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contents
Chapter 1. Welcome to Pro Tools M-Powered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Pro Tools M-Powered Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Pro Tools M-Powered Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
How Pro Tools M-Powered Differs from Pro Tools LE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
System Requirements and Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Conventions Used in This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Chapter 2. Installing Pro Tools on Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Installation Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Uninstalling Pre-Existing M-Audio Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Installing M-Audio Drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Connecting Your M-Audio Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Installing Pro Tools M-Powered Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Launching Pro Tools M-Powered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Additional Software on the Pro Tools Installer Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Uninstalling Pro Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Chapter 3. Installing Pro Tools on Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Installation Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Uninstalling Pre-Existing M-Audio Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Installing M-Audio Drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Connecting Your M-Audio Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Installing Pro Tools M-Powered Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Launching Pro Tools M-Powered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Additional Software on the Pro Tools Installer Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Uninstalling Pro Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Contents iii
Chapter 4. Configuring Your Pro Tools System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Starting Up or Shutting Down Your System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Configuring Pro Tools M-Powered Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Optimizing a Mac System for Pro Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Optimizing a Windows System for Pro Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Appendix A. Configuring AMS (Mac OS X Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Audio MIDI Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
MIDI Patch Name Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Appendix B. Configuring MIDI Studio Setup (Windows Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
MIDI Studio Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
MIDI Patch Name Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Appendix C. Hard Drive Configuration and Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Avoid Recording to the System Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Supported Drive Formats and Drive Types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Formatting an Audio Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Partitioning Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Hard Disk Storage Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Appendix D. Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
About the Pro Tools Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
About www.avid.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Pro Tools M-Powered User Guideiv
chapter 1
Welcome to Pro Tools M-Powered
Welcome to Pro Tools® M-Powered™ from Avid.
This guide documents how to install and configure Pro Tools M-Powered software on M-Powered systems.
Pro Tools M-Powered Systems
The basic components of an M-Powered system
are as follows:
• A qualified M-Audio interface
(not included)
• A qualified Mac or Windows computer
(not included)
• Pro Tools M-Powered software (included)
For a list of qualified M-Audio interfaces
and computers, refer to the compatibility
information on our website:
www.avid.com/compatibility.
Pro Tools M-Powered Capabilities
Pro Tools M-Powered software provides the following capabilities:
• Playback of up to 48 mono or stereo digital
audio tracks, or a combination of playing
back and rec ording up to 48 mono or stereo
digital audio tracks, depending on your
computer’s capabilities.
• Up to 128 audio tracks (with up to 48 active
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
sample rates up to 96 kHz (depending on
the M-Audio interface).
• Non-destructive, random-access editing
and mix automation.
• Audio processing with up to 10 inserts per
track (RTAS
• Up to 10 sends per track.
• Up to 32 internal mix busses.
®
plug-ins or hardware inserts).
Pro Tools M-Powered uses your computer’s
CPU to mix and process audio tracks. Computers with faster clock speeds yield higher
track counts and more plug-in processing.
Chapter 1: Welcome to Pro Tools M-Powered 1
How Pro Tools M-Powered Differs from Pro Tools LE
System Requirements and Compatibility
Configuration Dialogs and Procedures
Some Pro Tools M-Powered configuration dialogs differ from the Pro Tools LE configuration
dialogs that are presented in the Pro Tools Refer-
ence Guide. For specific Pro Tools M-Powered
configuration dialogs, see Chapter 2, “Installing
Pro Tools on Mac” or Chapter 3, “Installing
Pro Tools on Windows.”
Unsupported Options
Pro Tools M-Powered does not support the following Pro Tools LE options:
• Complete Production Toolkit
• DV Toolkit 2
• Avid Ethernet-based control surfaces (such
• Avid video peripherals
• HFS+ Disk Support
™
as C|24
Pro Tools M-Powered does support the
Music Production Toolkit 2 option.
)
Pro Tools M-Powered can be used with a qualified M-Audio interface, running on a qualified
Windows or Mac computer.
A DVD drive is required to use the Pro Tools Installer disc.
Avid can only assure compatibility and provide
support for hardware and software it has tested
and approved.
For complete system requirements and a list of
qualified computers, operating systems, hard
drives, and third-party devices, visit:
www.avid.com/compatibility
Pro Tools M-Powered User Guide2
Pre-Authorized iLok
Hard Drive Requirements
M-Powered software is authorized using the iLok
USB Smart Key (iLok) from PACE Anti-Piracy.
