Pinnacle Systems Pro Tools Academic - 7.1.1 User Manual

Getting Started

Pro Tools Academic™

Version 7.1.1

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Chapter 1. Pro Tools Academic QuickStart

Windows Installation Overview

Mac Installation Overview

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Chapter 2. Welcome to Pro Tools Academic

Pro Tools Academic Packages

Pro Tools Academic Capabilities

How Pro Tools Academic Differs from Pro Tools LE or M-Powered

System Requirements

Digidesign Registration

About the Pro Tools Guides

About www.digidesign.com

Chapter 3. Windows Installation

Installation Overview

Windows System Optimization

Installing an M-Audio Interface

Installing M-Audio Drivers

Installing Pro Tools Academic Software

Optional Software on the Pro Tools Academic Installer Disc

Launching Pro Tools Academic

Configuring Pro Tools Academic

Removing Pro Tools Academic

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Chapter 4. Mac Installation

Installation Overview

Mac System Optimization

Installing Your M-Audio Interface

Installing M-Audio Drivers

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Installing Pro Tools Academic Software

Optional Software on the Pro Tools Academic Installer Disc

Launching Pro Tools Academic

Configuring Pro Tools Academic

Removing Pro Tools Academic

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Chapter 5. Making Hardware Connections

Getting Sound In and Out of Your M-Audio Interface

Connecting a Microphone

Connecting Instruments

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Chapter 6. Common Tasks with Pro Tools Academic

Recording a Pro Tools Session

Importing Audio from a CD

Creating an Audio CD from a Pro Tools Session

Recording MIDI in a Pro Tools Session

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Chapter 7. Time Code and Synchronization Features

Timebase Rulers

Selecting Time Code Rate

Selecting Feet+Frame Rate

Redefining Time Code Position

Redefining Current Feet+Frames Position

Use Subframes Option

Pull Up and Pull Down Commands

Import Session Data Enhancements

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Appendix A. Configuring MIDI Studio Setup (Windows Only)

MIDI Studio Setup

MIDI Patch Name Support

Appendix B. Configuring AMS (Mac OS X Only)

Audio MIDI Setup

MIDI Patch Name Support

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Appendix C. Hard Drive Configuration and Maintenance

Avoid Recording to the System Drive

Formatting an Audio Drive

Audio Drives and Disk Cleanup

Defragmenting an Audio Drive

Hard Disk Storage Space

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Index

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Contents

Pro Tools Academic Getting Started

chapter 1

Pro Tools Academic QuickStart

Windows Installation Overview

(Windows Systems Only)

Installing Pro Tools Academic on a Windows computer includes the following steps:

“Windows System Optimization” on page 9.

“Installing an M-Audio Interface” on page 12.

“Installing M-Audio Drivers” on page 12.

“Installing Pro Tools Academic Software” on

page 13.

“Launching Pro Tools Academic” on page 15.

For Pro Tools M-Powered Academic systems only, this step includes inserting the pre-authorized iLok (included with Pro Tools MPowered Academic) into an available USB port on your computer.)

“Conﬁguring Pro Tools Academic” on

page 15.

“Making Hardware Connections” on page 31.

Mac Installation Overview

(Mac OS X Systems Only)

Installation of Pro Tools Academic on a Mac includes the following steps:

“Mac System Optimization” on page 21.

“Installing Your M-Audio Interface” on

page 23.

“Installing M-Audio Drivers” on page 23.

“Installing Pro Tools Academic Software” on

page 24.

“Launching Pro Tools Academic” on page 24.

For Pro Tools M-Powered Academic systems only, this step includes inserting the pre-authorized iLok (included with your package) into an available USB port on your computer.)

“Conﬁguring Pro Tools Academic” on

page 25.

“Making Hardware Connections” on page 31

Chapter 1: Pro Tools Academic QuickStart

Pro Tools Academic Getting Started

chapter 2

Welcome to Pro Tools Academic

Welcome to Pro Tools Academic. This guide documents how to install and configure Pro Tools Academic or Pro Tools M-Powered Academic software on Academic systems.

In this guide, “Pro Tools Academic” refers to Pro Tools Academic and Pro Tools M-Powered Academic software, except where noted.

Academic Systems with M-Audio Interfaces

The basic components of an Academic system are as follows:

• Digidesign-qualiﬁed M-Audio interface (included with hardware-based Academic packages)

• Digidesign-qualiﬁed Windows or Mac computer (not included)

• Pro Tools Academic software (included)

For a list of Digidesign-qualified M-Audio interfaces and computers, refer to the Digidesign Web site (www.digidesign.com)

Pro Tools Academic Packages

Pro Tools Academic

(Hardware-Based Academic Packages Only)

• Pro Tools Academic Installer disc, which contains Pro Tools Academic software, updated M-Audio drivers, DigiRack RTAS (Real-Time AudioSuite) and AudioSuite plug-ins, and electronic PDF guides

• This

Getting Started Guide

tion, conﬁguration, and common tasks for Academic systems

• Digidesign Online Registration Card

, covering installa-

Pro Tools M-Powered Academic

Pro Tools M-Powered Academic for Digidesignqualified M-Audio interfaces (such as Ozonic, and the standard MobilePre and Ozone interfaces) includes the following:

• Pro Tools Academic Installer disc, which contains Pro Tools Academic software, updated M-Audio drivers, DigiRack RTAS (Real-Time AudioSuite) and AudioSuite plug-ins, and electronic PDF guides

• Pre-authorized iLok for running Pro Tools Academic

• This

Getting Started Guide

tion, conﬁguration, and common tasks for Academic systems

• Digidesign Online Registration Card

, covering installa-

Pro Tools Academic includes the following:

• M-Audio interface and hardware (such as a MobilePre Academic or Ozone Academic)

Chapter 2: Welcome to Pro Tools Academic

Pro Tools Academic Capabilities

Pro Tools Academic software provides the following capabilities:

• Playback of up to 32 mono (or 16 stereo) digital audio tracks, or a combination of playing back and recording up to 32 mono (or 16 stereo) digital audio tracks, depending on your M-Audio interface and computer’s capabilities

• Up to 128 audio tracks (with 32 voiceable tracks maximum), 128 Auxiliary Input tracks, 64 Master Fader tracks, 256 MIDI tracks, and 32 instrument tracks per session

• 16-bit or 24-bit audio resolution, at the sample rates supported by your M-Audio interface

• Non-destructive, random-access editing and mix automation

• Audio processing with up to 5 RTAS plugins per track, depending on your computer’s capabilities

• Up to 5 hardware inserts per track

• Up to 10 sends per track

• Up to 32 internal mix busses

Pro Tools Academic uses your computer’s CPU to mix and process audio tracks (host processing). Computers with faster clock speeds yield higher track counts and more plug-in processing.

How Pro Tools Academic Differs from Pro Tools LE or M-Powered

Time Code and Synchronization Features

Pro Tools Academic includes the following additional features, which are not included with standard Pro Tools LE or M-Powered:

• Time Code Timebase ruler

• Feet+Frame Timebase ruler

• Time Code Rate Selector

• Feet+Frame Rate Selector

• Redeﬁne Time Code Position

• Redeﬁne Current Feet+Frames Position

• Use Subframes option

• Audio and Video Pull Up and Pull Down commands

• Time Code Mapping options

DigiTranslator Software Option

Pro Tools Academic automatically installs DigiTranslator software. DigiTranslator lets Pro Tools exchange audio and video files, and sequences with other AAF and OMFI-compatible applications.

Refer to the DigiTranslator Integrated Option Guide for details on using DigiTranslator.

Pro Tools Academic Getting Started

Conﬁguration Dialogs and Procedures

Some Pro Tools Academic configuration dialogs (such as Hardware Setup) and configuration procedures differ from the Pro Tools LE dialogs and procedures presented in the

Guide

. For specific Pro Tools Academic configuration steps, see Chapter 3, “Windows Installation” or Chapter 4, “Mac Installation.”

Pro Tools Reference

Unsupported Options

Pro Tools LE and M-Powered Options

Pro Tools Academic does not support the following Pro Tools LE or M-Powered options:

• Music Production Toolkit

Pro Tools LE Only Options

Pro Tools Academic does not support the following Pro Tools LE only options:

• DV Toolkit 2

• Digidesign Ethernet-based control surfaces (such as Control|24)

• Avid video peripherals

System Requirements

Pro Tools Academic can be used with a Digidesign-qualified M-Audio interface, running on a Digidesign-qualified Windows or Mac computer.

For complete system requirements, refer to the Digidesign Web site (www.digidesign.com).

Compatibility Information

Digidesign can only assure compatibility and provide support for hardware and software it has tested and approved.

For a list of Digidesign-qualified computers, operating systems, hard drives, and third-party devices, refer to the Digidesign Web site (www.digidesign.com).

Pre-Authorized iLok

(Pro Tools M-Powered Academic Only)

Pro Tools M-Powered Academic software is authorized using the iLok USB Smart Key (iLok) from PACE Anti-Piracy.

Pro Tools M-Powered Academic includes one iLok, which is pre-authorized for Pro Tools M-Powered Academic software.

Pre-Authorized iLok

The iLok is similar to a dongle, but unlike a dongle, it is designed to securely authorize multiple software applications from a variety of software developers.

This key can hold over 100 authorizations for all of your iLok-enabled software. Once an iLok is authorized for a given piece of software, you can use the iLok to authorize that software on any computer.

The Pro Tools M-Powered Academic preauthorized iLok must be inserted in an available USB port on your computer to run Pro Tools M-Powered Academic.

For additional information about iLok technology and authorizations, see the electronic PDF of the iLok Usage Guide.

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MIDI Requirements

USB MIDI interfaces work effectively with Pro Tools systems on Windows or Mac. Serial MIDI interfaces are supported on Windows systems only.

Only USB MIDI interfaces are compatible with Pro Tools systems for Mac OS X. Modem-to-serial port adapters and serial MIDI devices are not supported.

Digidesign Registration

Review the enclosed registration information card and follow the instructions on it to quickly register your purchase online. Registering your purchase is the only way you can be eligible to receive complimentary technical support and future upgrade offers. It is one of the most important steps you can take as a new user.

For a list of supported adapters, refer to the Digidesign Web site (www.digidesign.com).

Hard Drive Requirements

For a list of Digidesign-qualified hard drives, refer to the Digidesign Web site (www.digidesign.com).

If you are using an ATA/IDE or FireWire hard drive, initialize your drive with Windows Disk Management (Windows) or the Disk Utility application included with Apple System software (Mac).

For more information, see Appendix C, “Hard Drive Configuration and Maintenance.”

Avoid Recording to the System Drive

Recording to your system drive is not recommended. Recording and playback on a system drive may result in lower track counts and fewer plug-ins.

About the Pro Tools Guides

This Getting Started guide explains how to install Pro Tools Academic software, make basic connections to your M-Audio interface (to get sound in and out your interface), and do common tasks (such as recording in Pro Tools).

Online guides provided with Pro Tools Academic refer to Pro Tools|HD and LE systems. References to Pro Tools LE are usually interchangeable with Pro Tools Academic, except as documented differently in this guide.

For information on your M-Audio interface, see your M-Audio interface documentation.

Digidesign does not recommend recording to the system drive. Record to a system drive only when necessary.

Pro Tools Academic Getting Started6

For additional information, see the following online (.pdf) guides:

• Pro Tools Reference Guide explains Pro Tools software in detail.

• DigiRack Plug-Ins Guide explains how to use the RTAS and AudioSuite plug-ins included with Pro Tools.

• Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide explains how to use optional Digidesign plug-ins.

• DigiBase Guide provides details on using Pro Tools DigiBase databasing and browsers for data and media management.

• Pro Tools Menus Guide covers all the Pro Tools on-screen menus.

• Pro Tools Keyboard Shortcuts lists keyboard shortcuts for Pro Tools.

PDF versions of the Pro Tools guides are installed automatically with Pro Tools Academic. Many of them are also accessible from the Pro Tools Help menu. To view or print the PDF guides, you can use Acrobat Reader or Apple Preview.

Printed copies of the Pro Tools Reference

Guide

and other guides in the Pro Tools guide set can be purchased separately from the DigiStore (www.digidesign.com).

