Specifications

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Launch Setup App
(Pro Tools with Mbox Family or Third-Party
Audio Interfaces Only)
Using the setup application (control panel) for
your audio interface, you can change settings in the
following areas depending on your audio interface:
• Mixer Settings
• Output Settings
• Hardware Settings (including sample rate, hard-
ware buffer size, and sync source).
To change control panel settings:
1 In the Hardware Setup dialog, click the Launch
Setup App
button.
2 To change settings in the Control Panel, see the
documentation that came with your audio inter-
face.
3 When finished, close the Control Panel.
Configuring Pro Tools
Aggregate I/O
(Mac Only)
On Mac systems using Core Audio, you can select
Pro Tools Aggregate I/O as the Current Engine to
use the built-in audio inputs and outputs on your
Mac computer. You can configure the Pro Tools
Aggregate I/O setting in the Mac Audio Setup,
which can be accessed from the Pro Tools Hard-
ware Setup.
To configure Pro Tools Aggregate I/O settings:
1 Choose Setup > Hardware.
2 In the Peripherals list, select Pro Tools Aggre-
gate I/O
, or whichever Built-in input or output
option is selected as the
Current Engine in the
Playback Engine.
3 Click the Launch Setup App button.
4 In the Audio Devices window of the Mac Audio
Setup, configure the Pro Tools Aggregate I/O
settings.
You can set the sample rate when creating a
new Pro Tools session by selecting a different
sample rate in the New Session dialog.
Hardware Setup for Pro Tools Aggregate I/O
(Mac only)
The Pro Tools Aggregate I/O device is
intended for use only with the built-in
audio on your Mac computer. For best
performance, use the default settings.
Pro Tools Aggregate I/O in the Audio Devices window