Timeline
- 1989 - Sound Tools - Stereo recording & editing system
- 1991 - Pro Tools 1.0 - 4 voices, ProDECK and ProEDIT software, MIDI, and automation
- 1992 - Pro Tools 1.1 - support added for up to 4 cards/interfaces for 4-16 voices
- 1993 - Pro Tools 2.0 - combined ProDECK and ProEDIT into one application
- 1994 - Pro Tools III - 16–48 voices
- 1997 - Pro Tools | 24 - 24-bit audio, 32-64 voices
- 1997 - Pro Tools 4.0 - destructive editing, AudioSuite
- 1998 - Pro Tools | 24 MIX and MIXplus - 64 voices, expanded DSP capabilities
- 1998 - ProControl - first dedicated control surface for Pro Tools
- 1999 - Pro Tools 5.0 - integrated MIDI sequencing
- 1999 - Digi 001 with Pro Tools LE (Limited Edition) - RTAS host-based processing
- 2000 - Pro Tools Free - 8 audio tracks, 48 midi tracks, RTAS support
- 2001 - Pro Tools 5.1 - TDM version adds surround mixing, Beat Detective,
- 2001 - Control 24 - control surface/interface with Focusrite preamps
- 2002 - Pro Tools | HD - 96 kHz and 192 kHz audio
- 2003 - Mbox and Digi 002
- 2003 - Pro Tools | HD Accel system - additional DSP capabilities.
- 2003 - Pro Tools 6.0 - support for Mac OS X
- 2004 - ICON D-Control - control surface with Pro Tools | HD Accel
- 2005 - VENUE - Pro Tools for live sound
- 2005 - Mbox 2, Pro Tools M-Powered
- 2005 - Pro Tools 7.0, 7.1 - supports Apple's PCIe G5,
- 2005 - Avid acquires Wizoo and announce the creation of Advanced Instrument Research (AIR) as a development arm of Avid to create virtual instruments and plug-ins for Pro Tools.
- 2006 - Pro Tools 7.2, 7.3 - support for Intel-based Mac
- 2006 - Mbox 2 Pro; Mbox 2 Mini
- 2007 - 003 and 003 Rack
- 2007 - Mbox 2 Micro
- 2007 - Pro Tools 7.4 - Elastic Audio
- 2008 - Pro Tools 8 - Elastic Pitch, Score Editor, MIDI Editor, AIR plug-ins
- 2008 - 003 Rack +
- 2009 - Pro Tools Essential - limited track count for starter market
- 2009 - "Eleven Rack" - Guitar effects processor with Pro Tools LE DSP
- 2010 - Pro Tools Mbox, Mini, Pro - Third generation, first full release by Avid
- 2010 - Pro Tools HD 8.1, Instrument Expansion Pack, Pro Tools HD Series Interfaces - I/O, OMNI, MADI, SYNC HD and PRE
- 2010 - Pro Tools HD Native
- 2010 - Pro Tools 9 - hardware independent, LE discontinued
- 2010 - Avid acquires Euphonix and integrate EuCon protocols to Pro Tools, adding the Artist Series and System 5 Family to its arsenal of control surfaces.
- 2011 - Pro Tools 10 / HD - Extended Disk Caching (loads sessions completely into RAM)
- 2011 - Pro Tools HDX - interface card; successor to "Accel" also unveiled at AES convention.
- 2012 - Avid sells AIR to inMusic.
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