Conventions Used in This Guide

Digidesign guides use the following conventions to indicate menu choices and key commands:

Convention Action

File > Save Choose Save from the File

Control+N Hold down the Control key

and press the N key

Control-click Hold down the Control key

and click the mouse button

Right-click (Windows) Click with the right mouse

button

The following symbols are used to highlight important information:

User Tips are helpful hints for getting the most from your Pro Tools system.

Important Notices include information that could affect your data or the performance of your system.

Shortcuts show you useful keyboard or mouse shortcuts.

Cross References point to related sections in other guides.

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About www.digidesign.com

The Digidesign Web site (www.digidesign.com) is your best source for information to help you get the most out of your Pro Tools system. The following are just a few of the services and features available.

Registration Register your purchase online. See the enclosed registration form for instructions.

Support Contact Digidesign Technical Support or Customer Service; download software updates and the latest online manuals; browse the Compatibility documents for system requirements; search the online Answerbase; join the worldwide Pro Tools community on the Digidesign User Conference.

Training and Education Become a certified Pro Tools Operator or Expert; study on your own using courses available online, or find out how you can learn in a classroom setting at a certified Pro Tools Training Center.

Products and Developers Learn about Digidesign products; download demo software; learn about our Development Partners and their plug-ins, applications, and hardware.

News and Events Get the latest news from Digidesign; sign up for a Pro Tools demo.

To learn more about these and other resources available from Digidesign, visit the Digidesign Web site (www.digidesign.com).

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chapter 3

Windows Installation

This chapter contains information for Windows systems only. If you are installing Pro Tools Academic on a Mac computer, see Chapter 4, “Mac Installation.”

Before installing this version of Pro Tools, refer to the Read Me information included on the Pro Tools Academic Installer disc.

Installation Overview

Installing Pro Tools Academic on a Windows computer includes the following steps:

Windows System Optimization

Before configuring your computer, make sure you are logged in as an Administrator for the account where you want to install Pro Tools. For details on Administrator privileges, refer to your Windows documentation.

Required Optimizations

To ensure optimum performance with Pro Tools Academic, configure the following settings before you install Pro Tools software.

1 “Windows System Optimization” on page 9.

2 “Installing an M-Audio Interface” on page 12.

3 “Installing M-Audio Drivers” on page 12.

4 “Installing Pro Tools Academic Software” on

page 13.

5 “Launching Pro Tools Academic” on page 15.

(This step includes inserting the pre-authorized iLok into an available USB port on your computer.)

6 “Conﬁguring Pro Tools Academic” on

page 15.

7 Making audio connections to the M-Audio in-

terface.

For complete details, see your M-Audio interface documentation.

When you are finished changing Windows system settings, restart your computer.

Enabling DMA

Enabling your computer's DMA (Direct Memory Access) frees up CPU bandwidth so the computer can do other Pro Tools tasks.

In most cases the DMA option will already be set correctly, as Windows XP detects and activates DMA mode by default.

To enable DMA for any IDE hard drives:

1 Choose Start > Control Panel.

2 In Classic View, launch System.

3 Click the Hardware tab.

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4 Under Device Manager, choose Device Man-

ager.

5 In the Device Manager window, double-click

IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers, then double-click the Primary IDE Channel for your IDE hard drive.

6 Click the Advanced Settings tab.

7 For each device, set the Transfer Mode to

“DMA if available,” and click OK.

8 Repeat steps 5–7 for any additional IDE Chan-

nels.

9 Close the Computer Management window.

Disabling System Standby and Power Management

When using Pro Tools, the Windows System Standby power scheme must be set to Always On. This helps prevent long record or playback passes from stopping due to system resources powering down.

To conﬁgure Windows Power Management:

1 Choose Start > Control Panel.

2 Double-click Power Options.

3 Click the Power Schemes tab.

4 From the Power Schemes pop-up menu, select

Always On.

5 Click OK.

This sets System Standby, System Hibernate, and “Turn off hard disks” to Never.

On AMD processors, be sure to check and disable Cool N’Quiet in the System BIOS (in the Cool & Quiet Configuration section). Refer to the manufacturer’s documentation for instructions on disabling this power option, if necessary.

Disabling ClearType Font Smoothing

When using Pro Tools, the Effects “Clear Type” setting must be disabled.

To disable ClearType font smoothing:

1 Choose Start > Control Panel.

2 Double-click Display.

3 Click the Appearance tab.

4 Click Effects.

5 Deselect “Use the following methods to

smooth edges of screen fonts.”

6 Click OK to save your settings and close the

Effects dialog.

7 Click OK.

8 Restart the computer.

Recommended Optimizations

Pro Tools can also be affected by other software and hardware drivers installed on your computer. It is recommended (but not required) that you do the following:

• Avoid running any unneeded programs at the same time as Pro Tools.

• Turn off any software utilities that run in the background, such as Windows Messenger, calendars, and disk maintenance programs.

• Turn off any nonessential USB devices while running Pro Tools.

• If your video display card supports it, enable Bus Mastering in the manufacturer’s Control Panel. Refer to the manufacturer’s instructions for details.

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Optional Optimizations

The following system optimizations may help Pro Tools perform better on some systems. It is recommended that you only try these optimizations if necessary, as they may disable or adversely affect the functionality of other programs on your system.

Disabling Network Cards

If applicable, disable any networking cards (other than a FireWire card that you might use to connect an external drive to your system).

To disable a network card:

1 Right-click My Computer and choose Man-

age.

2 Under System Tools, select Device Manager.

3 In the Device Manager window, double-click

Network adapters, then double-click the Network Adapter card you want to disable.

4 Under the General tab, choose “Do not use

this device (disable)” from the Device Usage pop-up menu, and click OK.

5 Close the Computer Management window.

Adjusting Processor Scheduling

6 Under the Processor scheduling section, select

the Background Services option.

7 Under the Memory Usage section, select the

System cache option.

8 Click OK to close the Performance Options

window.

9 Click OK to close the System Properties win-

dow.

10 Restart the computer for the changes to take

effect.

Disabling Hyper-Threading

Pro Tools Academic takes advantage of the added processing power of computers that have multiple processors, or that feature multi-core processing or Hyper-Threading, for RTAS processing.

However, if you set the number of processors available for RTAS processing to 1 (in the Pro Tools Playback Engine dialog), some computers with Hyper-Threading capability may experience decreased performance.

If this occurs, you can increase the number of RTAS processors in the Playback Engine dialog, or you can disable Hyper-Threading on the computer.

To Adjust Processor Scheduling Performance:

1 Choose Start > Control Panel.

2 In Classic View, double-click System.

3 Click the Advanced tab.

4 Under the Performance section, click the Set-

tings button.

5 In the Performance Options window, click the

Advanced tab.

Refer to your computer’s documentation for steps on how to enter the computer’s BIOS and disable Hyper-Threading.

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Disabling System Startup Items

The fewer items in use by your computer, the more resources are available for Pro Tools. Some startup applications may be consuming unnecessary CPU resources, and should be turned off.

If you disable any of the following startup items, do so carefully:

• Portable media serial number (required for applications that utilize a copy protection key)

• Plug and play

• Event log

• Cryptographic services

• DHCP Client, TCP/IP Net BIOS, and other networking-related items (unless the computer has no network or internet connection, in which case these items can be disabled)

Installing an M-Audio Interface

Before you install Pro Tools Academic, you must first install your M-Audio interface. Install your M-Audio interface according to the instructions in your M-Audio interface documentation.

In your M-Audio Control Panel, make sure that output channels 1 and 2 are not set to –Infinity (–

∞

). Refer to the instructions in

your M-Audio interface documentation.

When you have completed the instructions in your M-Audio documentation, return to this guide and continue with “Installing M-Audio Drivers” on page 12.

Installing M-Audio Drivers

To disable System Startup Items:

1 From the Start menu, choose Run.

2 Type “msconﬁg” and click OK. The System

Conﬁguration Utility opens.

3 Under the General tab, choose Selective Star-

tup.

4 Deselect Load Startup Items and click OK.

5 Click Restart to restart the computer.

6 After restarting, the computer displays a Sys-

tem Conﬁguration message. Check to see if Pro Tools performance has increased before you deselect the “Don't show this message again” option. If performance has not changed, run “msconﬁg” and return your computer Selective Startup back to Normal Startup. Alternatively, try disabling Startup items and non-essential processes individually.

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The Pro Tools Academic Installer disc includes M-Audio drivers for using Digidesign-qualified M-Audio interfaces on Windows XP.

Pro Tools will not see your M-Audio interface if you do not install the M-Audio driver that is included with Pro Tools Academic.

To install the M-Audio driver for your M-Audio interface:

1 If you are using an M-Audio FireWire inter-

face, a MobilePre Academic, or an Ozone Academic, disconnect it before proceeding.

2 Insert the Pro Tools Academic Installer disc for

Windows in your CD/DVD drive.

3 Locate and open the M-Audio Driver Installers

folder, and double-click the driver for your interface type only:

• For M-Audio FireWire interfaces, doubleclick the ﬁle starting with “FW_WDM.”

• For M-Audio PCI interfaces, double-click the ﬁle starting with “Delta_WDM.”

• For M-Audio Audiophile interfaces, doubleclick the ﬁle starting with “APUSB _WDM.”

• For M-Audio BlackBox, double-click the ﬁle starting with “BB_WDM.”

• For M-Audio FastTrack, double-click the ﬁle starting with “FastTrack_WDM.”

• For M-Audio FastTrack Pro, double-click the ﬁle starting with “FTP_WDM.”

• For M-Audio JamLab, double-click the ﬁle starting with “JamLab_WDM.”

• For M-Audio MobilePre Academic, doubleclick the ﬁle starting with “MPA_WDM.”

• For M-Audio MobilePre, double-click the ﬁle starting with “MP_WDM.”

• For M-Audio Ozone Academic, doubleclick the ﬁle starting with “OzoneA_WDM.”

• For M-Audio Ozone, double-click the ﬁle starting with “Ozone_WDM.”

• For M-Audio Transit, double-click the ﬁle staring with “Transit_WDM.”

4 Follow the on-screen instructions to install

the driver.

If you get a warning dialog about the driver not passing Windows Logo testing, click Continue Anyway.

5 When installation is complete, shut down

your computer.

6 If you are using an M-Audio FireWire inter-

face, a MobilePre Academic, or an Ozone Academic, wait until the computer has shut down completely, then connect your interface and power it on.

7 Turn on your computer.

8 When your system recognizes the new hard-

ware, run the Found New Hardware Wizard. Follow the on-screen instructions.

If you are prompted to run the Found New Hardware Wizard a second time, run it again.

Installing Pro Tools Academic Software

After the Windows System software settings are configured and you have installed your M-Audio interface and drivers, you are ready to install Pro Tools Academic.

To install Pro Tools Academic:

1 Start Windows, logging in with Administrator

privileges. For details on Administrator privileges, refer to your Windows documentation.

2 Insert the Pro Tools Academic Installer disc for

Windows in your CD/DVD drive. Locate and open the Pro Tools Installer folder, and doubleclick the Setup icon.

3 Click Next to begin installation.

4 Select the components you want to install and

click Next.

If you get a warning dialog about the driver not passing Windows Logo testing, click Continue Anyway.

5 Wait for the installer to ﬁnish installing all

software components, drivers, and PACE System ﬁles before proceeding to the next step.

6 When installation is complete, click Finish.

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Installing QuickTime

QuickTime 6.5 or later is required for Pro Tools if you plan to include movie files, or import MP3 or MP4 (AAC) files in your sessions. QuickTime for Windows XP is available as a free download from the Apple Web site (www.apple.com).

To install QuickTime:

1 Visit www.apple.com and go to the Quick-

Time page.

2 Download the QuickTime for Windows XP in-

staller application to your computer.

3 Double-click the QuickTime installer applica-

tion and follow the on-screen installation instructions.

4 Restart your computer.

Optional Software on the Pro Tools Academic Installer Disc

Your Pro Tools Academic Installer disc includes separate installers for the following optional items.

Pro Tools Demo Session

The Pro Tools Academic Installer disc includes a demo session that you can use to verify that your system is working.

Before installing the demo session to your audio drive, make sure the drive is configured as described in Appendix C, “Hard Drive Configuration and Maintenance.”

