Avid Pro Tools M-Powered 8.0 Installation guide

Brand: Avid

Model: Pro Tools M-Powered 8.0

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Type: Installation guide

Setup Guide

Pro Tools

M-Powered

™

Version 8.0

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Contents iii

contents

Chapter 1. Welcome to Pro Tools M-Powered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Pro Tools M-Powered Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Pro Tools M-Powered Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

How Pro Tools M-Powered Differs from Pro Tools LE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

System Requirements and Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Conventions Used in This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Chapter 2. Installing Pro Tools on Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Installation Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Uninstalling Pre-Existing M-Audio Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Installing M-Audio Drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Connecting Your M-Audio Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Installing Pro Tools M-Powered Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Launching Pro Tools M-Powered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Additional Software on the Pro Tools Installer Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Uninstalling Pro Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Chapter 3. Installing Pro Tools on Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Installation Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Uninstalling Pre-Existing M-Audio Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Installing M-Audio Drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Connecting Your M-Audio Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Installing Pro Tools M-Powered Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Launching Pro Tools M-Powered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Additional Software on the Pro Tools Installer Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Uninstalling Pro Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Pro Tools M-Powered Setup Guideiv

Chapter 4. Configuring Your Pro Tools System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Starting Up or Shutting Down Your System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Configuring Pro Tools M-Powered Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Optimizing a Mac System for Pro Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Optimizing a Windows System for Pro Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Appendix A. Configuring AMS (Mac OS X Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Audio MIDI Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

MIDI Patch Name Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Appendix B. Configuring MIDI Studio Setup (Windows Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

MIDI Studio Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

MIDI Patch Name Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Appendix C. Hard Drive Configuration and Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Avoid Recording to the System Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Supported Drive Formats and Drive Types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Formatting an Audio Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Partitioning Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Hard Disk Storage Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Appendix D. Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

About the Pro Tools Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

About www.digidesign.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Chapter 1: Welcome to Pro Tools M-Powered 1

chapter 1

Welcome to Pro Tools M-Powered

Welcome to Pro Tools

M-Powered

™

from

Digidesign

. This guide documents how to in-

stall and configure Pro Tools M-Powered soft-

ware on M-Powered systems.

Pro Tools M-Powered Systems

The basic components of an M-Powered system

are as follows:

• Digidesign-qualified M-Audio interface

(not included)

• Digidesign-qualified Windows or Mac com-

puter (not included)

• Pro Tools M-Powered software (included)

Pro Tools M-Powered

Capabilities

Pro Tools M-Powered software provides the fol-

lowing capabilities:

• 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 your

computer’s capabilities.

• Up to 128 audio tracks (with up to 48 active

tracks), 128 Auxiliary Input tracks, 64 Mas-

ter Fader tracks, 256 MIDI tracks, and 32 In-

strument tracks per session.

• 16-bit or 24-bit audio resolution, at sample

rates up to 96 kHz (depending on the spe-

cific M-Audio device).

• Non-destructive, random-access editing

and mix automation.

• Audio processing with up to 10 inserts per

track (RTAS

plug-ins or hardware inserts).

• Up to 10 sends per track.

• Up to 32 internal mix busses.

For a list of Digidesign-qualified M-Audio

interfaces and computers, refer to the com-

patibility information on the Digidesign

website (www.digidesign.com)

Pro Tools M-Powered uses your computer’s

CPU to mix and process audio tracks (host

processing). Computers with faster clock

speeds yield higher track counts and more

plug-in processing.

Pro Tools M-Powered Setup Guide2

How Pro Tools M-Powered

Differs from Pro Tools LE

Configuration Dialogs and Procedures

Some Pro Tools M-Powered configuration dia-

logs differ from the Pro Tools LE configuration

dialogs that are presented in the Pro Tools Refer-

ence Guide. For specific Pro Tools M-Powered

configuration dialogs, see Chapter 2, “Installing

Pro Tools on Mac” or Chapter 3, “Installing

Pro Tools on Windows.”

Unsupported Options

Pro Tools M-Powered does not support the fol-

lowing Pro Tools LE options:

• Complete Production Toolkit

• DV Toolkit 2

• Digidesign Ethernet-based control surfaces

(such as C|24

™

)

• Avid video peripherals

• HFS+ Disk Support

System Requirements and

Compatibility

Pro Tools M-Powered can be used with a Digi-

design-qualified M-Audio interface, running on

a Digidesign-qualified Windows or Mac com-

puter.

