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  Pro Tools 64-bit Application

  

  I think this wish has been semi-mentioned inside other wishes, but I wanted it to stand out on its own. A full 64-bit build is a must-have in the near future. Everyone who has bought a Windows system in the past 2 years has now 64-bit hardware. The advent of Windows7 might push everyone there over to using a 64-bit OS. 32-bit OS's/apps will not be around for much longer. Having access to more memory is worth alone the ...more »

  

  I think this wish has been semi-mentioned inside other wishes, but I wanted it to stand out on its own. A full 64-bit build is a must-have in the near future. Everyone who has bought a Windows system in the past 2 years has now 64-bit hardware. The advent of Windows7 might push everyone there over to using a 64-bit OS. 32-bit OS's/apps will not be around for much longer. Having access to more memory is worth alone the price of admission. We will soon need a native 64-bit PT build.

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  Submitted by S M 3 years ago

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  Graphics GPU Accelerated

  

  I think this will be less taxing to the CPU if the majority of the graphics runs off the actual GPU. Example. A lot of the plug-ins have meters, or some graphics that moves around. The bigger the session get the more taxing it is on the CPU. This will also be helpful if you have a quicktime or wmv movie in the session. GPUs are now powerful enough to work as a second or third processor. Running video and graphics off ...more »

  

  I think this will be less taxing to the CPU if the majority of the graphics runs off the actual GPU. Example. A lot of the plug-ins have meters, or some graphics that moves around. The bigger the session get the more taxing it is on the CPU. This will also be helpful if you have a quicktime or wmv movie in the session. GPUs are now powerful enough to work as a second or third processor. Running video and graphics off the video card would make perfect sense.

  *UPDATE*

  This feature would be great to, and will go hand and hand with 64-bit because you can access more resources within the GPU (Like more than 1 or 2GB of RAM). This will also help leverage the work the CPU have to do, giving the operator more processes towards plug-ins and VIs, as well as smoother video playback on a singe system. You can also run a High resolution waveform as in this post http://protools.ideascale.com/a/dtd/Detailed-High-Res-Waveforms/12659-3779 Details.

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  Submitted by Markeyse Mundy 3 years ago

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  Avid Audio Next-Gen surfaces with EuCon

  

  I would like to see a new compact mixing control surface that will replace the Command 8 and the MC Control. Put the best of the Artist series controllers and the best of the Avid control surface together. 1. First would have to be full EuCon support. You should be able to expand to 32 faders (four units) with a transport unit like the MC Transport (or even better, include the function in a main surface, then have expandable ...more »

  

  I would like to see a new compact mixing control surface that will replace the Command 8 and the MC Control. Put the best of the Artist series controllers and the best of the Avid control surface together.

  1. First would have to be full EuCon support. You should be able to expand to 32 faders (four units) with a transport unit like the MC Transport (or even better, include the function in a main surface, then have expandable fader & knob units).

  2. Include a monitor section, complete with Monitor A & B out, Cue out, talkback mic with dimming of monitors.

  3. The ability to connect the units together to make one surface, like the ICON and the System 5-MC.

  4. Touchscreen on the Main unit like the MC Control.

  5. Scribble readout under the faders for track names.

  6. Compatible to be able to control Avid Pre Unit.

  7. Application button that lets you switch between audio applications (ex. Pro Tools, Reason, Logic etc) that works with the EuCon Program Aware feature.

  8. Application Launch (maybe on the touchscreen) when there is no DAW program open. (ex Launch Pro Tools when it is not running).

  9. As a bonus, when using the surface with the ICON or big surface, Allow the surface to have the ability to go in a "Custom Faders" mode, which will be useful for remote recording, so you can adjust the volumes that is going to the cue mix, etc.

  10. Integrate a network switch for connecting additional units.

  Would be also nice to release it at a nice price point, around $1000-1500. Extra fader units would be nice around the $300-600.

  *UPDATE* Created the Renders for all units as follows; Main unit, expansion faders, expansion knobs, and transport. This will give a great amount of flexibility for the new "Openness" of Pro Tools 9, while also giving complete control over DAWs like Pro Tools, Reason, Logic, and other DAWs.

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  Submitted by Markeyse Mundy 2 years ago

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  Transfer session to hard drive/Synchronize session option

  One feature that I can see being added to the Pro Tools universe is the ability to transfer session to hard drive. This will serve two purposes. One would be to back up the session. Another would be to transfer to an external hard drive, to take on the road on a mobile situation. That can go hand and hand also with "Synchronize Session". That would be able to have operators sync changes done to the session. This would ...more »

  One feature that I can see being added to the Pro Tools universe is the ability to transfer session to hard drive. This will serve two purposes. One would be to back up the session. Another would be to transfer to an external hard drive, to take on the road on a mobile situation.

