HDX Engine Pro Tools | The ultimate platform. The HDX hardware accelerator is the engine. And it's designed for performance. 18 DSP processing cores. Up to 2,048 votes for Hybrid Engines, Up to 192 I/O channels, Delay 0.7ms. From recording the biggest bands to mixing Dolby Atmos on the tightest timelines, this grants you the power to break down barriers and create your best work. HDX engines combine incredible performance with absolute reliability. The second FPGA guarantees 256 voices per PCIe card. It also streams audio to and from the host CPU with consistent 32-bit float precision, ensuring the best possible audio quality throughout the system's amplification structure. So when it's time to press the record button on critical tasks, you can rely on superior and unwavering capability. The HDX PCIe Card With 18 DSP cores and two high-performance FPGA chips, the Pro Tools | HDX PCIe card is a powerhouse. And it’s finely tuned to process thousands of audio streams at staggering speeds. The central FPGA rapidly routes signal around the card—one sample at a time—with no latency. While the DSPs handle mixer and real-time plugin processing at an amazing 6.3 GHz aggregate clip. The result? Dedicated horsepower to mix the biggest sessions. And immense performance to record directly into them—with real-time effects. Power Plus more Power HDX Systems supports up to three PCIe cards, to accommodate the scope of any project. Record an orchestra, Mix immersive audio. With access to 2,048 voices with the hybrid engine, you can expand your music to its utmost limits. It has powerful scalable features for the most demanding music and audio post-production tasks. DigiLink and DigiSerial High-Performance Ports The HDX PCIe card connects to the Pro Tools hardware through a uniquely designed connection format. Two DigiLink ports provide 64 I/O channels to ensure the highest audio fidelity in and out of the HDX engine. DigiLink also allows Pro Tools to automatically compensate for hardware insert delays. The DigiSerial port is part of a patented technology that enables unparalleled sample-accurate synchronization of video image edges with audio. Software HDX Systems combine superior performance with simplicity through deep integration. It starts with Pro Tools Ultimate. While building out your system, you wil always have the convenience of working in one software environment . Faster and more creative, all components are fully integrated into the system, including software, DSP acceleration, and hardware I/O. AAX DSP - Hybrid Effects AAX DSP plugins offer the best of both worlds. DSP is available when you need it, native processing. Because the HDX system operates with consistent precision, it sounds equally great in both domains. Real-time recording with DSP power, then switch to native mode and use the same plugin, regardless of whether HDX hardware is connected. Architected to Go All Out AAX plug-in architecture with 64-bit double-precision processing power delivers unparalleled dynamic range and sonic quality. With access to both low-latency and high-latency signal networks in a single plug-in, CPU-intensive effects run with incredible efficiency. This means creative freedom where you can use any plugins you want at any time and trust your system to maintain it. An Open Platform and Growing Pro Tools Ultimate includes over 70 AAX DSP plug-ins. But the world of AAX DSP effects goes far beyond that. Over 250 plug-ins available (and growing!) from the most respected plug-in manufacturers in the Audio field. Powerful Hardware, Modular I/O HDX systems are customizable and expandable. Create your ideal combination of I/O, monitoring, routing, and speaker tuning capabilities with a wide range of interfaces and connectivity options. Designed to deliver the highest sound quality, be flexible for any workflow, and adaptable to your needs. Analog. Digital. Dante. MADI. Clocking. Monitoring Build your system with every capability you need. Optimize large-scale, multi-workstation recapture systems with MTRX II. Equip your lean project studios with MTRX Studio. Get sample-accurate frame edge alignment with SYNC X. And because Pro Tools systems are modular and expandable, no matter how you configure yours, it will be powerful today and flexible for your needs in the future.

Specifications

• System Requirements - macOS: Latest release of macOS Monterey 12.7.x or macOS Ventura 13.6.x Pro Tools may function on earlier versions of macOS, but they are untested. A known issue exists on macOS Mojave with Pro Tools 2023.9 and later (more details) M2, M1 or Intel Dual Core i5 or faster
• Windows: Windows 10 (22H2), Windows 11 (23H2) 64-bit Intel Core Processor (i3 2GHz or faster recommended)

Technical Specifications

• DSP processing 18 x 350 MHz TI processors per HDX card (6.3 GHz aggregated processing)
• Latency*0.7 ms
• Simultaneous voices/audio tracks** @ 48 / 96 / 192 kHz - 256 / 128 / 64 HDX Classic: scalable up to 768 @ 48 kHz with three HDX cards HDX Hybrid Engine: 2,048 at all sample rates
• Channels of I/O 64 channels of DigiLink I/O Scalable up to 192 channels with three HDX cards
• Automatic Delay Compensation for hardware inserts 16,383 samples
• Processing depth 32-bit floating point
• Mixer depth 64-bit floating point
• Software requirements Pro Tools Ultimate