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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Pro Tools

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/AAvid offers Pro Tools, the company's flagship music and audio editing and recording suite.

    $29.99

    Per User / Per Month

    Podbean

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/APodbean is presented as an easy but powerful platform for podcast hosting and monetization, from the company of the same name in New York. Additionally, the Podbean Pro edition is for business enterprises, supporting internal communications by enabling users to create, publish, manage and measure corporate audio and video podcasts at scale, to meet enterprise podcast needs.

    $14

    per month

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    Pro ToolsPodbean
    Editions & Modules
    Pro Tools
    $29.99
    Per User / Per Month
    Pro Tools - Ultimate
    $79.99
    Per User / Per Month
    Pro Tools - First
    Free
    Unlimited Audio
    $14
    per month
    Unlimited Plus
    $39
    per month
    Business
    $129
    per month
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    Pro ToolsPodbean
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Delivers good value for the price
    88%
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    Pro ToolsPodbean
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.8
    (10 ratings)
    8.8
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    Usability
    9.5
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    9.1
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    User Testimonials
    Pro ToolsPodbean
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Avid Technology
    Again, Avid Pro Tools is considered the "industry standard" for a reason. The ability to record, mix and edit with such ease is something that I don't find in other DAWs. That may be because I'm a longtime user and so I may be partial. Still, I do use Logic and I'm very familiar with many of the processes in that DAW as well. Avid Pro Tools just does so many of them better and more intuitively. Editing audio in particular is one where Avid Pro Tools has every other DAW beat.
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    Podbean
    Podbean is the best podcast hosting service I have seen so far outside of hosting your own podcast server. It has many tools built in that make hosting and sharing your podcast simple. If you are technically minded, there is good software based on WordPress to create a cheap solution for hosting multiple podcasts, but you don't get as many features and you have to do all the work yourself. If you want a solution to quickly and easily get a podcast off the ground and out into the world without having to worry about lots of technical issues, then Podbean is a good way to go.
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    Pros
    Avid Technology
    • Variety of plug-ins and the ability to buy 3rd party plug ins and use them well.
    • Recording to multiple tracks, live monitoring while recording, live inserts/sends while recording audio.
    • Pro Tools always creates a backup of your audio file that you can restore at any point in time.
    • Built in metronome, timeline indicators for beat/time.
    • Midi controls/ virtual instruments are fantastic.
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    Podbean
    • Good user interface
    • Good sound quality
    • Nice design
    • Desktop version easy to navigate
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Avid Technology
    • Virtual instrument interfaces are clunky and non-intuitive.
    • Rename/Move session functions should programmatically update subfolder labels.
    • Better, more targeted in-app access/help to the myriad of shortcuts, and scripts already present in PT.
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    Podbean
    • The UI looks a bit dated
    • The plugin we use for WordPress was broken for years and we had to manually post, but they've fixed it recently.
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    Usability
    Avid Technology
    It’s very easy to use it on a basic level. There is a learning curve for advanced stuff, but if you have a need to learn the advanced features and shortcuts then it’s not too hard. Plus, you’re probably using it to make money then anyway, so it all works out
    Incentivized
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    Podbean
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Avid Technology
    I've never contacted Avid for support issues, but Pro Tools is so widely used that its user community can help you solve virtually any issue you encounter, if the issue isn't solved already by a simple Google search. The fact that Pro Tools is such an industry standard means that you can rest assured hardware manufacturers of audio interfaces test their interfaces with Pro Tools to ensure compatibility.
    Incentivized
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    Podbean
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Avid Technology
    As discussed above, these other products are likely better suited for home audio production, especially based on their integration of software instruments and their surface-level interface and tools. Pro Tools excels as a tool for professionals, who need to move audio along efficiently towards a polished form, especially in the context of vocal production
    Incentivized
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    Podbean
    For a personal podcast, I host on WordPress with a plugin called Seriously Simple Podcasting. This solution is a bare bones solution, good if you know how to manage a WordPress website and are able to submit your podcasts manually to different apps and services. If you can afford Podbean I would suggest using it because the WordPress route takes a lot more time and technical knowledge. Podbean takes so much of the hassle and work away from the process.
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    Return on Investment
    Avid Technology
    • Low cost of entry
    • Being able to network with employers is vital, and saves time and money
    • Add-ons to the main software can be a bit overpriced compared to other DAWs.
    Incentivized
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    Podbean
    • I can say that since we have used this tool we have not found any negative aspects or that it has generated us.
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