User guide
Chapter 1: Welcome to Pro Tools|HD Native 1
chapter 1
Welcome to Pro Tools|HD Native
Pro Tools
®
|HD Native provides high-definition 
digital audio recording, editing, signal process-
ing, mixing, and I/O capabilities.
This guide covers installation of Pro Tools|HD 
Native hardware on Mac and Windows plat-
forms. For information about installing 
Pro Tools software, see the Pro Tools Installation 
Guide included with your Pro Tools software 
package.
Pro Tools|HD Native Package
The Pro Tools|HD Native package includes the 
following:
• Pro Tools|HD Native PCIe card
• 12’ DigiLink
™
 Mini cable for connecting 
the Pro Tools|HD Native card to an audio 
interface
• DigiLink Mini to DigiLink adapter cable
• Pro Tools Software Installer package
• An iLok USB key
• An Activation Card with an Activation 
code for a Pro Tools HD license
• Registration Information Card
•This User Guide, covering installation and 
configuration of Pro Tools|HD Native
• Pro Tools|HD Native Quick Setup, covering 
basic hardware installation
• Health and Safety Guide 
Pro Tools|HD Native Systems
All Pro Tools|HD Native systems consist of the 
following:
• Pro Tools HD software
• Pro Tools|HD Native PCIe card
• At least one (up to four) of the following 
Pro Tools|HD audio interfaces:
•HD OMNI
•HD I/O
•HD MADI
•192I/O
™
•192DigitalI/O
™
•96I/O
™
•96iI/O
™
Only one HD OMNI can be used in a single 
Pro Tools|HD Native system.
Only one HD MADI can be used in a single 
Pro Tools|HD Native system.










