Pro Tools w/o HD ?

I'm preparing to migrate my studio to a PC based DAW situation. I'm trying to decide between Cubase and ProTools. The discussions I have read never mention whether or not the Pro Tools solution they endorse is the HD/Card assisted version (though I assume it probably is). My question is, is anybody running software only protools on a PC and happy with it? Or am I correct in assuming I'd be better off with Cubase?

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Permalink Reply by Bret Teegarden on December 1, 2011 at 8:13am

It really depends on your needs Gregory. If you need the extended track counts and processing power offered by the HD version then it will be best, but if you are just mixing a lot or only recording 16-24 tracks at a time, then you certainly can go with a native based version. Actually the newer versions of ProTools all use native processing (non card based) extensively. So, if you are doing song demos or mixing, save your money and stay away from HD. If you are recording a film score and doing dialog replacement, foley sound effects and music layback, then HD is the call.

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Permalink Reply by Gregory Durio on December 3, 2011 at 11:44pm

ok, thanks for the response.

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Permalink Reply by Pete Warren on December 10, 2011 at 7:44pm

Curious, why are you going the direction of running on a PC based system instead of a Mac?

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Permalink Reply by Gregory Durio on December 13, 2011 at 4:29pm

Sorry, I didn't explain that well; I'm not migrating from a mac, but from an older analog/digital standaloneHD situation.

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Permalink Reply by Tom Edwards on January 16, 2012 at 10:20am

We have six Pro Tools HD systems (v8.1.1.1) and four Pro Tools LE systems on Windows. Very reliable and stable. We have not tested a Windows7 /v10 HDX or Native system yet.