Setup Guide Mbox® 2 Version 8.0.
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contents Chapter 1. Welcome to Mbox 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Mbox 2 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Pro Tools LE Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 System Requirements and Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 6. Making Hardware Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Connecting Headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Connecting a Sound System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Connecting a Recorder for Mixdowns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Connecting Audio Inputs . . .
Appendix D. Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Backing Up Your Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Common Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Performance Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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chapter 1 Welcome to Mbox 2 Welcome to the Mbox® 2 audio and MIDI production system. • Up to a total of four channels of input, using analog and digital inputs simultaneously Mbox 2 and Pro Tools LE® provide your USB-equipped computer with two channels of analog audio input and output, two channels of digital audio input and output, MIDI In and Out ports, analog monitor outs, and a headphone output with front panel level control.
Pro Tools LE Capabilities Pro Tools LE on Mac or Windows provides the following capabilities with Mbox 2: • Playback of up to 48 mono or stereo digital audio tracks, or a combination of playing back and recording up to 48 mono or stereo digital audio tracks, depending on the capabilities of your computer. System Requirements and Compatibility Mbox 2 can be used with a qualified Windows or Mac computer running Pro Tools LE software. A DVD drive is required to use the Pro Tools Installer disc.
Hard Drive Requirements For optimal audio recording and playback, all Pro Tools systems require one or more qualified drives. For a list of qualified hard drives, visit our website: www.digidesign.com/compatibility If you are using an ATA/IDE or FireWire hard drive, initialize your drive with the Disk Utility application included with Apple System software (Mac) or the Windows Disk Management (Windows). For more information, see Appendix C, “Hard Drive Configuration and Maintenance.
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chapter 2 Installing Pro Tools on Mac This chapter contains information for Mac systems only. If you are installing Pro Tools on a Windows computer, see Chapter 3, “Installing Pro Tools on Windows.” Before installing this version of Pro Tools, refer to the Read Me information included on the Pro Tools Installer disc. Installation Overview Installation of the Mbox 2 on a Mac includes the following steps: 1 “Installing Pro Tools LE and Connecting Your Interface” on page 5.
4 Follow the on-screen instructions to proceed Installation Options with installation. 5 Click Continue each time you are prompted. 6 At the Installation Type page, do one of the following: • To install all Pro Tools application files and free plug-in suites (and associated content), leave the default Installation options selected and click Continue. – or – • Select (or deselect) a custom configuration of Installation options (see “Installation Options” on page 6) and click Continue. 7 Click Install.
Launching Pro Tools LE When launching Pro Tools LE the first time, you are prompted to enter an authorization code to validate your software. (The code begins with the letters DIGI.) To authorize Pro Tools LE software: 1 Make sure Mbox 2 is connected to your com- puter.
Standalone Mbox 2 CoreAudio Driver The Mbox 2 CoreAudio Driver can be installed as a standalone driver on Mac systems that do not have Pro Tools software installed. The standalone version of this driver is available on the Pro Tools Installer disc (in the Additional Files Folder). For information on installing and configuring the standalone version of the Mbox 2 CoreAudio Driver, see the CoreAudio Drivers Guide. Pro Tools Demo Session The demo session can be opened by doubleclicking the Filtered Dream.
chapter 3 Installing Pro Tools on Windows This chapter contains information for Windows systems only. If you are installing Pro Tools on a Mac computer, see Chapter 2, “Installing Pro Tools on Mac.” Before installing this version of Pro Tools, refer to the Read Me information included on the Pro Tools LE Installer disc. Installation Overview Installing the Mbox 2 on a Windows computer includes the following steps: 1 “Installing Pro Tools LE and Connecting Your Interface” on page 9.
In Vista, if the User Account Control dialog appears, click Allow. 3 Follow the on-screen instructions to proceed with installation and click Next when prompted. 4 To install the complete compliment of Pro Tools software and plug-ins, leave Pro Tools selected. 5 At the Select Features page, do one of the fol- lowing: • To install all Pro Tools application files and free plug-in suites (and associated content), leave the default Installation options selected and click Continue.
Installation Options Installing QuickTime Pro Tools LE Options QuickTime is required for Pro Tools if you plan to include movie files, or import MP3 or MP4 (AAC) files in your sessions. QuickTime for Windows is available as a free download from the Apple website (www.apple.com). To install a subset of Pro Tools software and plug-ins (and associated content), click the plus (+) next to Pro Tools LE 8.
