pro Tools M-Powered 7 software allows M-Audio hardware enthusiasts to easily enter the powerful recording, editing, and mixing features of Pro Tools. With up to 32 simultaneous tracks of 16- or 24-bit digital audio, and support for up to 96kHz sample rates, Pro Tools M-Powered 7 is an ideal companion for M-Audio interfaces and audio interface keyboards—whether you’re recording solo or entire bands. And the optional Music Production Toolkit expands Pro Tools M-Powered 7 to up to 48 mono or stereo tracks, and adds more effects and instruments, a multi-track version of Beat Detective and the Pro Tools MP3 Option.

Pro Tools M-Powered features a variety of tools for exceptional real-time flexibility when working with loops, REX files and Acid files. Elastic Time lets you quickly and easily change tempo or time on the fly, making loop-based music creation faster and more imaginative than ever. You can explore different tempos and experiment with loops and audio files that sync with your current session throughout the entire writing process. Pro Tools M-Powered also lets you add and reorder tracks; create, move and copy inserts and sends; change I/O routing and adjust loop points—all without ever stopping playback. The Loop Trim tool also makes it easy to turn audio or MIDI regions into loops. DigiBase—the program’s internal database—also has a Loop Preview feature that allows you to preview loops in sync, in real time, before bringing them into your session.

Once you’ve finished your recording, you can fine-tune your performances with Pro Tools’ unmatched nondestructive editing tools. Shape sounds, compose parts, and add effects with RTAS instrument and effects plug-ins then create polished mixes with professional mixing features and full mixer automation.

Quantizing MIDI data is one thing—but did you know that Pro Tools M-Powered also enables you to quantize audio? With Beat Detective LE, you can automatically analyze and tighten your rhythm tracks. You can even create groove templates from other loops or songs and apply them to your own material. With Pro Tools M-Powered 7, you’ve got the tools you need to create professional mixes wherever you want to take your music.

Control Surfaces
If you want the tactile feel of a pro console while enjoying the benefits of a personal or project studio, Pro Tools M-Powered 7 supports both Digidesign’s Command|8 and M-Audio’s ProjectMix I/O. Both give you control over the software’s mixing and transport functionality. ProjectMix I/O even incorporates a built-in 10 x 10 FireWire audio interface complete with eight preamps so you don’t need any extra gear. If you’re a DJ, Torq Xponent gives you a familiar DJ mixer surface combined with an audio interface and RCA outputs.

Produce with the Industry Standard
The combination of M-Audio gear and Pro Tools M-Powered 7 lets you work anywhere, anytime with the industry standard in music production software. Seamlessly collaborate with anybody running any version of a current Pro Tools system, including cross-platform between Windows XP and Mac OS X. Easily take your projects to just about any recording studio to have it mixed by a pro. Or take your pro studio projects home or on the road with you. With Pro Tools M-Powered 7, owners of most M-Audio interfaces instantly become members of the largest community of digital audio workstation users in the world.

Easy to Use
Pro Tools M-Powered is very simple and intuitive. Elegance and power are the reasons why Pro Tools is used in the majority of professional recording studios around the world. And once you know how to use one version of Pro Tools, you know how to work in any Pro Tools environment—from personal studio to pro studio. And if you want help, Pro Tools is supported by more educational materials and classes than all other DAW software put together.

Flexible and Portable—More Options
A variety of M-Audio PCI, FireWire and USB hardware interfaces are compatible with Pro Tools M-Powered 7 software, giving you more choices in where, when and how you work. For high-fidelity I/O in a PCI-based system, our entire Delta line is compatible with Pro Tools M-Powered 7—from the personal 2-channel Audiophile 2496 and Audiophile 192 cards all the way up to the 10 x 10 Delta 1010. For Pro Tools recording on the go, our compatible USB products range from the pocket-sized Transit to the MobilePre USB with dual preamps, and Fast Track USB (2-in, 2-out). M-Audio’s bus-powered FireWire interfaces** like our FireWire 410 (4-in/10-out) and FireWire 1814 (18-in/14-out) provide even more I/O and higher sampling rates, letting you easily put together a multi-channel studio to go. Mix live and in the studio with the NRV10 interface/analog mixer. And DJs can enter the world of Pro Tools with Torq Conectiv.

ReWire Torq and More
Fans of Torq and other standalone applications can utilize ReWire within Pro Tools M-Powered 7 for the best of both worlds. Simply send Torq software’s output streams into Pro Tools M-Powered via ReWire for further mixing and processing. Pro Tools M-Powered also accepts MIDI directly from ReWire applications for recording controller data to a Pro Tools MIDI or Instrument track. With Pro Tools M-Powered and ReWire, the creative possibilities are endless.