To install the demo session:

1 Insert the Pro Tools Academic Installer disc in

your CD/DVD drive.

2 From your CD/DVD drive, locate and double-

click the Pro Tools Academic Demo installer icon.

3 Set the install location to your audio drive and

click Install.

4 When installation is complete, click OK.

MacDrive Demo

The MacDrive utility lets you mount Mac-based HFS+ drives on a Windows-based Pro Tools system and use them as Transfer drives.

Transfer drives can be used for storage, but not for playback or recording. To use Macbased audio files on a Windows Pro Tools system, copy the files from the Mac-based HFS+ audio drive to a Windows-based NTFS audio drive.

To install the MacDrive demo included with Pro Tools:

1 Insert the Pro Tools Installer disc into your

CD/DVD drive.

2 On the Pro Tools Installer disc, locate and

open the Additional Files/MacDrive Demo Installer folder.

3 Double-click the MacDrive Demo installer.

4 Follow the on-screen instructions to install

MacDrive. After installation is complete, restart your computer.

All formatting and maintenance of HFS+ drives should be carried out when the drives are connected to a Mac. Do not use the MacDrive utility to initialize or partition Mac drives.

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Launching Pro Tools Academic

To authorize Pro Tools Academic software:

1 For Pro Tools M-Powered Academic systems

only, insert the pre-authorized iLok into an available USB port on your computer.

To use Pro Tools M-Powered Academic with an M-Audio interface, you must always have an iLok with an authorization for Pro Tools Academic. One pre-authorized iLok is included with the Pro Tools Academic package.

2 Double-click the Pro Tools Academic shortcut

on your desktop (or the application in Program Files\Digidesign\Pro Tools).

For Pro Tools M-Powered Academic, do not remove the pre-authorized iLok during Pro Tools launch or use.

Conﬁguring Pro Tools Academic

Hardware Buffer Size

The Hardware Buffer Size (H/W Buffer Size) controls the size of the buffer used to handle host processing tasks such as Real-Time AudioSuite (RTAS) plug-ins. The H/W Buffer setting can also be used to manage monitoring latency.

◆ Lower Hardware Buffer Size settings reduce

monitoring latency, and are useful when you are recording live input.

◆ Higher Hardware Buffer Size settings allow for

more audio processing and effects, and are useful when you are mixing and using more RTAS plug-ins.

In addition to causing slower screen response and monitoring latency, higher Hardware Buffer Size settings can increase the latency caused by RTAS plug-ins, and affect the accuracy of plug-in automation, mute data, and MIDI track timing.

To change the Hardware Buffer Size:

1 Choose Setup > Playback Engine.

Pro Tools System Settings

Pro Tools lets you adjust the performance of your system by changing system settings that affect its capacity for processing, playback, and recording

In most cases, the default settings for your system provide optimum performance, but you may want to adjust them to accommodate large or processing-intensive Pro Tools sessions.

Playback Engine dialog for Pro Tools Academic (Ozone shown)

2 From the H/W Buffer Size pop-up menu, select

the audio buffer size, in samples.

3 Click OK.

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RTAS Processors

CPU Usage Limit

The RTAS Processors setting determines the number of processors in your computer allocated for RTAS plug-in processing.

With computers that have multiple processors, or that feature multi-core processing or hyperthreading, this setting lets you enable multi-processor support for RTAS processes. Used in combination with the CPU Usage Limit setting, the RTAS Processors setting lets you control the way RTAS processing and other Pro Tools tasks are carried out by the system.

◆ A higher number of processors reserves more

CPU processing capacity for RTAS plug-in processing. This is useful for sessions with large number of RTAS plug-ins.

◆ A lower number of processors leaves more

CPU processing capacity for automation, screen redraws, and video playback in Pro Tools, or for other application running at the same time as Pro Tools.

To set the number of RTAS Processors:

1 Choose Setup > Playback Engine.

2 From the RTAS Processors pop-up menu, select

the number of processors you want to allocate for RTAS plug-in processing.

3 Click OK.

The CPU Usage Limit controls the percentage of CPU resources allocated to Pro Tools host processing tasks. Used in combination with the RTAS Processors setting, the CPU Usage Limit setting lets you control the way Pro Tools tasks are carried out by the system.

◆ Lower CPU Usage Limit settings limit the ef-

fect of Pro Tools processing on other CPU-intensive tasks, such as screen redraws, and are useful when you are experiencing slow system response, or when running other applications at the same time as Pro Tools.

◆ Higher CPU Usage Limit settings allocate

more processing power to Pro Tools, and are useful for playing back large sessions or using more real-time plug-ins.

The maximum available CPU Usage Limit depends on the number of processors in your computer and on the number of processors you specify with the RTAS Processor setting. This value can be up 99 percent for single-processor computers or 90 percent for multi-processor computers.

Increasing the CPU Usage Limit may slow down screen response on slower computers.

To change the CPU Usage Limit:

1 Choose Setup > Playback Engine.

2 From the CPU Usage Limit pop-up menu, se-

lect the percentage of CPU processing you want to allocate to Pro Tools.

3 Click OK.

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DAE Playback Buffer Size

The DAE Playback Buffer Size determines the amount of memory DAE allocates for disk buffers. The optimum DAE Playback Buffer Size for most disk operations is Level 2.

◆ DAE Playback Buffer Size settings lower than

Level 2 may improve playback and recording initiation speed, but may make it difﬁcult to play or record tracks reliably with sessions containing a large number of tracks or a high density of edits, or with systems that have slower or heavily fragmented hard drives.

◆ DAE Playback Buffer Size settings higher than

Level 2 will allow for a higher density of edits in a session or a higher track count when using slower hard drives. However, a higher setting can also cause a time lag to occur when starting playback or recording, or longer audible time lag while editing during playback.

Using a larger DAE Playback Buffer Size leaves less system memory for other tasks. The default setting of Level 2 is recommended unless you are encountering -9073 (“Disk too slow or fragmented”) errors.

Pro Tools Hardware Settings and M-Audio Control Panel

The Hardware Setup dialog in Pro Tools (Setup > Hardware) displays the name of your M-Audio peripheral. The dialog also displays a message, which tells you that various hardware functions can be changed in the M-Audio Control Panel.

Using the M-Audio Control Panel, you can change M-Audio hardware interface settings in the following areas:

• Mixer Settings

• Output Settings

• Hardware Settings (including sample rate, hardware buffer size, and sync source).

You can also change the sample rate when creating a new Pro Tools session by selecting a different sample rate in the Pro Tools New Session dialog. (Refer to

Reference Guide for details.)

For specific steps on changing Sync Source, see “Sync Source (Pro Tools Clock Source)” on page 18.

the Pro Tools

To change the DAE Playback Buffer Size:

1 Choose Setup > Playback Engine.

2 From the DAE Playback Buffer pop-up menu,

select a buffer size.

3 Click OK.

To use low latency monitoring (M-Audio devices that have Control Panel mixers with a direct monitoring feature only), see “Low Latency Monitoring” on page 18.

To change M-Audio Control Panel settings:

1 If Pro Tools Academic is running, exit

Pro Tools.

Although Pro Tools Academic must be closed to change hardware settings (such as sample rate) in the M-Audio Control Panel, Pro Tools Academic and the M-Audio Control Panel can be open at the same time. This is useful for changing Mixer settings in the M-Audio Control Panel Mixer.

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2 Choose Start > Control Panel.

5 Select a Sync Source.

3 Launch the M-Audio Control Panel as follows:

• For FireWire interfaces, launch M-Audio FW Audio.

• For PCI interfaces, launch M-Audio Delta Audio.

• For USB Interfaces, launch the M-Audio control panel with the name of your interface.

4 Change settings in the M-Audio Control

Panel.

For details on each Control Panel setting, see your M-Audio interface documentation.

5 When ﬁnished, close the M-Audio Control

Panel.

Sync Source (Pro Tools Clock Source)

If your M-Audio interface has a digital I/O (such as S/PDIF I/O), use the M-Audio Control Panel to select the Sync Source for the system.

With Pro Tools Academic, Sync Source cannot be set in the Pro Tools Session Setup window.

To select the Sync Source:

1 If Pro Tools Academic is running, exit

Pro Tools.

2 Choose Start > Control Panel.

3 Launch the M-Audio Control Panel as follows:

• For FireWire interfaces, launch M-Audio FW Audio.

• For PCI interfaces, launch M-Audio Delta Audio.

• For USB Interfaces, launch the M-Audio control panel with the name of your interface.

Your digital input device must be connected and turned on. If your input device is not turned on, leave the Sync Source set to Internal.

For more information on connecting your digital input device and selecting the Sync Source for your M-Audio interface, refer to your M-Audio interface documentation.

6 Click OK.

Low Latency Monitoring

M-Audio direct or low-latency monitoring controls are not available from within Pro Tools Academic.

However, with M-Audio devices that have Control Panel mixers with a direct monitoring feature, it is possible to use this feature as a low-latency monitoring path while recording in Pro Tools.

For specific information on using the direct monitoring feature of your M-Audio interface, refer to your M-Audio interface documentation.

Example: FireWire 410

To use the M-Audio FireWire 410 mixer’s direct monitoring feature while recording:

1 In Pro Tools, record-enable the tracks you

want to record and mute their output.

2 Open the M-Audio Control Panel for your M-

Audio interface.

4 Click the Hardware tab.

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3 In the Control Panel mixer for your interface,

route the input channels you want to monitor to the main outputs of the mixer (usually Outputs 1–2) by clicking the corresponding output control.

Conﬁguring I/O Setup

Using the I/O Setup dialog, you can label Pro Tools input, output, insert, and bus signal paths. The I/O Setup dialog provides a graphical representation of the inputs, outputs, and signal routing of the M-Audio interface.

The M-Audio interface’s hardware inputs and outputs show up directly in Pro Tools I/O Setup. However, the Pro Tools I/O setup does not use the M-Audio mixer I/O names that are displayed in the M-Audio Control Panel.

Pro Tools Academic has default I/O Setup settings that will get you started. Use the I/O Setup dialog only if you want to rename the default I/O paths.

Mixer output 1–2 control

Control Panel mixer for M-Audio FireWire 410)

4 Adjust the output level and balance with the

Control Panel mixer volume and pan controls.

5 In Pro Tools, begin recording.

6 To listen back to the recorded tracks, unmute

the tracks in Pro Tools and begin playback.

7 When you are ﬁnished recording, turn off the

mixer output control in the Control Panel mixer.

To rename I/O paths in I/O Setup:

1 Choose Setup > I/O.

I/O Setup dialog for Pro Tools Academic (M-Audio FireWire 1814 shown)

2 Click the Input, Output, Insert, or Bus tab to

display the corresponding connections.

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3 To change the name of a path or subpath,

double-click directly on the Path Name, type a new name for the path, and press Enter.

4 Click OK.

See the Pro Tools Reference Guide for more information on renaming I/O paths.

MIDI Studio Setup

(Optional)

If you plan to use any MIDI devices with Pro Tools, configure your MIDI setup with MIDI Studio Setup. See Appendix A, “Configuring MIDI Studio Setup (Windows Only)” for details.

Backing Up your System Conﬁguration

After configuring your system and Pro Tools, you should save an image of your system drive using a backup utility such as Norton Ghost. By doing this, you can quickly restore your system configuration and settings if you encounter any problems.

Removing Pro Tools Academic

If you need to remove Pro Tools Academic software from your computer, you can use the Add or Remove Programs command.

To remove Pro Tools from your computer:

1 Choose Start > Control Panel.

2 Launch Add or Remove Programs.

3 From the Currently installed programs list, se-

lect Digidesign Pro Tools Academic.

4 Click the Change/Remove button.

5 Follow the on-screen instructions to remove

Pro Tools Academic.

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chapter 4

Mac Installation

This chapter contains information for Mac systems only. If you are installing Pro Tools Academic on a Windows computer, see Chapter 3, “Windows Installation.”

Before installing this version of Pro Tools, refer to the Read Me information included on the Pro Tools Academic Installer disc.

Installation Overview

Installation of Pro Tools Academic on a Mac includes the following steps:

1 “Mac System Optimization” on page 21.

