Specifications

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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 D, “Configuring AMS (Mac OS X
Only).”
Installing Pro Tools on Mac OS 9
To install Pro Tools on Mac OS 9:
1 Insert the Pro Tools 5.1.3 Installer CD-ROM in
your CD-ROM drive. Double-click
“Install Pro Tools.”
2 Select a drive from the Install Location pop-up
menu. For maximum reliability, install
Pro Tools on your startup drive.
3 Select the appropriate installer for your
Digidesign hardware: Pro Tools|24 MIX or
Pro Tools|24. You can also select from a list of
optional items to install along with Pro Tools.
Click the information button next to each item
for a description of its contents.
4 Click Install.
5 Select your work environment. This loads an
initial set of Pro Tools Preferences that include
some of the more popular settings for post pro-
duction, audio, or audio with MIDI.
6 After selecting a work environment, click
Continue.
7 For Pro Tools|24 MIX systems, you are
prompted to install the Surround Mixer plug-in.
This plug-in is required for mixing, mastering,
and monitoring in surround. Select Yes to install
the Surround Mixer plug-in, or No to install the
standard Stereo Mixer plug-in, then click Con-
tinue.
8 If you installed the Surround Mixer in the pre-
vious step, the Installer prompts you to select a
Surround Monitor Format. Select Standard
Pro Tools (Film Format) if your monitoring is
configured for Film Format, or select ProControl
(DTS Format) if you are using a Digidesign Pro-
Control, then click Install.
9 When installation is complete, click Restart.
10 After restarting, install OMS.
Installing OMS
(Mac OS 9 Only)
To use Pro Tools on Mac OS 9, you must first in-
stall and configure the Open Music System
(OMS). OMS, which is included on the Pro Tools
Installer CD-ROM.
To install OMS:
1 Insert the OS 9 Pro Tools Installer CD-ROM in
your CD-ROM drive.
2 Open the OMS Installer folder and double-
click the OMS Installer.
3 At the Install window, select the Easy Install
option, and set the Install Location to your Star-
tup hard drive. Click Install.
4 Follow the on-screen installation instructions.
5 When the installation is complete, restart
your Macintosh.
Preference settings can be customized at any
time in Pro Tools. See the Pro Tools Refer-
ence Guide for more information about Pref-
erences.
Even if you don't intend to use MIDI in your
Pro Tools sessions, you still need to install
OMS. Pro Tools will not launch without it.
For more information on configuring OMS,
see Appendix C, “Configuring OMS
(Mac OS 9 Only)”.