Avid have made some changes to the forum; some structural, like renaming sections and forums, and clearing out legacy products etc. They are also trying to add more human face to it. This is what Bruce Paine, Avid’s Community Administrator said….

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LinkedIn Corporation is a social networking website for people in professional occupations. Founded in December 2002 it is mainly used for professional networking. As of January 2013, LinkedIn reports more than 200 million registered users in more than 200 countries.

We have a vibrant community of over 2500 members on Linkedin and many professionals have found Linkedin valuable in connecting with like minded people, in some cases generating new work. There is also a jobs section on the group.

If you would like to join us on Linkedin, then you can find the group here.

If you would like to connect with members of the team then here are our profiles.

• Russ Hughes
• Eric Johnson
• Mike Thornton
• Neil Hester
• James Ivey
• Franco Pellegrini
• Philippe Faucher

We would love to connect with other professional members of our community and also hook up with some of you at NAMM.

Thanks to community member Shane Felton he’s created this Pro Tools drive icon and asked us to share it with the Pro Tools Community.

Simply download the icon image file here and then use it on your Mac or PC to have a very cool Pro Tools drive icon. If this file does not work and you prefer then simply use the GIF icon at the top and that will work too.

Please share with your friends or on Facebook, Twitter or Google+

Install info for Mac users from comminuty member El Sidius below;

After downloading or copying the custom icon file(s) to your computer follow these steps:
1. Select the desired icon in the Finder.
2. Choose Get Info from the File menu.
3. Click the icon that appears in the Info window.
4. Choose Copy from the Edit menu.
Note: Leave the Info window open.
5. In the Finder, select the application, folder, or document whose icon you want to change. Note that the Info window immediately updates to display the newly selected item.
6. Click the icon that appears in the Info window.
7. Choose Paste from the Edit menu.
8. Close the Info window.

Christmas with all the trimmingsOn behalf of the entire team who serve on Pro Tools Expert, can I take this opportunity to wish the Pro Tools community a very Happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year.

Thanks for your massive support!

Even better things to come in 2013!

We love collaboration and community, we love making music and sharing stuff, so we have to love this idea from Synthmob - a synth patch sharing site.

In their words “Synthmob is a digital sound design community where members can share presets for virtual instrument plugins.

Beyond preset sharing, Synthmob also aims to provide a place where sound designers and artists can connect and discuss sound design techniques and tools.”

Go check it out!

What Is It?
Simply put, we connect those who have ilok assets they no longer need with those who want to buy them.

The seller gets money for assets they no longer need and the buyer gets a plug-in for less money than they would normally pay for it. More here

Before I started this blog I didn't know who Eric Johnson was. He lives in Baltimore, USA and after I sent out an email saying I would be in Washington earlier this year he offered to meet me for coffee.

Since that coffee Eric and I have become good friends across the ocean. He helped me plan my wedding surprise for my wife and has always been on the end of an email, webchat or phone when we've needed advice.

Even better we share Birthdays today!

Technology is often criticized as corrupting, dumbing down and ruining community. Not here it doesn't! Happy Birthday Eric!