Pro Tools 8 Information


December 17, 2008 — Pro Tools® 8 software for Pro Tools|HD®, Pro Tools LE®, and Pro Tools M-Powered™ systems on Mac OS X 10.5, Windows XP, and Windows Vista (32-bit) is now shipping. For more information about the new features, see the following:

Pro Tools 8 Upgrade Information

Recent Purchases
  • Customers who purchase and register, from an Authorized Digidesign Dealer, any new Pro Tools|HD Core System, 003 Family Pro Tools LE System, or Mbox 2 Family Pro Tools LE System with Pro Tools 7.4 or lower included on or after October 3, 2008 will receive an upgrade to Pro Tools 8 at no charge.
    • Your new Pro Tools|HD core system, 003 family, or Mbox 2 family hardware must be registered in order to qualify for this upgrade.
    • You can register your Pro Tools System online using the registration card included with your product.
  • Customers who purchase and register, from an Authorized Digidesign Dealer or Authorized M-Audio Dealer, any new Pro Tools M-Powered boxed version with Pro Tools M-Powered 7.4 or lower included on or after October 3, 2008 will receive an upgrade to Pro Tools 8 at no charge.
    • Your new Pro Tools M-Powered purchase must be registered in order to qualify for this upgrade.
    • You can register Pro Tools M-Powered online using the registration card included in the box with M-Powered.
  • Customers who purchased one of the following Pro Tools 7.4 upgrades from the online DigiStore on or after October 3rd will receive an upgrade to Pro Tools 8 at no charge:
    • Pro Tools HD 7.4 Upgrade (with Free Pro Tools 8 Upgrade)
    • Pro Tools LE 7.4 Upgrade (with Free Pro Tools 8 Upgrade)
    • Pro Tools M-Powered 7.4 Upgrade (with Free Pro Tools 8 Upgrade)

Registered owners that meet the above requirements should receive an email from Digidesign Customer Service with your Activation Code and details on how to activate and download your free upgrade. Except during peak periods (such as the when a new upgrade is first released), these emails normally go out within 24 hours of when you register your qualifying product.

Optional Pro Tools 8 Installation Disk Sets
  • Optional installation disk sets for the above are available for purchase on the DigiStore
  • If you are not able to download your Pro Tools 8 upgrade, you will need to purchase the optional installation disks

Purchasing the Pro Tools 8 Upgrade
The following upgrade options are available for purchase:

DigiStore Online Purchase
  • Pro Tools HD 8 Upgrade (download only)
  • Pro Tools LE 8 Upgrade (download only)
  • Pro Tools M-Powered 8 Upgrade (download only)

Optional Pro Tools 8 Installation Disk Sets
  • Optional installation disk sets for the above are available for purchase on the DigiStore
  • If you are not able to download your Pro Tools 8 upgrade, you will need to purchase the optional installation disks

Authorized Digidesign Dealers
  • Pro Tools HD 8 Upgrade (boxed version)
  • Pro Tools LE 8 Upgrade (boxed version)

Optional Toolkit Upgrades
In addition to Pro Tools 8, new optional toolkits are available:
  • Music Production Toolkit 2 (option for Pro Tools LE and Pro Tools M-Powered)
  • Complete Production Toolkit (option for Pro Tools LE)
  • DV Toolkit 2 (option for Pro Tools LE)

Registered owners of the original Music Production Toolkit, DV Toolkit 2, or DV Toolkit can upgrade to the new toolkits. In addition, a special offer for registered owners of both Music Production Toolkit and DV Toolkit 2 to upgrade to the Complete Production Toolkit is available by special order. For complete details on all of the toolkit upgrades, please see the following page:

Pro Tools 8 Compatibility Information
Pro Tools 8.0 supports the same Pro Tools systems supported with Pro Tools 7.4 for Windows Vista and XP; and Pro Tools 7.4.2 for Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard), with the following exception:
  • The M-Audio ProFire 610 is supported with Pro Tools M-Powered 8.0 and higher only

Pro Tools 8 Operating System Requirements
  • Mac OS X 10.5.5, 10.5.6, or 10.5.7 (Leopard)
  • Windows XP Home and Professional with XP Service Pack 3
  • Windows Vista (32-bit) Ultimate and Business with Vista Service Pack 1
    • Pro Tools 8 adds support for Pro Tools|HD systems on Vista, as well as previously supported Pro Tools LE and M-Powered systems

Not Compatible with Pro Tools 8
  • Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
  • Windows 64-bit OS

More Information
For information on official Pro Tools qualification with specific Mac OS X and Windows OS versions, see the following pages:

Pro Tools 8 RAM Requirements
Pro Tools 8 has the same RAM requirements as Pro Tools 7.4:
  • 1GB Total System RAM minimum required, 2GB or more recommended
  • 2.5GB Total System RAM minimum required for maximum track count with:
    • Pro Tools HD
    • Pro Tools LE with optional Music Production Toolkit, Music Production Toolkit 2, DV Toolkit 2, or Complete Production Toolkit
    • Pro Tools M-Powered with optional Music Production Toolkit or Music Production Toolkit 2

See the following for supported Pro Tools systems, with details on free updates and paid upgrades:
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