Launching Pro Tools LE When launching Pro Tools LE the first time, you are prompted to enter an authorization code. To authorize Pro Tools LE software: 1 Make sure Mbox 2 is connected to your com- puter. 2 Double-click the Pro Tools LE shortcut on your desktop (or the application icon in the Pro Tools folder inside the Digidesign folder). 3 Enter the authorization code in the dialog (making sure to type it exactly as printed, and observing any spaces and capitalization), then click Validate.
Digidesign ASIO Driver Pro Tools Demo Session The Digidesign ASIO (Audio Sound Input Output) Driver is a single-client multichannel sound driver that allows third-party audio programs that support the ASIO standard to record and play back through Digidesign hardware. The Pro Tools LE Installer disc includes a demo session that you can use to verify that your system is working. For detailed information on configuring the Digidesign ASIO Driver, see the Windows Audio Drivers Guide.
Uninstalling Pro Tools Use the Uninstall Pro Tools application to uninstall 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 privileges, 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 uninstallation.
chapter 4 Configuring Your Pro Tools System After you have connected your system and installed Pro Tools software, you are ready to start up and configure your Pro Tools system. Starting Up or Shutting Down Your System To ensure that the components of your Pro Tools system communicate properly with each other, you need to start them in a particular order. Shut down your Pro Tools system in this order: 1 Quit Pro Tools and any other running applica- tions.
Configuring Pro Tools LE Pro Tools System Settings In the Playback Engine dialog, Pro Tools LE lets you adjust the performance of your system by changing system settings that affect its capacity for processing, playback, and recording. In most cases, the default settings for your system provide optimum performance, but you may want to adjust them to accommodate large or processing-intensive Pro Tools sessions.
RTAS Processors To set the number of RTAS Processors: The RTAS Processors setting determines the number of processors in your computer allocated for RTAS (Real-Time AudioSuite) plug-in processing. 1 Choose Setup > Playback Engine. With computers that have multiple processors, or that feature multi-core processing or hyperthreading, this setting lets you enable multiprocessor support for RTAS plug-ins.
CPU Usage Limit RTAS Engine (RTAS Error Suppression) The CPU Usage Limit setting controls the percentage of CPU resources allocated to Pro Tools host processing tasks. Used in combination with the RTAS Processors setting, the CPU Usage Limit setting lets you control the way Pro Tools tasks are carried out by the system. The RTAS Engine option determines RTAS error reporting during playback and recording. This is especially useful when working with instrument plug-ins.
RTAS Error Suppression Options Ignore Errors During Playback/Record When enabled, Pro Tools continues to play and record even if the RTAS processing requirements exceed the selected CPU Usage Limit. This can result in pops and clicks in the audio, but does not stop the transport. Minimize Additional I/O Latency (Mac Only) When enabled, any additional latency due to suppressing RTAS errors during playback and record is minimized to 128 samples.
Cache Size Plug-in Streaming Buffer Size The Cache Size setting determines the amount of memory DAE allocates to pre-buffer audio for playback and looping when using Elastic Audio. (Structure Plug-in Only) Minimum Reduces the amount of system memory used for disk operations and frees up memory for other system tasks. However, performance when using Elastic Audio features may decrease. Normal Is the optimum Cache Size for most sessions.
Optimizing the Plug-in Streaming Buffer Size (Structure Plug-in Only) This option appears in the Playback Engine dialog only if one of the Structure sampler instrument plug-in is installed on your system. This option is useful when you are playing samples from the same drive that contains audio for the current session. When this option is selected, Pro Tools automatically optimizes the size of the Plug-in Streaming Buffer to facilitate disk access from both Pro Tools and Structure.
Clock Source To rename I/O paths in I/O Setup: The Pro Tools Hardware Setup dialog lets you select the Clock Source for the system. 1 Choose Setup > I/O. Internal Use this setting if you are recording analog signals directly into Mbox 2 analog inputs 1–2 and/or are recording digital inputs into Mbox 2 inputs 3–4 where the digital device is synchronized to the Mbox 2 digital output. S/PDIF Use this setting if you are recording through the Mbox 2 S/PDIF inputs from an external digital device.
