Specifications
Chapter 1: Welcome to Pro Tools|HD 9
Digidesign Registration
Review the enclosed Digidesign Registration In-
formation Card and follow the instructions on it 
to quickly register your purchase online. This is 
one of the most important steps you can take as 
a new user. Registering your purchase is the only 
way you can be eligible to receive:
• Complimentary technical support
• An update to the latest version of Pro Tools 
at no charge if you bought a system with 
older software in the box
• Future upgrade offers.
About the Pro Tools Guides
In addition to any printed guides or documenta-
tion included with your system, PDF versions of 
Pro Tools guides and Read Mes are installed au-
tomatically during Pro Tools installation to the 
Digidesign/Documentation folder.
To view or print PDF guides, you can use Adobe 
Reader or Apple Preview (Mac only).
Guides Accessible in Pro Tools
The main Pro Tools guides are accessible from 
the Pro Tools Help menu. These include:
• 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 
Digidesign
®
 plug-ins included with Pro Tools 
for both real-time and file-based audio pro-
cessing.
• Pro Tools Shortcuts for your operating system, 
lists keyboard and Right-click shortcuts for 
Pro Tools, including those shown in Pro Tools 
menus.
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).










