END-TO-END MUSIC PRODUCTION SOFTWARE
Pro Tools makes music creation fast and fluid, providing a complete set of tools to create, record, edit, and mix audio. Get inspired and start making music with a massive collection of plugins, instruments, and sounds. Tackle your most ambitious visions with proven features that power you through the most demanding projects.
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Essentials for music recording, MIDI composition, and productionSAVE ¥2900 WITH ANNUAL
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32 audio tracks
64 MIDI tracks
110+ instruments and effects
Inner Circle plugins and sounds (annual only)
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Complete toolset for professional music creation, editing, and mixingSAVE ¥16900 WITH ANNUAL
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512 audio tracks
1,024 MIDI tracks
130+ instruments and effects
Inner Circle plugins and sounds (annual only)
Immersive mixing
1 video track
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LATEST FEATURES & UPDATES
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Pro Tools 2025.12 introduces Audio Vivid immersive mixing and delivery. Bounce Factory Lite lets you bounce mixes, stems, and all other deliverables via the new integrated SoundFlow panel. Plus, free Inner Circle rewards from Audio Brewers, Axart Labs, Safari Pedals, and Wave Alchemy.
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Key features
Pro Tools Artist | Pro Tools Studio | Pro Tools Ultimate | |
| Included software and plugins | |||
| Included third-party software | Acon Digital Acoustica Essentials, Celemony Melodyne 5 essential, iZotope RX 11 Spectral Editor, Native Instruments Kontakt 8 Player, NoiseWorks DynAssist Lite, Steinberg SpectraLayers Go, Steinberg WaveLab Go, Synchro Arts RePitch Elements, SoundFlow, and Splice | Acon Digital Acoustica Essentials, Celemony Melodyne 5 essential, iZotope RX 11 Spectral Editor, Native Instruments Kontakt 8 Player, NoiseWorks DynAssist Lite, Steinberg SpectraLayers Go, Steinberg WaveLab Go, Synchro Arts RePitch Elements, SoundFlow, and Splice | Acon Digital Acoustica Essentials, Celemony Melodyne 5 essential, iZotope RX 11 Spectral Editor, Native Instruments Kontakt 8 Player, NoiseWorks DynAssist Lite, Steinberg SpectraLayers Go, Steinberg WaveLab Go, Synchro Arts RePitch Elements, SoundFlow, and Splice |
| Sonic Drop content | Included with monthly and annual
subscriptions and Upgrade Plans for
perpetual licenses | Included with monthly and annual
subscriptions and Upgrade Plans for
perpetual licenses | Included with monthly and annual
subscriptions and Upgrade Plans for
perpetual licenses |
| Inner Circle rewards | Included with annual
subscriptions and Upgrade Plans for
perpetual licenses | Included with annual
subscriptions and Upgrade Plans for
perpetual licenses | Included with annual
subscriptions and Upgrade Plans for
perpetual licenses |
| Sketch Window | + | + | + |
| Internal Dolby Atmos® renderer | - | + | + |
| Simultaneous recording inputs | 16 | 64 | Up to 256 |
| Audio tracks | 32 (mono/stereo) | 512 (mono/stereo/surround) | 2,048 (mono/stereo/surround) |
| MIDI tracks | 64 | 1,024 | 1,024 |
| Instrument tracks | 32 | 512 | 512 |
| Aux I/O inputs and outputs | 4/4 | unlimited/32** | unlimited/unlimited |
| Aux Input tracks | 32 | 128 | 1,024 |
| Routing Folder tracks | 32 | 128 | 1,024 |
| Video tracks | n/a | 1 | 64 |
| Included plugins | 110+ | 130+ | 130+ |
| Bit depth, sample rate | 32-bit floating point, 192 kHz | 32-bit floating point, 192 kHz | 32-bit floating point, 192 kHz |
Create, edit, produce
Pro Tools Artist | Pro Tools Studio | Pro Tools Ultimate | |
| Automatic plugin delay compensation | + | + | + |
| Elastic audio | + | + | + |
| ARA 2 plugin support*** | + | + | + |
| Retrospective MIDI recording | + | + | + |
| Track Presets | + | + | + |
| Audio-to-MIDI | + | + | + |
| Sibelius interop | + | + | + |
| Track comping | + | + | + |
| Beat Detective | + | + | + |
| TrackPunch / DestructivePunch | + | ||
| Field recorder workflows | + |
MIX, MASTER, DELIVER
Pro Tools Artist | Pro Tools Studio | Pro Tools Ultimate | |
| Supported plugin formats | AAX Native, AAX AudioSuite | AAX Native, AAX AudioSuite; supports AAX DSP when used with Pro Tools | Carbon | AAX Native, AAX AudioSuite; supports AAX DSP when used with Pro Tools | Carbon or Pro Tools | HDX |
| Track Freeze and Commit | + | + | + |
| Clip FX | Playback only | + | + |
| Clip Gain | + | + | + |
| Advanced metering with gain reduction | + | + | |
| Timecode ruler | + | + | + |
| VCA mixing | + | + | |
| Solo bus AFL/PFL | + | + | |
| Surround mixing | + | + | |
| Dolby Atmos mixing | + | + | |
| 360 Reality Audio mixing | + | + | |
| Audio Vivid mixing | + | + | |
| ADM Export | + | + | |
| Ambisonics VR mixing***** | + | + | |
| Advanced automation | + | + | |
| Export selected range | + | + | |
| Single file multi-stem bounce | + | + |
Usability
Pro Tools Artist | Pro Tools Studio | Pro Tools Ultimate | |
| Ableton Link support | + | + | + |
| Folder Tracks | + | + | + |
| AAC encode decode support | + | + | + |
