Overall, there's a reason Avid Pro Tools is the industry standard DAW
January 13, 2025

Overall, there's a reason Avid Pro Tools is the industry standard DAW

Daniel Shatzkes | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Avid Pro Tools

I have been using Avid Pro Tools since way back when it was created and owned by Digidesign. Avid Pro Tools is the industry standard in recording, mixing and production for a reason. It's an incredibly powerful tool, and for audio editing, absolutely nothing beats it. Even though the production side of things has taken a back seat to our design/build work I still have a number of projects throughout the year that require editing, mixing and mastering and Avid Pro Tools is always the go to tool. As an aside, I do use Logic Pro occasionally for certain specific tasks (Stem Splitter, for example). But as soon as I need to do any editing, I bring it all into Avid Pro Tools. It's faster and easier to do in Avid Pro Tools than Logic (or at least it is for me).

Pros

  • Audio Editing
  • Recording
  • MIDI/Virtual Instrumentation
  • Mixing
  • File Conversion
  • Sample Rate Conversion
  • Effects Processing

Cons

  • Would be great to see a feature like Stem Splitter in Avid Pro Tools
  • I'm still partial to purchasing a license and not the subscription model that Avid has really pushed hard at.
  • The plug-ins that come included with Avid Pro Tools are great but some of them could use a tune-up or at least an updated version.
  • Having Avid Pro Tools automatically enables me to accept projects that make me money.
  • Many of the stock plug-ins are already enough to complete projects. The opportunity to purchase or download additional plug-ins is obviously fantastic too. But because Avid Pro Tools is the industry standard you know that there will be a wealth of third party plug-ins available for practically any task, sound or creative endeavor.
  • Because Avid Pro Tools is so easy to use (in my opinion) it makes getting started on projects and then delivering results, the touch quicker. This enables me to take more projects and get more work done.
Avid Pro Tools has come a long way since its early days. Whereas in the past it may have been geared towards professionals who would only have the best understanding of terminology and how to use it, today it is far easier to use by anybody and relatively simple to get started.
I like Apple Logic Pro. For certain things. The user interface is relatively simple and it can be quick and easy to get a project going. There are also certain features in Logic that don't yet exist in Avid's Pro Tools. But for most things I find it more cumbersome and less intuitive than Avid Pro Tools. This might be because I worked my way through the industry using Avid Pro Tools vs. Logic. But Knowing both of them, I still think Avid Pro Tools is the better of the two options.

Do you think Avid Pro Tools delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Avid Pro Tools's feature set?

Yes

Did Avid Pro Tools live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Avid Pro Tools go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Avid Pro Tools again?

Yes

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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