Specifications

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Pro Tools Express Software
Pro Tools Express software provides the following
capabilities, depending on your hardware
configuration:
• Up to a total of 16 voiced mono or stereo audio
tracks per session
• Up to 8 Auxiliary Input tracks
• Up to 8 Master Fader tracks
• Up to 16 MIDI tracks
• Up to 8 Instrument tracks
• A single QuickTime video track
• 16-bit, 24-bit, or 32-bit floating point audio res-
olution, at sample rates up to 96 kHz (depending
on your audio interface)
• Automatic Delay Compensation (up to 16,383
samples at 48 kHz)
• Non-destructive, random-access editing and mix
automation
• Audio processing with up to 5 real-time plug-ins
per track, depending on your
computer’s capabilities
• Up to 5 hardware inserts per track
• Up to 5 sends per track
• Up to 16 internal mix busses (mono or stereo)
for routing and mixing
• Support for M-Audio HyperControl and
DirectLink
Pro Tools Features Not
Supported with Pro Tools
Express
Pro Tools Express software does not support the
following Pro Tools features:
• Complete Production Toolkit
• MP3 export
• Import and Export of AAF, OMF, and MXF
• Beat Detective
• Advanced Import Session Data features
• Variable Pan Depth
• Field Recorder features
• Destructive Record
• Track Punch and Destructive Punch recording
• Timecode and Feet+Frames rulers
• Machine Control and MIDI Machine Control
• EUCON
• Control surfaces (other than those that use M-Au-
dio HyperControl and DirectLink)
• Mic Preamps
• Satellite Link, Video Satellite Link, and Video
Satellite Link LE
• VENUE Link
• Clip Gain
• Core Audio and ASIO engine
• Advanced Editing features:
• Scrub Trim
• Replace Clips
• Fit To Marks
• Matching Channels
• Video Editing
• Back and Play
• Auto Fades
For information about the I/O capabilities of
your audio interface, see the documentation
that came with the interface.