Specifications
Getting Started with MIX
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Installing Demo Sessions
(Optional)
The Pro Tools Installer CD-ROM includes demo
sessions that you can use to verify that your sys-
tem is working.
To install a demo session:
1 Insert the Pro Tools Installer CD in your CD-
ROM drive. Locate and double-click the demo
session installer icon.
2 Select the demo session you want to install.
3 Set the install location to your audio drive,
and click Install.
4 When installation is complete, click Quit.
Checking Your TDM System
Before you launch Pro Tools, start up your sys-
tem and run the DigiTest diagnostic application
for your version of Mac OS to ensure that all
TDM cards in the system are recognized, in-
stalled in the proper order, and have valid TDM
ribbon cable connections.
Starting Up Your System
Whenever you start your system, turn on all of
your system components in a specific order.
To start your Pro Tools system:
1 Make sure all your equipment (including your
computer) is off.
2 For TDM systems with an expansion chassis,
turn on the expansion chassis.
3 Turn on external hard drives, if any. Wait ap-
proximately ten seconds for them to spin up to
speed.
4 Turn on any MIDI interfaces and devices, or
synchronization peripherals.
5 Lower the volume of all output devices, then
turn on your Pro Tools audio interfaces. Wait at
least fifteen seconds for the audio interfaces to
initialize, and the status LEDs to stop flashing.
6 Turn on your computer.
Running DigiTest (Mac OS X)
DigiTest for Mac OS X is installed with Pro Tools
6.0 and resides in the folder Applications/
Digidesign/Pro Tools 6/Pro Tools Utilities on
your hard drive.
To run DigiTest:
1 Quit Pro Tools if it is running.
2 Locate and double-click the DigiTest applica-
tion on your hard drive.
DigiTest opens and lists the supported cards it
finds in your system, showing their correspond-
ing slot locations.
You should also run DigiTest after making
any changes to your hardware setup (such
as adding or removing cards, adding or re-
moving audio interfaces, adding or remov-
ing synchronization cables) to verify that
your system is correctly configured and
functioning properly. After running DigiT-
est, restart your computer.
Before you run DigiTest, lower the volume
of all output devices. Very loud digital noise
may be emitted during the test.