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This past week Avid released the latest Pro Tools update, 2021.6. With this release comes a host of new features including Hybrid Engine for HDX with 2048 Audio Tracks, increased I/O, support for the Apple M1 chip, customizable themes, automatic delay compensation for side-chain, Quicktime improvements, and much more.

This week Avid has released the latest update to Pro Tools. 2021.3 bringing a host of exciting new features including support for macOS Big Sur, QWERTY MIDI keyboard, support for the new Sync X, enhanced graphics, as well as the addition of new plugins from IK Multimedia. Let's take an in-depth look at all the new features.

Among the many new features recently introduced with Pro Tools, one that has gone under the radar is the inclusion of Melodyne Essential with every Pro Tools subscription. Avid includes an activation code in your account to get a free copy of Melodyne Essential. This is the backbone of the new features such as Convert Audio to MIDI.

Along with the release of CARBON, Avid has also released a ton of new features in Pro Tools 2020.11. With enhancements for MIDI, Audio Editing, and Dolby Atmos support, this latest version of Pro Tools brings more power to an already robust environment.  Watch these videos to see all these new features in action. We discuss all these in our monthly live Pro Tools Courses as well.

We at  ProMedia Training, are  proud to have been a part of filming this great feature segment released Jan 3, 2021 on  CBS Sunday Morning, for Barry Gibb's  new album,  Greenfields, and new HBO documentary!  Our Director of Training,  Mihai Boloni  was brought in to help make it happen on a few days notice. We want to thank Sir Barry, and Stephen Gibb for the opportunity.

Avid has just released the next evolution of audio production system, Pro Tools CARBON. Designed to streamline the creative process, CARBON merges the power of Pro Tools DSP directly into the audio interface. To access the full power of CARBON, comes the introduction of NEW Pro Tools 2020.11 software. With an enhanced interface, all now look, and direct connectivity to CARBON, Pro Tools 2020.11 ushers in a whole new era.

On Oct 15, 2020 Auto-Tune and Avid have partnered to bring Pro Tools and Pro Tools Ultimate subscribers three free months of Auto-Tune Unlimited, the most powerful and comprehensive collection of professional vocal effects. This Free Trial is available to current Pro Tools Subscribers or new subscribers until Avid decides to discontinue this offer.

Avid has just released the latest Pro Tools update 2020.9 which includes Ableton Link. Now you can have Pro Tools, Ableton, and any other linked application on your network.  Other updates include support for SDII and BW64 files, and new Record Enable behaviors. Check out the videos to see the new features in action.

Longtime partners Avid and Dolby Labs are revolutionizing how you can distribute your music by introducing support for Dolby Atmos ® Music distribution via Avid Play. Independent artist, producers, and record labels can now distribute immersive music mixes in Dolby Atmos ® to a global audience while retaining 100% of their royalties all from the Avid Play app.

In this episode of A Songwriters Journey, produced by ProMedia Training, we talk to Jeff Cohen about his personal story as a multi-platinum award winning songwriter,  music executive, and artist. Jeff's songs have been cut by artists such as Sugarland, The Band Perry, Josh Groban, Macy Gray, and many, many more. Jeff has also written theme music for TV shows and motion pictures such as Dawson's Creek, Paw Patrol in which he won a BMI award, I Married A Princess, Jack And Jill, etc. Enjoy this 3-part video with one of the most prolific songwriters in modern music.

The release of Reason 11.3 introduces a whole new way to work. You can now use the Reason Rack as a plugin in Pro Tools. The same instruments, processors, and effects you Love in Reason, are now available as a plugin directly on your Pro Tools Instrument tracks. You even get the virtual cables on the back of the rack! Watch below to learn about the features in the Reason Rack for Pro Tools.

With the release of Pro Tools 2020, Avid introduces Folder Tracks; a fundamentally new way to manage and work with your sessions, Folder Tracks bring with them a host of features from editing to routing.

Watch the interview with legendary producer Quincy Jones, with Jimmy Jam at the Avid Main Stage during this years  Jan 2020  NAMM show.

Avid recently introduced 2 new Pro Tools HDX Thunderbolt 3 Expansion Chassis options available as a desktop or rackmount unit. These new options also come preconfigured as a bundle including Pro Tools software and audio interface.

Avid has introduced the Pro Tools | MTRX Studio Audio Interface, a versatile, all-in-one, I/O with tons of Analog and Digital  connectivity, as well as DANTE audio over IP. It can even handle speaker monitoring all the way up to Dolby Atmos.