RTAS (Real-Time AudioSuite) plug-ins provide real-time plug-in processing using host-based (“Native”) processing. They function as track inserts, are applied to audio during playback, and process audio non-destructively in real time. Processing power for RTAS plug-ins comes from your computer. The more powerful your computer, the greater the number and variety of RTAS plug-ins that you can use simultaneously.Because of this dependence on the CPU or host processing, the more RTAS plug-ins you use concurrently in a session, the greater the impact it will have on other aspects of your system’s performance, such as maximum track count, number of available voices, the density of edits possible, and latency in automation and recording.RTAS plug-ins can be used with all Pro Tools systems, as well as third-party software that supports RTAS.