macOS

dB Take HUD

The take counter that reads Pro Tools directly.

Take HUD floats above Pro Tools and reads the record-armed track over PTSL. Session prefix, take number, next take, all glanceable across the live room. Red on record. Mirrors live to dB HUD Screen on iPad, so the whole room sees the same number. 14-day trial, no card.

$49 → $16 launch price · until 2026-10-01

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dB Take HUD, screenshot

Why it exists

Session-native.

Reads the session directly, no manual entry, no copy-paste.

Glanceable, never in the way.

Large tabular type, no keyboard focus stolen, no windows added.

Red on record.

State flips the moment record engages so the whole room knows.

Room-wide mirror.

The same take counter live on dB HUD Screen for iPad, zero-config over Bonjour, no address to type.

Spec sheet

Platform
macOS 12 (Monterey) or newer, Apple Silicon and Intel
Pro Tools
Studio or Ultimate, Scripting (PTSL) enabled
Protocol
PTSL / gRPC
Network
Bonjour _protoolshud._tcp on the room LAN
Disk
~57 MB, hardened runtime, no kernel extension
Updates
Automatic, via Sparkle

In the app

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