NAB Show/ The New "AVID" in Five Days

[M-ManLA]

As a Pro Tools operator, I can say that it has been a rough two years. I mostly work on LE with my 003R, and I am seeing more people testing and switching to other software than I have seen in my short career. I love Pro Tools, don't get me wrong, but there have to be some clanging and some improvement that needs to be done.

Will that change, this coming April 12? Will NAB be the venue for a change at Avid?

So the name that we all love will now just be a memory, as Avid has decided to drop the Digidesign name from the products. Now with everything with the new AVID logo stamped on all of the Pro Tools Label, will Avid make that announcement that we have been waiting for? They was pretty non-existent during NAMM, which is just really a merchant show, but we are all craving some word from the new thinking at Avid. I know I have been waiting for a few features myself. These are some features that I would like to hear this Monday for the press event;


1. Pro Tools 9
2. Full Native 64bit program
3. Stable program (it should not crash, ever!)
4. Unlock track limitations (or make a higher count)
5. Only two versions of Pro Tools (Pro Tools Essentials and Pro Tools HD "Pro Tools HD,LE, and M-Powered will be one)
6. All Avid interfaces is no longer restricted to one version of Pro Tools
7. Software no longer relies on HD | Accel Cards
8. Interfaces with PCIe cards, as well as new, powerful Accel cards
9. ADC Standard in Pro Tools LE
10. Satellite feature standard/included in Pro Tools HD
11. Built in surround sound mixing and monitoring up to 7.1 monitors
12. Better cost on high end hardware (ex. 192 HD)
13. New expandable control surface with volume control and talkback function
14. New and improved RTAS engine.

OK, so yes, I know that some of this is just a dream of mines, which I will get in depth of what I would like to see in another post, but I think this is just a handful of things Avid could do to make us happy.
What do you guys expect on Monday? What would you like for Avid to come out with? All comments will be appreciated.

[danander11]

Originally Posted by M-ManLA

1. Pro Tools 9
2. Full Native 64bit program
3. Stable program (it should not crash, ever!)
4. Unlock track limitations (or make a higher count)
5. Only two versions of Pro Tools (Pro Tools Essentials and Pro Tools HD "Pro Tools HD,LE, and M-Powered will be one)
6. All Avid interfaces is no longer restricted to one version of Pro Tools
7. Software no longer relies on HD | Accel Cards
8. Interfaces with PCIe cards, as well as new, powerful Accel cards
9. ADC Standard in Pro Tools HD
10. Satellite feature standard/included in Pro Tools HD
11. Built in surround sound mixing and monitoring up to 7.1 monitors
12. Better cost on high end hardware (ex. 192 HD)
13. New expandable control surface with volume control and talkback function

What do you guys expect on Monday? What would you like for Avid to come out with? All comments will be appreciated.

1. No
2. No
3. Highly unlikely
4. No
5. No
6. No
7. No
8. Again, highly unlikely
9. No, (it's still stuck on their foreheads)
10. I dunno
11. Not unless you shell out for CPTK (which is only 5.1 if I recall)
12. No
13. More likely than 3 or 8, but still unlikely..

Kind of dismal huh? I hope beyond all hope that I'm wrong on at least 50%

[M-ManLA]

Originally Posted by danander11

1. No
2. No
3. Highly unlikely
4. No
5. No
6. No
7. No
8. Again, highly unlikely
9. No, (it's still stuck on their foreheads)
10. I dunno
11. Not unless you shell out for CPTK (which is only 5.1 if I recall)
12. No
13. More likely than 3 or 9, but still unlikely..

Kind of dismal huh? I hope beyond all hope that I'm wrong on at least 50%

HAHAHAHA. I hope you are wrong on most of them also. Avid have to get up to date with the times. I do think they will surprise us though on Monday. With what though, I do not know.

[Keybeeetsss]

Originally Posted by danander11

1. No
2. No
3. Highly unlikely
4. No
5. No
6. No
7. No
8. Again, highly unlikely
9. No, (it's still stuck on their foreheads)
10. I dunno
11. Not unless you shell out for CPTK (which is only 5.1 if I recall)
12. No
13. More likely than 3 or 8, but still unlikely..

Kind of dismal huh? I hope beyond all hope that I'm wrong on at least 50%

U may be wrong on 50% minus 50%...

[TOM@METRO]

I feel that we will be very lucky just to see a solid driver for W7, let's be realistic here and hope for that.

[M-ManLA]

Originally Posted by TOM@METRO

I feel that we will be very lucky just to see a solid driver for W7, let's be realistic here and hope for that.

I agree with you. Windows 7 is a monster and Avid need to tap into some of that power.

[Shan]

Originally Posted by M-ManLA

1. Pro Tools 9
2. Full Native 64bit program
3. Stable program (it should not crash, ever!)
4. Unlock track limitations (or make a higher count)
5. Only two versions of Pro Tools (Pro Tools Essentials and Pro Tools HD "Pro Tools HD,LE, and M-Powered will be one)
6. All Avid interfaces is no longer restricted to one version of Pro Tools
7. Software no longer relies on HD | Accel Cards
8. Interfaces with PCIe cards, as well as new, powerful Accel cards
9. ADC Standard in Pro Tools HD
10. Satellite feature standard/included in Pro Tools HD
11. Built in surround sound mixing and monitoring up to 7.1 monitors
12. Better cost on high end hardware (ex. 192 HD)
13. New expandable control surface with volume control and talkback function

OK, so yes, I know that some of this is just a dream of mines...

1. No
2. No
3. No
4. No
5. No
6. No
7. No
8. No
9. No
10. No
11. We've already had this for the past 1.5 years. It's in the CPTK. Give them your $2000 if you want it!
12. No
13. No

Yes, ALL of this is just a dream of yours...or perhaps a nightmare.

Shane

[jdutaillis]

So negative guys!!! Especially for you Danny...

I'm keeping my hopes up (just not up very high) for NAB. There seems to be alot lining up in lead up to this event, so lets hope Avid really do make it an event and blow us all away with some amazing show!

In mean time I'll go back to reading the REAPER manual

[Craig F]

9. already exists in HD do you mean LE?
1. not for a few years
2. not until #1 at the earliest
5. impractical
11. more important to kill the SDDS 7.1 and bring in EX 7.1 format

[sunburst79]

8.0 was all about composers and LE.

To spread the love a little I would like to see the following long term requests for the post guys.

1) Bins.
2) Clip gain.

Having said that I do hope that Avid has something new and exciting and the booth consists of more than a couple of leather couches.

I'm holding out for Transformer.