| AAF/OMF/MXF file interchange | + | + | |
| Batch renaming | + | + | |
| Extended RAM/Disk Cache | + | + | |
| Satellite Link Remote | 1 per Satellite network | Up to 2 per Satellite network without Pro Tools | HD hardware; up to 12 per Satellite network with Pro Tools | HD hardware |
Video
Pro Tools Artist | Pro Tools Studio | Pro Tools Ultimate | |
| Video tracks | - | 1 | 64 |
| 4K/UHD support | + | + | |
| Advanced video editing | + |
Collaborate and connect
Pro Tools Artist | Pro Tools Studio | Pro Tools Ultimate | |
| Cloud collaboration****** | + | + | + |
| Cloud storage | 1 GB | 1 GB | 1 GB |
Compatible hardware
Pro Tools Artist | Pro Tools Studio | Pro Tools Ultimate | |
| PRO TOOLS SYSTEMS AND INTERFACES | Pro Tools Artist | Pro Tools Studio | Pro Tools Ultimate |
| MBOX Studio | + | + | + |
| Pro Tools | Carbon | + | + | |
| Pro Tools | Carbon Pre | + | + | |
| Pro Tools | HDX | + | ||
| Pro Tools | HD Native | + | ||
| Pro Tools | MTRX | + | ||
| Pro Tools | MTRX II | + with the optional Thunderbolt 3 module | + with the optional Thunderbolt 3 module | + |
| Pro Tools | MTRX Studio | + with the optional Thunderbolt 3 module | + with the optional Thunderbolt 3 module | + |
| Pro Tools | HD I/O | + | ||
| Pro Tools | Sync X | + | ||
| THIRD-PARTY HARDWARE | |||
| Core Audio compatible interfaces | + | + | + |
| ASIO/WASAPI compatible interfaces | + | + | + |
| AVID CONTROL SURFACES | |||
| Avid Control (free mobile app) | + | + | + |
| Avid Dock | + | + | + |
| Avid S1 | + | + | + |
| Avid S4 | + | + | + |
| Avid S6 | + | + | + |
| THIRD-PARTY CONTROL SURFACES | |||
| HUI-compatible control surfaces | + | + | + |
| AVID A/V INTERFACES | |||
| Avid Artist | DNxIQ | + | + | |
| Avid Artist | DNxIV | + | + | |
| Avid Artist | DNxIP | + | + | |
| Avid Artist | DNxID | + | + |
System requirements & Additional Information
Pro Tools Artist | Pro Tools Studio | Pro Tools Ultimate | |
See the latest system requirements | See the latest system requirements | See the latest system requirements |
Ultimate software for music creation
From idea to final mix, Pro Tools offers seamless end-to-end audio production that covers every stage of the creative process. Start with non-linear Sketches to play with loops, MIDI, and recordings, and then move to the timeline to refine your arrangements using world-class editing and mixing tools.
A common language across audio
2025 TEC Award Winner
with pro tools you can
CREATE MUSIC
Get creative
Spark ideas with a massive music software collection of plugins, loops, and samples, plus deep Splice integration for access to millions of sounds. No matter what type of music you create, you’ll find tons of incredible sounds to explore and tweak.
Invite ideas to happen
Trigger samples and loops, record audio, and capture MIDI performances with the new Sketch window and iPad app to quickly work up ideas. Drag-and-drop clips and experiment with arrangements to create something you love.
Play virtually any instrument
Have thousands of instrument sounds at your fingertips with a collection of Native Instruments Kontakt 8 instruments, plus GrooveCell, SynthCell, Boom, Mini Grand, Xpand, and more included. Even connect your favorite electronic instruments and music apps through Ableton Link.
Make music with MIDI
Build up songs quickly and create more realistic-sounding tracks with easy-to-use MIDI tools—including new MIDI effect plugin support. Add loops that auto-conform to your session tempo. And freely create and experiment without stopping playback.
PERFORM + RECORD
EDIT AUDIO + MIDI
MIX + DISTRIBUTE
Pro Tools for Audio Post
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Virtual Instruments
Hardware
Control Surfaces
Add-ons & Plugins
Related Resources
Getting StartedWhether you’re new to Pro Tools or looking to learn a more advanced audio production workflow, these tutorials, tips, and other resources will help you get up and running quickly.
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* Included with annual subscriptions and Upgrade plans for Pro Tools Artist, Pro Tools Studio and Pro Tools Ultimate perpetual licenses only
** Dolby Audio Bridge allows 130 outputs with an active connection to the optional external Dolby Atmos Renderer application
*** Pro Tools ARA 2 support includes Acon Digital Acoustica, Celemony Melodyne, Dreamtonics Synthesizer V, iZotope RX Spectral Editor, NoiseWorks DynAssist, Sound Radix Auto-Align 2 and Auto-Align Post 2 Steinberg SpectraLayers and WaveLab, Synchro Arts RePitch, ReVoice Pro, and VocAlign, as well as Waves Sync Vx. Acoustica Essentials, Melodyne essential, RX Spectral Editor, DynAssist Lite, Steinberg SpectraLayers Go, Steinberg WaveLab Go, and RePitch Elements are included with active subscriptions and perpetual Upgrade plans for Pro Tools Artist, Pro Tools Studio, and Pro Tools Ultimate
**** Requires the respective ARA plugin (not included)
***** Pro Tools Studio supports up to third-order Ambisonics; Pro Tools Ultimate supports up to seventh-order Ambisonics
****** Can collaborate on someone else's project when invited, but cannot invite others to collaborate