Pre-Authorized iLok
An iLok 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.
Pro Tools M-Powered includes one iLok, which
is pre-authorized for ProTools M-Powered software.
The M-Powered pre-authorized iLok must
be inserted in an available USB port on your
computer to run Pro Tools M-Powered.
MIDI Requirements
For optimal audio recording and playback, all
Pro Tools systems require one or more qualified
hard drives.
If you are using an ATA/IDE or FireWire hard
drive, initialize your drive with the Disk Utility
application included with Apple System software (Mac) or the Windows Disk Management
(Windows).
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 and plug-in
counts.
USB, FireWire, and PCI MIDI interfaces work effectively with Pro Tools systems on Mac or Windows. 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 MIDI interfaces and controllers, visit www.avid.com.
Chapter 1: Welcome to Pro Tools M-Powered 3
Conventions Used in This Guide
All of our 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
Control-click Hold down the Control key
Right-click Click with the right mouse
The names of Commands, Options, and Settings
that appear on-screen are in a different font.
The following symbols are used to highlight important information:
and press the N key
and click the mouse button
button
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
this guide and other Avid guides.
Pro Tools M-Powered User Guide4
chapter 2
Installing Pro Tools on Mac
This chapter contains information for Mac systems only. If you are installing Pro Tools M-Powered on a Windows computer, see Chapter 3,
“Installing Pro Tools on Windows.”
Before installing this version of Pro Tools,
refer to the Read Me information included
on the Pro Tools Installer disc.
Installation Overview
Installation of Pro Tools M-Powered on a Mac
includes the following steps:
1 “Uninstalling Pre-Existing M-Audio Drivers”
on page 5.
2 “Installing M-Audio Drivers” on page 6.
3 “Connecting Your M-Audio Interface” on
page 7.
4 “Installing Pro Tools M-Powered Software” on
page 7.
5 “Launching Pro Tools M-Powered” on page 8.
(This step includes inserting the pre-authorized
iLok into an available USB port on your computer.)
7 Making audio connections to the M-Audio in-
terface. (See your M-Audio documentation for
details.)
Before you begin the installation process,
make sure you disconnect your M-Audio
interface if it’s plugged into your computer.
Uninstalling Pre-Existing M-Audio Drivers
Before you install Pro Tools M-Powered, you
must first uninstall any pre-existing M-Audio
drivers. If your system does not have M-Audio
drivers on it, you can skip this section and continue with “Installing M-Audio Drivers” on
page 6.
If you are using multiple interfaces, follow
these same steps for uninstalling the drivers
for all your interfaces.
Using multiple M-Audio interfaces at the
same time is not supported in Pro-Tools
M-Powered.
6 Configuring your system for improved perfor-
mance (see Chapter 4, “Configuring Your
Pro Tools System”).
Chapter 2: Installing Pro Tools on Mac 5
To uninstall a pre-existing M-Audio driver from your
computer:
1 Disconnect your M-Audio device before pro-
ceeding.
2 Visit the support page of the M-Audio website
(http://www.m-audio.com/drivers).
3 Go to Drivers and Software Search to locate
the latest driver for your M-Audio interface.
Installing M-Audio Drivers
Follow these steps below to install the most current drivers from the M-Audio website.
If you do not have access to the web, use your
M-Audio Driver disc to install the driver for your
interface. (Follow the instructions that came
with the device.)
4 Follow the on-screen instructions to down-
load the correct driver for your M-Audio device.
5 Double-click the driver package to extract the
disk image and open the Drivers Installer/Uninstaller dialog.
Drivers Installer/Uninstaller for an M-Audio Transit interface
6 Click Uninstaller. (Scissors icon)
7 Following the remaining on-screen instruc-
tions, then shut down your computer.
Pro Tools will not see your M-Audio interface
if you do not install the M-Audio drivers.
To install the M-Audio driver for your M-Audio
interface
1 Disconnect your M-Audio device before pro-
ceeding.
2 Visit the support page of the M-Audio website
(http://www.m-audio.com/drivers).
3 Go to Drivers and Software Search to locate
the latest driver for your M-Audio interface.
4 Follow the on-screen procedures to download
your driver.
5 Double-click the driver package to extract the
dmg and see the Drivers Installer/Uninstaller dialog.
6 Click the installer (the box and arrow icon)
7 Follow the remaining on-screen instructions,
then shut down your computer.
