Perpetual licence version. This is a one-time purchase that grants you access to the software licence forever. It also includes 12 months of AVID’s Support and Updates plan. This means that for a full year after activating your software, you’ll have access to support directly from AVID, and will be able to upgrade to the latest versions via download as soon as they are released. After the initial 12 months you can renew the Support and Updates plan, and there is also an option to re-start a plan after it has expired.ABOUT PRO TOOLS ULTIMATE Pro Tools® redefined the music, film, and TV industry, providing everything you need to compose, record, edit, and mix music and audio. And it keeps getting better, with new MIDI features that enable you to create at the speed of your imagination, tons of timesaving tools, and more flexible licensing. Working with music and sound has never been so easy or fun.CREATE AT THE SPEED OF YOUR IMAGINATIONFrom numerous new MIDI editing enhancements and retrospective MIDI recording, to the ability to save your favourite effects chains and instrument sounds as track presets, Pro Tools enables you to keep your creativity flowing. That’s why top artists, musicians, producers, mixers, engineers, sound designers, freelancers, recording studios, and post facilities choose Pro Tools for everything they do. Because when you need to sound your best, nothing delivers like Pro Tools can.WORK SMARTER AND FASTERWhen deadlines are looming and timing is critical, Pro Tools offers tons of new timesaving and creativity-enabling tools to streamline your work ow. Whether you’re making music or producing soundtracks for picture—on your own or collaboratively with others in the cloud or in the studio—Pro Tools maximises your efficiency, so you can stay inspired and focused to deliver your best work possible.GET EVERYTHING YOU NEEDPro Tools comes with everything you need to compose, record, edit, and mix audio. Record and mix huge sessions with the highest production values. Compose music with virtual instruments, MIDI tools, and a built-in Score Editor. Improve and polish tracks with access to over 60 effects, sound-processing, and utility plug-ins. And turnaround projects faster with unmatched mixing automation.ACCESS PRO TOOLS IN MORE WAYS THAN EVERNo matter who you are or what you do, there’s a Pro Tools for you. Make Pro Tools available across your entire facility or university with new network site licensing, coming soon. Get pristine-quality audio I/O with a Pro Tools HD hardware/ software system. Purchase and own Pro Tools or Pro Tools Ultimate (formerly Pro Tools HD) software for creative mobility. Get the lowest cost of entry with a subscription. Or get started with Pro Tools First, a free version of Pro Tools. And now that Pro Tools supports iLok Cloud licensing, you no longer need a physical iLok to use the software.STAY CURRENT, STAY AHEADWe strive to make Pro Tools the best creative tool to take on any music or audio post-production project. That’s why we release a steady stream of new features and improvements throughout the year to all Pro Tools users with an active subscription or Software Updates + Support Plan (included with new perpetual license purchases). This ensures you always have access to the latest software, plus support whenever you need it.FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS• Build sessions on the fly with Track Presets• Capture ideas and improvisations post performance with retrospective MIDI recording• Create music more easily with tons of MIDI enhancements• Find the right loops, samples, and sound effects fast with Soundbase• Get inspired and wake up your mixes with a high-quality loop library from Loopmasters•• Try out and share new ideas, with Revision History keeping track of all files and changes for you• Share tracks and collaborate with anyone, anywhere, with 1GB of free cloud storage• Create big mixes, with up to 128 audio tracks• Compose with virtual instruments and MIDI and Score Editors• Mix faster and easier with Track Freeze, Commit, and Bounce• Play HD video in the Pro Tools timeline• Polish mixes with over 60 AAX virtual instrument and effects plug-ins• Speed up mixing with industry-trusted automation toolsONLY AVAILABLE IN PRO TOOLS ULTIMATE (FORMALLY PRO TOOLS HD)• Mix multichannel audio, from stereo to 9.1 surround, to immersive Dolby Atmos• Edit and mix full-sphere Ambisonics 3D surround sound content• Build bigger mixes, with up to 768 audio and 64 video tracks• Get Clip Effects, plus advanced audio editing, video editing, and automation• Share media, increase productivity, and speed turnarounds with support for Avid NEXIS®• Get access to the Avid Complete Plug-in Bundle and Pro Tools MachineControl with your subscription or 1-Year Software Updates + Support Plan