Avid Releases Pro Tools Artist, Studio, and Flex with Pro Tools 2022.4

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Today we're talking about Avid's announcement of Pro Tools 2022.4. With this new release there are three new versions of Pro Tools available. Pro Tools Artist, Pro Tools Studio, and Pro Tools Flex (Ultimate).
Pro Tools Artist is a new entry-level version of Pro Tools for $99 a year that packs a serious punch. It has some built-in limitations, but for many users it should be more than sufficient for their production.
Pro Tools Studio is very similar to the old non-Ultimate version of Pro Tools with new features such as surround sound capability in Pro Tools and higher track counts and simultaneous I/O.
Pro Tools Flex is a new version that pairs Pro Tools Ultimate (or Pro Tools HD for older folks) with a bundle of extra content. If you're on a subscription you get all the extra features. Perpetual license holders just get access to support plans and upgrades to Pro Tools Ultimate on this path.

[@mrflynn01]

If you’re on a Mac jump on Logic Pro X and PC studio one and keep it moving!!

[@TheGearCage]

I use Logic as well, but Pro Tools still has a better overall editing workflow. I think Pro Tools Artist @ $99 per year is a really great deal. It also opens up collaboration with other Pro Tools users. Logic still comes with a ton of great content and the price is great, but this is a step in the right direction for Avid!

[@mrflynn01]

@@TheGearCage the overall eco system of logic is way better!!!

[@coolvibesradio3267]

@@TheGearCage the correct comparison is pro tools studio. 299 a year for a slightly better editing? If you learn the key commands Logic's editing workflow is as good as pro tools.

[@TheGearCage]

@@coolvibesradio3267 Reminder, you can keep using your existing perpetual license and continue to upgrade it. You just can't buy new Perpetual licenses. I think people may be missing that!

[@TazzSmk]

or simply Reaper, and decide on MacOS/Windows choice later ;)

[@oh515]

$100 per year for 32 tracks? That's crap, man. And freaking $1000 per year to ensure you have what you need? That's robbery😩

[@davidcottrell1308]

yup. if you own a mac, get Logic Pro X. Works like a charm.

[@TheEJ1408]

Go Nuendo 12. No paying for tracks bullshit. The most advanced solution for music and post.

[@theend9494]

Sgt Peppers was recorded on a 4 track

[@timowildenhain86]

@@theend9494 yeah, 60 years ago.

[@oh515]

@@theend9494 Yes, but I haven't the budget to hire a symphonic orchestra daily either.

[@Chaz_r]

So no more perpetual license? You know. Logic is looking really good at this point

[@TheGearCage]

No more new perpetual licenses, but you can still upgrade existing perpetual licenses so all good there!

[@THEREALTWISTEDINSANE]

@@TheGearCage thank god!!!!

[@weschilton]

@@TheGearCage Its STILL a subscription

[@alfredolopeznieto9444]

​@@TheGearCage Bro really Pro Tools don't offer much at this point I prefer FL Studio way better work flow and lifetime free updates.

[@HITMAN1er]

Avid must be paying you great or will be providing you a license free of charge. Most professionals in the industry are completely livid with Avid and there anti consumer moves. I had to end up buying a perpetual license from Sweetwater after I tried doing the upgrade from pt 12 and it would not go through. Sweetwater helped me more than Avid, they let me exchange my software code and pay the difference for a perpetual. Even after that, there was a bug where it would not let me activate the new license until my Sweetwater rep bugged them until they manually activated my license. You my friend are in the minority.

[@waynebliss1]

Wow, very informative video. Thanks for spelling it out slowly for us! I appreciate the effort!

[@coolvibesradio3267]

now we know that we have to buy another daw LOL

[@TheGearCage]

Thanks! I always try to be as careful as possible when spelling all this type of info out. It can get a little confusing.

[@waynebliss1]

@@TheGearCage I had received an email today about the new system. I had suspected something was up beyond just the newly named platforms. Your video was the only source I found that spelled it out for me.

[@sekritskworl-sekrit_studios]

They LOST me at "Subscription"! Not buying into the infrastructure. And, they will never forget their loyal customers... But they ABSOLUTELY will disregard & snub them within a year or so, after they have sold all of their permanent licenses. #Money_Above_All_Developments

[@TheGearCage]

People seem to be missing that customer with existing licenses can keep their perpetual license and even continue support plans if they want, but Avid also did bring back upgrades which is huge. So, it's honestly a net benefit for their customers. But, it's actually more complex now so I totally understand the confusion.

[@CAVERWOOD]

sorry, how is any of this a good thing?

