As someone who started their Pro Tools journey back in the 90s with Pro Tools Free (8 mono tracks - but that was more than my computer could handle anyway!) I’ve always felt strongly about the importance of an easy-to-access, free version of Pro Tools, and unfortunately, Pro Tools First just wasn’t it. With the release of Pro Tools 2022.4, what had been a two-tier family of products, Pro Tools and Pro Tools Ultimate, became three - Pro Tools Artist, Pro Tools Studio and Pro Tools Ultimate. Since Pro Tools First was discontinued, there hasn’t been a free version of Pro Tools.
There’s a new free version of Pro Tools, Pro Tools Intro, and it’s far more powerful than any previous free version of Pro Tools.