Specifications

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12 Select whether to install the Surround Mixer
plug-in. This plug-in is required for mixing,
mastering, and monitoring in surround:
• Select “Yes – Monitoring in Standard
Pro Tools (Film Format)” if your monitor-
ing is configured for Film Format surround.
• Select “Yes – Monitoring in ProControl
(DTS Format)” if you are using a ProCon-
trol dedicated controller.
• Select “No – Stereo mixing only” if your
monitoring is configured for Stereo.
13 Click Continue.
14 When installation is complete, click Restart.
Launching Pro Tools
To use Pro Tools HD, you must always have an
inserted iLok with an authorization for
Pro Tools HD. One pre-authorized iLok is in-
cluded with your Pro Tools HD system.
To authorize Pro Tools HD software:
1 Make sure HD hardware is connected to your
computer system.
2 Insert the pre-authorized iLok into an avail-
able USB port on your computer.
3 Do one of the following:
• Click the Pro Tools HD icon in the Dock.
– or –
• Locate and double-click the Pro Tools HD
application on your hard drive.
Additional Software on the
Pro Tools Installer Disc
The Pro Tools Installer disc provides additional
software for your system, including audio driv-
ers (for playing other audio applications
through your Digidesign hardware) and a
Pro Tools demo session.
Digidesign CoreAudio Driver
The Digidesign CoreAudio Driver is a multi-cli-
ent, multichannel sound driver that allows
CoreAudio-compatible applications to record
and play back through Digidesign hardware.
The CoreAudio Driver is installed by default
when you install Pro Tools.
Standalone CoreAudio Driver
The Digidesign CoreAudio Driver can be in-
stalled as a standalone driver on Mac systems
that do not have Pro Tools software installed.
The standalone version of this driver is available
on the Pro Tools Installer disc (in the Additional
Files Folder).
AFL/PFL Solo modes require the Surround
Mixer plug-in. See the Pro Tools Reference
Guide for more information.
Do not remove the iLok during Pro Tools
launch or use.
Check your Pro Tools Installer disc for addi-
tional software and installers.
For information on configuring the Digide-
sign CoreAudio Driver, see the Digidesign
CoreAudio Guide.
If Pro Tools was uninstalled, CoreAudio
Driver was automatically uninstalled at
that time.
For information on installing and configur-
ing the standalone version of the Digidesign
CoreAudio Driver, see the CoreAudio Driv-
ers Guide.