Mackie and Avid are to offer Pro Tools First plus the Musician Collection (a bundle of 23 Avid plug-ins, including the 304C Compressor and 304E EQ bundle) with select Mackie products.

This announcement accompanies the Mackie’s launch of the all-new ProFXv3 Series Professional Effects Mixers with USB, which features upgraded recording capability, Onyx mic preamps, onboard compressors, and 24 effects making the series a perfect match for the industry-standard software.

In addition to including Pro Tools First with ProFXv3 mixers, the software bundle will be included with other Mackie products, including Onyx USB Interfaces, Big Knob Series Monitor Controllers Interfaces, all studio monitor series and DL Series Digital Mixers.

The Musician Collection plug-ins suit guitar, bass, vocals, drums and other instruments, and includes the 304E EQ and 304C Compressor, Eleven Lite, and Studio Reverb plus fun pedal plug-ins like Black Op Distortion, Gray Compressor, and Green JRC Overdrive. Mackie will continue to include the Waveform OEM bundle that includes the DAW Essentials Collection featuring 16 professional plug-ins with select products.

‘Pro Tools has long been the industry standard when it comes to recording and we are excited to bring this powerful software to Mackie customers for the first time,’ says Mackie Director of Product Marketing, Matt Redmon. ‘Software is essential for modern musicians and content creators, and with two complete software packages included in our products, Mackie users will get incredible value and choice right out of the box.’

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