2 “Installing Your M-Audio Interface” on

page 23.

3 “Installing M-Audio Drivers” on page 23.

4 “Installing Pro Tools Academic Software” on

page 24.

5 “Launching Pro Tools Academic” on page 24.

(This step includes inserting the pre-authorized iLok into an available USB port on your computer.)

6 “Conﬁguring Pro Tools Academic” on

page 25.

7 Making audio connections to the M-Audio in-

terface.

For complete details, see your M-Audio interface documentation.

Mac System Optimization

To ensure optimum performance with Pro Tools, configure your computer before installing Pro Tools hardware and software.

Before configuring your computer, make sure you are logged in as an Administrator for the account where you want to install Pro Tools. For details on Administrator privileges in Mac OS X, refer to your Apple OS X documentation.

Do not use the Mac OS X automatic Software Update feature, as it may upgrade your system to a version of Mac OS that has not yet been qualified for Pro Tools. For details on qualified versions of Mac OS, refer to the Digidesign Web site (www.digidesign.com/compato).

Turning Off Software Update

To turn off the Software Update feature:

1 Choose System Preferences from the Apple

menu and click Software Update.

2 Click Update Software and deselect Check for

Updates.

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Turning Off Energy Saver

Disabling the Spotlight Shortcuts

To turn off the Energy Saver feature:

1 Choose System Preferences from the Apple

menu and click Energy Saver.

2 Click Sleep and do the following:

• Set the computer sleep setting to Never.

• Set the display sleep setting to Never.

• Deselect “Put the hard disk(s) to sleep when possible” option.

Setting Processor Performance

(Mac G5 Computers Only)

To set the Processor Performance:

1 Choose System Preferences from the Apple

menu and click Energy Saver.

2 Click Options and set Processor Performance

to Highest.

Disabling Spotlight Indexing

The Mac OS X Spotlight feature indexes files and folders in the background, affecting system performance. It is recommended that you disable Spotlight indexing before using Pro Tools.

The Mac OS X Spotlight feature uses the same key commands Pro Tools uses to start recording (Command+Spacebar), and to record online (Command+Option+Spacebar). If you want to retain use of these key commands in Pro Tools, these shortcuts must be disabled.

To disable the Spotlight keyboard shortcut:

1 Choose System Preferences from the Apple

menu and click Spotlight.

2 Deselect “Spotlight menu keyboard shortcut”

and “Spotlight window keyboard shortcut.”

Disabling Dashboard and Exposé

The Mac OS X Dashboard and Exposé features use function keys that are also used by Pro Tools (F9-F12). To retain use of these keys in Pro Tools, these features must be disabled.

To disable Dashboard and Exposé:

1 Choose System Preferences from the Apple

menu and click Dashboard and Exposé.

2 In the pop-up menus for each keyboard short-

cut, set the shortcut to “–” to disable it.

To disable Spotlight indexing:

1 Choose System Preferences from the Apple

menu and click Spotlight.

2 In the Spotlight window, click Privacy.

3 To prevent indexing of a drive, drag its icon

from the desktop into the list.

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Enabling Journaling for Audio Drives

If you plan to use an audio drive that you used with a previous version of Pro Tools for Macintosh, enable journaling.

To enable journaling:

1 Launch the Disk Utility application, located in

Applications/Utilities.

2 Select the volume in the left column of the

Disk Utility window.

3 Click Enable Journaling in the toolbar.

Installing Your M-Audio Interface

Before you install Pro Tools Academic, you must first install your M-Audio interface. Install your M-Audio interface according to the instructions in your M-Audio interface documentation.

In your M-Audio Control Panel, make sure that output channels 1 and 2 are not set to –Infinity (–

∞

). Refer to the instructions in

your M-Audio interface documentation.

When you have completed the instructions in your M-Audio documentation, return to this guide and continue with “Installing M-Audio Drivers” on page 23.

Installing M-Audio Drivers

The Pro Tools Academic Installer disc includes M-Audio drivers for using Digidesign-qualified M-Audio interfaces on Mac.

Pro Tools will not see your M-Audio interface if you do not install the M-Audio driver that is included with Pro Tools Academic.

To install the M-Audio driver for your M-Audio interface:

1 If you are using an M-Audio FireWire inter-

face, a MobilePre Academic, or an Ozone Academic, disconnect it before proceeding.

2 Insert the Pro Tools Academic Installer disc for

Mac in your CD/DVD drive.

3 Locate and open the M-Audio Driver Installers

folder, and double-click the driver for your interface type only:

• For M-Audio FireWire interfaces, doubleclick the ﬁle starting with “FireWire_OSX”

• For M-Audio PCI interfaces, double-click the ﬁle starting with “Delta_OSX”

• For M-Audio Audiophile interfaces, doubleclick the ﬁle starting with “Audiophile_USB_OSX”

• For M-Audio BlackBox, double-click the ﬁle starting with “BlackBox_OSX”

• For M-Audio FastTrack, double-click the ﬁle starting with “FastTrack_OSX”

• For M-Audio FastTrack Pro double-click the ﬁle starting with “FastTrackPro_OSX”

• For M-Audio JamLab, double-click the ﬁle starting with “JamLab_OSX”

• For M-Audio MobilePre Academic, doubleclick the ﬁle starting with “MobilePreAcademic_OSX”

• For M-Audio MobilePre, double-click the ﬁle starting with “MobilePre_OSX”

• For M-Audio Ozone Academic, doubleclick the ﬁle starting with “OzoneAcademic_OSX”

• For M-Audio Ozone, double-click the ﬁle starting with “Ozone_OSX”

• For M-Audio Transit, double-click the ﬁle starting with “Transit_OSX”

4 Follow the on-screen instructions to install

the driver.

5 When installation is complete, shut down

your computer.

6 If you are using an M-Audio FireWire inter-

face, a MobilePre Academic, or an Ozone Academic, wait until the computer has shut down completely, then connect your interface and power it on.

7 Turn on your computer.

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Installing Pro Tools Academic Software

After the Apple System software settings are configured and you have installed your M-Audio interface and drivers, you are ready to install Pro Tools Academic.

To install Pro Tools Academic:

1 Make sure you are logged in as an Administra-

tor for the account where you want to install Pro Tools. For details on Administrator privileges in Mac OS X, refer to your Apple Mac OS X documentation.

2 Insert the Pro Tools Academic Installer disc for

Mac in your CD/DVD drive. Double-click the “Install Pro Tools” icon.

3 Enter your Administrator password and click

OK to authenticate the installation.

4 Follow the on-screen instructions to continue

and accept installation.

5 In the Installer window, choose Custom In-

stall from the pop-up menu, and click Install.

6 Follow the remaining on-screen instructions

to install Pro Tools.

7 When installation is complete, click Restart.

Pro Tools Demo Session

The Pro Tools Academic Installer disc includes a demo session that you can use to verify that your system is working.

To install the demo session:

1 Insert the Pro Tools Academic Installer disc in

your CD/DVD drive. Locate and double-click the Pro Tools Academic Demo installer icon.

2 Select your audio drive as the install location

and click Install.

3 When installation is complete, click Quit.

Launching Pro Tools Academic

To authorize Pro Tools Academic software:

1 For Pro Tools M-Powered Academic systems

only, insert the pre-authorized iLok into an available USB port on your computer.

Optional Software on the Pro Tools Academic Installer Disc

Your Pro Tools Academic Installer disc includes separate installers for the following optional items.

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2 Click the Pro Tools Academic shortcut in your

Dock, (or double-click the application in Applications\Digidesign\Pro Tools).

For Pro Tools M-Powered Academic, do not remove the pre-authorized iLok during Pro Tools launch or use.

Conﬁguring Pro Tools Academic

Pro Tools System Settings

Pro Tools lets you adjust the performance of your system by changing system settings that affect its capacity for processing, playback, and recording.

In most cases, the default settings for your system provide optimum performance, but you may want to adjust them to accommodate large or processing-intensive Pro Tools sessions.

Hardware Buffer Size

To change the Hardware Buffer Size:

1 Choose Setup > Playback Engine.

Playback Engine dialog for Pro Tools Academic (M-Audio FireWire 410 shown)

2 From the H/W Buffer Size pop-up menu, select

the audio buffer size, in samples.

◆ Lower Hardware Buffer Size settings reduce

monitoring latency, and are useful when you are recording live input.

◆ Higher Hardware Buffer Size settings allow for

more audio processing and effects, and are useful when you are mixing and using more RTAS plug-ins.

3 Click OK.

RTAS Processors

The RTAS Processors setting determines the number of processors in your computer allocated for RTAS plug-in processing.

◆ A higher number of processors reserves more

CPU processing capacity for RTAS plug-in processing. This is useful for sessions with large number of RTAS plug-ins.

◆ A lower number of processors leaves more

CPU processing capacity for automation, screen redraws, and video playback in Pro Tools, or for other application running at the same time as Pro Tools.

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To change the number of RTAS Processors:

1 Choose Setup > Playback Engine.

To change the CPU Usage Limit:

1 Choose Setup > Playback Engine.

2 From the RTAS Processors pop-up menu, select

the number of processors you want to allocate for RTAS plug-in processing.

3 Click OK.

CPU Usage Limit

◆ Lower CPU Usage Limit settings limit the ef-

◆ Higher CPU Usage Limit settings allocate

more processing power to Pro Tools, and are useful for playing back large sessions or using more real-time plug-ins.

The maximum available CPU Usage Limit depends on the number of processors in your computer and on the number of processors you specify for RTAS processing. This value can range from 85 percent for single-processor computers to 99 percent for multi-processor computers.

2 From the CPU Usage Limit pop-up menu, se-

lect the percentage of CPU processing you want to allocate to Pro Tools.

3 Click OK.

DAE Playback Buffer Size

The DAE Playback Buffer Size determines the amount of memory DAE allocates for disk buffers. The optimum DAE Playback Buffer Size for most disk operations is Level 2.

◆ DAE Playback Buffer Size settings lower than

◆ DAE Playback Buffer Size settings higher than

Increasing the CPU Usage Limit may slow down screen response on slower computers.

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To change the DAE Playback Buffer Size:

1 Choose Setup > Playback Engine.

2 From the DAE Playback Buffer pop-up menu,

select a buffer size.

3 Click OK.

Pro Tools Hardware Settings and M-Audio Control Panel

Using the M-Audio Control Panel, you can change M-Audio hardware interface settings in the following areas:

• Mixer Settings

• Output Settings

• Hardware Settings (including sample rate, hardware buffer size, and sync source).

You can also change the sample rate when creating a new Pro Tools session by selecting a different sample rate in the Pro Tools New Session dialog. (Refer to

Reference Guide for details.)

For specific steps on changing Sync Source, see “Sync Source (Pro Tools Clock Source)” on page 27.

To use low latency monitoring (M-Audio devices that have Control Panel mixers with a direct monitoring feature only), see “Low Latency Monitoring” on page 28.

To change M-Audio Control Panel settings:

1 If Pro Tools Academic is running, exit

Pro Tools.

the Pro Tools

2 Choose Start > Control Panel.

3 Launch the M-Audio Control Panel as follows:

• For FireWire interfaces, launch M-Audio FW Audio.

• For PCI interfaces, launch M-Audio Delta Audio.

• For USB Interfaces, launch the M-Audio control panel with the name of your interface.

4 Change settings in the M-Audio Control

Panel.

For details on each Control Panel setting, see your M-Audio interface documentation.

5 When ﬁnished, close the M-Audio Control

Panel.

Sync Source (Pro Tools Clock Source)

If your M-Audio interface has a digital I/O (such as a S/PDIF I/O), use the M-Audio Control Panel to select the Sync Source for the system.

With Pro Tools Academic, Sync Source cannot be set in the Pro Tools Session Setup window.

To select the Sync Source:

1 If Pro Tools Academic is running, quit

Pro Tools.

2 In the Applications folder, locate and launch

the M-Audio Control Panel, as follows:

• For FireWire interfaces, launch M-Audio FW.

• For PCI interfaces, launch M-Audio Delta Control Panel.

• For USB Interfaces, launch the M-Audio control panel with the name of your interface.

3 Click the Hardware tab.

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4 Select a Sync Source.

Your digital input device must be connected and turned on. If your input device is not turned on, leave the Sync Source set to Internal.

