User Manual

Chapter 3: Installing Pro Tools on Windows 15
Avid Audio Drivers
The Avid Audio Drivers are multi-client, multi-
channel sound drivers that allow Pro Tools and
third-party audio programs that support the
ASIO Driver or WaveDriver MME/DirectX
(Multimedia Extension) standards to record and
play back through qualified Pro Tools audio in-
terfaces.
Pro Tools Demo Session
The Pro Tools LE Installer disc includes a demo
session that you can use to verify that your sys-
tem is working.
The demo session for Pro Tool LE is named
“Filtered Dream.”
To install the demo session:
1 Insert the Pro Tools LE Installer disc into your
DVD drive.
2 On the Pro Tools LE Installer disc, locate and
open the Additional Files\Pro Tools Demo Ses-
sions Installer folder.
3 Double-click LE Demo Session Setup.exe.
4 Follow the on-screen instructions.
5 When prompted, select your audio drive as
the install location and click Next to begin the
install.
6 When installation is complete, click Finish.
Uninstalling Pro Tools
Use the Uninstall Pro Tools application to unin-
stall Pro Tools software from your computer.
To uninstall Pro Tools from your computer:
1 Start Windows, logging in with Administrator
privileges. For details on Administrator privi-
leges, refer to your Windows documentation.
2 Go to C:\Program Files\Digidesign\
Pro Tools\Pro Tools Utilities and double-click
Uninstall Pro Tools.exe.
3 Click Next.
4 Click Uninstall to proceed with the uninstalla-
tion.
For information on configuring settings for
your audio interface for use with Pro Tools
or other audio applications, see Appendix A,
“Using the Driver Control Panel.”
For additional information on the Avid
Audio Drivers, see the Windows Audio
Drivers Guide.
Before installing the demo session to your
audio drive, make sure the drive is config-
ured as described in “Formatting an Audio
Drive” on page 68.
The demo session can be opened by double-
clicking the Filtered Dream.ptf file (located
in the Filtered Dream Demo Session folder).