Backing Up your System Configuration Turning Off Software Update To turn off the Software Update feature: After configuring your system and Pro Tools, you should save an image of your system drive using a backup utility such as Norton Ghost. By doing this, you can quickly restore your system configuration and settings if you encounter any problems. 1 Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu and click Software Update. 2 Click the Scheduled Check tab and ensure Check for updates is deselected.
Disable or Reassign Mac Keyboard Shortcuts Used by Pro Tools To have the full complement of Pro Tools keyboard shortcuts, you need to disable or reassign any conflicting Mac OS X Keyboard Shortcuts in the Apple System Preferences, including the following: • “Show Help menu” Reassign Spaces Keyboard Shortcuts If you want to use Spaces, you should reassign the Spaces keyboard shortcuts to avoid conflicts with important Pro Tools keyboard shortcuts.
Disabling Spotlight Indexing The Mac OS X Spotlight feature automatically indexes files and folders on local hard drives in the background. In most cases, this is not a concern for normal Pro Tools operation. However, if Spotlight starts indexing drives while recording in a Pro Tools session with high track counts for an extended period of time, it can adversely affect Pro Tools system performance.
To enable DMA for any IDE hard drives: 1 Right-click Computer (Windows Vista) or My To configure Windows Power Management (Windows Vista): Computer (Windows XP). 1 Choose Start > Control Panel. 2 In the left-hand pane of the Computer Man- 2 Double-click Power Options. agement window under System Tools, click on Device Manager. 3 In the Power Options window, select High Per- 3 In the right-hand pane, click the plus (+) sign to expand IDE ATA/API Controllers.
Disabling User Account Control Optional Optimizations (Windows Vista Only) The following system optimizations may help Pro Tools perform better on some systems. It is recommended that you only try these optimizations if necessary, as they may disable or adversely affect the functionality of other programs on your system. For optimal performance with Pro Tools on Windows Vista, disable User Account Control (UAC). To disable User Account Control (UAC): 1 Choose Start > Control Panel.
Adjusting Processor Scheduling To adjust Processor Scheduling performance: 1 Right-click Computer (Windows Vista) or My Computer (Windows XP) and choose Properties. 2 in the System Properties window, click the Advanced tab. 3 Under the Performance section, click the Set- tings button. 4 In the Performance Options window, click the Advanced tab. 5 Under the Processor Scheduling section, select the Background Services option. 6 Under the Memory Usage section, select the System cache option.
chapter 5 Mbox 2 Hardware Overview Mbox 2 Front Panel Features Figure 1 identifies controls, indicators, and input and output ports on the front panel on the Mbox 2. Input 2 Input 1 Headphone Monitor Level Level S/PDIF LED USB LED Mix (Ratio) Gain Mono 48V Peak LED Source selector Pad Gain Peak LED Source selector Pad Headphone Output Mono 48V LED LED Mic/DI LEDs Mic/DI LEDs Figure 1.
Monitor Level Mono Switch and LED The Monitor knob adjusts the output level of the Monitor Output ports. In Pro Tools, this will be the signal routed to Outputs 1–2. The Mono switch sums the input channels to a mono signal (delivering that identical signal to both speakers). This has no effect on Pro Tools playback monitoring, recording, or on the main outputs.
48V Switch and LED Pad Switches and LEDs Phantom power is activated by the switch labeled 48V on the front panel of Mbox 2. The LED, when lit, indicates that 48V phantom power is active on the Mic/Line inputs. These inputs provide phantom power for microphones that require it to operate. The Pad switches engage a –20 dB pad on their corresponding input channels. When engaged, the Pad LEDs light.
Mbox 2 Back Panel Features Figure 2 identifies each port on the back panel of the Mbox 2. Input 2 (analog input 2) Mic Input 1 (analog input 1) DI Line Mic DI Line Monitor outputs S/PDIF digital I/O MIDI I/O USB port Figure 2. Mbox 2 back panel The Mbox 2 back panel provides the following: S/PDIF Digital I/O USB Port The S/PDIF in and out ports are unbalanced twoconductor phono (RCA) connectors that utilize a full 24-bit, two-channel digital data stream. This standard USB v1.
Mon Out (Monitor Output) These outputs support balanced TRS, or unbalanced TS, 1/4-inch connections. To monitor your mix, these outputs can be connected to a mixing board, directly to a monitoring system such as a stereo power amp, or another stereo destination. The Mon Out Left and Right play the audio that is routed to analog outputs 1 and 2 from within Pro Tools, respectively. These analog outputs feature 24-bit digital-to-analog converters.