A DVD drive is required to use the Pro Tools In-

staller disc.

Digidesign can only assure compatibility and

provide support for hardware and software it

has tested and approved.

For complete system requirements and a list of

Digidesign-qualified computers, operating sys-

tems, hard drives, and third-party devices, refer

to the latest information on the Digidesign web-

site:

www.digidesign.com/compatibility

Pro Tools M-Powered does support the Mu-

sic Production Toolkit 2 option.

Chapter 1: Welcome to Pro Tools M-Powered 3

Pre-Authorized iLok

M-Powered software is authorized using the iLok

USB Smart Key (iLok) from PACE Anti-Piracy.

The iLok is similar to a dongle, but unlike a don-

gle, it is designed to securely authorize multiple

software applications from a variety of software

developers.

This key can hold over 100 authorizations for all

of your iLok-enabled software. Once an iLok is

authorized for a given piece of software, you can

use the iLok to authorize that software on any

computer.

Pro Tools M-Powered includes one iLok, which

is pre-authorized for ProTools M-Powered soft-

ware.

MIDI Requirements

USB MIDI interfaces work effectively with

Pro Tools systems on Windows or Mac. Serial

MIDI interfaces are supported on Windows sys-

tems only.

For a list of supported adapters, visit the Digide-

sign website at:

www.digidesign.com/compatibility

Hard Drive Requirements

For optimal audio recording and playback, all

Pro Tools systems require one or more Digide-

sign-qualified drives.

For a list of Digidesign-qualified hard drives,

visit the Digidesign 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 soft-

ware (Mac) or the Windows Disk Management

(Windows).

Avoid Recording to the System Drive

Recording to your system drive is not recom-

mended. Recording and playback on a system

drive may result in lower track and plug-in

counts.

Pre-Authorized iLok

The M-Powered pre-authorized iLok must

be inserted in an available USB port on your

computer to run Pro Tools M-Powered.

For additional information about iLok tech-

nology and authorizations, see the elec-

tronic PDF of the iLok Usage Guide.

Only USB MIDI interfaces are compatible

with Pro Tools systems for Mac OS X.

Modem-to-serial port adapters and serial

MIDI devices are not supported.

For more information, see Appendix C, “Hard

Drive Configuration and Maintenance.”

Pro Tools M-Powered Setup Guide4

Conventions Used in This

Guide

Digidesign guides use the following conven-

tions to indicate menu choices and key com-

mands:

The names of Commands, Options, and Settings

that appear on-screen are in a different font.

The following symbols are used to highlight im-

portant information:

Convention Action

File > Save Choose Save from the File

Control+N Hold down the Control key

and press the N key

Control-click Hold down the Control key

and click the mouse button

Right-click Click with the right mouse

button

User Tips are helpful hints for getting the

most from your Pro Tools system.

Important Notices include information that

could affect your data or the performance of

your system.

Shortcuts show you useful keyboard or

mouse shortcuts.

Cross References point to related sections in

this guide and other Digidesign guides.

Chapter 2: Installing Pro Tools on Mac 5

chapter 2

Installing Pro Tools on Mac

This chapter contains information for Mac sys-

tems only. If you are installing Pro Tools M-Pow-

ered on a Windows computer, see Chapter 3,

“Installing Pro Tools on Windows.”

Installation Overview

Installation of Pro Tools M-Powered on a Mac

includes the following steps:

1 “Uninstalling Pre-Existing M-Audio Drivers”

on page 5.

2 “Installing M-Audio Drivers” on page 6.

3 “Connecting Your M-Audio Interface” on

page 6.

4 “Installing Pro Tools M-Powered Software” on

page 7.

5 “Launching Pro Tools M-Powered” on page 8.

(This step includes inserting the pre-authorized

iLok into an available USB port on your com-

puter.)

6 Configuring your system for improved perfor-

mance (see Chapter 4, “Configuring Your

Pro Tools System”).

7 Making audio connections to the M-Audio in-

terface. (See your M-Audio documentation for

details.)

Uninstalling Pre-Existing

M-Audio Drivers

Before you install Pro Tools M-Powered, you

must first uninstall any pre-existing M-Audio

drivers. If your system does not have M-Audio

drivers on it, you can skip this section and con-

tinue with “Installing M-Audio Drivers” on

page 6.

Before installing this version of Pro Tools,

refer to the Read Me information included

on the Pro Tools Installer disc.

Before you begin the installation process,

make sure you disconnect your M-Audio

interface if it’s plugged into your com-

puter.

