PRODUCT NEWS

Mbox 2 Pro – Hi Def to Go

The Digidesign® Mbox® 2 Pro is a portable, high-definition audio/MIDI production system that delivers truly professional sound quality. Packing an impressive variety of connection options into a compact interface, Mbox 2 Pro puts powerful multitrack recording and mixing capabilities into your hands, so you can create wherever inspiration strikes. Mbox 2 Pro also includes award-winning, industry-standard Pro Tools LE™ software, over 50 effects and instrument plug-ins, and the Pro Tools Ignition Pack — a collection of powerful tools to get you started creating right away.

VENUE D-Show Profile – Coming Soon

Digidesign’s VENUE live sound environment family just got a “little” bigger with the D-Show Profile™. This compact mixing console is a size-conscious alternative to its acclaimed big brother D-Show™, the flagship console of the VENUE line. It’s also fully compatible with all existing VENUE hardware and software. That’s right—with D-Show Profile, the legendary sound quality, flexibility, and reliability of a VENUE system is now available for small- to mid-sized environments and applications such as houses of worship, corporate events, theaters, nightclubs, and remote broadcasts.

D-Show 2.5 Software – Coming Soon

D-Show™ 2.5 software improves upon the VENUE system’s acclaimed operating system by adding support for both D-Show and D-Show Profile mixing consoles, plus many powerful new features and enhancements to speed up your workflow.

Pro Tools HD 7.2.1 Software for Apple’s Mac Pro Now Available
Pro Tools® HD 7.2.1 is a free update to Digidesign’s acclaimed Pro Tools HD 7.2 software that allows ICON and Pro Tools|HD® users to build their Digidesign system around Apple’s new Mac Pro desktop computer. This free update is available for download on the Digidesign website. Customers without broadband Internet access can purchase a Pro Tools HD 7.2.1 update CD for $9.95 at the online DigiStore.

X-Form Time Stretching and Pitch Shifting Plug-in

Digidesign announces X-Form™, a high-quality AudioSuite™ plug-in that represents the pinnacle of time compression/expansion and pitch-shifting technology. Available for all Pro Tools and Avid DNA™ systems, X-Form delivers professional time stretching and formant-correct pitch shifting with professional results—even at extreme settings. Whether you need to correct pitch problems, time restrict a performance, or match the pitch and tempo of multiple clips, X-Form provides unparalleled power, sound quality, and flexibility right in your Pro Tools system.

Surround Panner Option for Pro Tools by JLCooper Electronics
The Surround Panner Option for Pro Tools by JLCooper is a high-quality, dedicated surround panning controller that offers tactile control for positioning sound in the surround field. The Surround Panner Option works with any Pro Tools|HD system, and was designed specifically for the ICON D-Command™ worksurface with matching design and color scheme, though you don’t need D-Command to use it.

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SPECIAL OFFERS

Get a Free Command|8 When You Exchange Legacy TDM and LE Systems to Pro Tools|HD
Offer Ends September 29, 2006

Upgrade any legacy TDM system (Pro Tools III, Pro Tools|24 or Pro Tools|MIX) or Pro Tools LE system (AMIII, 001, 002, 002 Rack, Mbox, Mbox 2) to a Pro Tools|HD core system (HD 1, HD 2, and HD 3) and receive a free Command|8! This offer good through 9/29/06, or while supplies last, and excludes Pro Tools|HD PCI to PCIe crossgrades.

Get Greater Build Flexibility with New ICON Bundles

With over 1,300 systems installed worldwide, the Digidesign ICON integrated console environment has surpassed all other mixing platforms—in every price range—in functionality, usability, and flexibility. Thanks to customer and reseller feedback on existing ICON configuration bundles, Digidesign is now offering new ICON D-Control™ and D-Command bundles in exciting new configurations that are tailored for specific applications.

Upgrade to the Power of ICON from Any Console
If you’re a ProControl®, Control|24™, or third-party console owner who’s looking to move up to the Digidesign ICON integrated console environment, now is the perfect time. Digidesign’s new ICON exchange program gives you the opportunity to trade in your old console and upgrade to the power of an ICON D-Control or D-Command worksurface at incredible savings.

Digidesign Offers Control|24 Bundles: Complete Studio Solutions at Substantial Savings

Looking to bring the power and control of Pro Tools® into your music or post production projects? Digidesign is offering two new Control|24 bundles—the HD|24 Pro Tools Studio Bundle and the LE|24 Pro Tools Studio Bundle—that not only deliver all the performance and sound quality of larger systems, they provide complete studio solutions at significant savings.

ICON Owners: Get More Power and Save with ICON HD Expansion Options— Extended to December 20
Own an ICON D-Command or D-Control worksurface? Wish you had more power to run larger track counts and more plug-ins? Digidesign has you covered with two new ICON HD expansion options. Each bundle includes a Digidesign Expansion|HD chassis, a host card for PCI or PCI Express (PCIe), plus three HD Accel cards for PCI, delivering the power you need while saving you up to $10,875.

EVENTS

AES and DigiWorld – San Francisco, October 5-8

Digidesign will be attending the Audio Engineering Society (AES) Conference at San Francisco’s Moscone Center on October 5-8. Come see the latest ICON, VENUE, Pro Tools|HD, and Pro Tools LE products in person, as well as technical white paper presentations and free hands-on Pro Tools training as part of the Pro Tools Go Mobile Tour.

Additionally, since AES is in our hometown this year, Digidesign will be hosting DigiWorld, a special 2-day free event on October 6th and 7th with technical partner Apple, at the Mezzanine nightclub just blocks from the AES show (ages 21 and over with valid ID). You’ll get the chance to experience and interact with the complete Digidesign product line, including a sneak preview of Pro Tools 7.3 software as well as gear from M-Audio, Sibelius, Apple, and Digidesign Development Partners™. You’ll also see and hear live demonstrations and special guest speaker presentations daily. If you’re in the area, don’t miss these action-packed events!

DIGISTORE

Pro Tools HD 7.2 Software Upgrade

With a dramatically enhanced feature set—including the industry’s most comprehensive automation, extended video capabilities, revolutionary new workflows with multichannel field recorders, built-in dubber/stem recorder functionality, and the new SignalTools DigiRack™ metering plug-in — Pro Tools HD 7.2 is the indispensable upgrade for your Pro Tools|HD system or ICON integrated console.

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