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m-powered pro tools/m-audio?

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?
 
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.
 
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.
 
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