If you are using multiple interfaces, follow

these same steps for uninstalling the drivers

for all your interfaces.

Using multiple M-Audio interfaces at the

same time is not supported in Pro-Tools

M-Powered.

Pro Tools M-Powered Setup Guide6

To uninstall a pre-existing M-Audio driver from your

computer:

1 Disconnect your M-Audio device before pro-

ceeding.

2 Visit the support page of the M-Audio website

(http://www.m-audio.com/drivers).

3 Go to Drivers and Software Search to locate

the latest driver for your M-Audio interface.

4 Follow the on-screen instructions to down-

load the correct driver for your M-Audio device.

5 Double-click the driver package to extract the

disk image and open the Drivers Installer/Unin-

staller dialog.

6 Click Uninstaller. (Scissors icon)

7 Following the remaining on-screen instruc-

tions, then shut down your computer.

Installing M-Audio Drivers

Follow these steps below to install the most cur-

rent drivers from the M-Audio web site.

If you do not have access to the web, use your

M-Audio Driver disc to install the driver for your

interface. (Follow the instructions that came

with the device.)

To install the M-Audio driver for your M-Audio

interface

1 Disconnect your M-Audio device before pro-

ceeding.

2 Visit the support page of the M-Audio website

(http://www.m-audio.com/drivers).

3 Go to Drivers and Software Search to locate

the latest driver for your M-Audio interface.

4 Follow the on-screen procedures to download

your driver.

5 Double-click the driver package to extract the

dmg and see the Drivers Installer/Uninstaller di-

alog.

6 Click the installer (the box and arrow icon)

7 Following the remaining on-screen instruc-

tions, then shut down your computer.

Connecting Your M-Audio

Interface

1 Connect your M-Audio interface (USB, PCI, or

FireWire) according to the instructions that

came with it.

2 Turn on your computer.

Drivers Installer/Uninstaller for an M-Audio Transit interface

Pro Tools will not see your M-Audio interface

if you do not install the M-Audio drivers.

If you are using an M-Audio FireWire inter-

face, do the following:

Once your computer has shut down com-

pletely, connect your FireWire interface and

power it on.

In your M-Audio Control Panel, make sure

that output channels 1 and 2 are not set to

–Infinity (–

∞

Chapter 2: Installing Pro Tools on Mac 7

Installing Pro Tools

M-Powered Software

After the Apple System software settings are con-

figured and you have installed your M-Audio in-

terface and drivers, you are ready to install

Pro Tools M-Powered.

To install Pro Tools M-Powered:

1 Make sure you are logged in as an Administra-

tor for the account where you want to install

Pro Tools.

2 Insert the Pro Tools M-Powered Installer disc

in your DVD drive.

3 On the Installer disc, locate and double-click

Install Pro Tools MP.mpkg.

4 Follow the on-screen instructions to proceed

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 se-

lected and click Continue.

– or –

• Select (or deselect) a custom configuration

of Installation options (see “Installation

Options” on page 7) and click Continue.

7 Click Install.

8 If prompted, enter your Administrator pass-

word and click OK to authenticate the installa-

tion.

9 Follow the remaining on-screen instructions.

10 When installation is complete, click Restart.

Installation Options

Pro Tools M-Powered Options

To install a subset of Pro Tools software and

plug-ins (and associated content), click the re-

veal triangle for the Pro Tools M-Powered 8.0 op-

tion in the installer, and deselect any of the fol-

lowing options that you do not want installed.

Application Files (Required for Pro Tools) In-

stalls the Pro Tools application and supporting

library files needed to run Pro Tools. This option

must be selected to install Pro Tools.

DigiRack Plug-Ins Installs free plug-ins including

DigiRack plug-ins, free Bomb Factory plug-ins,

Eleven Free, TL Utilities, and Digidesign D-Fi

and Maxim plug-ins.

Pro Tools Creative Collection Installs a set of free

RTAS effects plug-ins and virtual instrument

plug-ins (including 4.4 GB of associated sample

content). For more information, see the Creative

Collection Plug-ins Guide.

For details on Administrator privileges in

Mac OS X, see your Apple OS X documen-

tation.

Install Pro Tools MP.mpkg icon

The Pro Tools Installer disc includes addi-

tional software for your system. For more in-

formation, see “Additional Software on the

Pro Tools Installer Disc” on page 8.

