Avid, makers of Pro Tools, Media Composer, Sibelius, will go to private equity

As expected, media tech giant Avid is ending its life as a NASDAQ-listed public company and selling to private equity, in a $1.4 billion all-cash acquisition by STG.

All versions of Pro Tools now support Ableton Link

The Link-enabled products page has gotten busy, but here’s one you may have heard of – Avid Pro Tools. It’s the latest to support Live’s tech for jamming together across apps, software, and hardware.

Peter Kirn - June 1, 2021

Apply Reason anywhere: Pro Tools support with Reason AAX plug-in

Reason’s approach: use their workflow wherever you want, in whatever DAW you want. And now, in case there was any doubt, they’re adding an AAX-format plug-in for Pro Tools users. All of this makes sense in the grand history of Reason. The company formerly known as Propellerhead first made Reason work as a virtual rack […]

Peter Kirn - May 5, 2020

From food stamps and survival to writing the songs you know

Peter Kirn - October 11, 2018

Tell Us About Yourself For a Chance at $2500 in Free Brainworx Plug-ins

Peter Kirn - April 8, 2015

Pro Tools Adds Free Edition, Subscriptions, Marketplaces for Plug-ins and Content

Peter Kirn - January 25, 2015

Apple’s OS X Yosemite Proves Largely Wrinkle-Free for Music; GarageBand Updated, Too

- November 7, 2014

Wu Tang Debuts Song in Hackable Form: New Track on Blend First

- July 16, 2014

Avid Delays Financial Reporting, But Promises Brighter Future, Including Pro Tools and Sibelius

- February 27, 2014

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