Pinnacle Systems Pro Tools Academic - 7.3 User Manual
Getting Started
Pro Tools Academic
™ with M-Audio® Interfaces
Version 7.3
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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
Academic Systems with M-Audio Interfaces
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
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Chapter 3. Windows Installation
Installation Overview
Windows System Optimization
Installing an M-Audio Interface
Installing M-Audio Drivers
Installing Pro Tools Academic Software
Launching Pro Tools Academic
Configuring Pro Tools Academic
Additional Software on the Pro Tools Installer Disc
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
Installing Pro Tools Academic Software
Additional Software on the Pro Tools Installer Disc
Launching Pro Tools Academic
Configuring Pro Tools Academic
Removing Pro Tools
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Chapter 5. Making Hardware Connections
Connecting Headphones
Connecting a Sound System
Connecting Audio Inputs
Connecting a Microphone
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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
Half-Frame Grid/Nudge Capability
Pull Up and Pull Down Commands
Import Session Data Enhancements
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Chapter 8. Post Production Features
Export of AAF Sequences at HD Frame Rates
Expanding Alternate Channels to New Tracks
Selecting an Alternate Channel for a Specific Region
Multiple QuickTime Movies on Individual Video Tracks
Multiple Video Tracks in the Timeline
Multiple Video Track Playlists
Dragging Video Files from the Region List to the Timeline
Video Import Options Dialog Additions
General Video Editing
Renaming Video Disk Files
Video Region Groups
Video Window Right-Click Commands
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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
Appendix C. Hard Drive Configuration and Maintenance
Avoid Recording to the System Drive
Supported Drive Formats and Drive Types
Formatting an Audio Drive
Partitioning Drives
Defragmenting an Audio Drive
Hard Disk Storage Space
Index
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Pro Tools Academic Getting Started
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chapter 1
Pro Tools Academic QuickStart
Windows Installation Overview
(Windows Systems Only)
Pro Tools Academic “Standalone” (Software-Only with iLok)
Installing Pro Tools Academic on a Windows
computer includes the following steps:
1
“Windows System Optimization” on page 9.
2
“Installing an M-Audio Interface” on page 12.
3
“Installing M-Audio Drivers” on page 12.
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.
4
“Installing Pro Tools Academic Software” on
page 13.
5
“Launching Pro Tools Academic” on page 14.
For Pro Tools Academic Standalone, this step
includes inserting the pre-authorized iLok
(included with your Pro Tools Academic
Standalone package) into an available USB
port on your computer.)
Pro Tools Academic “Bundled Hardware” (No iLok)
Installing Pro Tools Academic on a Windows
computer includes the following steps:
1
“Windows System Optimization” on page 9.
2
“Installing an M-Audio Interface” on page 12.
3
“Installing M-Audio Drivers” on page 12.
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.
4
“Installing Pro Tools Academic Software” on
page 13.
5
“Launching Pro Tools Academic” on page 14.
6
“Configuring Pro Tools Academic” on
page 15.
7
“Making Hardware Connections” on page 35.
6
“Configuring Pro Tools Academic” on
page 15.
7
“Making Hardware Connections” on page 35.
Chapter 1: Pro Tools Academic QuickStart
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Mac Installation Overview
(Mac OS X Systems Only)
Pro Tools Academic “Standalone” (Software-Only with iLok)
Installation of Pro Tools Academic on a Mac includes the following steps:
1 “Mac System Optimization” on page 23.
2 “Installing Your M-Audio Interface” on
page 25.
3 “Installing M-Audio Drivers” on page 25.
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.
4 “Installing Pro Tools Academic Software” on
page 26.
5 “Launching Pro Tools Academic” on page 27.
For Pro Tools Academic Standalone, this step
includes inserting the pre-authorized iLok
(included with your Pro Tools Academic
Standalone package) into an available USB
port on your computer.)
Pro Tools Academic “Bundled Hardware” (No iLok)
Installation of Pro Tools Academic on a Mac includes the following steps:
1 “Mac System Optimization” on page 23.
2 “Installing Your M-Audio Interface” on
page 25.
3 “Installing M-Audio Drivers” on page 25.
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.
4 “Installing Pro Tools Academic Software” on
page 26.
5 “Launching Pro Tools Academic” on page 27.
6 “Configuring Pro Tools Academic” on
page 27.
7 “Making Hardware Connections” on page 35
6 “Configuring Pro Tools Academic” on
page 27.
7 “Making Hardware Connections” on page 35
Pro Tools Academic Getting Started
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chapter 2
Welcome to Pro Tools Academic
Welcome to Pro Tools Academic. This guide
documents how to install and configure
Pro Tools Academic software on Academic systems with M-Audio
For Mbox 2 Academic system installation
and configuration information, refer to the
Mbox 2 Academic Getting Started Guide.
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interfaces.