Pro Tools M-Powered User Guide6
Connecting Your M-Audio Interface
To connect an M-Audio interface:
1 Connect your M-Audio interface (USB, PCI, or
FireWire) according to the instructions that
came with it.
2 Insert the Pro Tools M-Powered Installer disc
in your DVD drive.
3 On the Installer disc, locate and double-click
Install Pro Tools MP.mpkg.
If you are using an M-Audio FireWire
interface, do the following:
Once your computer has shut down completely, connect your FireWire interface and
power it on.
2 Turn on your computer.
In your M-Audio Control Panel, make sure
that output channels 1 and 2 are not set to
–Infinity (–
∞
).
Installing Pro Tools M-Powered 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 M-Powered.
To install Pro Tools M-Powered:
1 Make sure you are logged in as an Administra-
tor for the account where you want to install
Pro Tools.
When the installation is complete, you will
need to reboot your computer.
For details on Administrator privileges
in Mac OS X, see your Apple OS X
documentation.
Install Pro Tools MP.mpkg icon
4 Follow the on-screen instructions to proceed
with installation.
5 Click Continue each time you are prompted.
6 At the Installation Type page, do one of the
following:
• To install all Pro Tools application files and
free plug-in suites (and associated content),
leave the default Installation options selected and click Continue.
– or –
• Select (or deselect) a custom configuration
of Installation options (see “Installation
Options” on page 8) and click Continue.
7 Click Install.
8 If prompted, enter your Administrator pass-
word and click OK to authenticate the installation.
9 Follow the remaining on-screen instructions.
10 When installation is complete, click Restart.
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 9.
Chapter 2: Installing Pro Tools on Mac 7
Installation Options
Additional Options
Pro Tools M-Powered Options
To install a subset of Pro Tools software and
plug-ins (and associated content), click the reveal triangle for the Pro Tools M-Powered 8.0 option in the installer, and deselect any of the following options that you do not want installed.
Application Files (Required for Pro Tools) Installs
the Pro Tools application and supporting library
files needed to run Pro Tools. This option must
be selected to install Pro Tools.
DigiRack Plug-Ins Installs free plug-ins including
DigiRack plug-ins, free Bomb Factory plug-ins,
Eleven Free, TL Utilities, D-Fi and Maxim
plug-ins. For more information, see the Audio
Plug-Ins Guide.
Pro Tools Creative Collection Options
Select any of the Pro Tools Creative Collection
options you want installed. For more information, see the Audio Plug-Ins Guide.
Effect Plug-Ins Installs six free virtual instrument
plug-ins from Avid’s AIR group.
Virtual Instruments Installs 20 free effects plugins from Avid’s AIR group.
Virtual Instrument Content Installs sample content for AIR virtual instruments.
Virtual Instrument content is very large and
may take up to 20 minutes to install. During
this time, the progress bar may not appear to
move but your software is still installing. Do
not terminate your installation.
The Pro Tools M-Powered installer provides the
following additional option to install along with
Pro Tools software and plug-ins.
MIDI I/O Driver The MIDI I/O
quired if you are using the MIDI I/O interface.
™
Driver is re-
Launching Pro Tools M-Powered
To use Pro Tools M-Powered with an M-Audio
interface, you must have an iLok with a license
authorizing the version of M-Powered software
that you have installed. One pre-authorized
iLok is included with the Pro Tools M-Powered
package.
To authorize Pro Tools M-Powered software:
1 Make sure your M-Audio interface is con-
nected to your computer and powered on.
2 Insert the pre-authorized iLok into any avail-
able USB port on your computer.
3 Click the Pro Tools M-Powered shortcut in
your Dock, (or the application in Macintosh
HD/Applications/Digidesign/Pro Tools).
Do not remove the iLok during
Pro Tools launch or use.
4 Use the Quick Start dialog to do one of
the following:
• Create a new session from template.
• Create a new blank session.
• Open any other session on your system.
Pro Tools M-Powered User Guide8
Quick Start dialog
For more information on the Quick
Start dialog and session templates, see the
Pro Tools ReferenceGuide (Help >
Pro Tools Reference Guide).
Pro Tools Demo Session
The Pro Tools M-Powered Installer disc includes
a demo session that you can use to verify that
your system is working.
The demo session for Pro Tools M-Powered is
named “Filtered Dream.”
