Introducing Pro Tools
Artist, Studio & Ultimate

New Tiers Come to Pro Tools

Pro Tools is the world’s most used and awarded audio production software for making music, movies, and TV shows, providing everything you need to create, record, edit, and mix in the moment. Get inspired and start creating music easily with a massive collection of plugins, instruments, and sounds. Tackle your most ambitious visions with advanced features that power you through the most demanding projects. And achieve the highest sound quality and speed with integrated audio interfaces and control surfaces—the same ones professionals have relied on for years. With Pro Tools, everything you need to turn ideas into the next big thing is within reach.

Pro Tools software is now available in three new options — Pro Tools Artist for aspiring music creators, Pro Tools Studio for professional music creators/producers, and the Pro Tools Ultimate subscription bundle for audio post and music studios. 

▾ Meet The Tiers ▾

Pro Tools Artist

For music creators, songwriters, & producers

Get everything you need to make beats, write songs, record vocals and instruments, and mix studio-quality music that’s ready to be heard across the world’s most popular streaming platforms. Pro Tools Artist makes music creation fast, fluid, and fun, providing many of the same tools the pros use to create your favorite songs and albums. Find inspiration in over 100 effects and instruments to explore. Create any style of music with easy-to-use MIDI tools and a huge sound library to get you started. And because you can do everything all in Pro Tools, you don’t need to move projects to other software to sound incredible.

Pro Tools Studio

For serious music artists, indie producers & engineers

Pro Tools Studio is the core of a complete music production system, providing the creative canvas to produce larger, more compelling music. Get the advanced features professionals need to take projects further, including double the audio track count of the previous Pro Tools software,  plus surround and immersive audio mixing capabilities. Bring ideas to life with powerful real-time MIDI tools and a massive collection of instruments, effects, and sounds. Capture performances in pristine 32-bit audio for high dynamic range recording. And mix stereo and multichannel audio projects with fully automated ease. When you need to sound your best, nothing delivers like Pro  Tools. 

Pro Tools Ultimate

For audio post facilities and music studios

Take on the biggest, most complex productions with this top-tier offering for audio post and music professionals who require the full track and I/O counts, Pro Tools | HDX workflows, guaranteed performance, and advanced features that Pro Tools has to offer. Pro Tools Ultimate is a powerful new subscription bundle that provides flexible team license deployment and management, plus a massive collection of instruments, effects, and sounds to maximize your creative possibilities. It also includes additional partner products to take on Dolby Atmos projects, mix immersive audio binaurally, and create your own automated workflows, so you can deliver exceptional work with the utmost efficiency. 

Still Have Questions?

We Answer the most anticipated questions

With the new tiering and changes coming to Pro Tools, there are bound to be questions that many current Pro Tools users will have. We’ve compiled what we would consider the most anticipated questions for users and arranged them in a neat and organized post for you. If you still have questions, please reach out to us as we’re glad to help find the best option for you. 

▾ Compare the tiers ▾

Pro Tools
Artist

New Subscription
$ 99 PER YEAR
  • 32 Audio Tracks
  • 16 Native I/O
  • Avid Artist Bundle with 100 Plugins
  • GrooveCell & SynthCell

Pro Tools
Studio

New Subscription
$ 299 PER YEAR
  • 512 Audio Tracks
  • 64 Native I/O
  • Surround Panner
  • Clip FX Editing
  • Complete Plugin Bundle

Pro Tools
Ultimate

New Subscription
$ 599 PER YEAR
  • 2,048 Audio Tracks
  • 1,024 Aux Tracks
  • 256 Native I/O
  • Digilink License Included
  • EXPERTPLUS Support
  • Complete Plugin Bundle
  • GrooveCell & SynthCell
  • 3rd Party Post Solutions

