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Review: Digidesign 003 Rack Pro Tools

June 26th, 2008 | Audio Interfaces

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For those unfamiliar with Digidesign, let me just say, if you are looking to get into the Pro Tools market, Digidesign is your industry leader.

The Digidesign 003 continues the famous line of Pro Tools hardware modules which allow you to connect a plethora of input and output into your computer and communicates with Pro Tools software. Let's put it this way- As far as digital software and hardware solutions are concerned, Pro Tools may just have the most flexible and powerful software around. (review continued below...)

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As for features, the Digi 003 has amazing high fidelity recording resolution (True 24-bit/96kHz) for better than CD quality audio. Your initial recordings will most likely blow your ears off as you get used to the incredibly rich and professional sound achieved with this unit. What I like best about the Digidesign 003 is that it has more inputs than ever (a total of 8 analog inputs, 8 analog outputs). Amazing versatility. I was more pleased with the sound of this unit than the previous 002 model, which I have used for a solid 5 years. Basically, at around $1200 dollars you cannot find a more comprehensive solution. A+

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Digidesign Digi 003 Rack Pro Tools LE System Features:

I/O
High-speed FireWire connectivity
18 simultaneous channels of audio I/O
24-bit/96kHz resolution
8 analog inputs, 8 analog outputs
4 professional mic preamps with individual gain and high-pass filter; 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 with individual source and level controls

Pro Tools LE Software

Award-winning, industry-standard Pro Tools LE software for composing, recording, editing, mixing, and mastering
32 simultaneous audio tracks (128 virtual audio tracks), expandable to 48 tracks*
Fully integrated MIDI sequencing with 256 simultaneous MIDI tracks
Support for streaming ReWire applications
Beat Detective LE automatic groove analysis and correction tool
Supports Digidesign Command|8 and Control|24 control surfaces
Huge selection of compatible third-party plug-ins and software options

* Pro Tools LE software supports 32 mono (16 stereo) audio tracks, expandable to 48 mono or stereo audio tracks with optional Music Production Toolkit or DV Toolkit2.

Included Plug-ins, applications, and tools

Ableton Live Lite 6 Digidesign Edition
Propellerhead Software Reason Adapted 3
Arturia Analog Factory SE
Digidesign Xpand! by A.I.R.
FXpansion BFD Lite: 3 kits
Way Out Ware TimewARP 2600 Lite
Celemony Melodyne essential
IK Multimedia AmpliTube LE
iZotope Ozone 3 Lite
iZotope Trash Lite
iZotope Spectron Lite
M-Audio ProSessions SE
Broadjam.com—one-year membership
GarageBand.com contest entries: 1 entry
Sonicbids.com—one-year subscription
Pro Tools Method One instructional DVD
Free plug-in with Pro Tools education
Bomb Factory BF76 Compressor, BF Essential Clip Remover, BF Essential Correlation Meter, BF Essential Meter
Chorus, Click, Compressor, D-Verb, DeEsser, Delay, DigiReWire, Dither, Dynamics II, Dynamics III, EQ II, EQ III, Expander-Gate, Flanger, Gain, Limiter, Pitch Shift, Time Shift, and 21 more




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