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Avid HD Native Thunderbolt

ProTools|HD Native is a generation of Pro Tools|HD systems that enables you to compose, record, edit, and mix music and/or sound for picture with gre...Click To Read More About This Product

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ProTools|HD Native is a generation of Pro Tools|HD systems that enables you to compose, record, edit, and mix music and/or sound for picture with great speed and ease. Consisting of an HD Native Thunderbolt interface or PCIe core card, Pro Tools|HD Native harnesses the power of your Mac or PC to deliver pristine sound, incredible performance, and the lowest latency of any host-based DAW.

Experience high performance and reliability
Whether you're tracking multiple inputs or mixing hundreds of tracks, Pro Tools|HD Native tightly integrates with your computer' CPU to keep up with your project' highest demands”without compromise. Choose the HD Native card if you have a PCIe-equipped Mac or PC, or the HD Native Thunderbolt interface, which features a powerful audiophile-grade headphone output for easy monitoring, for Thunderbolt-equipped desktop and laptop computers.

Capture and playback with the highest quality conversion
Get pristine audio fidelity and clarity when you record and playback through a Pro Tools HD Series interface. These critically-acclaimed interfaces offer state-of-the-art A/D and D/A conversion, premium analog circuitry, high-quality/low-noise I/O, and meticulous designs to capture and reproduce the full, natural sound of your original source, so you hear all of the character and nuances that make it unique.

Get higher resolution sound and mix with more headroom
With Pro Tools|HD Native, you can create great sounding, studio-quality productions at up to 32-bit, 192 kHz audio resolution. And with 64-bit floating-point processing, you gain more headroom for your mix, enabling you to flex your creativity and maintain audio clarity without fear of overloading the mix bus. So go ahead and pile on the plug-ins to get the sound you really want.

Hear what you've been missing without distracting latency
What happens when you combine best-in-class audio conversion with a high-speed Thunderbolt or PCIe throughput? You get a high-performance system that can handle whatever you throw at it, and the lowest possible latency for your sessions. That means you can monitor your performance in sync with the playback for easier, worry-free recording.

Expand your capabilities
With Pro Tools|HD Native, you gain the flexibility to customize your system for your needs now and in the future. Mix and match HD Series interfaces to work with up to 64 channels of I/O. Add sync capabilities for working with video. Take hands-on control of your mix with an Avid Pro Mixing console or control surface. And expand your sonic palette with a wide range of AAX* and RTAS/AudioSuite plug-ins, virtual instruments, and software options available from Avid and other third-party audio developers.

FEATURES
  • Harness the power of your desktop or laptop computer with your choice of Thunderbolt interface or PCIe card
  • Attain the lowest latency and highest performance of any native digital audio workstation
  • Capture and play back audio with pristine clarity using a Pro Tools HD Series interface
  • Work with industry-standard Pro Tools HD software in a lower-cost solution for projects that don™t require the DSP acceleration of Pro Tools|HDX
  • Create bigger sessions with up to 256 audio tracks and up to 64 channels of I/O
  • Get the ideal tracking experience and set-and-forget direct monitoring with an integrated low-latency monitor mode
  • Boost your capabilities with advanced automation, surround mixing, input monitoring, AFL/PFL solo, destructive punch, and other professional features
  • Conveniently monitor every detail with the audiophile-grade headphone out, which provides enough gain to drive high impedance headphones (Thunderbolt interface only)
  • Get better-sounding mixes with AAX Native and RTAS plug-ins, plus Automatic Delay Compensation on hardware and software inserts
  • Share sessions with Pro Tools|HDX and Pro Tools|HD users without any loss of data
  • Synchronize to timecode and video reference, with frame-edge accuracy, when using SYNC HD (sold separately)
  • Take hands-on control over your mixes using Artist Series or Avid Pro Mixing consoles and control surfaces
  • Get total flexibility”work with Mac or Windows, Pro Tools HD or third-party software, and more

Order the HD Native Thunderbolt, and start recording and mixing high-end projects today.

SPECIFICATIONS
System Requirements
  • Mac OS X
  • Thunderbolt- or PCIe-equipped computer: Avid-qualified Apple computer
  • System software: (32 or 64-bit) Mac OS X Lion
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.33 GHz processor or faster
  • Memory: 8 GB or more recommended
  • Graphics card: NVIDIA Quadro FX family (recommended; FX 560 or higher)
  • Internal hard drive: Minimum 80 GB 7200 rpm hard disk
  • USB port for iLok authorization
  • Windows
  • PCIe-equipped computer: Avid-qualified Windows-based computer
  • System software: Windows 7 Professional SP1 (64-bit)
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.33 GHz processor or faster
  • Memory: 8 GB or more recommended
  • Graphics card: NVIDIA Quadro FX family (recommended; FX 560 or higher)
  • Internal hard drive: Minimum 80 GB 7200 rpm hard disk
  • USB port for iLok authorization

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