In this series of free video tutorials produced by Avid, you will learn how to get started with Pro Tools First, the free version of Pro Tools. Before you start this series make sure you have downloaded and installed Pro Tools First and also have an audio interface connected.
Quickstart Your Creativity With Templates
In this first video, you will learn how to use templates to get you going quickly. Templates are common in a wide range of applications, including desktop publishing, web site design, and audio recording and production.
Pro Tools First Features
- Record up to 16 audio tracks, either one at a time through your computer’s audio input, or up to four inputs simultaneously using a USB audio interface.
- Choose from a selection of session templates, which provide pre-loaded instrument tracks, and start creating a song in a variety of music genres, including EDM, rock, pop, jazz, and hip-hop.
- Comes with over 20 plug-ins including Xpand!2 music synthesizer, D-Verb & Mod Delay III
- Visit the new in-app Marketplace and discover a world of affordable plug-ins that make creating and enhancing sounds quick and easy—with prices starting at about a cup of frozen coffee.
- Pro Tools | First saves sessions in the cloud, enabling you to work on your music practically anywhere.
- Comes with an introductory amount of free cloud storage, enabling you to save and sync up to three projects at a time, so you can always pick up where you last left off—on any Mac or PC with Pro Tools First installed.
More On Pro Tools First
In this article Mark M Thompson shares his thoughts on why the new Pro Tools Artist might be all he needs to do the work he does. If it’s true for a working pro like Mark how many more Pro Tools users might be able to do the same?
It came to our attention that in mid December Avid announced the end of Pro Tools First, their free version of Pro Tools. What does this mean for Pro Tools users and will it be replaced?
Avid doesn’t always update Pro Tools First when they release a Pro Tools update. However, after the dust has settled following the release on Pro Tools 2020.9 for Vanilla and Ultimate users, it transpires that Avid has also released Pro Tools First 2020.9 which adds macOS Catalina and Ableton Link support to the free version of Avid’s DAW software.
Ever had this error message come up when using Pro Tools? “Could not create a new document because Permission denied (13) while creating…” In this article, we explain what this error message means and suggest ways of resolving the issue.
Avid has recently emailed all their customers who have free Avid Cloud Storage Accounts, advising them that soon they plan to clear down older Pro Tools Projects from user’s free cloud storage accounts. In this article, we have all the details and advice on how to make sure you do not lose any of your Pro Tools Projects.
Avid have chosen to email all their users to advise everyone of the release of Pro Tools 2019.6, which resolves an issue where interruptions in internet connectivity can cause Pro Tools First, Pro Tools, and Pro Tools Ultimate to delete local (offline) Projects. 2019.6 does also bring a couple of new features including making Heat available to more Pro Tools users, and Avid have squashed a number of bugs with 2019.6.
This is bringing a feature that Pro Tools and Pro Tools Ultimate users already have to Pro Tools First users. Until now Pro Tools First users could only have a maximum of 3 Pro Tools projects that were stored in the cloud. With this new Unlimited Projects feature, you can now create and save as many projects as you want locally on your computer. Then you can use any 3 of these local projects to sync to the cloud for anytime, anywhere access and collaboration.
If you are creative working in the music production sector then you should at least know how Pro Tools works. Even if you use another DAW, it makes sense to have a working knowledge of Pro Tools and the good news is that you can with Pro Tools First - the free version of Pro Tools from Avid.
In this article, we only look at the selection procedures in Pro Tools. There are many different aspects to be aware of regarding selections. You get the idea that selecting a Clip or any other object in Pro Tools is not as simple as clicking on it. There are many different procedures, variations, and conditions you have to know, not only to avoid mistakes but also to improve (= speed up) your editing workflow.
We get a constant flow of questions about the costs of the different versions and models of Pro Tools as well as the different ways of 'buying' Pro Tools. In this article, we unpack the cost differences between the different types of Pro Tools. We have more detail about the different types of Pro Tools in our FAQ - Pro Tools FAQs - Pro Tools First, Pro Tools Standard Or Pro Tools HD - Which Is The Right One For Me?
In this Pro Tools FAQ, we are going to outline the differences between the different types of Pro Tools - Pro Tools First, Pro Tools Standard, and Pro Tools HD.
M-Audio a brand that was owned by Avid but now is part of the InMusic brand, now include Pro Tools First with all of their M-Track C-Series Audio/MIDI interfaces, as well as their CTRL, Code, Oxygen, Hammer and Keystation USB/MIDI keyboard controllers.