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chapter 6 Making Hardware Connections To hear audio recorded into a Pro Tools session, you will need to connect headphones or an external sound system (such as powered monitors or a home stereo) to Mbox 2. Sound from Mbox 2 cannot be played through your computer’s speakers or your computer’s sound output. Connecting Headphones On the front panel of the Mbox 2 is a 1/4-inch jack to connect headphones, and a headphone level control to adjust headphone volume.
Connecting a Recorder for Mixdowns Connecting Audio Inputs After you record and mix your sessions in Pro Tools, you may want to mix them down to a DAT, CD recorder, Mini-Disc, or other stereo 2track recording device. This section describes the analog inputs available on Mbox 2. For information about connecting specific audio sources, see “Connecting a Microphone” on page 37, and “Connecting Instruments to the Mbox 2” on page 39.
Each Input section has three analog input jacks: XLR connector Mic For XLR microphone cables. Line (TRS) For 1/4-inch Tip-Ring-Sleeve cables from keyboards, mixers, microphones, and other line sources. 1/4-inch connector DI For 1/4-inch Tip-Sleeve cables from guitar, bass, microphones, or similar sources. XLR and 1/4-inch connectors Phantom Power Mic DI Mic DI Some microphones require power to operate.
Using a Mic that Has an XLR Connector To use a microphone that has an XLR connector: 1 Plug your microphone cable into one of the Mic inputs on the back of Mbox 2. Input 2 Mic input Input 1 Mic input 4 If your microphone requires phantom power, make sure the microphone is connected, then press the Phantom Power switch (labeled 48V) on the front of the Mbox 2. This switch sends 48V to both mic inputs. The 48V LED on the front of the Mbox 2 will light when phantom power is being supplied.
Using a Mic that Has a 1/4-Inch Connector To use a microphone that has a 1/4-inch TS (Tip-Sleeve) connector: 4 On the front of the Mbox 2, carefully turn the Gain control to the right to increase the input level of your microphone signal. 5 If the incoming signal is too loud, press the Pad switch to engage the –20 dB pad. 1 On the back of the Mbox 2, plug the 1/4-inch connector from your microphone into one of the DI inputs.
2 On the front of the Mbox 2, set the Source to DI by pressing the Mic/DI switch until the DI LED is lit. Mix control Mic/DI selector Input 1 Gain (level) control DI LED Connecting Keyboards and Mixers To use a keyboard or mixer with Mbox 2: 1 Plug your keyboard, mixer, or other audio source into either the Input 1 or Input 2 Line (TRS) inputs on your Mbox 2.
4 Set your instrument’s volume to its optimal Using S/PDIF Input level. For example, the optimal level for most keyboards is between 80% and 100% of maximum volume. To configure Pro Tools to record from a S/PDIF device: 5 On the front of the Mbox 2, carefully turn the 1 Choose Setups > Hardware Setup. Gain control to the right to increase the input level of your keyboard.
MIDI Connections Monitoring MIDI Instruments with Mbox 2 The two MIDI ports on Mbox 2 let you take advantage of all the MIDI features of Pro Tools LE, including recording and editing MIDI tracks. If you have a MIDI instrument that has analog outputs, you can connect it to Mbox 2 to monitor its output. If you need additional MIDI ports you can add a compatible MIDI interface. USB MIDI interfaces work effectively with Pro Tools systems on Windows or Mac.
appendix a Configuring AMS (Mac OS X Only) Audio MIDI Setup Pro Tools recognizes the ports on your MIDI interface as generic ports. With Mac OS X, you use Apple’s Audio MIDI Setup (AMS) utility to identify external MIDI devices connected to your MIDI interface and configure your MIDI studio for use with Pro Tools. 2 Click MIDI Devices. AMS scans your system for connected MIDI interfaces. If your MIDI interface is properly connected, it appears in the window with each of its ports numbered.
5 Connect the MIDI device to the MIDI inter- face by clicking the arrow for the appropriate output port of the device and dragging a connection or “cable” to the input arrow of the corresponding port of the MIDI interface. 2 Select a manufacturer and model for the new device from the corresponding pop-up menus. (If the Manufacturer and Model pop-up menus do not provide a name for your particular device, you can type a name.
