Digidesign’s Eleven Rack is one of the best hardware based modelling systems available to guitarists and now it comes complete with Pro Tools 9 software. This is a recording system for guitarists, pure and simple. The Eleven interface offers incredible amp and cab emulations and acts as an interface for the industry standard Pro Tools 9 software.

Digidesign Eleven Rack Guitar Processor & USB Interface, inc. Pro Tools 9 s/w Main Features

• Revolutionary guitar recording and effects processing system
• Incredible emulations of classic guitar amp tones
• High-speed USB 2.0 connection
• Complete with Pro Tools 9 software
• High level of integration between hardware and software

Digidesign Eleven™ Rack is a revolutionary guitar recording and effects processing system designed to eliminate the challenges guitarists have faced in the studio and on stage. Say goodbye to the lackluster guitar amp ‘models’ of yesteryear: Eleven Rack utilises a unique tone cloning design and one-of-a-kind, custom-designed True-Z input to re-create the experience of playing through a full guitar rig. By combining studio-standard Pro Tools® software with a DSP-accelerated high-resolution interface, Eleven Rack puts professional recording into the hands of every guitar player. Whether you’re tracking in the studio or playing on stage, Eleven Rack delivers fresh, mind-blowing, hyper-realistic guitar amp and effects tones that will inspire your best performances.

Eleven Rack in the Studio
Eleven Rack combines studio-standard Pro Tools software with a high-resolution, dual DSP-powered audio interface so you’ll never have to worry about latency when recording with its built-in amp/effects tones — nor will your computer have to carry the processing burden. Eleven Rack also takes re-amping to the next level by recording both dry and processed guitar signals simultaneously, allowing you to re-amplify later without patching a single cable. Digidesign even found a way to embed the Eleven Rack amp and effects settings into the audio tracks you record, enabling you to automatically recall those settings from your audio files on any Pro Tools system with Eleven Rack.

Eleven Rack On Stage
Eleven Rack also rocks onstage as a standalone amp tone and effects signal processor — they pulled out all the stops to make sure it sounds and feels just like playing through the real deal. They’ve also included a classic collection of effects, from must-have stompboxes to world-class rackmount studio processors. Eleven Rack has all the I/O flexibility you need to integrate it into your existing rig, and easily incorporate the tones you’ve recorded with into your live setup — closing the gap between studio and stage. Eleven Rack also offers incredibly powerful control options using affordable MIDI controllers and expression pedals, giving you full foot control over everything from vintage wah effects to tempo-driven delays and more.

Introducing True-Z
Among guitar tonehounds, it’s a well-known fact that input impedance — the electronic resistance found in the input circuit of the amp or effect you’re plugged in to — has a huge impact on your guitar tone. Digidesign realised that re-creating this electronic relationship was critical in nailing the sound and feel of their emulations. Others have tried to fake this with signal processing but they weren’t satisfied with a one-size-fits-all-approach. Each guitar reacts uniquely with each amp or effect — so they came up with a true analog solution that allows your guitar to interact realistically with the amp and effect recreations.

That’s why True-Z was developed — a unique analog input circuit that replicates the input impedance of classic stompbox pedals and guitar amps, resulting in amazingly realistic sounds. It’s almost as if the True-Z input on Eleven Rack morphs into the 1/4 inch input jack of whatever classic stompbox or amplifier you are using. When you plug into Eleven Rack, you get the same response — and same great tone — as when plugging in to a vintage stompbox or guitar amp. You can also manually control the impedance of the True-Z input and set it to a value that suits your playing best.

Eleven Rack Hardware Specifications

• Unique True-Z auto-impedance matching guitar input
• Incredible emulations of classic guitar amp tones inspired by Fender®, Vox®, Marshall®, Soldano, and Mesa/Boogie® amps*
• Refined collection of sought-after classic stompbox tones inspired by effects from MXR®, Electro-Harmonix®, Ibanez®, ProCo, Univox®, and more*
• Powerful collection of studio-quality rackmount effects processors
• Convolution-based cabinet emulations deliver unprecedented realism in cabinet tones
• Convolution-based microphone emulations inspired by classic dynamic, condenser, and ribbon mic designs
• Integrated FX loop switchable to incorporate existing mono or stereo rack and stompbox effects
• Controllable via MIDI controllers and expression pedals
• Built-in tuner
• Tap-tempo control of time-based effects
• High-speed USB 2.0 connection
• Supports up to 8 simultaneous channels of high-resolution recording up to 24-bit/96 kHz
• Stereo balanced XLR outputs and dedicated 1/4 inch outputs
• XLR mic input with 48V phantom power and pad switch
• 2 x 1/4 inch line-level inputs
• AES/EBU and S/PDIF digital I/O
• Stereo 1/4 inch headphone jack
• 1 x 1 MIDI I/O

* Eleven Rack is not connected with, or approved or endorsed by, the owners of Electro-Harmonix®, Fender®, Ibanez®, Marshall®, Mesa/Boogie®, MXR®, ProCo, Soldano, Univox®, and Vox® names. These names are used solely to identify the guitar amplifiers and effects emulated by Eleven Rack.

