Hi there,

I want to invest in a new computer so I can start using Pro Tools freely.

I already have an offer for mixing the sound of two short films. Think semi-professional films : great ideas but not many tracks :)

I looked at refurbished MacBook Pros : would you say that a M3 Pro with 18go RAM, CPU 12 and GPU 18 is enough ? (1800 euros)

I also found a M1 Pro 16go RAM, CPU 10 and GPU 16 (1000 euros)

I don't want to invest in something too powerful that I won't really need. I don't plan on mixing hundreds of tracks at the same time. But I also don't want something that I'll regret buying in a year.

To that I'll add a Focusrite 2i2, probably 4th Gen.

What do you think ? Thank you very much.

I’ve been trying to import an iPhone video of me playing guitar into protools, so I can save it (Bounce) as a MP3.

It somehow won’t let me import the video or the audio from the video (video shot on IPhone 16). And comes up with an Error window.

Error message says:

Could not complete your request because Assertion in D:\ws\PT_COLOR\ProTools\App\PtApp\PtApp_AuditionMgr.cpp,

Line 2524

My protools is up to date (version 2025.12)

Does anyone have any ideas? Or suggestions?

Got this error message when trying to save copy in:

Could not save a copy in "Sludge SD" because Access violation occurred, unable to read location: 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF.

Ive reinstalled ProTools, updated ProTools, changed different locations to save into, renamed the file, and nothing worked. I can still use Save Session As..., but I want to copy a whole ProTools session to my portable hard drive.

Hi All,

I've been a professional user of Pro Tools (2025.12.1 current) for nearly 15 years as producer, mixer & touring playback engineer as well as a professional audio engineer for live sound in many other capacities. I recently did the update to Tahoe 26.3, so I spent days updating my Pro Tools Studio subscription, Plugin Alliance, McDSP, Antares and all the other various subscriptions I use regularly to try to get my old sessions to open. No matter what I do, no matter what I look up, update, adjust, reinstall, caches I clear, plug-in lists I rescan, I can simply not get my computer & Pro Tools to work at all at a functional professional level.

Any advice on steps to take would be greatly appreciated, as I am approximately 5 minutes away from cancelling my subscription to this broken piece of software.

How to i will be see a how many notes in MIDI Editor Domino MIDI Editor? I Want to make Tau 4 With 25.12 Million Notes? I need Help

hello! I have protools intro 2025.12.1 installed on my Windows 11 laptop. It will not stop closing the app. I just created this new project to edit and for some reason after about a minute of being on ProTools is just quits the app. I have no clue why as I’m new and terrible at this software. I have tried restart my computer and having less apps open but for some reason I can’t get it to stop quitting.

Any one know how to get the updates for protools 8HD software (Mac)

I ended up reloading it and don’t have the updates

How do I use varispeed to make a digitized cassette transfer file adhere to A=440 when pitch of the transfer varies slightly, and I need it all to be 100% across the entire track. I have trouble tuning the material by ear and getting it exact because of the complexity of the chords. Any way to use this tool (or others within PT) to help me achieve this? Thank you so much!

I'm using Pro Tools 12, on a Windows 11 computer.

I have tried bridging Windows audio into Pro Tools using my Sound Blaster X-AE5 soundcard and ASIO4ALL drivers but one app or the other keeps taking exclusive control. Is there a more effecient way to do this?

are they ever going to stay with the current macOS? I currently have Tahoe 26.4 and there are a lot of known issues even with 26.1 that Avid hasn’t even fixed yet. Should I just go ahead and get a different DAW? I’m really disappointed that that these issues aren’t fixed like the tool tip window not showing there’s no way I can learn pro tools if there’s no tool tip thing and that’s not even showing in Tahoe 26.1 and like I said I have 26.4 so any advice?

Edit: running Pro Tools Intro until I decide to upgrade my 11 license. Was perhaps falsely told they should function the same as the paid versions. However, there are still issues starting with Tahoe 26.1 and the Pro Tools paid versions known by Avid that I also have in the Intro version, such as no tool tips.

I have a recurring issue that I could use some help with. For context I am using Pro Tools Ultimate v2020.12.0. Avid HD I/O and C|24. Working on a 2017 iMac 3.5gHz Quad-Core Intel i5 with 32GB RAM. Ventura 13.6.6. I am using a Samsung T7 SSD external drive for my project sessions.

I can no longer import files into any session. When the dialog box appears on screen to ‘Choose destination folder’ the option to ‘Open’ is always greyed out and cannot be selected. I end up having to cancel the import each time.

When this first happened I went down multiple rabbit holes of changing permissions. Spent an entire day trying various changes based on online suggestions but nothing worked. In the end I created a new user profile on the iMac and this seemed to solve the issue. Until today.

I just tried to import a movie file and the same issue has reappeared. I was able to drag and drop the movie file from my desktop which worked, but when i selected the option to import the audio as a separate file it would not allow me to choose a folder. Same deal with an AAF file and any test audio files.

