Pro Tools version 11 has been released (to the media, actual product to appear later). As usual the company (and Pro Tools loyalists) are touting it as a 'breakthrough". In Avid's own words "“Pro Tools 11 represents a quantum leap in creative power”.
As has become the pattern, it is expensive ($299USD or $599USD for HD to upgrade from version 10 to 11), but does have several worthwhile additions (eg offline bounce, 64 bit, softsynth freeze), however these are all things that rival software has had for ages. There is a choice of metering, so that's a nice addition. Seriously eroding any of these improvements is the fact that HD hardware will not be supported (eg Control 24), and in the case of the 192 I/O, 96 I/O, MIDI I/O etc will not work at all. The comments on this Pro Tools Expert article express the feeling.
As has become the pattern, it is expensive ($299USD or $599USD for HD to upgrade from version 10 to 11), but does have several worthwhile additions (eg offline bounce, 64 bit, softsynth freeze), however these are all things that rival software has had for ages. There is a choice of metering, so that's a nice addition. Seriously eroding any of these improvements is the fact that HD hardware will not be supported (eg Control 24), and in the case of the 192 I/O, 96 I/O, MIDI I/O etc will not work at all. The comments on this Pro Tools Expert article express the feeling.
