As far as my knowledge is concerned, Avid Pro Tools 9 Student can now be used with Avid audio interfaces, a third-party Core Audio or ASIO compatible interface. It can even be used as a standalone application without an interface. Besides, this software is also rationalized with simultaneous audio tracks up to 96, 128 instrumental tracks, 512 MIDI tracks, 256 internal busses and 160 aux tracks to provide assistance while developing larger, more complex projects.New tools such as Automatic Delay Compensation, multitrack beat detective, full import session data dialog, DigiBase Pro and other separately priced add-ons are now standard. OMF/AAF/MXF file interchange support has been built in to allow exchange with projects created in other audio and video software with Pro Tools and vice-versa. Along with CI24 or ICON in the HD version and Pro Tools with the complete production toolkit 2, Avid Artist Series and Pro Series Consoles and controllers can now be used due to added EUCON integration.The latest standard post production capabilities include the Time Code Ruler, OMF/AAF/MXF interchange and variable stereo pan depths. Complete production toolkit 2 option when added to Avid Pro Tools 9 Student expands options further when editing and mixing larger music and post-production projects, while preserving session information. Fortunately, this option can improve session interchange with Pro Tools. HD users, regardless of the Pro Tools platform sessions were created on, including surround sound projects. The toolkit can supply the capacity to edit together dialog bits, sound elements, effects, music and video for a film or video project by expanding track counts up to 192 simultaneous audio playback tracks or voices, 512 total audio tracks, 128 instruments tracks, and 64 video tracks.
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