Specifications

Chapter 1: Audio Plug-Ins Overview 3
Chapter 1: Audio Plug-Ins Overview
Plug-Ins are special-purpose software compo-
nents that provide additional signal processing
and other functionality to Pro Tools
®
. These in-
clude plug-ins that come with your Pro Tools
system, as well as many other plug-ins that can
be added to your system.
Avid Audio Plug-Ins
Avid
®
provides a comprehensive set of digital
signal processing tools for professional audio
production. A set of free virtual instrument and
sound processing, effects, and utility plug-ins
are included with Pro Tools. Other Avid plug-
ins are available for purchase or rental from the
Avid store (http://shop.avid.com, or choose
Marketplace > Plug-Ins in Pro Tools).
Free Avid Plug-Ins
A selection of free Avid plug-ins are included
with Pro Tools. These basic plug-ins provide a
comprehensive suite of digital signal processing
effects that include EQ, dynamics, delay, and
other essential audio processing tools.
Free Sound-Processing, Effects, and Utility
Plug-Ins:
•AIR Chorus
• AIR Distortion
•AIR Dynamic Delay
•AIR Enhancer
•AIR Ensemble
•AIR Filter Gate
•AIR Flanger
•AIR Frequency Shifter
• AIR Fuzz-Wah
• AIR Kill EQ
•AIR Lo-Fi
•AIR MultiChorus
•AIR Multi-Delay
• AIR Nonlinear Reverb
•AIR Phaser
•AIR Reverb
•AIR Spring Reverb
•AIR Stereo Width
•AIR Talkbox
•AIR Vintage Filter
• Avid Channel Strip
•Avid Down Mixer
• BF 76
Additional plug-ins are available both from
Avid and our third-party developers. See
the documentation that came with the
plug-in for operational information.
All of these plug-ins are installed when you
select the “Avid Effects” option when install-
ing Pro Tools. For more information, see the
Pro Tools Installation Guide.