Tag archives for Digidesign
Avid at NAMM
I always try to report from the Avid/Digidesign booth at when I cover trade shows that I attend but this year I don’t have much to say. I’ve already told you about the updated instruments, aside from that there wasn’t much new from Avid at NAMM. Their booth was pretty much just benches set up [...]
Avid introduces Pro Tools Instrument Expansion Pack
Avid’s only news at this years NAMM was updates, some were minor, some were bigger, all were welcome and all were AIR.
Trade up to Venue
Avid wants you to trade in your analog or digital live sound console towards a Venue system. The original retail price must be €3,380 or higher, you can save up to 20% off the retail price. I guess you could pick up one of the many old used-to-be-more-expensive-than-anything-but-is-now-barely-worth-a-buck-digital-console if you don’t already have one. Offer [...]
Eleven Rack update for all Pro Tools 8.0.3 systems
Avid has released an update for Eleven Rack but it’s in fact recommended for all systems regardless if you use Eleven Rack or not. The reason is to provide session compatibility with other users that may have an Eleven Rack. From Avid/Digidesign: What’s Fixed in This Update? Runtime error, access violation, crash, and possible session [...]
Pro Tools applications and help tools
In this post I’ve listed all the standalone applications I could think of that in some way aids Pro Tools or Pro Tools users. Some of them do very simple and specific things, tools that are just handy to keep around, others are large multi-purpose applications intended for the big production studios.
Technical alerts from Avid – issues with Eleven Rack and Bluetooth on iMac quad models
If you’re running a quad iMac (i5) the following technical alert from Avid/Digidesign might be of interest to you: These machines have not been qualified by Avid yet, but we wanted to let you know of this issue as it came up. Disabling Bluetooth should resolve SWODs, hangs, crashes and other odd behavior when using [...]
Venue D-Show 2.8.1 software now available
Venue D-Show 2.8.1 software upgrade is now available for $149. News includes, among other things, VCA and Group Spill.
Pro Tools 8.0.3 installers for Mac systems are here
As ericdano said in his comment, Avid has posted 8.0.3 updates for Mac OS X HD, LE and M-Powered. Mac OS X Essential and Windows versions will be coming soon.
Loud and Avid announce licensing agreement
Earlier this year Mackie showed the world that they had cracked the Digi code and that Pro Tools M-Powered could be run without Avid interfaces but with a Mackie one instead. Now it’s official, Loud (owners of Mackie) and Avid has signed an agreement that licenses the use of the Onyx-i series with Pro Tools [...]
The Rebuild: ICON D-Command demo
A while ago I visited Avid/Digidesign to get a proper D-Command ES demo. I’ve fiddled with them a little, but if I’m going to spend the dough I’ll want an experienced user showing me around. I got to spend some time with it and even though I had no way near as much time to [...]