Avid Pro Tools 9 Software
Open yourself to the possibilities. Avid Pro Tools 9 redefines the world’s most popular, most advanced music and audio production platform with a completely re-architected, open version of Pro Tools software, giving you what you asked for—and so much more.

Work with an audio interface—or without. Create bigger, better-sounding mixes with more tracks, Automatic Delay Compensation, and other pro features included as standard. Open your workflow to projects created in other audio and video software—and to the entire Avid Artist Series and Pro Series (formerly Euphonix) console/controller line. With Pro Tools 9, you can compose, record, sequence, edit, and mix the way you want—in more ways than ever.

Open, flexible workflows to work the way you want
Customers can design their workflow of choice using the new Pro Tools software-only configuration with their favourite Avid or third-party audio interface—or standalone—and with Avid Artist and Pro Series controllers. The benefits to users include:

• Versatile workflow design options—Enables customers to work the way they want using Pro Tools as a software only tool, or with hardware options that include either a variety of Avid audio interfaces for an Avid-advantaged workflow, or third-party audio interfaces as a result of new Core Audio and ASIO driver support.

• EUCON support—Delivers more hands-on mixing options to customers using the new Pro Tools software offering or Pro Tools|HD systems with the ability to deeply control Pro Tools through EUCON integration using any Artist Series or Pro Series audio controller or console, in addition to Avid and third-party audio control surfaces.

More creative options with coveted, professional features now included as standard
As a result of customer requests, many high value features formerly available as add-ons are now available right out-of-the-box, including:

• Automatic Delay Compensation—Equips customers using version 9 of Pro Tools with the ability to create better sounding mixes faster. Users can now mix and record with increased alignment and phase accuracy, without the need to manually compensate for latencies from hardware I/Os, internal and external routing, and plug-in algorithm processing—the number one request on the Pro Tools IdeaScale User Forum.
• More audio tracks and busses—Allows customers to create more elaborate music and audio productions, with support for 96 mono or stereo voices in the new software-only version of Pro Tools (192 voices with Pro Tools HD systems), 256 internal busses, and 160 aux tracks.
• Advanced production toolset—Gives customers access to standard professional tools in version 9 of Pro Tools to create more polished mixes out-of-the-box. Users can analyse and adjust timing across multiple tracks for tighter rhythm with the built-in multi-track Beat Detective™ module, improve organisation and asset sharing with the DigiBase™ Pro file management tool, and save time with full Import Session Data dialogue.

Collaborate with other audio and video software users more easily than ever
A series of audio for picture enhancements provides customers with the ability to easily collaborate with other audio and video software users, including:

• OMF/AAF/MXF interchange and MP3 export—Provides customers with simplified session and file exchange between applications.
• Built-in Time Code Ruler—Enables customers to achieve greater accuracy when syncing audio to video in post production (software only configuration of Pro Tools).
• Updated 7.1 surround panner—Allows customers to more easily mix multichannel surround for full film sound production.
• New variable stereo pan depths—Equips customers with authentic and precise track panning capabilities to achieve analog-console feel.

System Requirements with Pro Tools 9.0 Software
For optimal performance and reliability, be sure that your computer or laptop meets the following minimum system requirements.

Important: Avid dedicates a significant amount of engineering resources and time to test and qualify specific platform configurations. While such systems may operate without problems, please understand they cannot provide support should you choose to use a non-qualified system.

Mac Systems

• Computer: Avid-qualified Apple computer
• System Software: Snow Leopard: Mac OS X 10.6.2, 10.6.3, or 10.6.4 (32 or 64-bit)
• Total System RAM: 2GB minimum, 4GB or more recommended

Windows Systems

• Computer: Avid-qualified Windows-based computer
• System Software: Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate (32 or 64-bit)
• Total System RAM: 2GB minimum, 4GB or more recommended
  

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