  That can go hand and hand also with "Synchronize Session". That would be able to have operators sync changes done to the session. This would be especially good with Post Production, that have to maybe do some re-recording and overdubs, while the main studio works to arrange and mix to the feature. Music Producers can also work on a composition while the artist is recording. Then, when the hard drive or computer is linked with the other, there can be a button that takes the new edits from each session and merged them into one.

  It will also be good to select what can be added to the sessions (ex. certain tracks). This could be a minor update, but it will complement Pro Tools 9, and would make things slightly easier in this fast and furious business.

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  Submitted by Markeyse Mundy 2 years ago

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  Bring upcoming Eleven Rack amp models to plugin users

  There are many of us who use the Eleven plugin on a daily basis and adopted the plugin into our workflows long before the Eleven Rack came out. We've been waiting patiently on new amp models for our beloved plugin, but were incredibly disappointed to find out that the new amps will only be available for purchase to Rack users. I am proposing that the new update be brought to the plugin. I'm not asking for the Eleven ...more »

  There are many of us who use the Eleven plugin on a daily basis and adopted the plugin into our workflows long before the Eleven Rack came out. We've been waiting patiently on new amp models for our beloved plugin, but were incredibly disappointed to find out that the new amps will only be available for purchase to Rack users.

  I am proposing that the new update be brought to the plugin. I'm not asking for the Eleven FX, just the new models. I, as well as many other plugin-only users, would gladly pay the $99 upgrade fee that you are charging to rack users to get the new amps.

  Many of us have no intention of buying the Eleven Rack regardless of whether or not these amps are ever brought to the plugin. We don't want another interface and don't want to alter our hardware setups - we just want the update.

  Don't leave your early adopters and professional users out in the cold. Bring the new amps to the Eleven plugin!

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  Submitted by Community Member 2 years ago

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  Right Click MIDI Learn for All Plugins with Any MIDI Controllers

  Dear Avid Team, I'm writing this in the name of all Music Producers, Electronic Musicians, Sound Designers and rest of the Pro Tools users. Please allow us to use Pro Tools as we want to use and with this what we want. - If you advertise this program as not only for studio sound/post engineers but also for Music Producers/Electronic musicians.. Be fair and allow us to use midi controllers of our own choice. ...more »

  Dear Avid Team,

  I'm writing this in the name of all Music Producers, Electronic Musicians, Sound Designers and rest of the Pro Tools users.

  Please allow us to use Pro Tools as we want to use and with this what we want.

  - If you advertise this program as not only for studio sound/post engineers but also for

  Music Producers/Electronic musicians..

  Be fair and allow us to use midi controllers of our own choice.

  Make this software for us fully usable.

  All DAW's has function Right Click MIDI Learn

  for almost any knob, fader, switch, etc.

  Why people who choose your software have this unnecessary limitation ?

  - you should be on your users side not in opposition.

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  Submitted by Community Member 1 year ago

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  Surround compatibility in vanilla Pro Tools

  As someone who is beginning to work more in the Post world but can't yet access an HD system, I'd love to be able to work with surround in Pro Tools and not have to use Logic or fork out for CPTK.

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  Submitted by amk1 2 months ago

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  Allow enharmonic spelling of accidentals in score editor

  When writing or importing music, a composer sometimes writes with no key signature, but may have many accidentals that are written on a per measure basis. The way it is now, the score editor seems to randomly decide whether a note should be written as a sharp or a flat. Example: A# or Bb. If you use the Key signature feature of ProTools, it removes all the accidentals. One way to do this would be to use the key signature ...more »

  When writing or importing music, a composer sometimes writes with no key signature, but may have many accidentals that are written on a per measure basis. The way it is now, the score editor seems to randomly decide whether a note should be written as a sharp or a flat. Example: A# or Bb. If you use the Key signature feature of ProTools, it removes all the accidentals.

  One way to do this would be to use the key signature option, but have the option to "Leave accidentals in score and not have the sharps and flats at head of measure".

  Another way to do this would be to have an open key signature, and one would highlight note groups or select measures and then choose: "Write selected accidentals as sharp" or "Write selected accidentals as flat".

