Digidesign Pro Tools HD1 Accel Core System

Serious professionals use Pro Tools|HD®. No other digital audio workstation (DAW) is used more in top music studios, post-production and broadcast facilities, editing suites, and mobile production trucks worldwide. With amazing sound quality, unmatched processing power, and great flexibility, Pro Tools|HD empowers you to deliver top-quality productions efficiently and with ease, from first take to final mix.


Developed for professionals, Pro Tools|HD® 1 is Digidesign’s entry-level core system, delivering rock-solid performance, low latency, guaranteed track counts, and exclusive TDM plug-in processing. The system combines a single core DSP card with the processing power of your Windows- or Mac-based computer* for powerful productivity.

Pro Tools|HD 1 also comes with industry-standard Pro Tools HD software and a comprehensive bundle of professional sound processing plug-ins, virtual instruments, and compatible applications, allowing you to compose, record, edit, sequence, and mix music projects or sound for picture.


In addition to the latest Digidesign® Pro Tools® HD software, every Pro Tools|HD® Core system includes a comprehensive collection of plug-ins and virtual instruments from Digidesign and Digidesign Development Partners for a myriad of creative effects processing options right out of the box. From pristine EQs and dynamics processors to unique modulation effects, samplers and sophisticated amp modeling tools, the TDM, RTAS®, and AudioSuite™ plug-ins bundled with Pro Tools|HD Core systems give you a full range of processing options.

Free Bomb Factory Plug-ins -
The free Bomb Factory® plug-ins offer powerful effects and utilities from the makers of some of the industry's very best digital emulations of classic analog processors.

    * Bomb Factory BF76 Compressor
    * BF Essential Clip Remover
    * BF Essential Correlation Meter
    * BF Essential Meter Bridge

    * BF Essential Noise Meter
    * BF Essential Tuner
    * Funk Logic Mastererizer


What’s Included

    * 1 HD Core card (PCI) or 1 Accel Core card (PCIe)
    * Pro Tools HD 8 software
    * Pro Tools HDpack 8 plug-in bundle for HD 1
    * Free Bomb Factory® Plug-ins
    * 12-foot DigiLink™ cable for I/O connectivity†
    * iLok USB Smart Key for software authorization
    * Boxed set of printed manuals



Choose an Audio Interface -
In addition, you’ll need to choose at least one Pro Tools|HD audio interface (sold separately) to complete your basic system — add more interfaces to expand your I/O capabilities, and integrate other Pro Tools|HD options to meet your project and workflow needs.

Explore Your Options -
There are plenty of Pro Tools|HD options available to satisfy your needs, whether you want full hands-on control of Pro Tools|HD through an ICON console or control surface, need to work with sound for picture, require certain cable connections, or something else. And don’t forget the not-so-secret weapons of every Pro Tools user — plug-ins, plug-ins, plug-ins.


Expand Your Power -
Pro Tools|HD lets you easily expand the power of your system as your needs and business grow. Increase your processing power, as well as track and channel counts, by adding one or more HD Accel cards to your Core system, allowing you to mix even the largest, most complex sessions with ease.