For more information on connecting your digital input device and selecting the Sync Source for your M-Audio interface, refer to your M-Audio interface documentation.

5 When ﬁnished, close the M-Audio Control

Panel.

Low Latency Monitoring

M-Audio Direct or low-latency monitoring controls are not available from within Pro Tools Academic.

However, with M-Audio devices that have Control Panel mixers with a direct monitoring feature, it is possible to use this feature as a low-latency monitoring path while recording in Pro Tools.

For specific information on using the direct monitoring feature of your M-Audio interface, refer to your M-Audio interface documentation.

Example: FireWire 410

3 In the Control Panel mixer for your interface,

route the input channels you want to monitor to the main outputs of the mixer (usually Outputs 1–2) by clicking the corresponding output control.

Mixer output 1–2 control

Control Panel mixer for M-Audio FireWire 410)

4 Adjust the output level and balance with the

Control Panel mixer volume and pan controls.

5 In Pro Tools, begin recording.

6 To listen back to the recorded tracks, unmute

the tracks in Pro Tools and begin playback.

7 When you are ﬁnished recording, turn off the

mixer output control in the Control Panel mixer.

To use the M-Audio FireWire 410 mixer’s direct monitoring feature while recording:

1 In Pro Tools, record-enable the tracks you

want to record and mute their output.

2 Open the M-Audio Control Panel for your M-

Audio interface.

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Conﬁguring I/O Setup

4 Click OK.

Pro Tools Academic has default I/O Setup settings that will get you started. Use the I/O Setup dialog only if you want to rename the default I/O paths.

To rename I/O paths in I/O Setup:

1 Choose Setup > I/O.

See the Pro Tools Reference Guide for more information on renaming I/O paths.

Audio MIDI Setup (AMS)

(Optional)

If you plan to use any MIDI devices with Pro Tools, configure your MIDI setup with the Apple Audio MIDI Setup (AMS) utility. See Appendix B, “Configuring AMS (Mac OS X Only)” for details.

Backing Up your System Conﬁguration

After configuring your system and Pro Tools, you should save an image of your system drive using a backup utility such as Bombich Carbon Copy Cloner. By doing this, you can quickly restore your system configuration and settings if you encounter any problems.

I/O Setup dialog for Pro Tools Academic (M-Audio FireWire 1814 shown)

2 Click the Input, Output, Insert, or Bus tab to

display the corresponding connections.

3 To change the name of a path or subpath,

double-click directly on the Path Name, type a new name for the path, and press Return.

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Removing Pro Tools Academic

If you need to remove Pro Tools Academic software from your computer, you can use the Installer disc or the downloaded Installer file.

To remove Pro Tools from your computer:

1 Make sure you are logged in as an Administra-

tor for the account where Pro Tools is installed. For details on Administrator privileges in Mac OS X, refer to your Apple OS X documentation.

2 Insert the Pro Tools Academic Installer disc in

your CD/DVD drive. Double-click “Install Pro Tools Academic.”

3 Enter your Administrator password and click

OK.

4 In the Installer window, choose Uninstall

from the pop-up menu, and click Uninstall.

5 Follow the on-screen instructions to remove

Pro Tools.

6 When ﬁnished, click Quit to close the Installer

window.

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chapter 5

Making Hardware Connections

This chapter explains how to make basic connections (such as connecting audio inputs, headphones, mics, and instruments) in order to get sound in and out of your M-Audio interface.

Getting Sound In and Out of Your M-Audio Interface

To hear audio recorded into a Pro Tools session, you will need to connect headphones or an external sound system (such as powered monitors or a home stereo) to your M-Audio interface. Sound from your M-Audio interface cannot be played through your computer’s speakers or your computer’s sound output.

Connecting Headphones

Depending on which M-Audio interface you have, there will be one or more headphone jacks on the front or back of your interface. These can be either a 1/4-inch jack or a 1/8-inch mini plug jack.

1/4-inch Headphone jack

Headphone jacks on the front of a FireWire 1814

1/4-inch Headphone jack

Headphone jack on the back of an Ozonic

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To connect headphones:

• Connect headphones with a 1/4-inch stereo connector (or an adapter) to interfaces that have a 1/4-inch Headphone jack.

– or –

• Connect headphones with a 1/8-inch stereo mini connector (or an adapter) to interfaces that have a 1/8-inch Headphone jack.

Some M-Audio interfaces include a front panel Headphone control to adjust the volume level of the Headphone jacks.

Connecting a Sound System

Depending on which M-Audio interface you have, the outputs will be 1/4-inch or RCA plugs, and the 1/4-inch connections can be balanced, TRS (Tip, Ring, Sleeve) style connectors, or unbalanced. To listen to your Pro Tools session, these outputs can be connected to any ampliﬁcation system: powered speakers, a home stereo system, or an audio mixer.

Output 1

(left output)

Output 2

(right output)

1/4-inch stereo outputs on a FireWire 1814

Monitor Left (left output)

Monitor Right (right output)

1/4-inch stereo (monitor) outputs on an Audiophile 192

When connecting to a stereo system, connect the left channel (often the white plug) to the first output, and right channel (often the red plug) to the second output.

Home stereo systems often use RCA connectors. You can use an adaptor or a special cable to convert from the TRS or TS connectors (used on some M-Audio interfaces) to the RCA connectors on your home stereo.

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Analog Out 1 (left output)

RCA stereo outputs on an Audiophile 2496

Analog Out 2 (right output)

The first and second outputs play the audio that is routed to analog outputs 1 and 2 within Pro Tools.

Connecting Audio Inputs

Phantom Power

Depending on which M-Audio interface you have, the inputs will be 1/4-inch, RCA, or a 1/4inch and XLR combination plug for microphones and for instruments that usually have a lower level (such as guitars).

For information about connecting specific audio sources, see See “Connecting a Microphone to Your M-Audio Interface” on page 34., and “Connecting Instruments to an M-Audio Interface” on page 35.

For stereo inputs, use the first input for the left input, and the second input for the right input. For additional stereo inputs, use subsequent input pairs, if available.

Connecting a Microphone

There can be several ways to use an M-Audio interface with a microphone, depending on the type of microphone and cables that you use, and the type of M-Audio interface.

Some microphones require power to operate. This power, called phantom power, is supplied either by a battery in the microphone, or through an audio interface (such as some M-Audio interfaces) that can supply power through the microphone cable.

M-Audio interfaces that support phantom power can only provide phantom power when their “wall wart” power supply is used to power the interface. Check your M-Audio interface guide for details

Most condenser microphones (such as an AKG C3000) require phantom power to operate. Dy- namic microphones (such as a Shure SM57) do not require phantom power to operate, but are not harmed by it.

Although phantom power can be used safely with most microphones, it is possible to damage some ribbon microphones with it. Always turn off phantom power and wait at least ten seconds before connecting a ribbon microphone.

Mic Cables and Connectors

Some microphone cables use an XLR connector to attach a microphone to an input; other microphones use a 1/4-inch connector. If you have a choice, use an XLR connector to connect the microphone to your M-Audio interface to yield better results.

XLR connector

1/4-inch connector

XLR and 1/4-inch connectors

M-Audio interfaces can only supply power through a microphone cable with XLR connectors. If you are not sure about the phantom power requirements for your microphone, refer to your microphone’s documentation or contact the manufacturer.

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Connecting a Microphone to Your M-Audio Interface

To use a microphone that has an XLR connector:

1 Plug your microphone cable into one of the

Mic (or Mic/Inst) inputs on your M-Audio interface.

3 If your microphone requires phantom power,

make sure the microphone is connected, then press the Phantom Power switch on your M-Audio interface. This switch sends 48V to each mic input. The Phantom Power LED on your M-Audio interface will light when phantom power is being supplied.

Phantom Power switch

Phantom Power switch on a FireWire 1814

Mic/Inst 1

XLR connector plugged into Mic/Inst input on a FireWire 1814

Mic input

XLR connector plugged into Mic input on an Ozonic

2 If your M-Audio interface has a Mic/Line

switch, press it to its Out position.

Mic/Line selector

Mic/Line selector on the front of a FireWire 1814

4 If your M-Audio interface has a Signal Gain

control, carefully turn the input control to the right to increase the input level of your microphone signal.

To use a microphone that has a 1/4-inch connector:

1 Plug the 1/4-inch connector from your micro-

phone into one of the Mic (or Mic/Inst) 1/4inch inputs on your M-Audio interface.

1/4-inch connector plugged into Mic/Inst input on a FireWire 1814

2 If your M-Audio interface has a Mic/Line se-

lector, press it to its Out position.

Mic/Line selector

Mic/Line selector on the front of a FireWire 1814

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3 If your M-Audio interface has a Signal Gain

control, carefully turn the input control to the right to increase the input level of your microphone signal.

On M-Audio interfaces that have separate inputs for lower level sources (such as guitars) and line level sources (such as keyboards), use the inputs that support your source.

Signal Gain Control

Signal Gain control on a FireWire 1814

Connecting Instruments

Connecting Instruments to an M-Audio Interface

Instruments such as electric guitar or electric bass usually have a lower level of output than instruments and electronic audio sources such as mixers, samplers, keyboards, turntables, and synthesizers.

To use a guitar with your M-Audio interface:

1 Plug your guitar cable into one of the inputs

on your M-Audio interface.

Mic/Inst 1

Guitar cable plugged into Mic/Inst input on a FireWire 1814

Input 2

Guitar cable plugged into Input 2 on an Ozonic

2 If your M-Audio interface has a Mic/Line se-

lector, press it to its Out position.

Mic/Line selector

Mic/Line selector on the front of a FireWire 1814

3 If your M-Audio interface has a Signal Gain

control, carefully turn the control for the input to the right to increase the level of your microphone signal.

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To use a keyboard or mixer with your M-Audio

)

interface:

1 Plug your keyboard, mixer, or other audio

source into one of the inputs on your M-Audio interface.

On M-Audio interfaces that have separate inputs for lower level sources (such as guitars) and line level sources (such as keyboards), use the inputs that support your source.

If your source is stereo (such as a stereo keyboard or the stereo output from a mixer), connect the left channel (often the white plug) to the first input, and right channel (often the red plug) to the second input.

Input 1 (left channel)

Input 2 (right channel

FireWire 1814 conﬁguration for stereo input

2 If your M-Audio interface has a Mic/Line se-

lector, press it to its In position.

Mic/Line selector

Mic/Line selector on the front of a FireWire 1814

3 Set your instrument output volume to its op-

timal level. For example, the optimal level for most keyboards is between 80% and 100% of maximum volume.

4 If your M-Audio interface has a Signal Gain

control, carefully turn the control for the input to the right to increase the input level of your microphone signal.

Analog In 1 (left channel)

Audiophile 2496 conﬁguration for stereo input

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Analog In 2 (right channel)

chapter 6

Common Tasks with Pro Tools Academic

This chapter is designed to give new users specific methods for accomplishing common tasks with Pro Tools Academic systems.

For the most complete information on using Pro Tools, see the Pro Tools Reference Guide.

You can view an electronic PDF version of the

Reference Guide by choosing it from the

Pro Tools Help menu.

Recording a Pro Tools Session

Before you record with Pro Tools Academic, you first create a Pro Tools session, then prepare an audio track for recording.

To create a Pro Tools session:

1 Verify the connections between your M-Audio

interface and your instrument or microphone.

For basic connection information, see Chapter 5, “Making Hardware Connections.” For more information, refer to your MAudio interface documentation.

3 Choose File > New Session.

4 In the New Session dialog, set the session pa-

rameters as needed, or leave them at their default settings. (For details on New Session settings, see the Pro Tools Reference Guide.)

New Session dialog

5 Choose the audio drive where you want to

save your session.

6 Type a name for your session.

7 Click Save.

2 Launch Pro Tools.

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To prepare an audio track for recording:

1 Choose Track > New.

2 Specify 1 Mono Audio Track in Samples, if

your source is mono, or 1 Stereo Audio Track in Samples, if your source is stereo.

Creating a new Stereo audio track

3 Click Create.

A mono instrument uses one input on an M-Audio interface, and a stereo instrument uses two. Creating a stereo track in Pro Tools will not make a mono instrument into a stereo instrument. If a mono instrument is recorded on a stereo track, one of the sides of the stereo track will show no signal.

