Pro Tools Vanilla and Pro Tools HD standalone software users do not need a DigiLink I/O license and so you will NOT be affected and will NOT need to buy the DigiLink I/O license. If you don’t have a valid DigiLink I/O License then your HD interfaces, irrespective of what brand they are, including Avid, will not work once you are running Pro Tools 12.6.īut remember this is only for new HD customers buying into hardware. What the license effectively does is to turn on the DigiLink ports on an HD Native or HDX card.

Remember this is a single fee, and not per interface. If you are buying a new system from now on and you choose to buy an HDX Core or HD Native Core System, so that you are able to buy a 3rd Party interface, then you will be able to go to the Avid Store and buy the DigiLink I/O license for a one off charge of $299 and you will be good to go.

Any Customer who purchases a Legacy hardware Exchange (Old TDM Systems).

Any customer who purchases an Avid HD Series I/O.

Any customer purchasing an upgrade/support plan reinstatement.

All existing customers on an active upgrade/support plan when Pro Tools 12.6 is released irrespective as to whether you own an Avid interface or a 3rd party interface.

If you fit into any one of these categories you will not have to pay for the DigiLink I/O license. If you have one interface then it will be $299, if you have 10 interfaces it will still be $299 and NOT $2990.ĭON'T worry as there are a number of scenarios that will mean most people will automatically receive the DigiLink I/O license at NO extra cost. This is a one time license that will be $299 but note this is NOT per interface. However as part of the process to decouple the interface from the bundles, Avid are introducing a new one-off DigiLink I/O license, which all users will need whether they are using an Avid interface or a 3rd party interface.

So if you would prefer to own and use one of the 3rd party HD interfaces then you can without having to buy an Avid interface and then go through the trouble of selling it.

So yes you will be able to buy the Pro Tools HD Software on its own, without having to buy a card or an interface.Īlternatively you will be able to buy an HD Native or HDX card and the Pro Tools HD software without having to buy an Avid interface. The big news with the release of Pro Tools 12.6 is that Avid are unbundling the HD hardware, interfaces and software so you can buy just the bits you want. In the first article we presented an overview of the new features and changes and in the second article we covered the new features added in Pro Tools 12.6. In this third article on the release of Pro Tools 12.6 we are looking at the changes to the pricing as a result of Avid unbundling the HD Software and Hardware.

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