▾ New plugins ▾

Artist Plugin Bundle

quadruple the plugin offerings
on the base form of pro tools

  • BF-2A
  • BF-3A
  • BF-76
  • Channel Strip
  • Dyn III Compressor / Limiter
  • Dyn III De-Esser
  • Dyn III Expander / Gate
  • EQ III 1-Band
  • EQ III 7-Band
  • Fairchild 660
  • Fairchild 670
  • Focusrite d2
  • Focusrite d3
  • Graphic EQ
  • Impact
  • Maxim
  • Pultec EQH-2
  • Pultec EQP-1A
  • Pultec MEQ-5
  • Purple MC-77
  • Smack
  • AIR Chorus
  • AIR Distortion
  • AIR Enhancer
  • AIR Ensemble
  • AIR Filter Gate
  • AIR Flanger
  • AIR Frequency Shifter
  • AIR Fuzz Wah
  • AIR KillEQ
  • AIR Lo-Fi
  • AIR MultiChorus
  • AIR Phaser
  • AIR StereoWidth
  • AIR Talkbox
  • AIR Vintage Filter
  • Eleven Lite
  • Eleven MK II
  • Lo-Fi
  • moogerfooger 12-Stage Phaser
  • moogerfooger Analog Delay
  • moogerfooger Lowpass Filter
  • moogerfooger Ring Modulator
  • Recti-Fi
  • Reel Tape Flanger
  • Reel Tape Saturation
  • SansAmp PSA-1
  • Sci-Fi
  • Sound Replacer
  • Vari-Fi (AudioSuite Only)
  • Voce Chorus/Vibrato
  • Voce Spin
  • AIR Dynamic Delay
  • AIR Multi-Delay
  • AIR Nonlinear Reverb
  • AIR Reverb
  • AIR Spring Reverb
  • D-Verb
  • Mod Delay III
  • Reel Tape Delay
  • Reverb One
  • Studio Reverb
  • Tape Echo
  • Tel-Ray Variable Delay
  • BBD Delay
  • Back Op Distortion
  • Black Shiny Wah
  • Black Spring
  • C1 Chorus/Vibrato
  • DC Distortion
  • Flanger
  • Gray Compressor
  • Green JRC Overdrive
  • Orange Phaser
  • Rato Speaker
  • Tri-Knob Fuzz
  • Vibe Phaser
  • White Boost
  • AIR Boom
  • AIR DB-33
  • AIR Mini Grand
  • AIR Structure Free
  • AIR Vacuum
  • AIR XPand II
  • Avid Loopmasters Sample Pack
  • Pro Tools | GrooveCell
  • Pro Tools | SynthCell
  • Click II
  • DC Offset Removal (AudioSuite Only)
  • Dither
  • Down Mixer
  • Duplicate (AudioSuite Only)
  • Gain (AudioSuite Only)
  • Invert (AudioSuite Only)
  • MasterMeter
  • Melodyne Essentials
  • Normalize (AudioSuite Only)
  • Pitch II
  • Pitch Shift Legacy (AudioSuite Only)
  • POW-r Dither
  • Reverse (AudioSuite Only)
  • ReWire
  • Signal Generator
  • Time Adjuster
  • Time Compression / Expansion (AudioSuite Only)
  • Time Shift (AudioSuite Only)
  • Trim

New Virtual Instruments

Pro Tools | GrooveCell

A simple, intuitive, and powerful drum machine sampler, featuring a built-in sequencer and F/X. Built from the ground up, for Pro Tools!

Pro Tools | SynthCell

Powerful synthesis made easy, fun and approachable, with a built-in arpeggiator and F/X, just for Pro Tools!

▾ Welcome To The Pro Tools Inner Circle ▾

Pro Tools Inner Circle

All annual Pro Tools subscribers (Artist, Studio, and Ultimate) get access to over $2,000 in free plugins, music & sound libraries, training resources, and more by the most innovative partner brands, including:

  • Antares
  • Baby Audio
  • Convology
  • DJ Swivel
  • ERA
  • Groove3
  • IK Multimedia
  • Minimal Audio
  • Newfangled Audio
  • Plugin Alliance
  • Pro Sound Effects
  • pureMix
  • Sound Credit
  • Sound Ideas

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