4 Make sure the Mix window is open by choos-

ing Window > Mix.

5 In the Mix window, click the Audio Input Path

selector on the new track.

6 From the pop-up menu, select the interface in-

put you want to record. For example, select Mic/Line 1 if your audio source is plugged into the ﬁrst input of your M-Audio interface.

Routing an input to a mono track

7 Play the instrument or sound source at the

volume you will record.

8 Use the Signal Gain controls on your M-Audio

interface (if any) to maximize the signal going into Pro Tools while avoiding clipping.

Clipping occurs when you feed a signal to an audio device that is louder than the circuitry can accept. To avoid clipping, adjust the Signal Gain control (if any). If the M-Audio interface has front panel Clip LEDS, adjust the gain to a level where the Peak LEDs do not light.

Input Path selector

Choosing an input in the Mix window

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To record an audio track:

1 Click the Track Record Enable button.

Record enabling a track in the Mix window

2 Choose Window > Transport to display the

Transport window. Click Return to Zero to go to the beginning of the session.

Return to Zero

Rewind

Online

Transport window

3 Click Record Enable in the Transport window

Stop

Fast Forward

Go to EndPlay

Record Enable

to arm Pro Tools for recording. The Record button ﬂashes red to indicate that Pro Tools is ready to record.

4 When you are ready to start recording, click

Play or press the Spacebar.

5 Record your performance.

6 Click Stop in the Transport window or press

the Spacebar when you are ﬁnished recording.

Importing Audio from a CD

To import audio from a compact disc:

1 Put the source CD into your computer’s

CD/DVD drive.

2 In Pro Tools, open the Workspace browser by

choosing Window > Workspace. The Workspace browser is a window where you can ﬁnd, audition, and manage your audio ﬁles.

Opening the Workspace browser

3 In the Workspace browser, click the Audio CD

icon to show the ﬁles on the CD.

4 Click the speaker icon in the Waveform col-

umn to audition the audio ﬁle. Press the Spacebar to stop playback.

To play back a recorded track:

1 If the track’s Record Enable button is lit, click

on it to take it out of Record mode.

2 Click Play in the Transport window or press

the Spacebar to start playback.

3 Click Stop in the Transport window or press

the Spacebar to stop playback.

Auditioning an audio ﬁle in the Workspace browser

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5 Drag the audio ﬁle from the Workspace

browser to the Track List in the Edit window to import the ﬁle to a new audio track.

Dragging an audio ﬁle from the Workspace browser to the Edit window Track List

To play back the new track:

1 In the Transport window, click Return to Zero

to go to the beginning of the track.

2 Click Play in the Transport window to begin

playback.

3 Click Stop in the Transport window or press

the Spacebar to stop playback.

If you are bouncing down audio from 24-bit resolution to 16-bit (CD resolution), you should use a dither plug-in on the main output. (For details, see the Pro Tools Reference Guide.)

To bounce audio to disk:

1 After you have finished recording and mixing

a session in Pro Tools, select the length of the session in the timeline ruler (or on a track), plus an additional amount of time to avoid cutting off any reverb tails that might continue past the end of the last region.

Session audio selected and ready to bounce

2 Choose File > Bounce to > Disk.

Creating an Audio CD from a Pro Tools Session

Pro Tools does not create audio CDs directly, but you can create stereo audio files from your Pro Tools sessions that can be used by most CD burning software.

Bouncing Audio to Disk

Use the Pro Tools Bounce to Disk feature to combine all your audible tracks into a single “master” audio file. After the new audio file has been bounced to disk, you can burn it to a CD.

Pro Tools Academic Getting Started40

Choosing Bounce to Disk from the File menu

3 In the Bounce Options dialog, choose Outputs

1–2 as the Bounce Source.

4 Choose BWF (.WAV) for the File Type.

5 Choose Stereo Interleaved for the Format.

6 Choose 16 for the Resolution and 44100 for

the Sample Rate.

7 If you are changing the sample rate of the

bounced ﬁle, choose a Conversion Quality setting. (For details, see the Pro Tools Reference Guide.)

8 Choose “Convert after Bounce,” and click

Bounce.

Pro Tools begins bouncing to disk. Pro Tools bounces are done in real time, so you hear audio playback of your mix during the bounce process (though you cannot adjust it).

Bouncing to Disk dialog

Burning a CD

After the bounce is completed, you will have an audio file that is ready for burning onto a CD. Quit Pro Tools and launch any common CD burning application to burn your bounced mix to CD.

Bounce options for creating CD burnable tracks

9 In the Bounce dialog, give the bounce tracks a

name and choose where they should be saved.

Entering a name for the bounced ﬁle

10 Click Save.

Make certain that you configure your CD burning application to create an audio CD rather than a data CD.

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Recording MIDI in a Pro Tools Session

What is MIDI?

MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) data is not audio, and has no sound. MIDI is a way for musical devices to communicate. MIDI is data that can trigger a MIDI device (such as a keyboard or software synthesizer).

In order to create or play a MIDI recording, you must have a MIDI controller or sound module (real or virtual) connected to the computer through a MIDI interface. Audio from your MIDI instrument can be monitored through the audio interface or sent to an external mixer.

Some M-Audio interfaces (such as Ozone and Ozonic) are also a MIDI keyboard with MIDI ports.

Other M-Audio interfaces (such as Audiophile 192) include MIDI ports.

Recording MIDI on an Instrument Track

Pro Tools Instrument tracks provide both MIDI and audio capabilities, so you can record MIDI and monitor audio from software and hardware instruments.

To record or playback tracks using MIDI data, your Pro Tools system must be configured for MIDI. See Appendix A, “Configuring MIDI Studio Setup (Windows Only)” or Appendix B, “Configuring AMS (Mac OS X Only).”

To create an Instrument track and conﬁgure it for recording:

1 Choose Setup > MIDI > Input Devices and

make sure your input device is selected in the MIDI Input Enable window, and click OK.

2 Choose Track > New and specify 1 Mono In-

strument Track, then click Create.

Refer to your M-Audio interface guide for details.

MIDI sound module

MIDI

MIDI keyboard (controller)

Signal paths for MIDI instruments

Pro Tools Academic Getting Started42

Audio

Mixer

Creating a new Mono Instrument track

3 Select View > Mix Window > Instruments to

display the MIDI controls for the Instrument track.

To amplifier

Showing the Instrument View in the Mix window

4 At the top of the Instrument track in the Mix

window, click the track’s MIDI Input selector and assign the device and channel to be recorded, or leave it set to All.

MIDI Input selector

MIDI Input selector in an Instrument track

5 Do one of the following, depending on the

type of instrument you are using:

• If you are using an instrument plug-in, click an Insert selector and insert the plugin on the Instrument track. The track’s MIDI output is automatically assigned to the instrument plug-in.

MIDI Output selector in an Instrument track

If your connected MIDI device does not appear, check that you have configured your computer and its MIDI settings. For more information, refer to Appendix A, “Configuring MIDI Studio Setup (Windows Only)” or Appendix B, “Configuring AMS (Mac OS X Only).”

6 If you are using an external MIDI device and

connected its audio output to your audio interface for monitoring in Pro Tools, click the Input selector of the Instrument track and choose the corresponding audio input. (This step is not necessary if you are using an instrument plugin.)

Inserting an instrument plug-in on an Instrument track

• If you are using an external MIDI device, click the track’s MIDI Output selector (at the top of the Instrument track) and assign the device and channel to receive the MIDI output (the choices will vary depending on the device).

Choosing an audio input for an Instrument track

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7 In the Mix Window, click the Track Record En-

able button to enable the Instrument track for MIDI recording.

Track Record Enable button

Enabling an Instrument track for MIDI recording

8 Make sure Options > MIDI Thru is selected.

9 Play some notes on your MIDI controller and

look for the track’s MIDI Velocity meter to move. Remember, MIDI is not audio, and the MIDI Velocity meter is not registering sound output, but MIDI activity.

3 Click Record Enable in the Transport window.

Return to Zero

Online

Transport window

4 Click Play in the Transport window or press

Rewind

Stop

Fast Forward

Go to EndPlay

Record Enable

the Spacebar to begin recording.

5 Play your MIDI controller or input device.

MIDI Velocity meter

MIDI meter in Instrument track showing MIDI activity

10 Adjust the audio output level of the Instru-

ment track with its Volume fader.

Volume fader

Adjusting the Volume fader on an Instrument track

To record MIDI on the Instrument track:

1 Verify that the Instrument track you want to

record to is record-enabled and receiving MIDI.

2 In the Transport window, click Return to Zero

to start recording from the beginning of the session. You can also record to a selection in a track or from the cursor location in the Edit window.

6 When you have ﬁnished recording, click Stop

in the Transport window, or press the Spacebar. The newly recorded MIDI data appears as a MIDI region on the track in the Edit window, as well as in the Region List.

MIDI data in an Instrument track

To play back recorded MIDI data:

1 Click the Track Record Enable button to take

the Instrument track out of Record mode.

2 In the Transport window, click Return to Zero

to play back from the beginning of the track.

3 Click Play in the Transport window to begin

playback. The recorded MIDI data plays back through the track’s assigned instrument and channel.

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chapter 7

Time Code and Synchronization Features

Pro Tools Academic enables various time code and synchronization features for working with audio, film, video, or digital video in Pro Tools, which are not included with standard Pro Tools LE or M-Powered software.

For more information on working in Pro Tools with time code and synchronization, see the Pro Tools Reference Guide.

Timebase Rulers

Pro Tools Academic adds two additional Timebase rulers to Pro Tools sessions: Time Code and Feet+Frames. In Pro Tools Academic, you can spot audio to Time Code or Feet+Frames.

For information on other Timebase rulers, see the Pro Tools Reference Guide.

To add the Time Code or Feet+Frames ruler to the Timebase ruler:

■ Select View > Rulers > Time Code or View >

Rulers > Feet+Frame.

To set the Main Time Scale to Time Code or Feet+Frames, do one of the following:

■ Click a Main Counter selector (located at the

top of the Edit window and also in the Transport window, when it is set to display Counters) and select Time Code or Feet+Frame.

Main Counter selector (in the Edit window)

– or –

■ If Time Code or Feet+Frame are displayed in

the Timebase ruler, click its name so it becomes highlighted.

Setting the Main Time Scale to the timebase currently displayed in the Sub Counter switches the two Time Scales, setting the Sub Time Scale to the previous timebase of the Main Time Scale.

Switching the Main Time Scale

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Pro Tools will display time code values in the currently selected SMPTE frame rate or the currently selected Feet+Frames rate.

Selecting Time Code Rate

The Time Code Rate for the session can be set in the Session Setup window with the Time Code Rate selector. The Time Code ruler displays the current Time Code Rate in SMPTE (hours:minutes:seconds:frames).

Selecting Feet+Frame Rate

The Feet+Frame Rate for the session can be set in the Session Setup window with the Feet+Frame Rate selector. The Feet+Frame ruler displays the current Feet+Frame Rate in feet+frames. Supported rates are 23.976, 24, and 25 fps.

Set this rate to match the rate of the film projector, or the video if the film projector speed is taken into account.

Redeﬁning Time Code Position

Use the Current Time Code Position command to redefine the current time code position and session start time. By creating an insertion point (or selection), and then entering the desired new time code position for that location, the session start time will be recalculated based on the new, relative Time Code location.

Session Setup window with Pro Tools Academic

Pro Tools supports the following rates and formats: 23.976 fps, 24 fps, 25 fps, 29.97 fps NonDrop, 29.97 fps Drop, 30 fps Non-Drop, and 30 fps Drop. In addition, Pro Tools Academic supports audio pull up and pull down (see “Pull Up and Pull Down Commands” on page 48).

See the Pro Tools Reference Guide for more information on time code and synchronization.

Pro Tools Academic Getting Started46

To set the current Time Code position:

1 With the Selector, click in a track (or make a

selection) where you want to redeﬁne the position.

If your insertion or selection is not on a frame boundary, it will round to the closest boundary.