Pro Tools M-Powered Setup Guide8

Additional Option

The Pro Tools M-Powered installer provides the

following additional option to install along

with Pro Tools software and plug-ins.

MIDI I/O Driver The MIDI I/O

™

Driver is re-

quired if you are using the Digidesign MIDI I/O

interface.

Launching Pro Tools

M-Powered

To use Pro Tools M-Powered with an M-Audio

interface, you must have an iLok with a license

authorizing the version of M-Powered software

that you have installed. One pre-authorized

iLok is included with the Pro Tools M-Powered

package.

To authorize Pro Tools M-Powered software:

1 Make sure your M-Audio interface is con-

nected to your computer and powered on.

2 Insert the pre-authorized iLok into any avail-

able USB port on your computer.

3 Click the Pro Tools M-Powered shortcut in

your Dock, (or the application in Macintosh

HD/Applications/Digidesign/Pro Tools).

4 Use the Quick Start dialog to do one of

the following:

• Create a new session from template.

• Create a new blank session.

• Open any other session on your system.

Additional Software on the

Pro Tools Installer Disc

The Pro Tools M-Powered Installer disc provides

additional software for your system, including a

Pro Tools demo session.

Third-Party Applications and

Plug-ins

Your Pro Tools package also includes several free

applications and plug-ins from selected Digi-

design Third Party developers. Once you've

completed your Pro Tools installation, you can

install these separately. Go to the Additional

Files/3rd Party Content folder on the

Pro Tools M-Powered Installer disc.

Do not remove the iLok during Pro Tools

launch or use.

Quick Start dialog

For more information on the Quick

Start dialog and session templates, see the

Pro Tools Reference Guide (Help >

Pro Tools Reference Guide).

Check your Pro Tools Installer disc for addi-

tional software and installers.

Chapter 2: Installing Pro Tools on Mac 9

Pro Tools Demo Session

The Pro Tools M-Powered Installer disc includes

a demo session that you can use to verify that

your system is working.

The demo session for Pro Tools M-Powered is

named “Filtered Dream.”

To install the demo session:

1 Insert the Pro Tools M-Powered Installer disc

into your DVD drive.

2 On the Pro Tools M-Powered Installer disc, lo-

cate and open the Additional Files/Pro Tools

Demo Sessions Installer folder.

3 Double-click Install demo session.pkg.

4 Follow the on-screen instructions.

5 When prompted, select your audio drive as

the install location and click Next to begin the

installation. When installation is complete,

click Close.

Uninstalling Pro Tools

If you need to uninstall Pro Tools software from

your computer, use the Uninstaller application.

To uninstall Pro Tools from your computer:

1 Make sure you are logged in as an Administra-

tor for the account where Pro Tools is installed.

2 Go to Applications/Digidesign/Pro Tools/

Pro Tools Utilities and double-click

Uninstall Pro Tools.

3 Click Continue to proceed with the uninstall.

4 Choose the type of uninstall you want to per-

form:

Safe Uninstall Leaves certain plug-ins and sys-

tem files needed for compatibility with some

Avid products. Use Safe Uninstall if you are us-

ing an Avid application or preparing to update

to a CS (customer support) release.

Clean Uninstall Removes all Pro Tools files, in-

cluding system files, Digidesign plug-ins, and

MIDI patch names. Use Clean Uninstall when-

ever you are preparing to upgrade, or to trouble-

shoot from a clean system.

5 Click Uninstall.

6 Enter your Administrator password and click

OK.

7 Click Finish to close the Installer window.

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 40.

The demo session can be opened by double-

clicking the Filtered Dream.ptf file (located

in the Filtered Dream Demo Session folder).

For details on Administrator privileges in

Mac OS X, see your Apple OS X documen-

tation.

Pro Tools M-Powered Setup Guide10

Chapter 3: Installing Pro Tools on Windows 11

chapter 3

Installing Pro Tools on Windows

This chapter contains information for Windows

systems only. If you are installing Pro Tools

M-Powered on a Mac computer, see Chapter 2,

“Installing Pro Tools on Mac.”

Installation Overview

Installing Pro Tools M-Powered on a Windows

computer includes the following steps:

1 “Uninstalling Pre-Existing M-Audio Drivers”

on page 11

2 “Installing M-Audio Drivers” on page 12

3 “Connecting Your M-Audio Interface” on

page 13.

4 “Installing Pro Tools M-Powered Software” on

page 13.

