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Name of Assistive Tech: ProTools LE Manufacturer: [|DigiDesign] Distributor: [|Sweetwater] Review: [|Electronic Musician] Cost: $229-$3519 ProTools is an affordable DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) that allows for computer recording. Students can purchase affordable ProTools packages that will allow them to learn the basics of mixing, editing and recording. This assistive technology also helps students who are musicians to record themselves playing so they can listen to their progress as they practice.

ProTools works by taking audio, converting it to a digital signal that the user can then manipulate through the software on a computer.

This product is hardware and software, and needs both components to function. Other DAWs similar are Steinberg's Cubase, Apple's Logic, as well as many others. Comparitively, ProTools requires Digidesign hardware to function. The other DAWs do not have dedicated hardware for each particular software.