User guide

Chapter 8: Eleven Rack Studio Setup 75
Configuring Your Pro Tools|HD or
M-Powered System
First, you’ll need to install the correct Pro Tools
software and connect Eleven Rack to your com-
puter using USB.
To configure your Pro Tools system to interface
with Eleven Rack:
1 Install the included Pro Tools HD software up-
date from the supplied DVD, unless Pro Tools
version 8.0.1 or higher is already installed.
2 Use the supplied USB cable (or another USB
2.0 cable) to connect Eleven Rack to an open
USB 2.0 port on your computer.
3 Launch Pro Tools. If the software has been in-
stalled correctly and Eleven Rack is connected
via USB, the Eleven Rack Control window will
open, giving you access to the controls and Rig
management features.
Setting Eleven Rack Sample Rate and
Clock Source
When Eleven Rack is connected to your com-
puter via USB, the sample rate and clock source
can no longer be set from within the User Op-
tions mode on the front panel.
When connecting Eleven Rack to your Pro Tools
system digitally, clock source must be set to Ex-
ternal, and the sample rate must match the rate
of your current Pro Tools session. You can use
the Digidesign Eleven Rack utility on your Mac
or PC to change these settings.
To access Eleven Rack’s sample rate and clock
source settings when connected via USB:
1 Open the Digidesign Eleven Rack utility:
• On Mac, open System Preferences from the
Apple menu and choose Digidesign Eleven
Rack.
– or –
• On Windows, click the Start button, choose
Control Panel and double-click Digidesign
Eleven Rack.
2 The Digidesign Eleven Rack Properties win-
dow will appear.
3 Choose the desired clock source and sample
rate.
4 Close the System Preferences window (Mac) or
the Digidesign Eleven Rack Properties dialog
(Windows) when finished.
A pre-existing installation of Pro Tools ver-
sion 8.0 or higher is required to install this
update.
For more information on controlling Eleven
Rack from Pro Tools, see “The Eleven Rack
Control Window” on page 78.