2 Choose Setup > Current Time Code Position.

Redeﬁne Current Time Code Position dialog

3 Enter a new time code position in the dialog.

4 Click OK.

Redeﬁning Current Feet+Frames Position

Use the Current Feet+Frames Position command to redefine the Feet+Frames position at the current insertion point (or starting point of a selection).

Redefining Feet+Frames does not redefine the session start time.

Typically, this command is used for integrating test tones, pre-roll, Academy leader, and similar pre-program material into Pro Tools sessions.

Use Subframes Option

When spotting or shifting material in Pro Tools, or using the Go To dialog, enable the Use Subframes option for greater precision.

Shift dialog with the Use Subframes option enabled

To set a relative frame position for a session (Feet+Frames):

1 With the Selector, click in a track (or make a

selection) where you want to redeﬁne the position.

If your insertion or selection is not on a frame boundary, it will round to the closest boundary.

2 Choose Setup > Current Feet+Frames Position.

Redeﬁne Current Feet+Frame Position dialog

3 Enter a Feet+Frame position in the dialog.

4 Click OK.

A subframe is 1/100th of a frame. The Use Subframes option enables you to use these smaller units for greater accuracy. When enabled, this command adds a decimal and two decimal places of additional time for subframes in SMPTE and Feet+Frames–based fields in the Spot, Shift, and Go To dialogs.

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Pull Up and Pull Down Commands

Use Audio Rate Pull Up/Down and Video Rate Pull Up/Down for audio layback to film or video, or when recording audio for film or video. See the Pro Tools Reference Guide for more information.

For example, when 24 frame film to 29.97 NTSC video transfers are made, it is necessary to slow the film playback speed during the transfer process by 0.1%.

In order to make the same speed change for production audio to match the speed of this new slower picture, Pro Tools audio needs to also be “pulled down” by 0.1%.

When using Audio Rate Pull Up/Down, Pro Tools does not automatically adjust the Pro Tools sample rate clock during playback or recording. To synchronize to your external device, or to do a real-time transfer, you must manually adjust your external (S/PDIF or Optical) clock device according to the pull factors that are being used.

Audio Rate Pull Up/Down Applies pull up or pull down factors to session audio record and playback. The Audio Rate Pull Up/Down pop-up menu is located in the Session Setup window.

Video Rate Pull Up/Down Lets you change the frame rate of video playback independently from the audio pull-ups (if any). The Video Pull Up/Down pop-up menu is located below the Audio Rate Pull Up/Down pop-up menu in the Session Setup window. Choices are determined by the file format of the video clip, as well as its frame rate.

Audio Pull Down Factors and QuickTime Movies

Audio “pulls” are an industry standard method of adjusting the speed of audio playback to line up with off-speed picture.

To slow audio in Pro Tools, the audio can either be sample rate converted on import or the incoming word clock sample rate source must be “pulled down” by 0.1% (resulting in a 48,000 Hz session speed to be pulled down to play in real time at 47,952 Hz). The pull down setting in Pro Tools adjusts the visual representation of regions on the timeline to equal the word clock pull up/down change.

When the clock is reset to the non-pulled down sample rate, the audio plays at the original film speed.

MIDI is always pulled in line with audio pulls.

Pro Tools Academic offers limited pull capabilities, primarily for users who interchange sessions between Pro Tools|HD and Pro Tools Academic systems.

Although Pro Tools Academic offers some pull down options, it does not have the ability to adjust the internal sample clock the same way Pro Tools|HD systems do in tandem with the Digidesign SYNC I/O peripheral.

In normal industry standard workflows, when audio is pulled down, video and time code maintain their current speed, and only the audio and MIDI are pulled down, in relationship to the video and time code.

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Since Pro Tools Academic does not have any means to adjust the Pro Tools sample clock, it instead simulates the audio/video pull relationship by pulling up the video instead of pulling down the audio. This maintains the proper video/audio speed relationship when using the fixed Pro Tools internal clock. The audio sample clock is not pulled down, so the digital outputs are not outputting a pulled down sample clock.

If you are using an external clocking source (such as S/PDIF or ADAT Optical), Pro Tools audio and MIDI are resolved to the digital input’s clock speed. If you select audio pull down, the audio still doesn’t pull down in Pro Tools Academic; the video still pulls up to maintain the proper relationship, and the actual Pro Tools sample rate is now dependent on the digital clock source. However, if the incoming digital clock speed is pulled down, Pro Tools audio and MIDI will run at a pulled down rate, and the video will play back at its normal speed.

When pull down is selected in Pro Tools Academic, the following occurs:

• If the external clock is not pulled down, the actual sample rate of Pro Tools Academic audio and MIDI is not pulled down, but the video is pulled up.

• If the external clock is pulled down, the actual sample rate of Pro Tools Academic audio and MIDI is pulled down, and the video plays at its original non-pulled speed.

Import Session Data Enhancements

Time Code Mapping Options

You can specify where the imported tracks are placed in the current session. Times are indicated in time code for Pro Tools|HD, Pro Tools Academic, and Pro Tools LE with DV Toolkit 2 systems, and minutes:seconds for standard Pro Tools LE and M-Powered systems.

From the Import Session Data dialog, the following Import Mapping Options are available:

Maintain Absolute Time Code Values This option places tracks at the locations where they were located in the source session. For example, if the current session starts at 00:01:00:00, and the session from which you are importing starts at 10:00:00:00, the earliest imported tracks can appear in your session is 9 hours and 59 minutes after the start of the session.

Maintain Relative Time Code Values This option places tracks at the same offset from session start as they had in the source session. For example, if the source session starts at 01:00:00:00 and contains a track that starts at 01:01:00:00, and the current session start is 02:00:00:00, the track will be placed at 02:01:00:00 in the current session.

Map Start Time Code To This option places tracks relative to their original session start time. (With Pro Tools Academic, times are expressed in hh:mm:ss:ff.) For example, if the current session starts at 00:01:00:00, and the session from which you are importing starts at 10:00:00:00, you can reset the start time code to 00:01:00:00, to avoid placing files 9 hours and 59 minutes from the start of your session.

This section provides information on Pro Tools Academic’s Import Session Data features that are not included with Pro Tools LE or M-Powered.

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appendix a

Conﬁguring MIDI Studio Setup (Windows Only)

MIDI Studio Setup

MIDI Studio Setup (MSS) lets you configure the MIDI controllers and sound modules that are connected to your system, and control the routing of MIDI data between your MIDI equipment and Pro Tools.

MSS automatically finds MIDI interfaces, and lets you specify a custom name for each of the MIDI ports within the MIDI Studio Setup document.

MSS also supports XML-based patch file names for storing and importing patch names for your external MIDI devices.

Entire MIDI Studio Setup configurations created within MSS can be imported and exported.

MIDI Studio Setup Window

The MIDI Studio Setup window is organized into three sections. Interface controls are at the top of the window. All the currently defined instruments are displayed in the Instrument Name list on the left side of the window. A detailed view of MIDI parameters is shown in the Properties section on the right.

MIDI Studio Setup window

Interface Controls

Create This button adds a new instrument to the Instrument Name list.

Delete This button deletes the instrument or instruments selected in the Instrument Name list.

Import This button lets you import an existing MIDI Studio Setup file.

Export This button lets you export the current MIDI Studio Setup file.

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Show Duplicate Emulated Ports If you are using a MIDI interface that supports timestamping (such as MIDI I/O), when the Show Duplicate Emulated Outputs option is selected, the MIDI Studio Setup window shows both the DirectMusic time-stamped output ports, and nonstamped duplicate emulated output ports.

Some MIDI Interfaces will not properly load or unload their drivers unless you quit and re-launch Pro Tools. Check the documentation that came with your MIDI interface for more information.

Instrument List

The Instrument list contains all the currently defined instruments. Selecting an instrument in the list displays that instrument’s properties in the Properties section of the window.

Properties Section

The Properties section lets you edit information for new instruments, or instrument currently selected in the Instrument list.

To deﬁne an instrument with MIDI Studio Setup:

1 Choose Setup > MIDI > MIDI Studio.

2 Click Create.

3 In the Instrument Name ﬁeld, type the name

of your instrument, and press enter.

If you do not enter an instrument name, the Instrument Name field will automatically inherit information from the Manufacturer and Model pop-up menu.

4 Set a manufacturer and model for the new de-

vice from the corresponding pop-up menus. If the Manufacturer and Model pop-up menus do not provide a name for your particular device, choose None.

5 From the Input pop-up menu, choose the in-

put port on your MIDI interface that is connected to the MIDI Out of your instrument.

6 From the Output pop-up menu, choose the

output port on your MIDI interface that is connected to the MIDI In of your instrument.

7 Enable the appropriate MIDI channels (1–16)

for the Send Channels and Receive Channels options (These determine which channels send and receive MIDI.)

MIDI Studio Setup Properties section

When a previously defined instrument is selected in the Instrument list, the Properties section changes to reflect the properties of the selected instrument.

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Instrument Name

The Instrument Name field shows the user-definable instrument name for the currently selected instrument.

Manufacturer

The Manufacturer pop-up menu provides a list of MIDI equipment manufacturers. This list is derived from the XML-based MIDI device files.

For more information, see “MIDI Patch Name Support” on page 53.

Model

The Model pop-up menu provides a list of MIDI devices, filtered by the manufacturer name. This list is derived from the XML-based MIDI device files provided with your Pro Tools installation.

For more information, see “MIDI Patch Name Support” on page 53.

Input Port

The Input Port pop-up menu displays a list of available MIDI interface input ports. The MIDI interface port that is set and displayed here is the port through which MIDI data is sent from the external MIDI device specified in the Instrument Name field into your MIDI interface.

MIDI Patch Name Support

Pro Tools supports XML (Extensible Markup Language) for storing and importing patch names for you external MIDI devices. Pro Tools installs MIDI patch name files (.midnam) for the factory default patch names of many common MIDI devices. These files reside in directories, sorted by manufacturer, in Program Files\ Common Files\Digidesign\MIDI Patch Names\ Digidesign.

To import MIDI patch names into Pro Tools:

1 Verify the MIDI Device name in the MIDI Stu-

dio Setup window (see “MIDI Studio Setup” on page 51).

If you set the input port to None, the defined instrument will not appear as a choice in a MIDI Input selector.

Output Port

The Output Port pop-up menu displays a list of available MIDI interface output ports. The port set and displayed here is the port through which MIDI data is sent from your MIDI interface to the MIDI device specified in the Instrument Name field.

If you set the output port to None, the defined instrument will not appear as a choice in a MIDI Output selector.

Send Channels

The Send Channels grid sets the send channels for the MIDI device specified in the Instrument Name field.

Receive Channels

The Receive Channels grid sets the receive channels for the MIDI device specified in the Instrument Name field.

2 Verify the MIDI track’s output is correctly as-

signed to the MIDI device.

3 Click the MIDI track’s Patch Select button.

Patch Select button

Patch Select button, Edit window

Patch Select button

Patch Select button, Mix window

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4 In the Patch Select dialog, click the Change

button.

Change button

Patch Select dialog

5 In the Open dialog, navigate to Program

Files\Common Files\Digidesign\MIDI Patch Names\Digidesign\<name of manufacturer>, and select the MIDI Patch Name file (.midnam) for the MIDI device.

6 Click Open.

The Patch Select dialog is populated with patch names and the Patch Name Bank pop-up menu appears in the upper left hand corner of the window.

To clear patch names:

■ In the Patch Select dialog, click the Clear but-

ton, and click Done.

MIDI patch name files (.midnam) can be edited in any text editor, or you can use third party patch librarian and editor software to create your own custom patch names.

Patch Select dialog with patch names

Once patch names have been imported into Pro Tools, they are available for that MIDI device in all sessions.

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appendix b

Conﬁguring AMS (Mac OS X Only)

2 Click the MIDI Devices tab. AMS scans your

Audio MIDI Setup

Pro Tools recognizes the ports on your MIDI interface as generic ports. With Mac OS X, you use Apple’s Audio MIDI Setup (AMS) utility to identify external MIDI devices connected to your MIDI interface and configure your MIDI studio for use with Pro Tools.

To conﬁgure your MIDI studio in AMS:

1 Launch Audio MIDI Setup (located in Applica-

tions/Utilities).