[@weschilton]

Its not, its just more ProTools BS

[@DVTOM]

If I install this new version with my current perpetual license and say I let the license expire/run out, can I still use whatever version I have when it expired? This won't automatically change the account to a suscription and lose all ability to use the product? I'm scared to install it until it is verified.

[@luisfabian5995]

if you buy the software in the store you do not have to buy the software online

[@itsloyaltyndl]

If your a solo artist it really makes sense to go past Pro Tools Artisit?

[@damora626]

Is Pro tools| ultimate for education the same as Pro tools studio?

[@williamwest3269]

What you didn't say is that you need internet access to use Pro Tools. I travel for work and don't have internet access regularly. Plus with the perpetual license when you go to update to the latest version, you then are on the subscription plan and will also need internet access whereas when you owned the license wasn't necessary.

[@NMPIN]

🤬ing iLok 😁

[@ozzyproductionsllc]

You can still use a physical ilok usb. Just have to switch the license to it in ilok manager

[@jmac2050]

PT.. can go kick rocks...

[@davidcottrell1308]

well...apparently THAT costs.....

[@Musictron]

Thanks for the info but I wish Avid would just get one or two versions of PT and charge a sensible update fee and stop changing things every few years! 😩 And for the love of god add ARA and give us the ability to select and move multiple faders at once without relying on making groups or VCA… it’s 2022!!!!

[@TazzSmk]

forget about ARA and forget about native Apple Silicon support xD

[@pistolpetelopez]

Good luck

[@StarskiYall]

And no update for M1 native… thanks avid…

[@1eidji652]

? in the site its m1 and Monterey native

[@atgred]

@@1eidji652 not native. It supports Monterey on Rosetta 2.

[@StarskiYall]

@@1eidji652 M1 compatible through Rosetta not native

[@mastermelardoz]

Slate Digital is finally M1 Native. cmon Avid

[@StarskiYall]

@@mastermelardoz the excuse was ilok. As if they couldn’t test it out without ilok support and be ready as soon as ilok was out….

[@brucebaker7672]

Thanks Ryan - good info. Appreciate the update.

[@budaalamalamusic]

Hi do you have any problem with the trio having them so close to you ?

[@TheGearCage]

No, they actually work pretty well in their position! I'm actually in the process of doing a 'building your home studio' series and I haven't done/gotten to the Acoustics portion. Once I have an acoustician come in I should be able to fix any potential low frequency issues in the room, but I've been pretty happy so far!

[@budaalamalamusic]

@@TheGearCage I love them but I was having problem with the argosy halo because they was to close to me and the bass was to boomy but I end it putting them a little far away with a monitor stand and problem solve

[@HarvinderSingh-yy8th]

Do we get same pluggins for 20 tracks and 100 tracks.n

[@christopherrearick9]

Perpetual means as long as your pc works or as long as OS updates allow it to function correctly. So stay away from any and all updates. Otherwise you will repurchase and the cost is ongoing. Forever!

[@jayslayz5276]

What all do I need after I purchase PT from sweet water?

[@DaleC1980]

All of the new options are good options. But getting rid of perpetual licenses, that is bad. Not a fan.

[@TheGearCage]

Yeah, but if you already have one it won’t impact you thankfully.

[@ndv123ndv]

Thanks for the breakdown!

[@pistolpetelopez]

Back to LE vs HD days

[@SkaiPenalva]

If you have a perpetual license and you upgrade, will it now be a subscription or still a perpetual license? Confused about this. Thanks for the video!

[@TheGearCage]

Good question! Still perpetual at that point.

[@THEREALTWISTEDINSANE]

Thats what Im trying to find out

[@MELLE_IAM]

Thanks.

[@nyambe]

They should have. playback only version that does not save.

[@nyambe]

I never understood perpetual licenses that required you to pay every year, anyways. I think artist and studio are great deals

[@weschilton]

Yeah its laughable, its still a damn overpriced subscription.

[@gryprrs1000]

Do you get soundbase with pro tools artist?

[@theoscipio389]

Hi Ryan, thanks so much for the information, much needed for my choice of purchase for Pro tools! I've decided on Pro Tools Artist.......I've been having numerous problems & crashes with my Pro Tools First, hopefully this upgrade will be smoother sailing? So if you please, I have 2 important questions: Firstly will my 25 compositions, part in the clouds ( I have a yearly subscription 100GB ) & the rest in the project cache ? Will these automatically transfer ? Lastly, do I need to delete or uninstall Pro Tools First as well as the plug-ins package with Pro Tools 1st.?

