m-powered pro tools/m-audio?

Bjazzman · #1 03-18-2009, 08:38 PM

is this the full pro tools 8? im looking at getting yet another interface. I saw the m-audio fast track pro. I want midi along with phantom power mic pre's. But i think the fast track only has a headphone out. What if you want to mix with monitors how would you do it with the fast track?

most of the pro tools gear 003, m-box only come with pro tools le. How do you get the full version 8 of pro tools?

bThumper38 · #2 03-18-2009, 08:41 PM

you need an account with digidesign, than you can download it.

Bjazzman · #3 03-18-2009, 08:59 PM

is the full version free? and can you use the fast track with the full version?

bThumper38 · #4 03-18-2009, 09:00 PM

nothing is free at digidesign, but i believe you can use fast track with the full version

rEaLity|cheCk · #5 03-18-2009, 09:02 PM

LE is the "full version" . protools HD requires an interface with built-in dsp processing like a 192 I/O.
http://www.digidesign.com/index.cfm?...9&itemid=26272

Bjazzman · #6 03-18-2009, 09:07 PM

it looks like the m-powered full version 8 and fast track pro are about the same price as getting an m-box with the le software. or would you have to upgrade the le software if you want more than 8 or 10 tracks?

also, can you use the m-box or fast track with logic and ableton?

DocBop · #7 03-18-2009, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Bjazzman

it looks like the m-powered full version 8 and fast track pro are about the same price as getting an m-box with the le software. or would you have to upgrade the le software if you want more than 8 or 10 tracks?

also, can you use the m-box or fast track with logic and ableton?

Where are you getting your info PT 8 LE will record up to 48 tracks. I would check you can probably get a MBox Mini that includes PT 8 LE for less than a Fast Track Pro and PT M.

Yes you can use a MBox or M-Audio interface with Logic or Live. Though the Fast Track Pro is a bare bones interface and sounds like it.

Noosh · #8 03-24-2009, 07:48 AM

Look. Pro Tools LE is a full version, like someone was saying earlier... someone correct me if im wrong, and i very may well be, but i dont think there is a demo version of protools.

and as far as the interface goes, i would much rather have the Mbox over the Fast Track, and it would probably be cheaper to go that route anyways.

DocBop · #9 03-24-2009, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Noosh

Look. Pro Tools LE is a full version, like someone was saying earlier... someone correct me if im wrong, and i very may well be, but i dont think there is a demo version of protools.

All the Pro Tools versions are near identical they vary by the hardware they will run on. PT M for M-Audio gear, PT LE for MBox and 00 gear, and PT HD for the high end Digi HD gear.

PT HD can do a couple things PT LE can't. PT LE you can get add-ons for high track counts and other features. PT M doesn't support some of the add-on's that PT LE does. So small differences between the three PT's

rich18rich · #10 03-19-2012, 12:03 AM

Either PT M doesn't have A LOT of the add-ons or PT M-Essential is the ghetto version of it. It came with the FastTrack for $50 brand new and seems to be missing quite a bit.

rich18rich · #11 03-21-2012, 08:36 PM

Bjazzman, I use the headphones on my fast track and the monitor outs on the back also.

KingRazor · #12 03-22-2012, 09:40 PM

You realize this thread was 3 years old, right?

If you got it for $50 I think that should answer your question right there...a full featured Pro Tools looks more like $700.

So what you probably have is a stripped down, limited-feature version.