Pro Tools 2022.4 Release

[jeffro]

Originally Posted by Eric Lambert

Say what now...? I am using HD Native and don't use Flex. It works fine. What's this about HD Native users needing Flex?

Pro Tools Flex is just the top tier 'bundle' and includes a Pro Tools Ultimate subscription. It would have been more accurate to have said "HD Native users need Pro Tools Ultimate" (so... no change for you).

[Eric Lambert]

Originally Posted by jeffro

Pro Tools Flex is just the top tier 'bundle' and includes a Pro Tools Ultimate subscription. It would have been more accurate to have said "HD Native users need Pro Tools Ultimate" (so... no change for you).

That was my assumption. Thanks for clarifying. I'm not sure why they'd suggested that Flex was required for HD Native users when that's not the case.

[audiogamble]

Originally Posted by jeffro

Thank you for clarifying (sorry I missed this!).

The top tier is named Pro Tools Flex,but the Pro Tools Ultimate software and license name remains. A Pro Tools Ultimate Subscription is included with Pro Tools Flex. The Pro Tools Ultimate Perpetual is no longer sold by Avid (but still available from resellers).

If you want the surround features -and- want to run v2021.3.1 you would need to use a Pro Tools Ultimate license (perpetual or subscription).

I think what we really need to do is to look into the issue you're reporting and solve that. Please reply back with the case # after you create that.

Jeffro. Just wanted to inform that I have an active case open on this. Number 04410753 . I’ve also created a breakout thread that systematically lays out this performance problem for the silicon processor. See here https://duc.avid.com/showthread.php?t=419777

Depending on users workflows, it may be more or less of an issue. For me, this problem is quite crippling and has been ongoing for some time, with the only solution being to roll back to an old version that doesn’t leverage your latest feature offerings, but is stable and reliable.

I’ve had some colleagues verify this problem, and the emerging pattern here is that pro tools installed on any silicon machine will chew an unnecessary amount of cpu for simply using aux sends, with no plugins even present in the session. A problem since 2021.6 .

[basehead617]

Originally Posted by Eric Lambert

That was my assumption. Thanks for clarifying. I'm not sure why they'd suggested that Flex was required for HD Native users when that's not the case.

If you're picking a sub tier (no grandfathered perpetual), Flex is your only choice... I guess that is what was meant?

[Tim R.]

Originally Posted by Eric Lambert

That was my assumption. Thanks for clarifying. I'm not sure why they'd suggested that Flex was required for HD Native users when that's not the case.

Source of confusion:

[RobertDorn]

Originally Posted by jeffro

Pro Tools Flex is just the top tier 'bundle' and includes a Pro Tools Ultimate subscription. It would have been more accurate to have said "HD Native users need Pro Tools Ultimate" (so... no change for you).

Which marketing genius came up with the idea to name 2 subscription tiers after the actual pro tools version, while naming the 3rd tier ‘flex’ with the PT version included being ‘ultimate’

Or even worse: which responsible person said ‘oh yeahhh THAT’s an awesome plan, let’s confuse our customers even more than they already have been with AVID! Wooohooo’

[JCBigler]

Are there any improvements to the Satellite link functionality in the new Protools Studio software? Such as better communication between systems running Ultimate on a Windows computer and vanilla on a Mac (or visa versa)?

Any advantages to upgrading to the new bundle when running two systems simultaneously for redundant recording, or as extensions of the main recording system?

Also, when is DAPS going to run on Windows?

[sdelsolray]

Originally Posted by Chevron

Can you buy Pro Tools Studio on Avid's site?
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No. Avid stopped selling perpetual licenses as of yesterday. Some may be available from 3rd parties like Sweetwater. Dunno about that.

[sdelsolray]

Originally Posted by Eric Lambert

That was my assumption. Thanks for clarifying. I'm not sure why they'd suggested that Flex was required for HD Native users when that's not the case.

Only Ultimate users with perp licenses can use HD going forward. There is no longer a subscription for Ultimate except via a Flex subscription.

[Chevron]

Originally Posted by sdelsolray

No. Avid stopped selling perpetual licenses as of yesterday. Some may be available from 3rd parties like Sweetwater. Dunno about that.

Okay thanks, I guess they might be advertised online as Pro Tools Standard or other but will get you the latest version with a year of updates.