[@TheGearCage]

Hello Theo! Yes, they should. Pro Tools Artist will give you increased functionality in every way so upgrading from Pro Tools First should be seamless. Take care!

[@ScipioBassist]

@@TheGearCage Hi Ryan, again thanks for your advice & your expertise! I’ve subscribed to your site so looking forward to moving forward on Pro Tools Artist! Please one more question: my Apple Pro MacBook has 8GB RAM & Pro Artist suggest 16GB RAM? Is there a way I can upgrade my RAM or what should I be aware of in my days ahead? Much appreciated

[@johnsnyder4949]

if you sub and pay monthly the price has gone up. if you sign up for a year and pay monthly or go month to month they have both gone up......as expected....and im sorry but they are not really implementing anything that great. 2 new instruments ? im not sure that is anything to people with some experience who have gotten 3rd party instruments

[@TheGearCage]

Yeah, I think the biggest takeaway is the Pro Tools Artist is a great value for people. If you need Pro Tools Studio or Ultimate I think it still makes sense to snag a Perpetual license while you can and just upgrade every few years like it has been.

[@johnsnyder4949]

@@TheGearCage well while I do like pro tools investing for support yearly and them pushing to subscription.........that's their goal and we got 2 new instruments ?? No plugin updates....no Ara again...and it's the most expensive software investment ?? They certainly don't seem to care about the home studio owners

[@Reydanmusic]

thank you for this video :) Really didn't feel like reading all that shit lmao

[@luisfabian5995]

i rather buy all protools sofrware that way i do not have to buy the software

[@ISaudio]

Such a greedy move by Avid.

[@TheGearCage]

I don't actually see it that way. They aren't selling new perpetual licenses, but all existing license holders will get to keep on an update or upgrade plan. Pro Tools Studio adds more features for the same money, but I think the BIG deal is Pro Tools Artist opens up Pro Tools for way more people at $99 per year.

[@ISaudio]

@@TheGearCage I respect your opinion. I just hate the fact they are doing away with perpetual licenses. Why couldn't they have just offered the limited "artist" version without raising the studio version and extra $5 dollars and keeping perpetuals an option?.. Pro Tools tying anybody who hasn't bought a perpetual license in for life. Shady shady business practice.

[@johnsnyder4949]

@@ISaudio thats how i feel as well apparently they dont care about people who are newer to the system and sooner or later the old timers are gonna stuck to a sub too if they think avid are gonna be good to them thier crazy......and they havent even implemented what have become standard features in other daws but keep raising the price for bug fixes

[@mrtod971]

Pro Tools is absolutely killing me at the moment. Am running PT Studio, up-to-date (2022.5), on a brandnew macbook pro 16" 32go m1pro on monterey (again, fully up-to-date), and have been running into very frequent problems of PT freezing, completely at random, It could just be as simple as muting a track in the mix window, tweaking a dial in a plugin, clicking on a clip in the edit window, or selecting an option from the main menu - PT will just randomly freeze. If a track is playing, the audio will keep playing, however PT will just lock up & completely freeze, & then 'Not Respond', leaving me with no other choice but to force close the entire program 🤬 Can’t record Can’t mix 🤯 Just wondered if anyone else has been experiencing this recently??

[@NMPIN]

Pro tools apologetics = half the features, at best, of every other daw free or professional, three times the price of every other professional version, no innovation in 15 years but duuuhhh industry standard. Buddy nothing about avid is a sweet sweet deal 😁

[@zeppo20]

Avis is going down.

[@jigatnu1297]

Does anyone know if Pro Tools Studio will have trim automation? It would be great to be more compatible with other studios that use trim automation in PT Ultimate.

[@TheGearCage]

Yes, I believe so. That’s part of the advanced automation in Studio and Ultimate.

[@jigatnu1297]

@@TheGearCage Thank you for responding! I've been working on a project where being able to open sessions with trim automation is unfortunately required, and I was not looking forward to having to pay for Ultimate when I don't have an HD/HDX system. These features being available in Studio makes a lot more sense. Really appreciate your help and info!

[@DaleC1980]

Can you buy the $10 per month for a single month as needed?

[@TheGearCage]

Yep!

[@HarvinderSingh-yy8th]

Good question guy.

[@JudgeFredd]

Still not M1 native ...PT is dead to me.

[@Dante-qf9yd]

This doesn’t work with the MacBook M1 computers?

[@JudgeFredd]

@@Dante-qf9yd Yes it does but through the x86 Rosetta layer - being native would prevent to have to use it for much better performance -Avid is really late on this as all the others DAW (Live, Studio One and of course Logic Pro) are already M1 native.

