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Pro Tools|24, MIX, and MIXplus for

Windows NT v.5.0

November, 1999

Table of Contents

Introduction

System Requirements

Installation Notes

SCSI Hard Drive Requirements and Guidelines

Known Issues and Problems

Reporting Bugs

Introduction

Welcome to the world of Pro Tools. We have been at work for some time to deliver the worldÕs most

powerful digital audio workstation to the Windows NT platform. Contained within this ReadMe is late-

breaking news, suggestions for configuration and usage, as well as a list of known issues regarding Pro

Tools on NT. Please read through the documents thoroughly, since the information listed here may not be

documented in any of your Pro Tools manuals. Thank you again for choosing Digidesign.

*** Pro Tools 5.0 on NT now supports Pro Control ***

System Requirements

Pro Tools MIX and MIXplus

Digidesign has qualified the following NT system for 64-track performance:

IBM M-Pro IntelliStation model 6889 (81u recommended)

No other systems are currently tested or certified by Digidesign for trouble-free 64-track playback/record,

but some systems may perform equally as well as long as they have the following minimum requirements:

Qualified components for this PC

Video Cards: Matrox Millenium

- G400, 16MB with Millennium G400 Windows NT 4.0 driver

- G200, 8MB with Millennium G200 Windows NT 4.0 driver Version 4.07

Integrated System Audio: Integrated Crystal Audio sound driver should be removed

Summary of content (12 pages)

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Pro Tools|24, MIX, and MIXplus for Windows NT v.5.0 November, 1999 Table of Contents Introduction System Requirements Installation Notes SCSI Hard Drive Requirements and Guidelines Known Issues and Problems Reporting Bugs Introduction Welcome to the world of Pro Tools. We have been at work for some time to deliver the worldÕs most powerful digital audio workstation to the Windows NT platform.
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Other Computer Requirements System Software: Windows NT Workstation v.4.0 with Service Pack 4 (double-byte of character versions of NT are not supported i.e. Japanese NT, Chinese NT, Arabic NT etc.) System RAM: 256 MB minimum Storage: Qualified SCSI disk drive(s) (refer to ÒPro Tools Qualified DrivesÓ Document), with Fat16 or NTFS file system. Note: Uses of four dedicated SCSI audio drives (two drives per SCSI channel) is required for 64 track performance.
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Video card: Matrox Millenium 2, Matrox Millenium G200, Matrox Millenium G400, Diamond Viper 550, Diamond Viper 330, ATI Rage Pro, ATI Xpert, nVidea TNT based cards, or other AGP card (ATI, Matrox, STB, nVidea, or Diamond). Note: duel port video cards are currently not supported.
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Install-O-Rator Run this utility before installing Pro Tools software. The Install-O-Rator helps you pre-configure and optimize your computer for use with Pro Tools 24 and MIX systems. The Install-O-Rator works by scanning your computer for installed software and hardware components then determines what settings are optimal for use with Pro Tools. The Install-O-Rator will automatically lead you through these steps.
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SCSI Hard Drive Requirements and Procedures Pro Tools requires a Digidesign qualified Ultra-Wide SCSI adapter and at least 1 Digidesign qualified Ultra-Wide SCSI drive. Please review the following sections to determine if your storage equipment meets the basic requirements. Note: Narrow SCSI, EIDE, ATA-2, and Ultra-DMA drives are not supported nor tested with Pro Tools.
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Creating Disk Signatures on Hard Drives with Disk Administrator If your hard drive has been formatted from some other operating system other than Windows NT 4.0 (i.e. Windows 95/98, MacOS, Unix, etc), the Session 8 formatter, or is a brand new drive, you will need to launch Disk Administrator. To launch Disk Administrator: - Click on the Start Menu and select Programs>Administrative Tools (Common)>Disk Administrator. - Disk Signatures will be written to your hard drives if necessary.
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BIOS The Phoenix BIOS may display a configuration error during the computers initial boot sequence. The computer may give you the option to Skip or enter the BIOS setup program. This problem may occur when one or more MIX card(s) are present in the system. Digidesign Engineering Test Services has not experienced any adverse effects when choosing to Skip.
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Files AIFF files with the 4 character extension *.aiff are not recognized in the Convert and Import window when the file type to look for is set for AIFF. Pro Tools defaults to the 3 character *.aif file extension when AIFF is selected. Use the All Files selection or *.* to see all files. Do not use file names that start with Ò.Ó for any files used with Pro Tools on NT. This includes session names, audio files, midi files and plug-in settings.
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MIDI MIDI data does not reach the MIDI interface if the interface is turned on after you launch Pro Tools. MIDI data does not play back in tandem with audio data while in Shuttle play mode. SysEx messages larger than 8000 bytes are not recorded. MIDI does not playback correctly with audio when fast forwarding or rewinding when ÒAudio During FF/RewindÓ is enabled in Preferences. When fast forwarding, MIDI tracks incorrectly play back at regular speed.
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As part of a fix for an existing bug, the Settings file is changing for the following 4.2.X NT Plug-Ins: D-fx, TC/E and Pitch Shift. This renders any previous (PT4.2.X) saved settings incompatible with their PT5.0 versions. The new version of D-Verb (v.1.7) does not properly load the Hi Frequency Cut automation of the older Windows version of D-Verb (v.1.4). Please be aware that if you open an older session that used the original Windows version of D-Verb, you may have lost the Hi Frequency Cut automation.
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Machine Control When switching between Pro Tools as transport master and machine control as master, using the keyboard shortcut updates the counter to the machineÕs location, but not back to the edit cursor location. When using the transport control window to switch, the counter switches properly back and forth, but the edit view goes to the machineÕs location and remains at that time location. Pro Control Alpha Numerics 1,2,3,4 and 5 do not access the different Zoom levels on Pro Control.
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NT sessions can only be saved in 5.0 versions. HFS formatted drives (Mac drives) are only supported when they have been formatted on a Macintosh using a supported format utility such as FWBÕs Hard Disk Toolkit. Digidesign does not support Mac Opener ÒExtension MappingÓ for Sound Designer files.