Pro Tools Studio Perpetual License Upgrade

Please Note: This is an upgrade product for owners of Pro Tools Studio 9+ and includes 12 months of updates and support. The full version of Pro Tools Studio Perpetual License is also available. 

Every Great Session Starts With An Idea

Pro Tools makes music creation fast and fluid, providing a complete set of tools to create, record, edit, and mix audio. Get inspired and start making music with a massive collection of plugins, instruments, and sounds. Tackle your most ambitious visions with proven features that power you through the most demanding projects.

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Keep Pace With Any Creative Process

From idea to final mix, Pro Tools offers seamless end-to-end audio production that covers every stage of the creative process. Start with non-linear Sketches to play with loops, MIDI, and recordings, and then move to the timeline to refine your arrangements using world-class editing and mixing tools.

A Common Language Across Audio

Trusted by top professionals and aspiring artists alike, Pro Tools is used on almost every top music release, movie, and TV show. And because the Pro Tools session format is the industry’s universal language, you can take your project to any producer or studio around the world.

The DAW That Keeps On Giving

Beyond the comprehensive assortment of included plugins, instruments, and sounds, your Pro Tools subscription/license also delivers quarterly feature updates, new plugins, and sound content every month with Inner Circle* rewards and Sonic Drop to keep you inspired.

Get Inspired

Spark ideas with a massive music software collection of plugins, loops, and samples—plus, get a Sonic Drop of fresh new content each month. No matter what type of music you create, you’ll find tons of incredible sounds to explore and tweak.

Invite Ideas To Happen

Trigger samples and loops, record audio, and capture MIDI performances with the new Sketch window and iPad app to quickly work up ideas. Drag-and-drop clips and experiment with arrangements to create something you love.

Play Virtually Any Instrument

Have thousands of instrument sounds at your fingertips with GrooveCell, SynthCell, PlayCell, Boom, Mini Grand, Xpand, and more included. Even connect your favorite electronic instruments and music apps through Ableton Link.

Make Music With MIDI

Build up songs quickly and create more realistic-sounding tracks with easy-to-use MIDI tools—including new MIDI effect plugin support. Add loops that auto-conform to your session tempo. And freely create and experiment without stopping playback.

Record High-quality Audio

Seamless punch and loop recording. Automated playlist tracking. All in pristine 32-bit floating/192 kHz audio resolution. With Pro Tools, you can capture performances that sound like a hit record from the start.

Capture Inspired Performances

Ever have that moment where you play something amazing but didn’t hit record? With Retrospective MIDI Record, you can bring in those MIDI improvisations retroactively in your DAW to recoup that spontaneity.

Get Seamless Hardware Integration

Use any audio interface that meets your needs to record into Pro Tools. Or add an Avid audio interface or system and you can record through plugins with near-zero latency and get guaranteed performance.

Create The Perfect Take

Experience the easiest audio comping workflow for creating flawless performances quickly. You can even cycle through different playlist takes to hear what works best and create something truly inspired.

Edit Your Way

When it comes to manipulating tracks in Pro Tools, there’s no right or wrong way. Shape, fix, chop, cut, and tweak audio and MIDI the way you want in a creative DAW that gives you limitless flexibility and freedom to play.

Tweak Audio Timing And Pitch

Easily fix timing, beat match audio, and correct notes with Elastic Audio. Or with Melodyne now integrated directly into Pro Tools via ARA 2, you can quickly manipulate pitch and time in real time—without roundtripping audio.

Fine-tune MIDI Performances

Quantize notes. Adjust note durations. Transpose recordings. Add dynamics by varying note velocities. Rearrange parts with Folder Tracks. And add more humanistic soul using MIDI Real-Time Properties and effect plugins.

Turn Audio To MIDI And Vice-versa

Drag an audio sample to a MIDI track or convert an audio track to MIDI, and you can change the instrument, switch out samples, and edit notes. Or drag a MIDI clip to an audio track for more creative editing possibilities.

Shape Mixes With Powerful Plugins

Get the classic sounds of legendary analog gear—from compressors and EQs to unique effects—with over 120 plugins to fine-tune tracks. Plus, get a monthly Sonic Drop of new content and $3,000+ of additional plugins, sounds, and more with the Inner Circle.

