Specifications

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Chapter 5: Pro Tools Systems
There are four types of Pro Tools systems:
Pro Tools
These systems include Pro Tools software with
Avid 003
™
or Digi 002
®
family audio interfaces,
Eleven
®
Rack, Mbox
®
or Mbox 2 family audio in-
terfaces, or M-Audio hardware. These systems
also include Pro Tools software using third-party
audio interfaces with supported Core Audio (Mac,
including the built-in audio on Mac computers) or
ASIO (Windows) drivers.
Pro Tools HD with Hardware Acceleration
Hardware accelerated Pro Tools HD systems
include Pro Tools HD software with HDX,
Pro Tools|HD, or HD Native hardware. Hardware
accelerated systems provide expanded I/O capabil-
ities and low latency monitoring. Pro Tools HD
software with HDX or Pro Tools|HD hardware
also provides dedicated DSP for plug-in process-
ing and for large mixer configurations.
Pro Tools HD or Pro Tools with Complete
Production Toolkit
These systems include Pro Tools HD software or
Pro Tools software with the Complete Production
Toolkit option with any compatible Avid, Core
Audio, or ASIO hardware.
Pro Tools Express
These systems include Pro Tools Express software
with Mbox family audio interfaces (third genera-
tion).
Pro Tools Software
Pro Tools software provides the following
capabilities, depending on your hardware
configuration:
• Up to 32 channels of I/O depending on your sys-
tem and audio hardware
• Up to a total of 96 voiced mono or stereo audio
tracks (up to 128 voiceable audio tracks) per ses-
sion:
• Playback of up to 96 tracks, or a combination
of playing back and recording up to 96 tracks,
mono or stereo, at 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz
• Playback of up to 48 tracks, or a combination
of playing back and recording up to 48 tracks,
mono tracks or stereo, at 88.2 kHz and 96
kHz
• Playback of up to 24 tracks, or a combination
of playing back and recording up to 24 tracks,
mono or stereo, at 176.4 kHz and 192 kHz
For a list of qualified audio interfaces and
computers for all Pro Tools systems, visit
www.avid.com/compatibility.