Specifications

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To change the DAE Playback Buffer Size in
Pro Tools 6.0:
1 Choose Setups > Playback Engine.
2 From the DAE Playback Buffer pop-up menu,
select a buffer size. Memory requirements for
each setting are shown at the bottom of the
Playback Engine dialog box.
3 Click OK.
To change the DAE Playback Buffer Size in
Pro Tools 5.1.3:
1 Launch DAE. If Pro Tools is already running,
switch to the DAE application.
2 Choose File > Set Playback Buffer Size.
3 Select a buffer size.
4 Click OK.
5 Quit Pro Tools if it is running, or quit the DAE
application. The new buffer setting will take ef-
fect when you launch Pro Tools again.
System Memory Allocation
(Pro Tools 6.0 Only)
When you start your computer, Pro Tools auto-
matically reserves a portion of system memory
for the DAE Playback Buffer. This reserved mem-
ory is unavailable to other applications, even if
Pro Tools is not running.
You can set Pro Tools to reserve only the mini-
mum amount of required memory, so that more
system memory is available to other applica-
tions.
To minimize system memory allocation:
1 Choose Setups > Playback Engine.
2 Select the “Minimize System Memory Alloca-
tion” option.
3 Click OK.
4 Restart your computer.
Playback Engine dialog for a MIX system (Pro Tools 6)
DAE Playback Buffer Size dialog (Pro Tools 5.1.3)