Plug-ins Galore
Pro Tools M-Powered 7 software not only provides access to award-winning Pro Tools software—you’re also instantly able to take advantage of a variety of RTAS and AudioSuite plug-ins designed by the recording industry’s largest professional third-party developer community. Track with powerful host-based vintage instruments like GForce’s Oddity and Minimonsta:Melohman. And polish your mixes with effects and mastering plug-ins like iZotope Ozone and Spectron that surpass even expensive hardware. Click here to check out more plug-ins from M-Audio, Digidesign and our partners.

Pro Tools M-Powered 7 also includes more than 30 DigiRack and Bomb Factory plug-ins right out of the box, including EQ, dynamics, delay, reverb, and many more. You also get two plug-ins from the renowned Digidesign Advanced Instrument Research (A.I.R.) group, Xpand! and Structure Free. The Xpand! sample-playback/synthesis plug-in ships with over 1,000 factory patches comprised of up to four parts. It also features four built-in arpeggiators and two effects processors. The powerful Structure Free sample player allows you to easily add a wide range of instruments to your sessions—and includes over 885 MB of high-quality samples.

What's new in 7.4
Elastic Time powerful real-time tempo manipulation feature - change the tempo or timing of audio tracks on the fly by simply expanding or contracting regions
easily create loops from any audio file analyzed for tempo and transient information — even files from older library CDs that have multiple loops per cut
audition loops and audio files in sync with your session's current tempo with Context Preview
fine-tune regions with precision control over each individual beat using the warp track view and warp markers
quantize individual tracks or multitrack audio to the session grid or to extracted grooves while preserving the original timing offsets of each track
choose the best-sounding time-stretching algorithm from several choices on a per-track basis
adjust the Window and Decay parameter on each track to achieve seamless loop results, even on material that is difficult to loop
make quick rhythmic fixes or creatively explore grooves and styles using Grid and Groove Quantize, which now works on MIDI and audio events in tandem
ease your CPU processing load by rendering tracks using Render mode use the Render and Commit option to work on Pro Tools 7.4 sessions with earlier versions of Pro Tools (replaces all Elastic Time-enabled regions with rendered audio files)
supports Windows Vista Ultimate or Business (32-bit versions)
includes Structure™ Free sample player with over 885 MB of high-quality instruments
accepts MIDI directly from ReWire applications for recording controller data to a Pro Tools MIDI or Instrument track
Unicode character support
label and edit text anywhere in Pro Tools in any language supported by Unicode, including Japanese, French, Greek, Russian and Hebrew


Full Features

General

supports a wide choice of M-Audio interfaces* including all Delta PCI and FireWire products, Fast Track USB, MobilePre USB and Transit

supports M-Audio’s ProjectMix I/O and Digidesign’s Command|8 control surfaces for hands-on mixing

industry-standard session compatibility with countless Pro Tools-equipped project and professional studios around the world

award-winning Pro Tools mixing environment

32-track audio recording**, editing, and mixing up to 24-bit/96kHz

real-time audio processing

import MIDI, REX, ACID, WAV, AIFF, AAC, MP3, and CD audio files

works on Windows XP, Windows Vista Ultimate or Business (32-bit versions) and Mac OS X systems (click here for the most current system requirements, compatibility information and online support)

unique Beat Detective LE automatic groove analysis and correction tool

supports QuickTime video including H.264

expandable via Music Production Toolkit**

co-exists with the same version of Pro Tools LE on the same system

Recording

powerful loop recording options

Elastic Time real-time tempo manipulation feature lets you change the tempo or timing of audio tracks on the fly

loop playback automatically updates to the selection without manually stopping and starting the transport

Loop Trim tool allows you to easily turn audio or MIDI regions into loops

Dynamic Transport mode allows playback to operate independently of the current selection

low-latency monitoring while recording

real-time MIDI processing enables control of MIDI quantization, note duration and velocity, transposition, and timing as you record

QuickPunch functionality

Advanced MIDI

256 tracks of powerful, intuitive MIDI sequencing

new Instrument Tracks combine MIDI and audio capabilities in a single channel strip, simplifying routing for virtual instruments and MIDI sound modules

sample-based MIDI tracks lock MIDI events to time code regardless of session tempo changes

Zoom Toggle switches quickly between two different user-defined settings in the Edit window

Mirrored MIDI editing mode allows adjustments made to one MIDI file to affect all existing copies of that region

additional MIDI features including:
enhanced Select/Split Notes window enables splitting a MIDI performance into multiple tracks by MIDI note, velocity, duration, or position Remove Duplicate Notes command allows users to quickly clean up recorded or merged MIDI tracks

Change Duration window offers legato, overlap correction, and transform sustain pedal features

