Avid 00x/Mbox/HD Core Exchange to HD Native PCIe HD MADI

Avid 00x/Mbox HD Core Exchange to HD Native PCIe HD MADI is an exchange from your old MBox HD to Pro Tools HD Native PCIe HD MADI.

AvidProTools|HD Native is a new generation of Pro Tools|HD system that enables you to compose, record, edit, and mix music and/or sound for picture—with great speed and ease. Consisting of an HD Native Thunderbolt interface, Pro Tools HD software, and Pro Tools HD Series interface, Pro Tools|HD Native harnesses the power of your Mac or PC to deliver pristine sound, incredible performance, and the lowest latency of any host-based DAW.

Key Benefits:

• Attain the lowest latency and highest performance of any native digital audio workstation
• Capture and play back audio with pristine clarity using a Pro Tools HD Series interface
• Work with industry-standard Pro Tools HD software in a lower-cost solution for projects that don’t require the DSP acceleration of Pro Tools|HDX
• Create bigger sessions with up to 256 audio tracks and up to 64 channels of I/O
• Get the ideal tracking experience and set-and-forget direct monitoring with an integrated low-latency monitor mode
• Boost your capabilities with advanced automation, surround mixing, input monitoring, AFL/PFL solo, destructive punch, and other professional features
• Conveniently monitor every detail with the audiophile-grade headphone out, which provides enough gain to drive high impedance headphones (Thunderbolt interface only)
• Get better sounding mixes with AAX Native and RTAS plug-ins, plus Automatic Delay Compensation on hardware and software inserts
• Share sessions with Pro Tools|HDX and Pro Tools|HD users without any loss of data
• Synchronize to timecode and video reference, with frame-edge accuracy, when using SYNC HD (sold separately)
• Take hands-on control over your mixes using Artist Series or Avid Pro Mixing consoles and control surfaces
• Get total flexibility—work with Mac or Windows, Pro Tools HD or third-party software, and more
• Experience high performance and reliability
• Whether you’re tracking multiple inputs or mixing hundreds of tracks, Pro Tools|HD Native tightly integrates with your computer’s CPU to keep up with your project’s highest demands—without compromise. The HD Native Thunderbolt interface features a powerful audiophile-grade headphone output for easy monitoring, for Thunderbolt-equipped desktop and laptop computers.

Capture and play back with the highest quality conversion Get pristine audio fidelity and clarity when you record and play back through a Pro Tools HD Series interface. These critically-acclaimed interfaces offer state-of-the-art A/D and D/A conversion, premium analog circuitry, high-quality/low-noise I/O, and meticulous designs to capture and reproduce the full, natural sound of your original source, so you hear all of the character and nuances that make it unique.

Get higher resolution sound and mix with more headroom With Pro Tools|HD Native, you can create great sounding, studio-quality productions at up to 32-bit, 192 kHz audio resolution. And with 64-bit floating-point processing, you gain more headroom for your mix, enabling you to flex your creativity and maintain audio clarity—without fear of overloading the mix bus. So go ahead and pile on the plug-ins to get the sound you really want.

Hear what you’ve been missing—without distracting latency What happens when you combine best-in-class audio conversion with a high-speed Thunderbolt or PCIe throughput? You get a high-performance system that can handle whatever you throw at it, and the lowest possible latency for your sessions. That means you can monitor your performance in sync with the playback for easier, worry-free recording.

Everything you need for professional music and audio production With Pro Tools HD software included, you can compose, record, edit, sequence, and mix music and sound for picture with great speed and ease. Create complex compositions with the integrated Score Editor and MIDI production tools. Track sessions with extremely low latency. And gain inspiration and professional polish from over 75 included effects and virtual instruments.

Expand your capabilities With Pro Tools|HD Native, you gain the flexibility to customize your system for your needs now and in the future. Mix and match HD Series interfaces to work with up to 64 channels of I/O. Add sync capabilities for working with video. Take hands-on control of your mix with an Avid Pro Mixing console or control surface. And expand your sonic palette with a wide range of AAX* and RTAS/AudioSuite plug-ins, virtual instruments, and software options available from Avid and other third-party audio developers.