5 “Launching Pro Tools M-Powered” on

page 15. (This step includes inserting the pre-au-

thorized iLok into an available USB port on your

computer.)

6 Configuring your system for improved perfor-

mance (see Chapter 4, “Configuring Your

Pro Tools System”).

7 Making audio connections to the M-Audio in-

terface. (See your M-Audio documentation for

details.)

Uninstalling Pre-Existing

M-Audio Drivers

Before you install Pro Tools M-Powered, you

must first uninstall any pre-existing M-Audio

drivers. If your system does not have M-Audio

drivers on it, you can skip this section and con-

tinue with “Installing M-Audio Drivers” on

page 12.

Before installing this version of Pro Tools,

refer to the Read Me information included

on the Pro Tools Installer disc.

Before you begin the installation process,

make sure you disconnect your M-Audio

interface if it’s plugged into your com-

puter.

If you are using multiple interfaces, follow

these same steps for uninstalling the drivers

for all your interfaces.

Using multiple M-Audio interfaces at the

same time is not supported with Pro Tools

M-Powered.

Pro Tools M-Powered Setup Guide12

To uninstall a pre-existing M-Audio driver from your

computer:

1 Disconnect your M-Audio device before pro-

ceeding.

2 Visit the support page of the M-Audio website

(http://www.m-audio.com/drivers).

3 Go to Drivers and Software Search to locate

the latest driver for your M-Audio interface.

4 Follow the on-screen instructions to down-

load and run the correct driver for your M-Audio

device.

5 When the installer detects a pre-existing

M-Audio driver, an Installation dialog appears.

6 Select Remove and then click Next and follow

the remaining on-screen instructions.

7 When the process is complete, shut down

your computer.

Installing M-Audio Drivers

Follow these steps below to install the most cur-

rent drivers from the M-Audio web site.

If you do not have access to the web, use your

M-Audio Driver disc to install the driver for your

interface. (Follow the instructions that came

with it.)

To install the M-Audio driver for your M-Audio

interface

1 Disconnect your M-Audio device before pro-

ceeding.

2 Visit the support page of the M-Audio website

(http://www.m-audio.com/drivers).

3 Go to Drivers and Software Search to locate

the latest driver for your M-Audio interface.

4 Follow the on-screen instructions to down-

load and run the correct driver for your M-Audio

device.

5 When the installation is complete, shut down

your computer.

Install dialog to remove an M-Audio driver

Pro Tools will not see your M-Audio interface

if you do not install the M-Audio drivers.

Installation Wizard for an M-Audio driver

Chapter 3: Installing Pro Tools on Windows 13

Connecting Your M-Audio

Interface

1 Connect your M-Audio interface (USB, PCI, or

FireWire) according to the instructions that

came with it.

2 Turn on your computer.

3 When your system recognizes the new hard-

ware, run the Found New Hardware Wizard. Fol-

low the on-screen instructions.

Installing Pro Tools

M-Powered Software

After your M-Audio interface is installed and

connected, and the driver for your interface is

installed, you are ready to install Pro Tools soft-

ware.

To install Pro Tools M-Powered:

1 Start Windows, logging in with Administrator

privileges. For details on Administrator privi-

leges, refer to your Windows documentation.

2 Insert the Pro Tools M-Powered Installer disc

for Windows in your DVD drive.

3 On the Installer disc, locate and open the

Pro Tools Installer folder.

4 Locate and double-click Setup.exe.

5 Follow the on-screen instructions to proceed

with installation and click Next when prompted.

6 To install the complete compliment of

Pro Tools software and plug-ins, leave Pro Tools

selected.

If you are using an M-Audio FireWire inter-

face, do the following:

Once your computer has shut down com-

pletely, connect your FireWire interface and

power it on.

If you are prompted to run the Found New

Hardware Wizard a second time, run it

again.

In your M-Audio Control Panel, make sure

that output channels 1 and 2 are not set to

–Infinity (–

∞

Setup.exe icon

In Vista, if the User Account Control dialog

appears, click Allow.

Pro Tools M-Powered Setup Guide14

7 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 se-

lected and click Continue.

– or –

• Select (or deselect) a custom configuration

of Installation options (see “Installation

Options” on page 14) and click Continue.

8 Click Next.

9 Click Install.

10 Wait for the installer to finish installing all

software components, drivers, and PACE System

files before proceeding to the next step.

