Overall, there's a reason Avid Pro Tools is the industry standard DAW
Rating: 10 out of 10
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I have been using Avid Pro Tools since way back when it was created and owned by Digidesign. Avid Pro Tools is the industry standard in recording, mixing and production for a reason. It's an incredibly powerful tool, and for audio editing, absolutely nothing beats it. Even though the production side of things has taken a back seat to our design/build work I still have a number of projects throughout the year that require editing, mixing and mastering and Avid Pro Tools is always the go to tool. As an aside, I do use Logic Pro occasionally for certain specific tasks (Stem Splitter, for example). But as soon as I need to do any editing, I bring it all into Avid Pro Tools. It's faster and easier to do in Avid Pro Tools than Logic (or at least it is for me).
Pros
- Audio Editing
- Recording
- MIDI/Virtual Instrumentation
- Mixing
- File Conversion
- Sample Rate Conversion
- Effects Processing
Cons
- Would be great to see a feature like Stem Splitter in Avid Pro Tools
- I'm still partial to purchasing a license and not the subscription model that Avid has really pushed hard at.
- The plug-ins that come included with Avid Pro Tools are great but some of them could use a tune-up or at least an updated version.
Likelihood to Recommend
Again, Avid Pro Tools is considered the "industry standard" for a reason. The ability to record, mix and edit with such ease is something that I don't find in other DAWs. That may be because I'm a longtime user and so I may be partial. Still, I do use Logic and I'm very familiar with many of the processes in that DAW as well. Avid Pro Tools just does so many of them better and more intuitively. Editing audio in particular is one where Avid Pro Tools has every other DAW beat.
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Daniel Shatzkes
CEO/Founder at Harmony Studios Inc. (Information Technology & Services, 1-10 employees)
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20 years of experience