Before installing the demo session to your
audio drive, make sure the drive is configured
as described in “Formatting an Audio Drive”
on page 44.
To install the demo session:
1 Insert the Pro Tools M-Powered Installer disc
into your DVD drive.
2 On the Pro Tools M-Powered Installer disc, lo-
cate and open the Additional Files/Pro Tools
Demo Sessions Installer folder.
Additional Software on the Pro Tools Installer Disc
The Pro Tools M-Powered Installer disc provides
additional software for your system, including a
Pro Tools demo session.
Check your Pro Tools Installer disc for additional software and installers.
Third-Party Applications and
Plug-Ins
Your Pro Tools package also includes several free
applications and plug-ins from selected Avid
Third Party developers. Once you've completed
your Pro Tools installation, you can install these
separately.
Installers are located on your Pro Tools M-Powered Installer disc in the Additional Files/3rd
Party Content folder.
3 Double-click Install demo session.pkg.
4 Follow the on-screen instructions.
5 When prompted, select your audio drive as
the install location and click Next to begin the
installation.
6 When installation is complete, click Close.
The demo session can be opened by doubleclicking the Filtered Dream.ptf file (located
in the Filtered Dream Demo Session folder).
Chapter 2: Installing Pro Tools on Mac 9
Uninstalling Pro Tools
If you need to remove Pro Tools software from
your computer, use the Uninstaller application.
To uninstall 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, see your Apple OS X
documentation.
2 Go to Applications/Digidesign/Pro Tools/
Pro Tools Utilities and double-click
Uninstall Pro Tools.
3 Click Continue to proceed with the uninstall.
4 Choose the type of uninstall you want to per-
form:
Safe Uninstall Leaves certain plug-ins and system files needed for compatibility with some
Avid products. Use Safe Uninstall if you are using an Avid application or preparing to update
to a CS (customer support) release.
Clean Uninstall Removes all Pro Tools files, including system files, Avid plug-ins, and MIDI
patch names. Use Clean Uninstall whenever you
are preparing to upgrade, or to troubleshoot
from a clean system.
5 Click Uninstall.
6 Enter your Administrator password and click
OK.
7 Click Finish to close the Installer window.
Pro Tools M-Powered User Guide10
chapter 3
Installing Pro Tools on Windows
This chapter contains information for Windows
systems only. If you are installing Pro Tools
M-Powered on a Mac computer, see Chapter 2,
“Installing Pro Tools on Mac.”
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 M-Powered on a Windows
computer includes the following steps:
1 “Uninstalling Pre-Existing M-Audio Drivers”
on page 11
2 “Installing M-Audio Drivers” on page 12
3 “Connecting Your M-Audio Interface” on
page 13.
4 “Installing Pro Tools M-Powered Software” on
page 13.
5 “Launching Pro Tools M-Powered” on
page 15. (This step includes inserting the pre-authorized iLok into an available USB port on your
computer.)
7 Making audio connections to the M-Audio in-
terface. (See your M-Audio documentation for
details.)
Before you begin the installation process,
make sure you disconnect your M-Audio
interface if it’s plugged into your computer.
Uninstalling Pre-Existing M-Audio Drivers
Before you install Pro Tools M-Powered, you
must first uninstall any pre-existing M-Audio
drivers. If your system does not have M-Audio
drivers on it, you can skip this section and continue with “Installing M-Audio Drivers” on
page 12.
If you are using multiple interfaces, follow
these same steps for uninstalling the drivers
for all your interfaces.
Using multiple M-Audio interfaces at the
same time is not supported with Pro Tools
M-Powered.
6 Configuring your system for improved perfor-
mance (see Chapter 4, “Configuring Your
Pro Tools System”).
Chapter 3: Installing Pro Tools on Windows 11
To uninstall a pre-existing M-Audio driver from your
computer:
1 Disconnect your M-Audio device before pro-
ceeding.
2 Visit the support page of the M-Audio website
(http://www.m-audio.com/drivers).
3 Go to Drivers and Software Search to locate
the latest driver for your M-Audio interface.
Installing M-Audio Drivers
Follow these steps below to install the most current drivers from the M-Audio web site.
If you do not have access to the web, use your
M-Audio Driver disc to install the driver for your
interface. (Follow the instructions that came
with it.)
4 Follow the on-screen instructions to down-
load and run the correct driver for your M-Audio
device.