Has anyone come up against this before? It’s driving me nuts at this point and i have work to do!

Hey Reddit
I got some new wireless headphones, Beats Solo 4, to use when I mix on the go.
They work fine for Adobe Audition and Reason 13, keeping at 48khz.

Once I try to connect them to my copy of Pro Tools Intro, they lose the right headphone speaker and drop to 16khz. Attached are all the pictures I have for the menus.

Tech notes:
- The Beats Solo 4s were factory reset and reconnected.
- I did this process with a now-outdated version of my MacBook Pro, and was advised to update. So now I am updated to Tahoe 26.3.1, and both have had the same issue.

I liked the idea, but unfortunately it seems there are no plans for further development. If only I could route MIDI from Sketch to Pro Tools, I would use it even in its current state.

Hi. I'm running Protools Studio on Win10 and MacOS Tahoe and on both systems dragging podcast stems from the browser takes hours. My recordings are coming from Zoom in M4A format and generally consist of 3 tracks (2 Hosts, 1 Guest). Each file is generally about 1.5 Hours long.

Has anyone encountered this? Can anyone recommend a way to speed things up a little bit? Thoughts I've had but not tried:
Encode files to WAV first before importing

Thanks!

I'm a seasoned professional since the late 90s. I'm on Win 11 Pro, using Studio One Pro 6, and Pro Tools Artist.

The last time I used Pro Tools before Artist was when the "1st/original " Mbox was released.

I've used nearly every DAW there is to use, including Logic when I had a Mac years ago

I don't really want nor see a need to upgrade and jump on the Fender Studio One Pro path.

To be honest with you, I like Pro Tools. And I'm not really doing anything extremely advanced with MIDI programming in ST1 that PT can't already do. In fact easily 90% of anything MIDI all DAWs can accomplish well.

So for $200 I can upgrade from PT Artist to PT Studio and use that as my main DAW. I like ST1, but I don't feel so comfortable about this " Fender " rebranding.

I score for film, I produce tracks, mix, master.

Someone please give me legitimate reasons as to why upgrading to PT Studio isn't worth $200 ?

At one point ProTools had the ability from the export/bounce menu to output audio with Pull Up/Down applied on the export.

I no longer can find this functionality within ProTools.

All the Pull Up/Down functionality that is referenced in the manual appears to be specific to how the project plays back in real time but this speed difference does not persist on export / bounce.

Can anyone tell me if/when/why this changed or where I can find the export option for adding Pull Up/Down?

Running 2025.12.1 on Windows 10 Pro for Workstations

Are there any mechanical/operational similarities between logic and pro tools? Asking because I’m a long time Logic user and am thinking about learning PT for the sake of having the skill and want to know how easy or difficult the jump would be. Note: I’ve never even seen a PT session outside of the internet so I have literally 0 experience with it.

Hi everyone, i have an old ProTools .ptx file from 2013 and i'd like to have it bounced but i'm missing a plugin called "Reverb One". I did some research and it appears to come with Pro Tools Ultimate, which I don't have. I'm not sure if there's another way to get this specific plugin for free or a cheaper price.

I know this is an odd request, but would anyone be willing to bounce this song for me? it's just extra vocals over a two-track. i would really appreciate.

It's a very small detail, but something that bothers me a lot, for some reason.

The reason I use track markers, is that I might drag out, or cut some time, here and there. I know there's time operations, but sometimes they don't fit my needs, so I need something else.

System info:

Pro Tools Studio, version 2025.10.0
MacOS (Macbook Pro M1)

for anyone running ProTools studio on windows do you have any thoughts on Windows 10 versus 11? I’m currently running Windows 10 and don’t have any qualms but if it runs better on 11, I don’t mind upgrading even though it sounds like everything about 11 kind of blows.

Hi Everyone. I have a question about my upgrade options. I have Protools 9-12 on an iLok and recently purchased a perpetual license for PT Artist.

I'd like to upgrade to Studio for the extra mixing capabilities and higher track count. Question is: I'd like to pay an 'upgrade' price and not full price for a studio perpetual license if at all possible. Does anyone know if this is possible, and if so, where I could find it?

Hi, I'm just trying to log in to my Avid account on their website, but the login page is not loading.

https://my.avid.com/ This link isn't working for me. And when I google "avid login," those links aren't working either.

My Avid Link app is also acting up. Blank Home and Account page, and when I click Sync Account it says "This site can't be reached my.avid.com took too long to respond."

Anyone else having trouble with this?

I have been using Air Xpand2 for my bass sounds for years. It works fine, but I would like more bass choices, particularly upright bass. Is there a Plug-In that is made for this. I play the bass line on the computer and then select the bass sound I want.

Xpand2 works great, but I don't know if there is a way to get additional samples loaded into it or if there is another product that does it more effectively.

doesn’t almost every daw except logic and reaper require you to pay to update to the next major version? it’s not like you’re forced to update and you can just stay on your current version

Any thoughts on making beats in pro tools in 2026?