well since you cant just by pro tools you gotta buy their hardware too its proprietary and i would get an mbox instead of an 001 or 002 but i aint certain about prices so i wont speak on it
Pro tools isnt the greatest thing ever, people use it because its standerd ...im in a studio operations class and we use it but our instructor doesnt even like it...he uses Nuendo ... i personally use Cubase SX
they also have a prog called Paris and i hear its good because it responds in a more analog way than any other prog...but i guess i didnt answer you question
holla at son