SPECIAL MIDI STORE BUNDLE - The M-Audio Firewire 18/14 & Pro Tools 7.4
The
FireWire 18/14 is an 18-in, 14-out audio interface complete with ADAT
Lightpipe for multi-channel communication with other digital devices.
It features 8 x 4 analog I/O at up to 24-bit/96kHz, and boasts 192kHz
on the first two inputs and all four outputs. Channels 1 and 2 also
include high-quality microphone/instrument preamps. S/PDIF optical
digital I/O provides 2-channel PCM, as well as pass-through of
surround-encoded AC-3 and DTS material.
Flexible
internal mixing allows input and output routing, including an aux bus
for effects send or monitor mix. A front-panel momentary switch allows
DJ-style headphone auditioning between two assignable sources. Other
features include two headphone amplifiers, assignable level controller,
S/PDIF coaxial/optical digital I/O, 1 x 1 MIDI I/O, and BNC word clock
connectors for synchronization to other digital devices.
Features:
- 8 x 4 analog I/O (up to 192kHz on all outs)
- 8 x 8 ADAT Lightpipe I/O plus word clock
- 2 analog inputs have mic/inst preamps and 192kHz sample rate
- coax/optical S/PDIF with PCM, AC-3 and DTS
- 1 x 1 MIDI I/O
- two individually assignable headphone outputs
- digital S/PDIF (coaxial) I/O w/ 2-channel PCM
- digital out also supports pass-through of AC-3/DTS surround-encoded content
- flexible software-controlled mixing of hardware and software I/O
- includes Ableton Live Lite 4 music production software, so you can make music right away
PC Requirements:
Pentium 3 -800MHz or higher (may be higher for laptops),
256MB RAM DirectX 9.0b or higher, Windows XP (SP1) Windows 2000 (SP4)
or higher, (Windows 98, 98SE, Me or NT not supported)
MAC Requirements:
G3** 800MHz or G4 733MHz or higher (may be higher for laptops), OS
9.2.2 or greater w/ 256MB RAM OS 10.2.8 w/ 256BM RAM OS 10.3 or greater
w/ 512MB RAM, ** G3/G4 accelerator cards not supported native FireWire
ports required.
Pro Tools M-Powered Version 7.4
Stretch Your Sound with Elastic Time
Pro Tools M-Powered™ 7.4 software features Elastic Time, a powerful
real-time tempo manipulation feature that makes it easy to change tempo
or time on the fly. For musicians, composers and music producers,
Elastic Time makes loop-based music creation faster and more
imaginative than ever, giving you the freedom to explore different
tempos and experiment with loops and audio files that sync with your
current session throughout the entire writing process.
For
post-production editors and engineers, Elastic Time makes it easy to
stretch or squeeze audio tracks to fit video time frames, using
high-quality algorithms that make your time manipulation virtually
undetectable.
More Flexibility with More Supported Systems
Pro Tools M-Powered 7.4 software supports more systems than ever,
making it a truly flexible solution to match your audio needs. If
you’re thinking of upgrading to Windows Vista Ultimate or Business, Pro
Tools M-Powered 7.4 software provides new support for both Microsoft
platforms (32-bit only) in addition to its current Windows XP and Mac
OS X 10.4.9 support. Pro Tools M-Powered 7.4 also provides support for
a wide variety of M-Audio® hardware peripherals, giving you the
flexibility to build and tailor a system for your changing needs.
More Great Features
Pro Tools M-Powered 7.4 software brings you a variety of other
features, improvements and enhancements. Pro Tools 7.4 software now
comes with Structure™ Free,
Digidesign’s powerful sample player, which allows you to easily add a
wide range of sounds to your sessions (it comes with over 885 MB of
high-quality samples). If you use ReWire applications (such as Reason),
Pro Tools 7.4 software accepts MIDI controller data directly from
ReWire applications for recording to a Pro Tools MIDI or Instrument
track. Pro Tools 7.4 software also supports Unicode characters
throughout the application. That means you can label and edit text
anywhere in Pro Tools in any language supported by Unicode, such as
Japanese, French, Greek, Russian, and Hebrew.
New Loop Features
Pro Tools M-Powered 7.3 delivers even more of what made Pro Tools the
industry-standard DAW. This robust upgrade gives you exciting new music
creation tools; more editing, mixing and automation features; powerful
customization and grouping options; and improved video functionality
and post production workflows.
It also supports the latest M-Audio hardware, bringing your options in
compatible interfaces to two dozen. Whether you’re composing music or
mixing audio for post production, Pro Tools M-Powered 7.3 is an
essential upgrade packed with a wide range of new features and
enhancements that let you work faster, smarter and more creatively.
Pro
Tools M-Powered 7.3 software puts the industry standard in audio/MIDI
production on the fast track, letting you enter the exciting 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. Pro Tools M-Powered 7.3 is
the serious music production choice for power, compatibility, options
and ease of use - without spending serious money.
Features:
- supports
a wide choice of M-Audio interfaces including all Delta PCI and
FireWire products, Black Box, Ozone, Fast Track USB, MobilePre USB and
Transit*
- work anywhere, anytime-seamless workflow between studio, stage, home and the road
- award-winning Pro Tools mixing environment
- industry-standard session compatibility with countless Pro Tools-equipped project and professional studios around the world
- 32-track audio recording, editing, and mixing up to 24-bit/96kHz
- fully non-destructive editing with world-class tools
- powerful, intuitive MIDI sequencing
- real-time audio and MIDI processing
- advanced automation features
- import MIDI, REX, ACID, WAV, AIFF, AAC, MP3, and CD audio files
- built-in DigiBase file management tool
- QuickPunch functionality
- powerful loop recording options
- low-latency monitoring while recording
- RTAS real-time effects processing
- advanced virtual instrument integration
- easily accepts ReWire output stream directly from applications like Ableton Live for further mixing and processing
- unique Beat Detective LE automatic groove analysis and correction tool
- supports M-Audio's ProjectMix I/O and Digidesign's Command|8 control surfaces for hands-on mixing
- wide-range
of compatible creative software options (Audiosuite and RTAS plug-ins,
ReWire-compatible applications) available from Digidesign and
Digidesign Development Partners
- works on Windows XP and Mac OS X systems
- ships with over 30 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 II, EQ II, 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
System Requirements
PC
- Digidesign-qualified M-Audio system
- Digidesign-qualified computer running Windows XP**
MAC
- Digidesign-qualified M-Audio system
- Digidesign-qualified computer running Mac OS X**
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For the most current system requirements, compatibility information, and online support, visit www.digidesign.com/compato.