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  Submitted by johnclavin 3 years ago

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  Automation and fades lost during Object grabbing

  

  When object-grabbing a massive amount of edits to move them to a new set of tracks (for example, an entire reel of sound effects edits), volume automation and fades are lost/damaged in that random fades disappear, and random sections of automation are stair-stepped at unity gain. It occurs even when Shift-selecting over the selection multiple times to ensure everything is grabbed. The problem exists on Mac and PC, on ...more »

  

  When object-grabbing a massive amount of edits to move them to a new set of tracks (for example, an entire reel of sound effects edits), volume automation and fades are lost/damaged in that random fades disappear, and random sections of automation are stair-stepped at unity gain. It occurs even when Shift-selecting over the selection multiple times to ensure everything is grabbed. The problem exists on Mac and PC, on ProTools 8 and 9.

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  Submitted by spapagiannis 2 years ago

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  Edit with Digi 003 Factory

  Is it just me or does anyone else feel limited when it comes to editing with the 003 control surface (not the rack)? Its cool that you can use the jog/shuttle wheel with the modifiers to select parts of a region. But isn't basic command buttons like delete, copy, separate, and paste missing? ...maybe even "add new track" button (that would be cool). Then I wouldn't have to touch the keyboard or mouse at all (since thats ...more »

  Is it just me or does anyone else feel limited when it comes to editing with the 003 control surface (not the rack)? Its cool that you can use the jog/shuttle wheel with the modifiers to select parts of a region. But isn't basic command buttons like delete, copy, separate, and paste missing? ...maybe even "add new track" button (that would be cool). Then I wouldn't have to touch the keyboard or mouse at all (since thats the purpose for having a control surface).

  Since the UTILITY button does pretty much nothing of value (nothing at all in Pro Tools Mode), I think it should bring up those edit options on the LCD in order to execute "DELETE, COPY, SEPARATE, PASTE, and ADD TRACK".

  Thats really simple, i know its possible and shouldn't take long to implement in an update for the control surface

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  Submitted by Ron B 3 years ago

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  Enable Assignable Knob feature on Pro Tools

  In other DAW's like Logic, Artis Transport could have the Jog Wheel assigned to whatever fader, button, or parameter you click on. This feature is called Assignable Knob and it is a HUGE time saver for the Artis Transport User. It alone it worth the purchase, unfortunately this feature is not available in PT...

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  Submitted by orlando.drums 1 month ago

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  Fade to MIDI

  I want to be able to fade a midi track before I diced to convert it to an audio track. That way if I don't like how it sounds with the fade I could get ride of it.

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  Submitted by christophergarner 1 year ago

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  Better link between Pro Tools and Sibelius

  At the moment the only way to get Sibelius and Pro Tools to sync is via ReWire (bit of a hack), Could Avid produce a samaple locked way to link the two application so you can use tempo and meter changes and now have either program to wacky thing. It would be great and very useful to be able to see what you are trying to record.

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  Submitted by James Ivey 4 months ago

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  Confirmation of future support

  With so few updates to the Eleven rack in so long, can Avid confirm if the product is going to be supported and / or developed further as PT moves to v.11? I think it's about time we were told one way of another, especially those of us who are using the Eleven Rack at the centre of their recording set-ups.

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  Submitted by tominterrupted 15 hours ago

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  Implementing online collaboration for Pro Tools

  That should be a million dollar idea for Avid´s Pro Tools line. There are other softwares out that´s doing it right now, but with the entire world, and saving sessions online. But what if in Pro Tools, you could at least collaborate with a couple of friends on a project in the same way, over the internet, in real time, while saving on your hard-drive? (if that makes it more realistic to make). Or a separate "Launch Pro ...more »

  That should be a million dollar idea for Avid´s Pro Tools line.

  There are other softwares out that´s doing it right now, but with the entire world, and saving sessions online. But what if in Pro Tools, you could at least collaborate with a couple of friends on a project in the same way, over the internet, in real time, while saving on your hard-drive? (if that makes it more realistic to make). Or a separate "Launch Pro Tools in Online-Mode" at startup, and saving sessions online. Would be a great addition to the Pro Tools line, no?

  If you combine this feature with how strong the Avid brand is, and how many people that uses Pro Tools (and is used to it´s workflow), they should have no problem marketing this.

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  Submitted by fredrik_storoy 10 months ago

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  MIDI sounds

  There should be more sounds to choose from when using the MIDI keyboard on Pro Tools. There is quite a few but I think it would be awesome if there was more. I found maybe a couple that actually sounded like dubstep, not a whole lot of drum kit options to choose from. Synth leads/bass need to have more. Basically, there should be more EDM sounds to choose from.

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  Submitted by Toren Cole Ford-Jones 2 months ago

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  Pro Tools for Linux

  Please Release Pro Tools for Linux, So we can step away from windows with it's massive footprint or avoid having to spend a fortune on a mac.

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  Submitted by Community Member 2 years ago

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