Avid has announced Pro Tools version 9, which has a new feature that makes the audio mixing platform compatible with third-party interfaces via its ASIO and Core Audio drivers for the first time. Pro tools is the industry's most popular music creation and audio production solution.

Pro Tools customers � from the aspiring enthusiast to the professional � can now create sophisticated, great sounding mixes, whether they're at home, on the road, or working in a large facility using an open, flexible workflow for enhanced collaboration and creativity.

Pro Tools delivers customers the most open, flexible and feature rich version in history, while also providing top professional features customers have requested. Also, new support for the Avid EUCON lets Pro Tools users control the mixer through Avid consoles like the Artist Series or Pro Series (formerly known as Euphonix consoles).

Many high value features formerly available as an expensive add-ons are now available as a standard, includings: full multitrack version of Beat Detective, file interchange using the OMF, AAF and MXF formats, MP3 export and the Timecode ruler.

Pro Tools 9 will be available worldwide on November 12 starting at $599.

[via PCMAG.com]