Pro Tools | HD3

Core System

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The Pro Tools|HD® 3 Accel system supports extremely large and complex sessions by leveraging the power-on-demand capabilities of three dedicated DSP cards (PCI or PCIe) connected via Digidesign’s proprietary TDM II bus architecture. The most powerful of the base Core systems, Pro Tools|HD 3 Accel combines those specialized DSP cards with the processing resources of your computer to deliver awesome audio performance, large track counts, and impressive plug-in processing power. To help you take advantage of that power, the Pro Tools|HD 3 Accel system also includes the largest number of Digidesign® and Digidesign Development Partner effects and instrument plug-ins as part of the free HDpack collection.

Pro Tools|HD 3 Accel offers the best starting point for building an expanded system. Create the ultimate, most flexible mixing workstation at any time by adding more DSP cards and a Digidesign Expansion|HD expansion chassis.*

Note: All Pro Tools|HD systems require the presence of at least one Pro Tools|HD audio interface (purchased separately). Add interfaces to extend your I/O capabilities.

* Only PCI systems can be expanded beyond 3 cards.

What’s in the Box?

  • 1 HD Core card and 1 HD Accel card (PCI)
  • 1 Accel Core card and 1 HD Accel card (PCIe)
  • Pro Tools® HD 7 software
  • Over 60 processing plug-ins, virtual instruments, and compatible applications
    • Pro Tools HDpack plug-in bundle
    • Free Bomb Factory® plug-ins
    • Digidesign DigiRack™ Plug-ins
    • Xpand!™ sample-playback/synthesis workstation
    • Pro Tools Ignition Pack™ collection
  • 12-foot DigiLink cable for I/O connectivity†
  • 2 TDM FlexCables for Pro Tools HD card interconnection
  • iLok USB Smart Key for software authorization
  • Printed boxed manual set, including Digidesign’s development partner catalog

Features

  • 27 DSP chips for powering the mix engine and TDM plug-ins
  • Sample-rate support up to 192 kHz
  • Support for up to 96 channels of I/O
  • Up to 192 simultaneous audio tracks at 44.1/48 kHz (256 total audio tracks)
  • Up to 96 simultaneous audio tracks at 96 kHz
  • Up to 36 simultaneous audio tracks at 192 kHz
  • Up to 160 mono or stereo auxiliary tracks
  • Up to 128 instrument tracks
  • 256 MIDI tracks
  • 128 internal mix buses

†Optional 100-foot DigiLink cable supports up to 96 kHz sample rates