5 When the installer detects a pre-existing
M-Audio driver, an Installation dialog appears.
Install dialog to remove an M-Audio driver
6 Select Remove and then click Next and follow
the remaining on-screen instructions.
7 When the process is complete, shut down
your computer.
Pro Tools will not see your M-Audio interface
if you do not install the M-Audio drivers.
To install the M-Audio driver for your M-Audio
interface
1 Disconnect your M-Audio device before pro-
ceeding.
2 Visit the support page of the M-Audio website
(http://www.m-audio.com/drivers).
3 Go to Drivers and Software Search to locate
the latest driver for your M-Audio interface.
4 Follow the on-screen instructions to down-
load and run the correct driver for your M-Audio
device.
Installation Wizard for an M-Audio driver
5 When the installation is complete, shut down
your computer.
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Connecting Your M-Audio Interface
Installing Pro Tools M-Powered Software
To connect an M-Audio interface:
1 Connect your M-Audio interface (USB, PCI, or
FireWire) according to the instructions that
came with it.
If you are using an M-Audio FireWire
interface, do the following:
Once your computer has shut down completely, connect your FireWire interface and
power it on.
2 Turn on your computer.
3 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.
In your M-Audio Control Panel, make sure
that output channels 1 and 2 are not set to
–Infinity (–
∞
).
After your M-Audio interface is installed and
connected, and the driver for your interface is
installed, you are ready to install Pro Tools software.
To install Pro Tools M-Powered:
1 Start Windows, logging in with Administrator
privileges. For details on Administrator privileges, refer to your Windows documentation.
When the installation is complete, you will
need to reboot your computer.
2 Insert the Pro Tools LE Installer disc in your
DVD drive and do on of the following:
• If Windows AutoRun is enabled, a
mini-browser appears. Select Install
Pro Tools LE to begin your installation.
– or –
• If Windows AutoRun is disabled, locate and
double-click Setup.exe. on the Installer
disc.
Setup.exe icon
In Windows 7 and Windows Vista, if the
User Account Control dialog appears, click
Allow.
3 Follow the on-screen instructions to proceed
with installation and click Next when prompted.
4 To install the complete compliment of
Pro Tools software and plug-ins, leave Pro Tools
selected.
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5 At the Select Features page, do one of the fol-
lowing:
• To install all Pro Tools application files and
free plug-in suites (and associated content),
leave the default Installation options selected and click Continue.
– or –
• Select (or deselect) a custom configuration
of Installation options (see “Installation
Options” on page 14) and click Continue.
6 Click Next.
7 Click Install.
In Windows 7 and Windows Vista, a series
of Windows Security dialogs may appear.Click “Install” on each one until they
go away.
In Windows XP, a series of Software Installation dialogs about the driver not passing
Windows Logo testing may appear. Click
Continue Anyway on each one until they go
away.
If any other dialogs appear (such as the
“Found New Hardware” dialog), leave them
open and do not click on them. These dialogs
will close on their own.
8 Wait for the installer to finish installing all
software components, drivers, and PACE System
files before proceeding to the next step.
Installation Options
Pro Tools M-Powered Options
To install a subset of Pro Tools software and
plug-ins (and associated content), click the plus
(+) next to Pro Tools M-Powered option in the Select Features page of the installer, and deselect
any of the following options that you do not
want installed.
Application Files (Required for Pro Tools) Installs
the Pro Tools application and supporting library
files needed to run Pro Tools. This option must
be selected to install Pro Tools.
DigiRack Plug-Ins Installs free plug-ins including
DigiRack plug-ins, free Bomb Factory plug-ins,
Eleven Free, TL Utilities, and D-Fi and Maxim
plug-ins. For more information, see the Audio
Plug-Ins Guide.
Pro Tools Creative Collection Options
Select any of the Pro Tools Creative Collection
options you want installed. For more information, see the Audio Plug-Ins Guide.
Effect Plug-Ins Installs 6 free virtual instrument
plug-ins from Avid’s AIR group.
Virtual Instruments Installs 20 free effects
plug-ins from Avid’s AIR group.
Virtual Instrument Content Installs sample content for AIR virtual instruments.
9 When installation is complete, click Finish.
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 16.
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Virtual Instrument content is very large and
may take up to 20 minutes to install. During
this time, the progress bar may not appear to
move but your software is still installing. Do
not terminate your installation.
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