Transpose window transposes all selected notes in octaves and semitones

Editing

fully non-destructive editing with world-class tools

add new tracks, reorder tracks, create, move, or copy inserts and sends, and adjust I/O routing on the fly without manually stopping and starting the transport

Time Shift DigiRack plug-in delivers superior time compression/expansion

Region Groups allow grouping of any combination of audio and MIDI regions, across any number of tracks

Region Looping offers an easy way to repeat one or more regions and Region Groups

Separate on Grid and Separate at Transient functions allow editing of multi-track audio regions simultaneously, based on a grid value or transients in an audio file

quantize audio regions according to a grid or groove template

"reverse" Strip Silence functionality allows for extracting louder portions of audio tracks

Mixing

host processing efficiency allows you to run many select RTAS effects and instrument plug-ins simultaneously

up to 32 internal mix busses and up to10 sends per track increases mixing flexibility and allows larger, more complex mixing architectures

copy or move send assignments across tracks via drag-and-drop

free Dynamics III DigiRack plug-in allows easy and powerful control of mix dynamics

EQ III includes a new filter band-pass solo mode, making it easy to isolate and remove unwanted signals or noise in an audio track

advanced automation features and editing including real-time display

Automate All command allows arming automation of all plug-in parameters at once

Effects and Virtual Instruments

wide range of compatible creative software options available from Digidesign and Digidesign Development Partners including: real-time RTAS effects plug-in processing; file-based AudioSuite effects plug-in processing

advanced virtual instrument integration including free Xpand! advanced synthesis instrument with over 1000 presets, up to four layers and two effects

includes Structure™ Free sample player with over 885 MB of high-quality samples

free new Dynamics III DigiRack plug-in allows easy and powerful control of mix dynamics

new EQ III includes a filter band-pass solo mode to easily isolate and remove unwanted signals or noise in an audio track

ships with over 30 more free RTAS and AudioSuite plug-ins, including EQ, dynamics, delays, reverb and more:

Bomb Factory: Essential Clip Remover, Essential Correlation, Essential Meter Bridge, Essential Noise Meter, Essential Tuner, BF76, Funk Logic Masterizer

DigiRack: Chorus, Click, DigiReWire, Dither, D-Verb, D-Verb-AS, Dynamics III, EQ III, Flanger, Invert-Duplicate, Mod Delay II, Multi-Tap Delay, Normalize-Gain Change, Ping-Pong Delay, Reverse-DC Removal, Signal Generator, Time Comp-Exp-Pitch Shift, Trim

easily communicates via ReWire with applications like Torq for further creative possibilities

Efficiency and Ease-of-Use

logical, streamlined menu navigation

right-click contextual menus offer fast access to commonly accessed parameters

Tool Tips provide "rollover" descriptions of interface objects

easy dragging and dropping of audio, MIDI, REX, and ACID files from the desktop to the timeline

drag multiple regions onto a single track simultaneously

quickly applying track-level commands globally across multiple tracks simultaneously

up to 99 Window Configurations (screen sets) to instantly recall custom view arrangements

customizable Zoom Toggle lets you define track view and height when zooming

continuously variable track height allows tracks to be instantly resized to any height

fast Region List searches including history

Duplicate Tracks dialog streamlines defining how many tracks, and which track parameters, to duplicate

built-in DigiBase file management tool organizes and auditions audio and MIDI files and loops according to attributes such as tempo; includes importing of Red Book audio CDs

up to 999 Markers/Memory Locations

accepts MIDI directly from ReWire applications for recording controller data to a Pro Tools MIDI or Instrument track

Unicode character support lets you label and edit text anywhere in Pro Tools in any language supported by Unicode (including Japanese, French, Greek, Russian and Hebrew)

* Pro Tools M-Powered software requires a supported M-Audio hardware interface to function.
** The Music Production Toolkit expands Pro Tools M-Powered to up to 48 tracks, and adds more effects and instruments, multi-track version Beat Detective and the Pro Tools MP3 Option.

Specifications

sampling rate: up to 96kHz
bit depth: 16 and 24
audio tracks: 32 simultaneous***
MIDI tracks: 256 simultaneous

Compatibility

ReWire
RTAS
AudioSuite

Minimum System Requirements (PC)

Digidesign-qualified M-Audio system
Digidesign-qualified computer running Windows XP, Windows Vista Ultimate or Business (32-bit versions) (including Core Duo-based Windows XP notebooks)*
* For the most current system requirements, compatibility information, and online support, visit www.digidesign.com/compato.

Minimum System Requirements (Mac)
Digidesign-qualified M-Audio system
Digidesign-qualified computer running Mac OS X (including Intel-based Mac Pro)*
* For the most current system requirements, compatibility information, and online support, visit www.digidesign.com/compato.