Academic Systems with
M-Audio Interfaces
The basic components of an Academic system
with an M-Audio interface are as follows:
• Digidesign-qualified M-Audio interface (included with Pro Tools Academic “bundled
hardware” kits)
• 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 website (www.digidesign.com)
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Chapter 2: Welcome to Pro Tools Academic 3
Pro Tools Academic Packages
Pro Tools Academic “Standalone” (Software-Only with iLok)
Pro Tools Academic “Standalone” software-only
packages for Digidesign-qualified M-Audio interfaces includes the following:
• Pro Tools Installer disc containing 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, covering installation, configuration, and common tasks for
your Pro Tools system
• Digidesign Registration Information Card
Pro Tools Academic “Bundled Hardware” (No iLok)
Pro Tools Academic bundled hardware kits include the following:
• M-Audio interface and hardware (such as a
MobilePre USB Academic or Ozone Academic)
• Pro Tools Installer disc containing 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, covering installation, configuration, and common tasks for
your Pro Tools system
• Digidesign Registration Information Card
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), 64 video tracks,
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.
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How Pro Tools Academic Differs from Pro Tools LE or M-Powered
Additional Features
Pro Tools Academic includes the following additional features, which are not included with
standard Pro Tools LE or M-Powered:
Time Code and Synchronization Features
• Time Code Timebase ruler
• Feet+Frame Timebase ruler
• Time Code Rate selector
• Feet+Frame Rate selector
• Redefine Current Time Code Position
• Redefine Current Feet+Frames Position
• Use Subframes option
• Half-Frame Grid/Nudge Capability
• Audio and Video Pull Up and Pull Down
commands
• Time Code Mapping options
Post Production Features
• Export of AAF and OMF sequences
• Expand to New Tracks command, for expanding alternate channels to new tracks
when working with files from digital field
recorders
• Ability to select alternate channels when
working with files from digital field recorders
• Support for multiple QuickTime movies on
each video track
• Support for multiple video tracks in the
Timeline
• Support for multiple video playlists on
each video track
• Ability to drag video from Region List to
Timeline
• Video Import Options dialog additional
options
• General Video editing features
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.
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 Pro Tools Reference
Guide. For specific Pro Tools Academic configuration steps, see Chapter 3, “Windows Installation” or Chapter 4, “Mac Installation.”
Unsupported Options
Pro Tools LE and M-Powered Options
Pro Tools Academic does not support the following Pro Tools LE and M-Powered option:
• 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
• Mac HFS+ Disk Support Option
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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, visit the
Digidesign website (www.digidesign.com).
Compatibility Information
Digidesign can only assure compatibility and
provide support for hardware and software it
has tested and approved.
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 Academic Standalone preauthorized iLok must be inserted in an
available USB port on your computer to run
Pro Tools Academic Standalone.
For additional information about iLok technology and authorizations, see the electronic PDF of the iLok Usage Guide.
For a list of Digidesign-qualified computers, operating systems, hard drives, and third-party devices, visit the Digidesign website (www.digidesign.com).
Pre-Authorized iLok
(Pro Tools Academic Standalone Only)
Pro Tools Academic Standalone software is authorized using the iLok USB Smart Key (iLok)
from PACE Anti-Piracy.
Pro Tools Academic Standalone packages include one iLok, which is pre-authorized for
Pro Tools 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.
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.
For a list of supported adapters, visit the Digidesign website (www.digidesign.com).
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Hard Drive Requirements
For optimal audio recording and playback, all
Pro Tools systems require one or more Digidesign-qualified drives.
For a list of Digidesign-qualified hard drives,
visit the Digidesign website
(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.
Digidesign does not recommend recording
to the system drive. Record to a system drive
only when necessary.
Digidesign Registration
Review the enclosed Digidesign 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.
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.
In addition to any printed guides or documentation included with your system, PDF versions of
Pro Tools guides and read mes are installed automatically with Pro Tools.
The main guides (such as the Pro Tools Reference
Guide and the Pro Tools Menus Guide) are accessi-
ble from the Pro Tools Help menu.
• Pro Tools Reference Guide explains Pro Tools
software in detail.
• Pro Tools Menus Guide covers all the Pro Tools
on-screen menus.
• 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.
• Pro Tools Shortcuts lists keyboard and Rightclick shortcuts for Pro Tools.
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These guides and other guides are installed on
your startup drive during installation. To view
or print PDF guides, you can use Adobe Reader
or Apple Preview (Mac only).
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
About www.digidesign.com
The Digidesign website (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 Digidesign Registration Information Card for instructions.
Digidesign guides use the following conventions to indicate menu choices and key commands:
:
Convention Action
File > Save Choose Save from the File
menu
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 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.
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
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products; download demo software; learn about
our Development Partners and their plug-ins,
applications, and hardware.
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To learn more about these and other resources
available from Digidesign, visit the Digidesign
website (www.digidesign.com).
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mouse shortcuts.
