How could Avid possibly entice new users to the “industry standard” when it was such a sandboxed, limited version? When Pro Tools First was released, I may have scrunched my nose up at the relative limitations and lack of functionality it offered. Having used Pro Tools for two decades now, from the first LE incarnations through to this latest Ultimate release, I have to say I’m keenly eyeing Pro Tools Artist. Pro Tools Artist - Very Different From Pro Tools First I’m incredibly lucky to have built up a collection of fantastic reading players and singers who I can trust to deliver the goods without me watching or directing them through a control room window. Sessions are not shared or run remotely I simply provide each session musician with the score part and a basic mix for them to record against. Live instruments and vocals tend to be recorded remotely at the relevant performer’s own setup and emailed over. The iterations and licences of the newly released Pro Tools 2022.4 are causing many a healthy argument online (as to be expected) over who needs what, and who gets what as an existing customer whether perpetual owner or subscriber. Over to Mark… Why Pro Tools Artist Might Be All I Need However in a recent exchange with regular contributor Mark M Thompson, very much a serious pro musician - check out his test drive of AmpliTube 5 MAX to hear his playing, he shared his thoughts that for his needs Artist might well be all he needs. It would be understandable to think that ‘serious’ musicians should be using Studio. The focus of the entry level Artist product is targeting what Avid describe as ‘Next-Gen’ producers and artists. For pretty much every music user who doesn’t use HDX they no longer need Ultimate/Flex. It was designed to be a ‘walled garden’ product which had significant limitations compared to ‘proper’ Pro Tools and for many people it was just too limited to be useful.Ī lot of attention has been given to the new features Pro Tools Studio has received. Before it was discontinued Pro Tools First was a free version, designed to be that first step into Pro Tools. Avid have done a lot of work with the release of 2022.4 to address the perceived lack of appeal the Pro Tools family of titles had for new and emerging artists.
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