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Although at this stage sampling was beyond the reach of most consumers and amateur musicians, Digidesign developed new versions of the software for each new sampler that hit the market, eventually releasing a Universal application, which could be used with all the most popular hardware by the likes of Akai, Roland and E-MU.

Released in 1991, the first version of Pro Tools was based around a similar hardware-software hybrid setup to Sound Tools, this time with a four-channel interface. Priced at nearly $6,000, the software side of the system was handled by Digidesign's ProEDIT program and ProDeck, a newly designed version of OSC's Deck application.

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The Pro Tools concept has always been based around the digital audio workstation, combining hardware and software to create a complete package throughout the 1990s. Digidesign (which merged with American audio-visual giants Avid - now also owner of M-Audio, Sibelius and Euphonix - in 1994) continually refined both the software front end and the DSP and I/O capabilities of the Pro Tools platform.

Last year's overhaul of the Pro Tools product line, now rebranded as an Avid product, refined the range even further. The software is now available in three varieties: Pro Tools 9, 9 HD Native and 9 HD. The former is roughly equivalent to the previous LE or M-Powered editions, but for the first time in Pro Tools' history there are no specific hardware requirements.

HD Native is the full software package for non-DSP Digidesign hardware, while HD is the full TDM-equipped flagship product. On the hardware side, updates to the Mboxes and HD series interfaces brought the range right up to date.

In two decades, Pro Tools has done more than any other product to revolutionise the way we record, edit and mix music using computers. Critics may argue that its MIDI and sequencing capabilities lag behind most other DAWs or that its software and hardware features are no longer superior to cheaper alternatives.

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Pro ToolsHD required a Digidesign TDM system and interface, and was intended for professional recording studios. Pro Tools LE was a complete package intended for home users and some post-production facilities. The package included the Pro Tools LE software and hardware such as the M-Box 2 or Digi 003. Pro Tools M-Powered was simply the Pro Tools application adapted to run on M-Audio hardware, and generally comparable in power to an LE system.



In 2010, these various editions of Pro Tools were mostly abandoned and it is now being sold by Avid as a singular software product, with the level of functionality dependent on the hardware chosen by the user.

Digidesign also made a number of products for the Pro Tools platform, including several software plug-ins. They also manufacture a wide variety of hardware add-ons for Pro Tools, such as audio interfaces, MIDI interfaces, Synchronizers, and control surfaces. In the spring of 2005 they introduced a system for live sound mixing called VENUE.

"What we've always tried to do is to keep the prices of our systems low by including what we see as the core capabilities, and this allows the user to add hardware options. For example, you can buy the SMPTE Slave Driver or the Video Slave Driver depending on whether you want to resolve to black burst or linear timecode."

So be sure to work with someone who has restored Emulators before, as this will reduce the time and cost involved. Also, be aware that this is not the only way to bypass the onboard floppy drive for changing patches. There are other options such as floppy drive emulators, but this method allows the most speed and flexibility when it comes to patch management that I found.

In true IK style, Hammond B-3X approaches the instrument the way the original hardware organ works. B-3X starts with 91 free-running tonewheels, based on several meticulously-maintained Hammond organs, and mixes those in real-time based on the note and the drawbar levels for absolute realism.

Second, we sought out multiple, meticulously maintained original Hammond hardware instruments to use as the source of the sound. We carefully chose from a range of units well-known for their performance in genres from jazz to blues to R&B and rock, and we made sure all measurements were long enough to include the inherent FM and generator leakage that gives each unit its character. You can switch between these various tonewheel models in the Advanced panel as well as access additional controls to fine-tune the sound to your exact preferences.

All DeckLink cards include a free software developer kit for Mac, Windows and Linux. This lets you develop custom solutions for in house use or even commercial distribution! DeckLink also includes DirectShow filters, a WDM Windows Driver and QuickTime API that lets DeckLink cards integrate seamlessly with an unbelievably wide range of applications and codecs. Develop your solutions with confidence because DeckLink cards are a flexible, proven foundation that frees you to work without limitations. The DeckLink SDK provides both low level control of hardware and high level interfaces that allow you to easily perform common tasks. It even lets you develop once and then easily deploy your solution across the entire range of DeckLink capture cards.

Over the years of my involvement, the Ensemble went through a series of migrations to new hardware. The first was the replacement of one of the Farfisas by a Yamaha YC45-D dual manual electric organ, a wonderful machine with touch sensitivity and adjustable percussive attack. After that, we added an Arp Explorer synthesizer. Next came a Sequential Circuits Prophet 5, then an Oberheim OBXa, then a Yamaha Dx7 (one of the first in the US, hand-carried back from a tour in Japan), then an Emulator I sampler (serial #002), then a Roland Juno-106 and a Roland JX3P, and an Emulator II sampler, and then, as we adopted MIDI controllers and rack modules, a Roland Super Jupiter, a Yamaha TX-816 rack and a YTX-802, several Oberheim Matrix-6R. and a number of Akai S-900 samplers, later replaced with Digidesign Samplecell I cards running on Mac IIs.

What I like most about the new rig is how compact and simple it is. We are going to be saving a lot on shipping. For redundancy, because all units are essentially identical, we will carry only one spare MINI and one spare ProFire 610. In a pinch, if more than one unit should fail, we could press laptops into service as substitutes. All 7 of the Minis and the spare fit into a single vertical-mount 4-space rack shelf unit. The ProFire 610s fit 2 to a 2u shelf. Additionally we have 2 8-port Gigabit switches on another shelf (2 because we actually need 9 ports, counting the controlling machine, but of one of those should fail we could still function). An interconnect panel for audio and MIDI on the back of the rack finishes out the hardware.

As a keyboardist, Harrison still prefers playing old hardware keys to soft synths. He's a fan of the Clavia Nord Electro 2 (see Fig. 2) and plays an Emu Emulator III, a Hohner Clavinet, a Nord Lead, a Sequential Prophet 5, a Sequential Prophet T8, a Waldorf Microwave, and a Wurlitzer.

presumably you feel the same way about media composer, the overwhelming installed base of which is using windows? or are you saying that by far the best software in the world for editing video is being mistakenly used by people who just dont know any better and just have to have the overpriced crap on their underpriced windows hardware?
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