Cross References point to related sections in
other guides.
Pro Tools Academic Getting Started8
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 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 14.
(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, 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 BlackBox, double-click the file
starting with “BB_WDM.”
• For M-Audio Connective, double-click the
file starting with “Connectiv_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 USB, double-click
the file starting with “MP_WDM.”
• For M-Audio MobilePre USB Academic,
double-click the file starting with
“MPA_WDM.”
• For M-Audio Ozone, double-click the file
starting with “Ozone_WDM.”
• For M-Audio Ozone Academic, doubleclick the file starting with “OzoneA_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, 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.
3 On the Installer disc, locate and open the
Pro Tools Installer folder.
4 Double-click the Setup icon.
5 Follow the on-screen instructions to proceed
with installation.
6 Select the install location. For maximum reli-
ability, install Pro Tools on your startup drive.
7 Click Next.
8 Select the Pro Tools application for installa-
tion.
9 You can also select from a list of optional
items to install along with Pro Tools.
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Command|8 Controller and Driver The Command|8 Driver is required if you are using the
Digidesign Command|8 control surface.
MP3 Export Option The MP3 Export Option lets
you export MP3 files from Pro Tools. This option is purchased separately.
10 Click Next.
11 Click Install.
Windows will display several messages
during installation that can be ignored, including multiple “Found New Hardware”
dialogs and “A Problem Occurred During
Hardware Installation.”
If you get a warning dialog about the driver
not passing Windows Logo testing, click
Continue Anyway.
12 Wait for the installer to finish installing all
software components, drivers, and PACE System
files before proceeding to the next step.
13 When installation is complete, click Finish.
Installing QuickTime
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.
The Pro Tools Installer disc includes additional software for your system. For more
information, see “Additional Software on
the Pro Tools Installer Disc” on page 21.
Launching Pro Tools Academic
To authorize Pro Tools Academic software:
1 For Pro Tools Academic Standalone only, in-
sert the pre-authorized iLok into an available
USB port on your computer.
To use Pro Tools Academic Standalone
software 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 your
Pro Tools Academic Standalone package.
A Digidesign-qualified version of QuickTime 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
website (www.apple.com).
For information on which version of QuickTime is compatible with your version of
Pro Tools, visit the compatibility pages of
the Digidesign website
(www.digidesign.com).
To install QuickTime:
1 Visit www.apple.com and go to the Quick-
Time page.
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2 Double-click the Pro Tools Academic shortcut
on your desktop (or the application in
Program Files\Digidesign\Pro Tools).
For Pro Tools Academic Standalone, do not
remove the pre-authorized iLok during
Pro Tools launch or use.
3 For Pro Tools Academic bundled hardware kits
only, enter the authorization code in the dialog
(making sure to type it exactly as printed, and
observing any spaces and capitalization), then
click Validate.
Your authorization code is located on the inside
front cover of this guide.
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.
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.
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.
RTAS Processors
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.
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◆ 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.
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.
RTAS Engine (RTAS Error Suppression)
The RTAS Engine options determine RTAS error
reporting during playback and recording. This is
especially useful when working with instrument
plug-ins.
CPU Usage Limit
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.
You should only enable RTAS error suppression
if you are experiencing frequent RTAS errors
that are interrupting your creative workflow.
When RTAS error suppression is enabled, you
can experience a degradation of audio quality.
However, this may be acceptable in order to
avoid interrupting playback and recording
when working with instrument plug-ins. Be sure
to disable RTAS error suppression when you
need to ensure the highest possible audio quality, such as for a final mix.
There are two RTAS Engine options:
Ignore Errors During Playback/Record When enabled, Pro Tools continues to play and record
even if the RTAS processing requirements exceed the selected CPU Usage Limit. This can result in pops and clicks in the audio, but does not
stop the transport.
Minimize Additional I/O Latency When enabled,
any additional latency due to suppressing RTAS
errors during playback and record is minimized
to 128 samples. Suppressing RTAS errors requires at least 128 samples of additional buffering on some systems. If this option is disabled,
the buffer is half the H/W Buffer Size, or at least
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128 samples (which ever is greater). If you are on
an older, slower computer, you may not want to
enable this option since doing so can adversely
affect performance.
The Minimize Additional I/O Latency option is
only available if the Ignore Errors During Playback/Record option is enabled.
To enable RTAS error suppression:
1 Choose Setup > Playback Engine.
2 Select Ignore Errors During Playback/Record.
3 If available, you can also select Minimize Ad-
ditional I/O Latency.
4 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
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.
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
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.)
the Pro Tools
Chapter 3: Windows Installation 17
For specific steps on changing Sync Source,
see “Sync Source (Pro Tools Clock Source)”
on page 18.
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 19.
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 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.
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.
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.
4 Click the Hardware tab.
5 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.
6 Click OK.
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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.
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.
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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.
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
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.
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.
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