Installation manual

Chapter 8
Audio Driver
If you operate more than one audio interface (through addi-
tional Bridge I/O cards), the additional interfaces are called
"b",
"c", etc.; for example, “Out 882b 1-2".
Special Features of ProTools 24
The most significant new features of PtoTools 24 are:
Under Logic you now can also record and playback with 24
bit word length.
Provides up to 32 audio tracks. For system requirements,
please see the Digidesign documentation.
A core system may have 24 inputs and outputs (versus 16
with ProTools III PCI, or 8 with ProTools III NuBus).
ProTools 24 does not have its own SCSI bus. It uses the
computer’s SCSI bus. Therefore, you should read QT
movies and audio data not only from separate hard disks, but
also from hard disks connected to different SCSI busses.
For the operation of ProTools 24 with TDM, Logic Audio
Platinum is required. Unlike
ProTools III, it cannot be run as
if it were a Project or Session8 system, with Logic Audio
Gold. However, you can run a
ProTools 24 system in Logic
Audio Gold, using the Direct I/O driver. This gives you no
access to TDM functionality, so if you have such a system, it
is highly recommended that you upgrade to Logic Audio
Platinum.
TDM Mixer Plug-in
Please be sure that there is only one Mixer Plug-in in the
“Plug-ins” folder (within the DAE folder), which will be either
the 16-bit version or the 24-bit version.
24-bit files can also be played back through the “16-bit opti-
mized mixer” (or vise versa). However, only the “24-bit opti-
mized mixer” can adequately handle the resolution of record-
ings in
24-bit format.
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