User guide

Pro Tools|HD Native User Guide2
Pro Tools|HD Native
Capabilities
Pro Tools HD running on Pro Tools|HD Native
hardware provides the following capabilities:
• Up to 64 channels of I/O depending on your
system and the number of audio interfaces
• Up to a total of 192 voiced audio tracks (up to
512 voiceable audio tracks):
• Up to 192 tracks at 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz
• Up to 96 tracks at 88.2 kHz or 96 kHz
• Up to 48 tracks at 176.4 kHz or 192 kHz
• Up to 160 Auxiliary Input tracks
• Up to 64 Master Fader tracks
• Up to 128 VCA Master tracks
• Up to 512 MIDI tracks
• Up to 128 Instrument tracks
• Up to 64 video tracks per session
• 16-bit or 24-bit audio resolution, at sample
rates up to 192 kHz
• Up to 7.1 surround mixing capability
• Automatic Delay Compensation
• Low Latency Monitoring
• Non-destructive, random-access editing and
mix automation
• Audio processing with up to 10 TDM or RTAS
plug-ins per track, depending on your com-
puter’s capabilities
• Up to 10 hardware inserts per track
• Up to 10 sends per track
• Up to 256 internal mix busses for routing and
mixing
System Requirements and
Compatibility
Pro Tools|HD Native can be used with a quali-
fied Mac or Windows computer running
Pro Tools HD software.
A DVD drive is required to use the Pro Tools In-
staller 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, refer to the latest
information on our website:
www.avid.com/compatibility
iLok USB Key Authorization
Pro Tools|HD Native systems include an iLok
USB key and an Activation code (on the in-
cluded Activation card) for your Pro Tools HD
software.
Pro Tools software is authorized using the iLok
USB Smart Key (iLok) from PACE Anti-Piracy.
For detailed information about Pro Tools
software functionality, see the
Pro Tools
Reference Guide
(Help > Pro Tools Reference
Guide).
An authorized iLok must be inserted in an
available USB port on your computer to run
Pro Tools.
iLok