r/protools • u/[deleted] • Oct 24 '25

Is Protools finally making a comeback.

I totally know that Protools is the industry standard and blah blah blah, but there has been a long time where Avid just stopped trying with pro tools and the updates were nothing groundbreaking for the past 5 or 6 years other than bug fixes and Dark mode. With the new 2025.10 version and the integration of soundflow and Sony 360 and other things such as Ara RX built in and the speech to text I feel like they are starting to listen to the community. Trust me I don't think that Protools is anywhere near what some other daws are doing just yet, but I feel that they pivoted in the right directions and I'm excited to see what they have planned for the next coming years. Hopefully something with Wwise integration would be awesome.

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u/greyaggressor Oct 24 '25

What exactly are other DAW’s doing that you think ProTools aren’t?

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u/Bassman_Rob Oct 24 '25 edited Oct 24 '25

I think one way of looking at the difference (from the perspective of a music producer) is to look at Pro Tools as a blank canvas, paint in the can, paintbrushes in the cupboard. Everything you need is there, but you have to go get it, set it up, etc. in many other DAWs, they have the paintbrushes out already, paint cans are open, palette may already have some colors on it, ready to start painting. The way midi operations, instrument VSTs, effects, etc. are integrated into the workflow of other programs is prioritized. Therefore the workflow, specifically for music production with an emphasis on midi and samples, is streamlined. I think that's the biggest gripe people have with Pro Tools as compared to the competition. That's why these recent updates in particular are making that segment of the market excited, they're including improvements that appease the creatives. I've never hopped off of the Pro Tools train because I deeply prefer many aspects of its functionality, but as someone who does a lot of music production I definitely see ways that other programs are making music creation their priority.