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Facebook files $5 billion IPO, values the company at nearly $100 billion

The rumor, speculation and awkward Winklevii jokes can end (at least for now) as Facebook has officially filed for its public offering. Underwritten by Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs amongst others, the internet's most popular site seeks to trade under the stock symbol "FB" when it goes public later this year. The company is seeking to raise $5 billion, according to this early filing, amounting to a lofty (and still tentative) valuation north of $50 billion. If that turns out to be accurate, though, Zuck will be one (especially) rich man: with a nearly thirty percent share in the company, his net worth would balloon to almost $30 billion.

Introducing Pro Tools 10 – Hardware Option

Get better sound quality in your recordings and speed up your mixing when you pair Pro Tools with an Avid or third-party interface and console/control surface.

Avid audio interfaces and bundles

Get the best sound quality and performance when you pair Pro Tools with an Avid audio interface, which tightly integrates the hardware and software with your Mac or PC. Select a standalone interface if you’ve already got Pro Tools, or get an incredible value — and great savings—with a Pro Tools hardware bundle.

Pro Tools|HD systems

Get the best sound quality, highest performance, and maximum track counts with DSP-accelerated Pro Tools|HDX or host-powered Pro Tools|HD Native (comes bundled with Pro Tools HD software). Learn more

Mbox interfaces and bundles

Get best-in-class audio quality and performance in portable solutions that work with Pro Tools and other DAWs (comes bundled with Pro Tools software or without). Learn more.

Pro Tools + Eleven Rack

Get the guitar tone you’ve always dreamed of—in the studio and on stage—with this revolutionary recording and amp emulation system (comes bundled with Pro Tools software). Learn more

Third-party audio interfaces

With Pro Tools, you get the flexibility of using the software with practically any audio interface you already have or want. For ultimate quality and performance, choose an Avid interface or bundled hardware/software solution above. Or pair Pro Tools with any other audio interface that supports any of the following drivers:

ASIO
Core Audio
MME
Multi-client
WDM

Avid consoles and control surfaces

Go hands-on and accelerate your Pro Tools recording, editing, and mixing tasks with a wide range of consoles and control surfaces, from compact, slim-line controllers for personal studios to expandable large-format consoles for large-scale music and post productions.

Artist Series

Take full hands-on control with a collection of affordable slim-line control surfaces, which can be joined together to form a customized surface for your needs. Learn more.

Pro Mixing

Get deep hands-on control and great flexibility with a variety of mid- to large-format consoles and control surfaces for more demanding music and post production. Learn more.