Specifications

Chapter 1: Welcome to Pro Tools|HD 1
chapter 1
Welcome to Pro Tools|HD
Welcome to Pro Tools|HD®. Pro Tools|HD audio
cards and interfaces bring high-definition digi-
tal audio recording, editing, signal processing,
mixing, and I/O capabilities to Pro Tools.
This guide covers installation and configuration
of Pro Tools|HD hardware and Pro Tools® soft-
ware on Windows and Mac platforms.
Pro Tools|HD Systems
Pro Tools software supports the following sys-
tems:
Pro Tools|HD (for PCIe) Systems
(Mac Only)
Pro Tools|HD (for PCIe) systems are available in
the following configurations:
Pro Tools|HD 1 (for PCIe)
• Accel Core (for PCIe) card
Pro Tools|HD 2 Accel (for PCIe)
• Accel Core (for PCIe) card
• HD Accel (for PCIe) card
Pro Tools|HD 3 Accel (for PCIe)
• Accel Core (for PCIe) card
• Two HD Accel (for PCIe) cards
Pro Tools|HD (for PCI) Systems
(Windows and Mac)
Pro Tools|HD (for PCI) systems are available in
the following configurations:
Pro Tools|HD 1 (for PCI)
• HD Core (for PCI) card
Pro Tools|HD 2 Accel (for PCI)
• HD Core (for PCI) card
• HD Accel (for PCI) card
Pro Tools|HD 3 Accel (for PCI)
• HD Core (for PCI) card
• Two HD Accel (for PCI) cards
Pro Tools also supports earlier Pro Tools|HD
2 (for PCI) and Pro Tools|HD 3 (for PCI) sys-
tems. These systems shipped with HD Pro-
cess cards instead of HD Accel cards
Pro Tools HD supports more than three HD
cards in certain system configurations. For
more information, see the Expanded Sys-
tems Guide.