11 When installation is complete, click Finish.

Installation Options

Pro Tools M-Powered Options

To install a subset of Pro Tools software and

plug-ins (and associated content), click the plus

(+) next to Pro Tools M-Powered 8.0 option in the

Select Features page of the installer, and deselect

any of the following options that you do not

want installed.

Application Files (Required for Pro Tools) In-

stalls the Pro Tools application and supporting

library files needed to run Pro Tools. This option

must be selected to install Pro Tools.

DigiRack Plug-Ins Installs free plug-ins including

DigiRack plug-ins, free Bomb Factory plug-ins,

Eleven Free, TL Utilities, and Digidesign D-Fi

and Maxim plug-ins.

Pro Tools Creative Collection Installs a set of free

RTAS effects plug-ins and virtual instrument

plug-ins (including 4.4 GB of associated sample

content). For more information, see the Creative

Collection Plug-ins Guide.

Additional Option

The Pro Tools installer provides the following

additional option to install along with Pro Tools

software and plug-ins.

Command|8 Controller and Driver The Com-

mand|8

driver is required if you are using the

Digidesign Command|8 control surface.

In Windows Vista, a series of Windows

Security dialogs may appear.Click “Install”

on each one until they go away.

In Windows XP, a series of Software Instal-

lation dialogs about the driver not passing

Windows Logo testing may appear. Click

Continue Anyway on each one until they go

away.

If any other dialogs appear (such as the

“Found New Hardware” dialog), leave them

open and do not click on them. These dialogs

will close on their own.

The Pro Tools Installer disc includes addi-

tional software for your system. For more in-

formation, see “Additional Software on the

Pro Tools Installer Disc” on page 15.

Chapter 3: Installing Pro Tools on Windows 15

Installing QuickTime

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 Win-

dows XP is available as a free download from the

Apple website (www.apple.com).

To install QuickTime:

1 Visit www.apple.com and go to the Quick-

Time page.

2 Download the QuickTime installer applica-

tion to your computer.

3 Double-click the QuickTime installer applica-

tion and follow the on-screen installation in-

structions.

4 Restart your computer.

Launching Pro Tools

M-Powered

To use Pro Tools M-Powered with an M-Audio

interface, you must have an iLok with a license

authorizing the version of M-Powered software

that you have installed. One pre-authorized

iLok is included with the Pro Tools M-Powered

package.

To authorize Pro Tools M-Powered software:

1 Make sure your M-Audio interface is con-

nected to your computer and powered on.

2 Insert the pre-authorized iLok into an avail-

able USB port on your computer.

3 Double-click the Pro Tools M-Powered short-

cut on your desktop (or the application in

Program Files\Digidesign\Pro Tools).

4 Use the Quick Start dialog to do one of

the following:

• Create a new session from template.

• Create a new blank session.

• Open any other session on your system.

Additional Software on the

Pro Tools Installer Disc

The Pro Tools Installer disc provides additional

software for your system, including a Pro Tools

demo session.

For information on which version of Quick-

Time is compatible with your version of

Pro Tools, visit the compatibility pages of

the Digidesign website

(www.digidesign.com).

Do not remove the iLok during Pro Tools

launch or use.

Quick Start dialog

For more information on the Quick

Start dialog and session templates, see the

Pro Tools Reference Guide.

Refer to your Pro Tools Installer disc for ad-

ditional software and installers.

Pro Tools M-Powered Setup Guide16

Third-Party Applications and

Plug-ins

Your Pro Tools package also includes several free

applications and plug-ins from selected Digi-

design Third Party developers. Once you've

completed your Pro Tools installation, you can

install these separately. Go to the Additional

Files\3rd Party Content folder on the

Pro Tools M-Powered Installer disc.

Pro Tools Demo Session

The Pro Tools M-Powered disc includes a demo

session that you can use to verify that your sys-

tem is working.

The demo session for Pro Tools M-Powered is

named “Filtered Dream.”

To install the demo session:

1 Insert the Pro Tools M-Powered Installer disc

in your DVD drive.

2 On the Pro Tools M-Powered Installer disc, lo-

cate and open the Additional Files\Pro Tools

Demo Sessions Installer folder.

3 Double-click Demo Session Setup.exe.

4 Follow the onscreen 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.

Before installing the demo session to your

audio drive, make sure the drive is configured

as described in “Formatting an Audio Drive”

on page 40.

The demo session can be opened by double-

clicking the Filtered Dream.ptf file (located

in the Filtered Dream Demo Session folder).

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