Digidesign 003 Rack/Pro Tools LE system
With an extensive range of audio and MIDI I/O, high-definition audio resolution, the creativity and speed of industry-standard Pro Tools® software, FireWire connectivity, and a big, comprehensive bundle of powerful software included free, 003™ Rack enables you to attain the same high audio production quality as commercial facilities in your own personal or project studio.

Take advantage of the plethora of I/O to connect and monitor all of your studio equipment. Its streamlined design will help save space in even the most gear-packed studio, and give you the freedom to take a professional Pro Tools system anywhere your creative skills are needed — or inspired. And with over 60 powerful plug-ins, virtual instruments, compatible applications, and artist promotion services included, you have everything you need (and then some) to compose, perform, record, edit, mix, and master audio for music and desktop post production projects — with truly professional results.

Hardware

003™ Rack is professionally engineered to deliver the stunning clarity of high-definition audio, and durably built to withstand any knocks and bounces it encounters when your creative skills are needed on the road.

Wide Range of I/O

• High-speed FireWire connectivity
• 18 simultaneous channels of audio I/O
• 24-bit/96 kHz resolution
• 8 analog inputs, 8 analog outputs
• 4 professional mic preamps; 48V phantom power enabled on channel pairs
• 8 channels of ADAT optical I/O or two channels of S/PDIF optical I/O
• 2 channels of S/PDIF digital I/O
• 1 MIDI input, 2 MIDI outputs (16 channels in/32 channels out)
• BNC Word Clock I/O
• Dedicated studio monitor output, plus alternate control room output
• Alternate Source input for external device monitoring
• Dual headphone outputs

Streamlined Interface

• 2U rackmountable chassis
• 4 individual input gain controls
• 4 discrete high-pass filter switches
• Individual headphone source and level controls
• Mute switch

Software

Digidesign® Pro Tools LE® 7, with free upgrade to 7.4  software is the most powerful and easy-to-use application to produce professional-sounding music.

• New in Pro Tools LE 7.4
• Added Features in Pro Tools LE 7.0

Features

• Award-winning Pro Tools® recording, editing, and mixing
• 32 simultaneous audio tracks (128 virtual audio tracks), expandable to 48 tracks*
• Fully integrated MIDI sequencing with 256 simultaneous MIDI tracks
• Over 50 processing plug-ins, virtual instruments, and compatible applications
• Support for streaming ReWire applications into Pro Tools
• Unique Beat Detective™ LE automatic groove analysis and correction tool
• Support for the Digidesign Control|24™ and Command|8® control surfaces
• Huge selection of compatible third-party plug-ins and software options
• Works on Windows XP and Mac OS X computers

* Requires optional Music Production Toolkit or DV Toolkit™ 2

Bundled Plug-ins

In addition to Pro Tools LE® software, all Digidesign® 003™  systems include an unprecedented, comprehensive bundle of valuable software and services, offering over 60 plug-ins, instruments, applications, services, and more.

Many of these outstanding plug-ins have been used on countless professional recordings — and many are exclusive to Pro Tools® systems.

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320Gb Western Digital external hard drive--w/Firewire and USB connectivity

FW 400 to FW800 bidirectional cable for optimum system performance