3 Click the More Properties arrow to expand the dialog, then enable the appropriate MIDI channels (1–16) for the Transmits and Receives options. (These determine which channels the device will use to send and receive MIDI.) 4 Click the device image. The window expands to show images for various MIDI devices (such as keyboards, modules, interfaces, and mixers). Select an icon for your device.
MIDI Patch Name Support Pro Tools supports XML (Extensible Markup Language) for storing and importing patch names for you external MIDI devices. Pro Tools installs MIDI patch name files (.midnam) for the factory default patch names of many common MIDI devices. These files reside in directories, sorted by manufacturer, in Macintosh HD/ Library/Audio/MIDI Patch Names/Digidesign. 4 In the Patch Select dialog, click Change.
appendix b Configuring MIDI Studio Setup (Windows Only) MIDI Studio Setup MIDI Studio Setup (MSS) lets you configure the MIDI controllers and sound modules that are connected to your system, and control the routing of MIDI data between your MIDI equipment and Pro Tools. MSS automatically finds MIDI interfaces, and lets you specify a custom name for each of the MIDI ports within the MIDI Studio Setup document. MIDI Studio Setup Window The MIDI Studio Setup window is organized into three sections.
Interface Controls Properties Section Create Adds a new instrument to the Instrument Name list. The Properties section lets you edit information for new instruments, or instrument currently selected in the Instrument list. Delete Deletes the instrument or instruments selected in the Instrument Name list. Import Imports an existing MIDI Studio Setup file. Export Exports the current MIDI Studio Setup file.
6 From the Output pop-up menu, select the output port on your MIDI interface that is connected to the MIDI In of your instrument. 7 Enable the appropriate MIDI channels (1–16) for the Send Channels and Receive Channels options (These determine which channels send and receive MIDI.) Instrument Name The Instrument Name field shows the user-definable instrument name for the currently selected instrument. Manufacturer The Manufacturer pop-up menu provides a list of MIDI equipment manufacturers.
To import MIDI patch names into Pro Tools: 1 Verify the MIDI Device name in the MIDI Stu- dio Setup window (see “MIDI Studio Setup” on page 47). The Patch Select dialog is populated with patch names and the Patch Name Bank pop-up menu appears in the upper left hand corner of the window. 2 Verify the Instrument or MIDI track output is correctly assigned to the MIDI device. 3 Click the Instrument or MIDI track Patch Se- lect button.
appendix c Hard Drive Configuration and Maintenance It is recommended that you start with a newly formatted external or secondary internal audio drive. You should also periodically defragment your audio drive to ensure continued system performance. Always back up any important data on your drive before formatting it, as it will erase all data on the drive. Avoid Recording to the System Drive Recording to your system drive is not recommended.
SCSI Hard Drives We recommend qualified SCSI hard drives and a qualified SCSI host bus adapter (HBA) card or (on Windows systems) a qualified built-in SCSI HBA connector on the motherboard. For complete information on track count and the supported number and configuration of SCSI drives, visit our website at: www.digidesign.com/compatibility Formatting an Audio Drive Formatting Mac Audio Drives For optimum performance, audio drives should be formatted as Mac OS Extended (Journaled).
Formatting Windows Audio Drives For optimal performance, audio drives should be formatted as NTFS. Pro Tools only supports Basic drive types. Do not convert the drive to a Dynamic type. To format an audio drive: 1 Right-click Computer (Windows Vista) or My Computer (Windows XP) and choose Manage. 4 If the volume is “Unallocated,” do the following: • In the Disk Management window, Rightclick the hard drive you will use for audio and choose New Partition. • In the New Partition Wizard window, click Next.
Seek Times on Partitioned Drives Seek times are actually faster on partitioned drives (assuming that reads and writes are performed on a single partition), since the heads only have to seek within the partition boundaries, rather than the whole capacity of the drive. Smaller partitions perform faster than larger partitions, but this comes at the expense of contiguous storage space. When you partition a drive, you will need to find the compromise that best suits your performance and storage requirements.
Defragmenting Windows Audio Drives To defragment an audio drive (Windows Vista): 1 Choose Start > Control Panel. 2 Click System and Maintenance. 3 Click Performance Information and Tools. 4 Click Advanced Tools. Using Mac Drives on Windows Systems Pro Tools for Windows lets you record and play back sessions directly from a Mac-formatted (HFS+) drive connected to a Windows system. This functionality requires that all Mac session and audio files be stored on Mac-formatted drives.
