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Overview
| Features |
Producer |
Studio |
Essential |
LE |
| Max Number of Audio Tracks (including Instrument Tracks) |
Unlimited
|
Unlimited
|
64
|
32
|
| Max Number of MIDI Tracks |
Unlimited
|
Unlimited
|
Unlimited
|
64
|
| Max Simultaneous I/O |
Unlimited
|
Unlimited
|
Unlimited
|
8
|
| Max Simultaneous Busses |
Unlimited
|
Unlimited
|
16
|
8
|
| Max number of Audio Plug-ins (per project) |
Unlimited
|
Unlimited
|
64
|
24
|
| Max Audio FX Sends (per track/bus) |
Unlimited
|
Unlimited
|
5
|
5
|
| Max Simultaneous Instruments (per project) |
Unlimited
|
Unlimited
|
32
|
8
|
| Max Bit Rate |
32 Bit Float
|
32 Bit Float
|
32 Bit Float
|
32 Bit Float
|
| Max Sample Rate |
192 kHz
|
192 kHz
|
192 kHz
|
96 kHz
|
| Internal Mixing Engine |
64-Bit
|
64-Bit
|
32-Bit
|
32-Bit
|
| Native 64-bit |
X
|
X
|
(X86 only)
|
(x86 only)
|
| Software Language Support |
EN-DE-FR-ES-IT-J
|
EN-DE-FR-ES-IT-J
|
EN-DE-FR-ES-IT-J
|
EN-DE-FR-ES-IT-J
|
| CHM Language Support |
EN-DE-FR-J
|
EN-DE-FR-J
|
EN-DE-FR-J
|
EN-DE-FR-J
|
| Installer Language Support |
EN-DE-FR-ES-IT-J
|
EN-DE-FR-ES-IT-J
|
EN-DE-FR-ES-IT-J
|
EN-DE-FR-ES-IT-J
|
Key Features
Audio Production |
Producer |
Studio |
Essential |
LE |
|
Integrated Track Effects
|
ProChannel
|
Sonitus fX: EQ
|
Sonitus fX: EQ
|
Sonitus fX: EQ
|
|
Audio Effects
|
57
|
50
|
37
|
10
|
|
MIDI Effects
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
|
Instruments
|
20
|
17
|
10
|
3
|
|
Integrated Track Arpeggiator
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
FX Chains
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
Clip FX Bins
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
External Insert
|
X
|
X
|
||
|
Plug-in Delay Compensation
|
X
|
X
|
||
|
Double-precision
|
X
|
X
|
||
|
POW-R Dithering
|
X
|
|||
|
AudioSnap
|
X
|
X
|
||
|
V-Vocal
|
X
|
X
|
||
|
Side-Chaining (Available on the following plug-ins)
Sonitus: Fx Compressor (Studio and Producer Only)
Sonitus: Fx Gate (Studio and Producer Only)
Vintage Channel VC-64 (Producer only)
Third party plug-ins with side-chaining
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
Track Freeze
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Clip Selection Groups
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Dim Solo
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Exclusive Solo
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Destructive Editing
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Remove Silence
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
Gain
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Normalize
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Remove DC Offset
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Fade Envelope
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
Crossfade
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
Reverse
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Transpose
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Slide
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Length
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Scale Velocity
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
Retrograde
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
Deglitch
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
Fit to Time
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
Fit Improvisation
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
Groups and QuickGroups
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Tools
|
||||
|
Smart Tool
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Select Tool
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Draw Tool
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Erase/Mute Tool
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Move Tool
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Edit Tool
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Snap
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Record Metronome
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Playback Metronome
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Loop Playback
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Loop Record
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Punch Record
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Step Recording
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Markers
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Aim Assist
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
X-Ray
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Track Strip Edit Filter
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Read/Write Automation
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
Post Production |
Producer |
Studio |
Essential |
LE |
|
Surround Mixing
|
X
|
X
|
||
|
Surround Effects
|
X
|
X
|
||
|
Surround Panner
|
X
|
X
|
||
|
LFE Control
|
X
|
X
|
||
|
Bass Management
|
X
|
X
|
||
|
Video Output to FireWire
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
Video Thumbnail Track
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
Hardware Support |
Producer |
Studio |
Essential |
LE |
|
ASIO, WDM, MME, WASAPI Driver Support
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
ACT/Control Surface Support
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
SkyLight Interface |
Producer |
Studio |
Essential |
LE |
|
Screensets
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
MultiDock
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Control Bar
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Track Inspector
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Browser
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
Views |
Producer |
Studio |
Essential |
LE |
|
Track View
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Track Layers
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Track Folders
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
Inline Piano Roll View
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Track and Bus Peak Markers
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Bus Waveform Preview
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Integrated Navigator
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Clip Effects Bins
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
Console View
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Piano Roll View
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Staff View
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Guitar TAB
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
Guitar Fretboard View
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
Print
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Matrix View
|
X
|
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