– or –

In Pro Tools, choose Setup > MIDI > MIDI Studio Setup.

system for connected MIDI interfaces. If your MIDI interface is properly connected, it appears in the window with each of its ports numbered.

Audio MIDI Setup (MIDI Devices tab)

3 For any MIDI devices connected to the MIDI

interface, click Add Device. A new external device icon with the default MIDI keyboard image will appear.

4 Drag the new device icon to a convenient lo-

cation within the window.

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5 Connect the MIDI device to the MIDI inter-

face by clicking the arrow for the appropriate output port of the device and dragging a connection or “cable” to the input arrow of the corresponding port of the MIDI interface.

Making MIDI input and output connections

6 Click the arrow for the appropriate input port

of the device and drag a cable to the output arrow of the corresponding port of the MIDI interface.

To conﬁgure an external MIDI device:

1 Select the external device icon and click Show

Info (or double-click the new device icon).

External Device Icon

2 Select a manufacturer and model for the new

device from the corresponding pop-up menus. (If the Manufacturer and Model pop-up menus do not provide a name for your particular device, you can type a name.)

To remove a connection, select the cable and

press Delete. To delete all connections, click Clear Cables.

7 Repeat steps 3–6 for each MIDI device in your

MIDI setup.

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Naming a new MIDI device

For Manufacturer and Model names, AMS refers to one or more files with the suffix “.middev” in the directory Root/Library/ Audio/MIDI Devices. Pro Tools installs a file that contains information for many commercially available MIDI devices, named “Digidesign Device List.middev.” If the Manufacturer or Model names for any of your external MIDI devices is not available in the AMS Manufacturer and Model popup menus, you can add them by editing the .middev file in any text editor (such as TextEdit).

3 Click the More Properties arrow to expand the

dialog, then enable the appropriate MIDI channels (1–16) for the Transmits and Receives options. (These determine which channels the device will use to send and receive MIDI.)

Enabling MIDI channels

4 Click the device image. The window expands

to show images for various MIDI devices (such as keyboards, modules, interfaces, and mixers). Select an icon for your device.

Selecting a device icon

To use your own custom icons, you can place TIFF image files in /Library/ Audio/MIDI Devices/Generic/Images, and they will appear as choices in the AMS device window.

5 Click OK.

The device names you enter appear as MIDI input and output choices in Pro Tools.

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MIDI Patch Name Support

To import MIDI patch names into Pro Tools:

1 Verify the MIDI Device name in the Audio

MIDI Setup window (see “Audio MIDI Setup” on page 55).

2 Verify the MIDI track’s output is correctly as-

signed to the MIDI device.

3 Click the MIDI track’s Patch Select button.

Patch Select button

4 In the Patch Select dialog, click the Change

button.

Change button

Patch Select dialog

5 In the Open dialog, navigate to /Library/Au-

dio/MIDI Patch Names/Digidesign/<name of manufacturer>, and select the MIDI Patch Name file (.midnam) for the MIDI device.

6 Click Open.

The Patch Select dialog is populated with patch names and the Patch Name Bank pop-up menu appears in the upper left hand corner of the window.

Once patch names have been imported into Pro Tools, they are available for that MIDI device in all sessions.

Patch Select button, Edit window

Patch Select button

Patch Select button, Mix window

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To clear patch names:

■ In the Patch Select dialog, click the Clear but-

ton, and click Done.

MIDI patch name files (.midnam) can be edited in any text editor, or you can use third party patch librarian and editor software to create your own custom patch names.

appendix c

Hard Drive Conﬁguration and Maintenance

It is recommended that you start with a newly initialized audio drive. You should also periodically defragment your audio drive to ensure continued system performance.

Always back up any important data on your drive before initializing it, as it will erase all data on the drive.

Avoid Recording to the System Drive

Recording to your system drive is not recommended. Recording and playback on a system drive may result in lower track counts or fewer plug-ins.

Formatting an Audio Drive

Formatting Windows Audio Drives

(Windows Only)

For optimum performance, audio drives should be formatted as FAT32 or NTFS.

To format an audio drive:

1 Right-click My Computer and choose Man-

age.

2 Under Storage, choose Disk Management.

Disk Management window (Windows XP)

3 In the Disk Management window, right-click

the hard drive you will use for audio and choose Format.

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4 Do one of the following:

• Select the Quick Format option. Quick option should be sufﬁcient for qualiﬁed mechanisms.

– or –

• For optimal disk performance, you can select 32K from the Allocation unit size popup menu (make sure Quick Format is not selected). Though this option takes longer to complete, it can increase efﬁciency of drive recording and playback.

5 Click Start, and follow the on-screen instruc-

tions.

Pro Tools only supports Basic drive Types.

6 When formatting is complete, close the For-

mat window.

Formatting Mac Audio Drives

(Mac Only)

For optimum performance, audio drives should be formatted as Mac OS Extended (Journaled).

To format an audio drive:

1 Launch the Disk Utility application, located in

Applications/Utilities.

Disk Utility (Mac OS X)

2 Click the Erase tab.

3 Select the drive you want to initialize in the

column on the left side of the window.

4 Choose the Mac OS Extended (Journaled) for-

mat.

Do not choose the “Case-Sensitive” format option. Pro Tools will not operate properly with case-sensitive formatted drives.

5 Type a name for the new volume.

6 If you plan to connect the drive to a Mac OS 9

computer, select Install Mac OS 9 Drivers.

7 Click Erase.

The drive appears on the Desktop with the new volume name.

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Audio Drives and Disk Cleanup

(Windows Only)

The process of recording and editing can quickly decrease overall drive performance. It is suggested that you regularly use Disk Cleanup (or an equivalent utility) to assess the condition of drives and, if necessary, delete temporary files and other unused data.

To use Disk Cleanup:

1 Choose Start > Control Panel.

2 Double-click Administrative Tools.

3 Double-click Computer Management.

4 Double-click Storage.

5 Double-click Disk Management.

6 Select the desired volume in the list, then

choose File > Options.

Disk Cleanup determines how performance is being affected by drive conditions, and lets you review and delete unnecessary files from the selected volume. For more information, see your Windows XP documentation.

Defragmenting an Audio Drive

(Windows Only)

Periodically defragment audio drives to maintain system performance.

To defragment an audio drive:

1 Right-click My Computer and choose Man-

age.

2 Under Storage, choose Disk Defragmenter.

3 In the Disk Defragmenter window, choose the

drive you want to defragment

4 Click the Defragment button and follow the

on-screen instructions.

5 When defragmenting is complete, close the

Computer Management window.

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Hard Disk Storage Space

Mono audio tracks recorded with 16-bit resolution at 44.1 kHz (CD quality) require approximately 5 MB of hard disk space per minute. The same tracks recorded with 24-bit resolution require about

7.5 MB per minute.

Stereo audio tracks recorded with 16-bit resolution at 44.1 kHz (CD quality) require approximately 10 MB of hard disk space per minute. The same tracks recorded with 24-bit resolution require about 15 MB per minute.

Table 4 lists the required disk space for certain track numbers and track lengths, to help you estimate your hard disk usage.

Table 4. Required hard drive space for audio tracks (44.1 kHz and 48 kHz sessions shown)

Number of tracks and length 16-bit at

44.1 kHz

1 mono track, 1 minute 5 MB 5.5 MB 7.5 MB 8.2 MB

16-bit at

48 kHz

24-bit at

44.1 kHz

24-bit at

48 kHz

1 stereo track (or two mono tracks), 5 minutes

1 stereo track (or two mono tracks), 60 minutes

24 mono tracks, 5 minutes 600 MB 662 MB 900 MB 991 MB

24 mono tracks, 60 minutes 7 GB 7.8 GB 10.5 GB 11.6 GB

32 mono tracks, 5 minutes 800 MB 883 MB 1.2 GB 1.3 GB

32 mono tracks, 60 minutes 9.4 GB 10.4 GB 14 GB 15.4 GB

50 MB 55 MB 75 MB 83 MB

600 MB 662 MB 900 MB 991 MB

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index

Academic

defined 3

Audio MIDI Setup (AMS) (Mac) 55 authorizing Pro Tools

Mac 24 Windows 15

Clock Source 18, 27 CPU Usage Limit 16, 26

DAE Playback Buffer Size 17, 26 defragmenting drives (Windows) 61 Disk Cleanup (Windows) 61 drive formatting

Mac 60 Windows 59

drive maintenance 59 drive requirements 6

hard drives

defragmenting (Windows) 61 Disk Cleanup (Windows) 61 formatting (Mac) 60 formatting (Windows) 59 MacDrive utility 14 maintenance 59 requirements 6 space requirements 62

Hardware Buffer Size

Mac 25 Windows 15

hardware installation 9 Hardware Setup dialog 17, 27

I/O Setup 19, 29 installing Pro Tools

Mac 24 Windows 13

installing QuickTime

Windows 14

key commands 7

MacDrive utility (Windows) 14 Main Time Scale 45 M-Audio Control Panel 17, 27 MIDI

requirements 6 setup (Mac) 55 setup (Windows) 51

MIDI Input Selector 43 MIDI Studio Setup (MSS) (Windows) 51 multi-processor 16, 26

phantom power 34

when to use 33

power management settings

Mac 22 Windows 10

Pro Tools

capabilities 4 configuration (Mac) 25 configuration (Windows) 15 demo session 14, 24 installing (Mac) 24 installing (Windows) 13

Program Change dialog 54, 58

Index 63

QuickTime

installing on Windows 14

RTAS Processors setting 16, 25

Spot dialog

Use Subframes option 47

Stereo Width control 36 subframes 47 system optimization

Mac 21, 22 Windows 9, 10, 11, 12

system requirements 5 system settings

Clock Source 18, 27 CPU Usage Limit 16, 26 DAE Playback Buffer Size 17, 26 Hardware Buffer Size 15, 25 I/O Setup 19, 29 RTAS Processors 16, 25

Time Scale

Main 45

Use Subframes option 47

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Pinnacle Systems Pro Tools Academic - 7.1.1 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

contents

Pro Tools Academic QuickStart

Windows Installation Overview

Mac Installation Overview

Welcome to Pro Tools Academic

Pro Tools Academic Packages

Pro Tools Academic

Pro Tools M-Powered Academic

Pro Tools Academic Capabilities

How Pro Tools Academic Differs from Pro Tools LE or M-Powered

Time Code and Synchronization Features

DigiTranslator Software Option

Unsupported Options

System Requirements

Pre-Authorized iLok

MIDI Requirements

Digidesign Registration

Hard Drive Requirements

About the Pro Tools Guides

Conventions Used in This Guide

About www.digidesign.com

Windows Installation

Installation Overview

Windows System Optimization

Required Optimizations

Enabling DMA

Disabling System Standby and Power Management

Disabling ClearType Font Smoothing

Recommended Optimizations

Optional Optimizations

Disabling Network Cards

Adjusting Processor Scheduling

Disabling Hyper-Threading

Disabling System Startup Items

Installing an M-Audio Interface

Installing M-Audio Drivers

Installing Pro Tools Academic Software

Installing QuickTime

Optional Software on the Pro Tools Academic Installer Disc

Pro Tools Demo Session

MacDrive Demo

Launching Pro Tools Academic

Hardware Buffer Size

Pro Tools System Settings

RTAS Processors

CPU Usage Limit

DAE Playback Buffer Size

Pro Tools Hardware Settings and M-Audio Control Panel

Sync Source (Pro Tools Clock Source)

Low Latency Monitoring

MIDI Studio Setup

Removing Pro Tools Academic

Mac Installation

Installation Overview

Mac System Optimization

Turning Off Software Update

Turning Off Energy Saver

Disabling the Spotlight Shortcuts

Setting Processor Performance

Disabling Spotlight Indexing

Disabling Dashboard and Exposé

Enabling Journaling for Audio Drives

Installing Your M-Audio Interface

Installing M-Audio Drivers

Installing Pro Tools Academic Software

Pro Tools Demo Session

Launching Pro Tools Academic

Optional Software on the Pro Tools Academic Installer Disc

Pro Tools System Settings

Hardware Buffer Size

RTAS Processors

CPU Usage Limit

DAE Playback Buffer Size

Pro Tools Hardware Settings and M-Audio Control Panel

Sync Source (Pro Tools Clock Source)

Low Latency Monitoring