AVID HD Native Thunderbolt Card with Pro Tools HD

HD Native: The "Pro Tools HD" Spirit Without DSP, at the Heart of the Avid Ecosystem

Pro Tools | HD Native is aimed at those seeking the approach and features of a Pro Tools HD system while maintaining a native architecture: instead of relying on dedicated DSP processors, the system leverages your computer's resources. The result is a studio and postproduction-oriented solution designed to handle demanding projects while remaining more accessible than a DSP-based setup.

Integrated into the Pro Tools environment and designed to work with Pro Tools | HD series interfaces, the solution emphasizes stability, synchronization, and smooth performance as sessions grow in size, I/O count, and complexity.

Who Is This Pro Tools | HD Native Solution For?

Pro Tools | HD Native is particularly suited for music studios, sound engineers, sound editors, and film composers who want a reliable platform for recording, editing, and mixing with a professional production-level feature set. It also targets environments where latency and monitoring comfort are critical, especially during vocal, instrument, or dubbing recordings.

Thanks to its flexibility, it also fits into hybrid setups: working on Mac or Windows, using Pro Tools or third-party software, and adapting to varied workflows-from advanced home studios to postproduction facilities.

Key Features: Production Speed, Controlled Latency, and Advanced Mixing Tools

Native Performance Designed for Large Projects

The system is built to handle dense sessions: up to 256 audio tracks and 64 I/O channels. This resource capacity suits both modern multitrack arrangements and postproduction sessions requiring numerous inputs/outputs and rigorous organization. The goal is clear: maintain a responsive workstation even as the project grows heavier.

Direct Monitoring and Very Low Latency

During recording, latency directly affects playing comfort and performance accuracy. Pro Tools | HD Native emphasizes very low latency and integrated direct monitoring to work more naturally without a "lag sensation," even on already loaded sessions.

Advanced Tools for Faster and More Reliable Mixing

You benefit from a set of professional production-oriented features: automation, surround mixing, input monitoring, AFL/PFL solo, destructive punch-in, and other studio-level functionalities. To secure hybrid configurations, the solution also includes automatic delay compensation for hardware and software inserts-a key point when combining external processing and plug-ins.

Pro Tools Ecosystem: AAX Plug-ins, Control Surfaces, and Headphone Monitoring

For processing, the ecosystem relies on AAX plug-ins, and the solution can be paired with a control surface for tactile mixing control. On the Thunderbolt version, a high-quality audiophile headphone output provides detailed and comfortable listening, useful during tracking, editing, and final chain monitoring.

Technical specifications

Headphone outputs

Yes

Total flexibility

work on Mac or Windows, with Pro Tools or third-party software

Advanced features

automation, surround mixing, input monitoring, AFL/PFL solo, destructive punch-in, and other professional functionalities