Mix Dolby Atmos® Music

Give your fans a whole new way to experience your music. Get the capabilities to mix surround and immersive sound—including the new integrated Dolby Atmos Renderer—with Pro Tools Studio and Ultimate. See what you can do >

Get Unmatched Mixing Automation

Pro Tools offers the most advanced and accurate automation of any DAW. Automate anything—from track volumes and panning to plugin settings and sends—to achieve your best mixes possible.

Take Hands-on Control Of Your Mix

Only Avid control surfaces—from the free Avid Control app to the modular S6—provide the unparalleled DAW integration needed to access tracks, plugins, sends, and more from the surface, speeding up editing and mixing.

Audio Post Production

Record, edit, mix, and deliver sound for film, TV, video games, and more with the proven audio production tools professionals have long relied on to do their best work. From ADR and Foley to sound design and integrated Dolby® Atmos workflows, Pro Tools provides the power and precision you need to create and deliver exceptional work with confidence and ease.

See What’s New In Pro Tools

The Pro Tools 2024.3 is now available and updates the new internal Pro Tools Atmos renderer to support custom live re-renders from binaural up to 9.1.6. From monitoring mixes using Apple Spatial Audio plugins to printing delay compensated stems directly into the session, you can now independently monitor different configurations, apply limiting, easily QC stems after punching, and quickly export the stems as files all within Pro Tools. The release also delivers MIDI effect plugin support, detachable Melodyne and Clip Effects tabs, and more.

Replace Or Add Dialogue

Create flawless ADR and voiceover performances by loop recording your talent in sync with the picture, then comping together the best takes. For ultimate sound quality and sync, add an Avid audio interface or system.

Capture Foley Performances

Use blank clips to cue a Foley session quickly and record high-quality sound effects—such as footsteps, rain, punches, and dish rattling—in sync with the movement onscreen to re-produce the sounds of everyday life.

Create Realistic Atmospheres

Design and build up rich sonic elements and ambience that bring life to moving pictures. With up to 2,046 voices/audio tracks and 64 video tracks at your disposal, you can create immersive, unforgettable soundscapes.

Edit And Position Sound

Work with HD, 4K, and other high-res media directly, enabling you to place and edit sound to picture with great precision and accuracy. From trimming clips and leveraging Clip Effects to positioning elements in 3D audio.

Design Unique Sounds And Effects

Create and manipulate sounds for every visual element in a scene—from revving engines to an alien invasion—with over 120 plugins, a huge sound library, Sonic Drop, Melodyne essential, and Elastic Audio to help you sculpt your sonic vision.

Streamline The Editorial Workflow

With clip gain, track automation, markers, and track effects compatibility between Pro Tools and Media Composer, you can pick up where the video editor left off to conform sequences. Or sync a session directly with a sequence.

Mix The Largest Sessions With Ease

Get the most advanced automation in the industry to turn around complex productions faster. Handle hundreds of thousands of clips with Folder Tracks. And save tons of time with macros using SoundFlow or create your own with the Scripting SDK.

Immerse Your Audience In Sound

Experience the easiest and most efficient Dolby Atmos, MPEG-H, and Ambisonics workflows with tightly integrated mixing and monitoring solutions, including the new internal Pro Tools Dolby Atmos renderer and MPEG-H plugin.

Take Control Of Every Element

Dramatically boost your mixing efficiency and precision with an Avid control surface, which provides unparalleled DAW integration, plus joystick and PEC/Direct options for S4 and S6 to speed up mixing and re-recording tasks.

Deliver with confidence

Pro Tools provides all the technology and workflows you need to meet the technical and delivery specifications required for theatrical release, broadcast, Netflix, streaming, gaming, and other video productions.

What Are The Differences Between Versions?

Key Features

System Requirements

Mac

• macOS Monterey 12.7.x – macOS Sonoma 14.3.1
• Pro Tools may function on earlier versions of macOS, but they are untested. A known issue exists on macOS Mojave with Pro Tools 2023.9 and later
• M2, M1 or Intel Dual Core i5 or faster
• 8GB RAM
• Internet connection (needed for installation, activation)
• 15GB of free space for installation
• iLok account

PC

• Windows 10 (22H2), Windows 11 (23H2)
• 64-bit Intel Core Processor (i3 2GHz or faster recommended)
• 8GB RAM
• Internet connection (needed for installation, activation)
• 15GB of free space for installation
• iLok account