Specifications
Chapter 1: Welcome to Pro Tools|24 MIX
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chapter 1
Welcome to Pro Tools|24 MIX
Welcome to Pro Tools|24 MIX. Pro Tools MIX-
series and Pro Tools|24 audio cards and inter-
faces bring powerful digital audio recording, ed-
iting, TDM signal processing, mixing, and I/O
capabilities to Pro Tools.
This guide covers installation and configuration
of Pro Tools|24 MIX and Pro Tools|24 hardware
and Pro Tools software on Macintosh and Win-
dows platforms. System and installation tests
are provided, as well as an introduction to
Pro Tools software.
Pro Tools TDM Systems
Pro Tools 6.0 for Macintosh, Pro Tools 5.3.1 for
Windows, and Pro Tools 5.1.3 for Macintosh
support the following systems:
Pro Tools|24 MIX-series Systems
Pro Tools|24 MIX
A core system includes:
• MIX Core card
• Pro Tools TDM software
• Digidesign audio interface
(sold separately)
Pro Tools|24 MIXplus
A MIXplus system includes:
• MIX Core card
• MIX Farm card
• Pro Tools TDM software
• Digidesign audio interface
(sold separately)
Pro Tools|24 MIX
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A MIX
3
system includes:
• MIX Core card
•Two MIX Farm cards
• Pro Tools TDM software
• Digidesign audio interface
(sold separately)
All Pro Tools|24 MIX-series systems provide:
• Up to 64 tracks of recording and playback of
24-bit and 16-bit audio files
• TDM digital mixing and DSP plug-in environ-
ment
• Non-linear, random-access editing and mix
automation
• MIDI recording, playback and editing