![]() ![]() In the System Usage window, users can see the usage levels across their cores change depending on how many plugins are processing audio at any given time. Pro Tools 11 had absolutely no problem running over two-dozen instances of Ozone 5 and multiple instances of Superior Drummer. Ozone and SD2 are both very dense and complex plugins that sound phenomenal, but also tend to be on the high end in terms of CPU usage, which made them perfect candidates for my initial AAE tests. I’m pleased first of all to report that both Ozone 5 and Superior Drummer are running perfectly in their new 64-bit AAX home. I then opened up iZotope’s Ozone 5 on the first twelve tracks and Toontrack’s Superior Drummer 2 on the remaining four tracks. In my first test I opened up 16 stereo audio tracks each with different music tracks playing back simultaneously with varying start times. I ran a few tests in Pro Tools 11 to check out the dynamic plugin allocation and AAE features. Here, you can see plugin allocation has been distributed evenly across all of my core processors creating much more available processing power than before! In an open Pro Tools 11 session, users can see the new AAE at work by selecting “system usage” under the “Window” drop down menu. Users simply need to select their playback engine and H/W Buffer Size. Host processor and CPU usage limit selections have been eliminated entirely as AAE automatically now allocates the resources it needs for your session evenly across all processor cores and RAM in your machine. It’s unclear why this particular feature is HD only.ĪAE: Under the hood in the playback engine setup window, users will notice a much simpler set of options. This is a massively useful feature that I hope Avid will consider expanding to all Pro Tools users in future updates. Pro Tools HD users will also notice a new dynamics level meter, which displays compression gain reduction levels on any tracks using a supported dynamics plugin. Pro Tools 11 (native or HD) also comes bundled with version 10, which serves as a bridge for those of us who aren’t able to make the transition to version 11 yet due to plugin availability. Because of this, users have the ability to install and use Pro Tools 10 and 11 on the same operating system (though not simultaneously). To start with, Pro Tools 11 is a completely new application re-written from the ground up. WHAT’S NEW: Pro Tools 11 brings with it a few great features that will allow the transition from previous versions to be as painless as possible. Pro Tools 11 is the first release to rely solely on the new AAX 64-bit plugin format. Prices range from $299 to $999 based on many different upgrade and crossgrade options available. At least 4 GB of RAM, 8GB for Pro Tools HD 11, and iLok 2 authorization is required for both PC and Mac users. Pro Tools HD 11 does not support Windows 8. Windows 7 or 8 Home Premium is required for PC Users. OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3) is required for Mac users. TECH SPECS: Avid’s Pro Tools 11 and 11 HD runs on Mac and PC. ![]()
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