Avid has announced the unveiling of Pro Tools Intro, available as a free download and designed to help aspiring creatives explore and encourage their desire to make music and audio in any genre.
Pro Tools Intro provides a creative palette with essentials for making professional-quality music and sounds, including MIDI tools and dozens of core effect and instrument plugins. It’s surrounded with instructional videos, webinars, online community forums, and other resources for quickly getting up-and-running.
“Avid is bringing a brand-new free offering to the next generation of music and audio creators that’s loaded with creative firepower,” says said David Toomey, Avid SVP & general mnager, Audio & Music. “Pro Tools Intro was designed to introduce the power of the platform to new creatives, helping them tell their stories through music and audio, sharing new podcasts, songs, loops, and beats with their audience,
“Far more than just a standalone free app, Pro Tools Intro is fully rooted in the universal language that’s been shaping popular music and media production for decades. For users who want to keep growing creatively, Pro Tools Intro is their gateway into the global community of professionals working in recorded and live music, TV, and film production.”
Over the years, music creators have had the opportunity to get their start with the original free version of Pro Tools. When Pro Tools Intro users want to expand their audience, they can tap into the AvidPlay subscription service to distribute their tracks to all popular streaming services and start building their fan base.
Go here to read an introductory blog post by music producer, remixer, and Avid product management director Greg “Stryke” Chin, and here for a side-by-side comparison of Pro Tools versions.
