You can now purchase a perpetual license of Pro Tools | HD software and create, edit, and mix anywhere – or subscribe on a low-cost annual basis and use the software only when you need it. New standalone purchasing options for Pro Tools | HD software make it more affordable and flexible than ever to get your hands on the industry’s premier recording, editing, and mixing toolset. Introducing standalone Pro Tools | HD software Pro Tools 12.6 includes new Task Manager and Freeze status icons in the edit window, stability improvements, and more. With Pro Tools 12.6, you can quickly adjust a fade in, fade out, or the shape of a crossfade directly in the Edit window using the Smart Tool – with real-time waveform updates. And automatically send overlapped clips to new or existing playlists. Easily scan and verify if there are multiple playlists on any given track with new visual indicators. Quickly switch between playlists with new key commands. It’s now easier than ever to access and manage all of your playlists in Pro Tools. Quickly clear overlaps, heal clips, trim starts and ends, and get faster access across multiple playlists with new key commands. (Pro Tools | HDX only) Edit layers of audio more easilyĪ new multi-layer editing mode makes it easier than ever to handle overlapping clips. The system calibrates and time aligns your stems, so there are no latency or audio artifacts when you punch in and out or switch tracks. With Pro Tools 12.6 you can achieve pristine, click-free sound by completing all single-system post re-recorder workflows “in the box”. (Pro Tools | HD only) Single-system re-recorder workflows – in the box With the new Clip Effects feature, you can apply real-time EQ and dynamics to a single clip or clip group on your timeline, enabling you to assign different settings across multiple clips on a track. Avid software unveiled Pro Tools version 12.6 at IBC 2016 which showed a huge array of new features and optimisations to make their audio editing software better than ever.