Digidesign Ships Pro Tools®|24 MIX
and MIXplus Systems for Windows NT
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January 28, 1999Digidesign® is shipping the Pro Tools®|24 MIX system for Windows
NT, a single-card digital audio workstation core system that provides
up to 64 tracks and extensive mixing and processing capabilities. Providing
the same functionality and benefits as the Macintosh version of Pro Tools|24
MIX, which started shipping last September, the Windows NT version allows
audio professionals to choose the platform they prefer. Digidesign's most
powerful DAW ever, Pro Tools|24 MIX has been extremely successful since
its introduction, and the company
anticipates a significant increase in system installations with the availability
of the Windows NT version.
Featuring six Motorola 56301-series DSP chips, Pro Tools|24 MIX offers
two to three times more on-demand mixing and processing power from a basic
system than Pro Tools|24, Digidesign's previous flagship system. Also
available is the Pro Tools|24 MIXplus system, which includes a MIX Farm
PCI card in addition to the MIX Core card. Costing only 25% more than
a Pro Tools|24 MIX core, Pro Tools|24 MIXplus offers more than double
the DSP processing power and supports up to 32 I/O channels.
The MIX Core and MIX Farm cards offer more DSP power than ever before--up
to over four times more Plug-In instances per DSP than Digidesign's previous
DSP Farm card. The newly added DSP Manager function optimizes DSP usage,
and new MultiShell support offers even greater efficiency by allowing
certain different types of Plug-Ins to share the same DSP chip on a MIX
Core or MIX Farm card. Providing high quality versions of the basic DSP
tools required for mixing and audio production, Pro Tools|24 MIX and Pro
Tools|24 MIXplus systems are bundled with Digidesign's D-Verb reverb Plug-In
software (for a limited time only) and several great-sounding DigiRack
Plug-Ins, including the new EQ II and Dynamics II. Windows NT versions
of optional Digidesign Plug-Ins will be available within a few weeks after
shipment, as well as Digidesign's optional Machine Control software, which
enables remote arming of audio or video tracks by allowing users to set
up track arming for 9-pin and V-LAN decks.
Each Pro Tools|24 MIX Core and MIX Farm card provides support for 16
channels of I/O using optional Digidesign audio interfaces, including
the 888|24 I/O, 882|20 I/O and ADAT Bridge I/O. The system supports a
total of 10 TDM cards (five MIX Farm cards maximum) to provide vast quantities
of DSP power, connection of up to 72 channels of I/O and integrated sampling
capabilities with Digidesign's optional SampleCell II Plus PCI sampling
card (shipping late Q1, 1999).
Pro Tools|24 MIX is available for a suggested retail price of $7,995;
the Pro Tools|24 MIXplus system is $9,995; the MIX Farm is $3,995. A generous
upgrade program is available for customers who own Pro Tools|24 for Windows
NT or Pro Tools users who have Macintosh-based systems and wish to change
platforms. For more information, visit Digidesign at www.digidesign.com. |