Hard Disk Storage Space Mono audio tracks recorded with 16-bit resolution at 44.1 kHz (CD quality) require approximately 5 MB of hard disk space per minute. The same tracks recorded with 24-bit resolution require about 7.5 MB per minute. Stereo audio tracks recorded with 16-bit resolution at 44.1 kHz (CD quality) require approximately 10 MB of hard disk space per minute. The same tracks recorded with 24-bit resolution require about 15 MB per minute.
appendix d Troubleshooting Backing Up Your Work It is highly recommended that you back up your work on a regular basis, and especially before making changes to your system configuration. Backing Up Your Session Data Back up your session and audio data frequently. There are a variety of media that are suited to back up projects of various sizes, from automated tape backup systems to high-capacity optical drives, or to CD burners.
Common Issues Audio Interface Is Not Recognized Problem Pro Tools Won’t Launch Problem When you double-click the Pro Tools application or a Pro Tools session file, Pro Tools doesn’t launch, or displays an error message. Possible Solutions Check to be sure your computer has the required amount of RAM to launch Pro Tools. Try a complete restart. Turn off your audio interfaces, computer peripherals and your computer, and then turn them on again in the proper sequence.
Before You Call Technical Support Digidesign Hardware • Type of cards, interfaces, or peripherals Hard Drives Register Your System Register your purchase immediately after reviewing the Digidesign Registration Information Card included with every Pro Tools system. Registering your purchase is the only way you become eligible to receive complimentary technical support and future upgrade offers. Registering is one of the most important steps to complete as a new user.
Diagnostic Information Note any DAE errors or other error codes you encounter. Additonally, note the ability to reproduce the problem under different conditions, for example, with another session, or after changing settings (such as the Hardware Buffer Size).
appendix e Resources Whether you are new to Pro Tools or just starting out with your new system, we encourage you to read and utilize the many guides that Pro Tools provides. There are also useful online resources available, giving you everything from Pro Tools tips to Pro Tools answers.
Documentation Installed Automatically with Pro Tools When you install Pro Tools, you get useful PDF versions of many Pro Tools guides and Read Mes. This documentation can be found in the following locations: Mac Applications/Digidesign/Documentation Products and Developers Learn about our products; download demo software or learn about our Development Partners and their plug-ins, applications, and hardware.
index A F ASIO driver (Windows) 13 audio digital connections 41 audio drivers ASIO driver (Windows) 13 CoreAudio driver (Mac) 7 WaveDriver (Windows) 13 Audio MIDI Setup (AMS) (Macintosh) 43 authorizing Pro Tools LE Mac 7 Windows 12 FireWire requirements 52 C Cache Size 20 Clean Uninstall (Mac) 8 Clock Source 22 and digital output 36 Internal setting 22 S/PDIF (digital) setting 22 connecting Mbox 2 Mac 6 CoreAudio driver (Mac) 7 CPU Usage Limit 17, 18 G gain headphones 29 input 31 H hard drives drive
I I/O Setup Windows 22 IDE/ATA requirements 52 Ignore Errors During Playback/Record option 19 indicators peak level 31 S/PDIF 29 USB connection 29 input and output connectors 32 inputs analog 33 digital 32 gain 31 monitoring 30 installing Pro Tools LE Mac 5 Windows 9 installing QuickTime (Windows) 11 J journaling (Mac), enabling 25 K key commands 3 L latency Hardware Buffer Size 16 see monitoring M Mbox 2 back panel 32 connecting (Mac) 6 features 1, 29 removing the handle 31 MIDI connections 42 requirem
R U ratio control (Mbox 2) 30 recording digital inputs 41 removing Pro Tools Windows 8, 14 RTAS Processors setting 17 uninstalling Pro Tools Windows 8, 14 USB connection indicator 29 User Account Control (UAC) disabling 27 W S S/PDIF 32 input indicator 29 mirroring 41 Safe Uninstall (Mac) 8 Sample Rate 21 screen savers 58 SCSI requirements 52 Software Update (Mac), turning off 23 sources analog 33 DI 33 digital 32 line 33 microphone 33 selecting 31 Spotlight indexing (Mac), disabling 25 Startup items (W
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