Pro Tools System Requirements
System Requirements and Compatibility for Pro Tools & Pro Tools | Ultimate
Minimum System Requirements:
Mac:
- Intel® Mac with macOS 10.13.6, 10.14.6 or 10.15.3 (please find version specific qualifications in the macOS Compatibility Grid below; confirm that your other software is compatible with macOS Catalina before upgrading–see this article for more information)
- Pro Tools – Intel® Core i5 processor
- Pro Tools | Ultimate – Intel® Core i5 (specific models only) or Intel® Core i7 processor
- 16GB RAM (32GB or more recommended)
- Internet connection for installation
- 15GB disk space for installation
- PCIe slot for HDX or HD Native card (incl. one power connection on motherboard), Thunderbolt port for supported PCIe-chassis or HD Native Thunderbolt
- USB port, FireWire port or Thunderbolt port for CoreAudio-supported audio device
- Pro Tools | Ultimate requires a Pro Tools DigiLink I/O license to access HD hardware. For more information see this article
Windows:
- Intel® PC Windows 10 Home, Pro, and Enterprise 64-bit Editions (please find version specific qualifications in the Windows OS Compatibility Grid below)
- Windows 10 for Workstations supported on Intel® Xeon processor-equipped machines
- Pro Tools – Intel® Core i5 processor
- Pro Tools | Ultimate – Intel® Core i9 or Intel® Xeon processor
- 16GB RAM (32GB or more recommended)
- Internet connection for installation
- 15GB disk space for installation
- PCIe slot for HDX or HD Native card (incl. one power connection on motherboard)
- USB-port, FireWire-port for ASIO-supported audio device
- Compatible NVIDIA graphics card (see machine-specific Slot Order & Configuration pages linked below for tested NVIDIA card models)
- Pro Tools | Ultimate requires a Pro Tools DigiLink I/O license to access HD hardware. For more information see this article
Additional Requirements
- Copy Protection: iLok 2, iLok 3, or iLok Cloud (Note: Original iLok 1 not supported)
- Audio Drive Requirements: One or more hard disk drives dedicated for audio record and playback.
- Audio drives should be formatted HFS+ Journaled for Mac or NTFS for Windows
- When daisy-chaining a Thunderbolt drive and expansion chassis, the drive should be placed at the end of the chain
- Graphics Card: Dedicated graphics card highly recommended for desktop workstations. See computer listing above for specific recommendations.
- Audio File Type & Session Support:
- Supported: BWF, AIFF, MXF
- Not Supported: SD2 audio files and Pro Tools 4.x sessions and lower
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Features |
Pro Tools |
Pro Tools | Ultimate |
| Simultaneous voices/tracks
(@ 48 kHz/96 kHz/192 kHz) Learn about voices |
128/64/32 |
Base software 384/192/96 |
| Maximum inputs
(hardware dependent) |
32 |
192 More information |
| MIDI tracks |
1024 |
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| Instrument tracks |
512 |
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| Auxiliary tracks |
128 |
512 |
| Video tracks |
1 |
64 |
| Included plugins |
115* |
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| Included sounds |
5.4 GB |
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| Maximum sample rate supported (hardware dependent) |
32-bit, 192 kHz |
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| Busses | ||
| Video tracks |
1 |
64 |
| Avid Video Engine |
+ |
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| 4K/UHD support—NEW!
Learn more |
+ |
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| Advanced video editing |
+ |
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| Cloud collaboration |
+ |
+ |
| Cloud storage | ||
| Number of cloud projects |
Unlimited |
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| Selective project sync |
+ |
+ |
| Automatic plugin delay compensation |
+ |
+ |
| Nondestructive editing |
+ |
+ |
| Elastic audio |
+ |
+ |
| Soundbase |
+ |
+ |
| Retrospective MIDI recording |
+ |
+ |
| Track Presets |
+ |
+ |
| QuickPunch |
+ |
+ |
| Time signature changes |
+ |
+ |
| MIDI Editor |
+ |
+ |
| Sibelius Score Editor |
+ |
+ |
| Loop record track comping |
+ |
+ |
| Beat detective |
+ |
+ |
| Input monitoring |
+ |
+ |
| In-the-box dubbing |
+ (Requires HDX) |
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| TrackPunch / DestructivePunch |
+ |
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| Advanced audio editing |
+ |
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| Field recorder workflows |
+ |
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| Workspace |
+ |
+ |
| ReWire |
+ |
+ |
| Folder Tracks—NEW! | ||
| Revision history |
+ |
+ |
| AAF/OMF/MXF file interchange |
+ |
+ |
| Batch renaming |
+ |
+ |
| Full import session data |
+ |
+ |
| Extended RAM/Disk Cache |
+ |
+ |
| Satellite Link |
+ |
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| Supported plugin formats | ||
| Automate volume, pans, sends, solo, mute, plugin parameters, and more |
+ |
+ |
| Offline bounce |
+ |
+ |
| Track Freeze, Commit, and Bounce |
+ |
+ |
| Clip FX |
Playback only |
+ |
| Clip Gain |
+ |
+ |
| Variable stereo pan depths |
+ |
+ |
| Advanced metering with gain reduction |
+ |
+ |
| Timecode ruler |
+ |
+ |
| VCA mixing |
+ |
+ |
| Solo bus AFL/PFL |
+ |
+ |
| AAX DSP support |
+ |
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| Surround mixing |
+ |
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| Dolby Atmos mixing |
+ |
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| Ambisonics VR mixing |
+ |
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| Advanced automation |
+ |
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| Single file multi-stem bounce—NEW!
Learn more |
+ |
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| Netflix Post Technology Alliance participant—NEW!
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+ |
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| PRO TOOLS | HD SYSTEMS | ||
| Pro Tools | HDX |
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| Pro Tools | HD Native |
+ |
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| Pro Tools | MTRX |
+ |
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| Pro Tools | HD I/O |
+ |
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| Pro Tools | HD OMNI |
+ |
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| Pro Tools | HD MADI |
+ |
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| Pro Tools | SYNC HD |
+ |
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| THIRD-PARTY HARDWARE | ||
| Core Audio compatible interfaces |
+ |
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| ASIO compatible interfaces |
+ |
+ |
| AVID CONTROL SURFACES | ||
| Avid Control (iPad app) |
+ |
+ |
| Artist Mix |
+ |
+ |
| Avid Dock |
+ |
+ |
| Avid S3 |
+ |
+ |
| Avid S6 |
+ |
+ |
| THIRD-PARTY CONTROL SURFACES | ||
| HUI-compatible control surfaces |
+ |
+ |
| AVID A/V INTERFACES | ||
| Avid Artist | DNxIQ |
+ |
+ |
| Avid Artist | DNxIV |
+ |
+ |
| Avid Artist | DNxIO |
+ |
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| AVID STORAGE | ||
| Avid NEXIS | PRO |
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| Avid NEXIS |
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