[@alfredolopeznieto9444]

Seriously what did you expect? Avid is the empire at this point. you better use other softwares at this point FL Studio offer more and has lifetime free updates. You only buy the software once.

[@guitarizt68]

Why would vocal tracks be "mono"? Never heard of such a thing.

[@TheGearCage]

If you’re recording with most microphones they’re all mono point source. Think SM58 and U87 etc. all mono.

[@guitarizt68]

Thank you, sir.

[@theend9494]

ugh

[@terrellrhoden6133]

Can we use our own plugins on artist version?

[@TheGearCage]

Good question! Yes you can.

[@mrflynn01]

PT 2022, 🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@sidehustlefilms8007]

I have Pro Tools 12 perpetual license ... are you saying avid is going to take it away? Thanks

[@TheGearCage]

Nope! In fact, you’ll be able to upgrade it too. It’s only new licenses that won’t be sold.

[@sidehustlefilms8007]

@@TheGearCage Oh! ok. Thank you!

[@alfredolopeznieto9444]

@@sidehustlefilms8007 Be careful if you update your perpetual license you loose it forever. Not worth it you better use other softwares at this point FL Studio offer more and has lifetime free updates. You only buy the software once.

[@sidehustlefilms8007]

@@alfredolopeznieto9444 Thank You! I wont upgrade my Pro Tools 12 .. I wont update or upgrade my mac operating system either .. if i do then my version of Pro Tools wont be compatible. Yes IM going to look into FL Thanks again.

[@alfredolopeznieto9444]

@@sidehustlefilms8007 Sounds great you will like FL Studio ,you only pay for the software once and all updates are free. You don't need a current operation system to use FL Studio is compatible with older versions, so don't worry :)

[@TazzSmk]

1100€ to "update" onto Flex subscription from few weeks expired Perpetual Ultimate LOL

[@TheGearCage]

No, you can actually just do an Ultimate upgrade. The price actually went down to $749 too!

[@TazzSmk]

@@TheGearCage no, what you describe is eligible only for non-expired 1-year plan of perpetual version, what I describe is pricing of expired 1-year plan of perpetual version which can only be "updated" to subscription

[@TheGearCage]

@@TazzSmk Nope, not true. Here you go: www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/PTUltUp--avid-pro-tools-ultimate-perpetual-license-upgrade-reinstates-updates-and-support-for-1-year

[@TazzSmk]

@@TheGearCage I say what I see after I log into my AVID account, if resellers have special deals, then it's a different licensing/activation method

[@TheEJ1408]

So you pay for "number of tracks" and STILL no proper Atmos integration. 🤣 In 2022. What a joke "pro" software. Go Nuendo 12. Insane amount of features, makes PT Ultimate look like a toy. And comes as perpetual at a fraction of the costs of Avid's ProTools rip-off.

[@audiolego]

Yikes.. I'm on Mixbus..

[@scottc2892]

You need to set your white balance on your camera, you look beige. 🙂

[@seanriley9045]

Where is m1? Come on guys.

[@RikkRollinsMusic]

Sadly Protools lost tere clients from unsupported drivers, software and liscenses. Why buy a program to not be able to use it less than A YEAR LATER with NO REIMBURSAL - So now tey wanna try and fix there issues ??? May as well use Studio One for Windows, or Logic Pro for MAC. Dont get tis limited BS of a program when u can get more for MUCH cheaper by other companies.

[@RikkRollinsMusic]

Still using my Protools 8 HD and WILL NEVER UPGRADE for since PT8, all my gear became obsolete with every other upgrade from PT... Jus things to think about. The gear your buying now may not work a year from now...

[@ronleezy5052]

That’s it … I’m moving over to Logic! Not bcuz of anything the host of this channel did but simple and plain I know a hussle when I see one I know there is no gd reason to treat honest hardworking everyday artists just trying to be heard or do this music shit bcuz we just gotta a passion and low n behold Avid is going to KASH-IN on that passion whether u make a hit or not …. I USETO LUV PT but this shit getting weird bruh

[@CAVERWOOD]

tax

[@alfredolopeznieto9444]

Seriously if you think this program is better to stay in a subscription model, you should do something else because the only one able to afford it every year, its major studio recording. Artist independent cant have those expenses every year. Be realistic and humble.

[@LoaiHaleem]

What's sweet deal of 350 bucks for a year?!! PT No longer industry standard. Soon I think cubase and studio one will domain the majority of musician.. Just wait and see.

[@DigitxlRxse]

I use logic & Luna ! Avid is a joke

[@dariooipad6430]

Haha:)

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

I dont like Protools.