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M-Powered
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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
menu
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.
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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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