Open up your workflow Use the included Pro Tools HD software and you’ll maximize your productivity, efficiency, and creative potential, as well as gain unparalleled performance and control of Avid audio and video interfaces, control surfaces, and live sound systems. But you can also use your Pro Tools|HD Native hardware with other Core Audio- and ASIO-compatible DAW software such as Logic, Nuendo, Live, Cubase, Reason, and Fruity Loops—with support for 64 channels of I/O—opening up even more creative avenues.

What's Included:

• Pro Tools|HD Native PCIe
• HD MADI audio interface
• DVD wallet, which includes: Pro Tools HD software installation DVD (includes all bundled software), Audio Loops DVD, Training Video DVD
• iLok USB Smart Key (for software authorization)
• Registration card and software activation cards
• 12-foot DigiLink Mini cable for Pro Tools HD Series interface connection
• DigiLink to DigiLink Mini adapter for older Pro Tools interface connection

System Requirements:

Mac OS X

Thunderbolt- or PCIe-equipped computer: Avid-qualified Apple computer System software: (32 or 64-bit) Mac OS X Lion Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.33 GHz processor or faster Memory: 4 GB of RAM (8 GB or more recommended) Graphics card: NVIDIA Quadro FX family (recommended; FX 560 or higher) Internal hard drive: Minimum 80 GB 7200 rpm hard disk USB port for iLok authorization

Windows

Thunderbolt- or PCIe-equipped computer: Avid-qualified Windows-based computer System software: Windows 7 Professional SP1 (64-bit) Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.33 GHz processor or faster Memory: 4 GB of RAM (8 GB or more recommended) Graphics card: NVIDIA Quadro FX family (recommended; FX 560 or higher) Internal hard drive: Minimum 80 GB 7200 rpm hard disk USB port for iLok authorization

Features:

• Send and receive up to 64 audio streams between Pro Tools | HD and other MADI devices
• Maintain maximum audio fidelity, with up to 24-bit, 192 kHz sample rate support
• Gain connection and routing flexibility through optical and coaxial connections:
• 2 MADI inputs (optical and coaxial)
• 2 MADI outputs (simultaneous optical and coaxial)
• Forget having to match sample rates, thanks to built-in SRC on all I/O channels
• Completely integrates with Pro Tools | HD family systems for full input, output, and routing control
• Sync to an external clock through dedicated BNC Word Clock and XLR AES/EBU connections when using SRC on output
• Keep things in sync with versatile Clock support, including Internal, Loop Sync, Word Clock, AES/EBU, and MADI
• Gain better device compatibility with 64-channel (non-Varispeed) and 56-channel (Varispeed) support (at 48 kHz)
• Integrate Pro Tools | HD family systems with MADI-equipped Avid live sound systems for recording and Virtual Soundcheck
• Verify and troubleshoot signals through status indicators and global I/O signal LEDs
• Compact 1U rack-mountable design overcomes space limitations
• Connects to Pro Tools | HD through two DigiLink Mini connections (32 audio channels each; cables and adaptors included)

Open up your workflow MADI is an open protocol, and there are a wide variety of MADI-compatible devices available, including digital mixing consoles, mobile recording setups, and routers. With the HD MADI interface, you can easily add MADI devices directly to your recording setup, as well as integrate Pro Tools | HD into broadcast and live sound environments. And because the interface supports both optical and coaxial connections, as well as 56- and 64-channel modes, you can connect to a wide variety of MADI devices from countless manufacturers—without additional format converters.

Fuss-free operation Forget about having to make sure your sample rates or the master clock match. HD MADI provides built-in sample rate conversion (SRC) on all inputs and outputs, so you can simply plug in and go—no converting sessions or down-sampling external MADI devices. And, because your audio output occurs simultaneously on both the coaxial and optical outputs, you can easily send audio to redundant systems without needing a splitter.

Work with Pro Tools and more HD MADI and all other Pro Tools | HD Series interfaces completely integrate with Pro Tools | HD, so you get maximum performance, dependability, and complete control of your signal flow right from your Pro Tools | HD Software interface.