Optional Digidesign Software — Pro Tools|24 & MIX Systems
With Pro Tools 5.3.1 for Windows XP & 2000
- Access Virus v1.2.1 — Requires a MIX Core or MIX Farm card. *
- Access Virus Indigo v2.0 — Requires a MIX Core or MIX Farm card. *
- Aphex Aural Exciter v2.0 *
- Aphex Big Bottom Pro v2.0 *
- Bruno/Reso v1.3.1 *
- D-Fi v1.6.1 *
- D-fx v1.4.1
- DigiTranslator 2.0 [ additional information ] *
- DINR v3.5 — HUM Removal-TDM is not supported on MIX Core and MIX Farm cards. *
- Dolby Surround Tools v3.0 [ update information & download demo ] *
- DPP-1 v1.8.3
- DrawmerDynamics v2.1.1 *
- Focusrite d2 v1.7.3 *
- Focusrite d3 v1.7.3 *
- Line 6 Amp Farm v2.0.1 [ download update ] *
- Line 6 Echo Farm v2.0.1 [ download update ] — Requires a MIX Core or MIX Farm card. *
- MachineControl v1.0.2 [ download update ] *
- Maxim v1.4.3 *
- MP3 Option v1.2.1 — download-only,
available from the DigiStore
[ additional information & update ] - Reverb One v1.2.1 — Requires a MIX Core or MIX Farm card. *
- SoundReplacer v1.3.4 *
- SurroundScope v1.1.1 *
* New purchases of this software include an iLok License Card. iLok USB Hardware Key sold separately, available from your Authorized Digidesign Dealer or the DigiStore
For updates, see the Support/Downloads section under this listing:
Windows XP Updates
For a list of plug-ins from Digidesign & Digidesign Development Partners, see the MIX Plug-In Finder in the Products section of the website.
DigiRack Plug-Ins
The following DigiRack Plug-Ins are included with Pro Tools 5.3.1 for Windows XP & 2000:
- D-Verb
- D-Verb A/S
- Dither
- Dynamics II
- EQ II
- Invert/Duplicate
- Mod Delay
- Mod Delay II
- Normalize/Gain Change
- Reverse/DC Removal
- Signal Generator
- Stereo Mixer
- Stereo Dithered Mixer
- Surround Mixer (requires MIX system)
- Surround Dithered Mixer (requires MIX system)
- Time Comp-Exp/Pitch Shift
- Trim
- TimeAdjuster
Pro Tools|24 & MIX systems using Pro Tools 5.1.1 for Windows 2000 can download D-Verb 1.8.1
Plug-In Formats
Pro Tools TDM software supports the following Plug-In formats:
TDM
Digidesign's Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) technology is the foundation of the Pro Tools professional mixing environment, providing 24-bit mixing and real-time digital signal processing (DSP) capabilities. TDM Plug-Ins use the dedicated hardware of TDM systems, which offer easy expandability — you can add TDM plug-ins up to the DSP capacity of your system, no matter how many edits or how much automation you have in a session. If you need more DSP, simply add another DSP Farm or MIX Farm card.
HTDM
Host Time Division Multiplexing (HTDM) Plug-Ins represent a hybrid of TDM and RTAS technologies. HTDM Plug-Ins provide all the logistical functionality of standard TDM Plug-Ins, but, like RTAS Plug-Ins, they allow for all the processing to be done on the host. In so doing, HTDM Plug-Ins offer two primary benefits: The resources of the Pro Tools Core and/or Farm DSP chips remain available for other tasks; and, despite running on the host, HTDM Plug-Ins can be instantiated on any track, a characteristic previously confined to TDM Plug-Ins only. HTDM Plug-Ins will only work with the following systems:
- Pro Tools|HD systems for Macintosh or Windows XP
- Pro Tools MIX systems with Pro Tools 5.1.1 for Macintosh or higher
- Pro Tools MIX systems for Windows XP and Windows 2000 with Pro Tools 5.3.1 or higher
For more information, see the HTDM Q & A
Real-Time AudioSuite (RTAS)
Real-Time AudioSuite Plug-Ins are host-based processors, using the computer's processing power to do their job. Functionally, RTAS Plug-Ins offer many of the real-time benefits of TDM Plug-Ins. They are fully automatable, their parameters can change in real time, and their effects are not permanently written to the audio file. Since they are host-based, RTAS Plug-Ins require trade-offs between track and plug-in count, edit density and amount of mix automation in a session.
AudioSuite
AudioSuite Plug-Ins provide file-based processing, meaning they process or alter the sound file and create a new file with the processed sound. The resulting effect is applied to the entire file. AudioSuite Plug-Ins are great for conserving DSP power and certain types of processing where there is no real-time benefit or application, such as normalization and noise reduction.