Specifications
Chapter 6: Sessions 41
System Memory Allocation
(Pro Tools 6.x for TDM Systems 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 sys-
tem memory is available to other applications.
To minimize system memory allocation:
1 Choose Setups > Playback Engine.
2 Select the “Minimize System Memory Alloca-
tion” option.
3 Click OK.
4 On Windows systems, restart your computer.
– or –
On Mac OS X systems, enter your password
when prompted, then restart your computer.
Configuring Pro Tools
Hardware Settings
Pro Tools allows you to configure the signal
routing, digital I/O format, default sample rate,
clock source, and other hardware-based settings
depending on your system configuration.
The following section outlines the configura-
tion of a Pro Tools|HD system with one or more
HD interfaces (with one or more MIX-series in-
terfaces attached).
Configuring Pro Tools|HD
Hardware
On TDM systems, you configure Hardware set-
tings for each audio interface connected to your
system. For example, Pro Tools|HD-series sys-
tems can have 192 I/O, 192 Digital I/O, 96 I/O,
or 96i I/O audio interfaces connected to HD
Core and HD Accel or HD Process cards in the
system. The 192 I/O, 192 Digital I/O, and 96 I/O
can have additional interfaces attached (includ-
ing older Digidesign audio interfaces, or Legacy
I/Os, such as the 888|24 I/O, 882|20 I/O or
1622 I/O). For more information, see Chapter 2,
“Pro Tools System Configurations.”
Configuring Hardware Setup
The Main page of the Hardware Setup dialog is
where you define which physical inputs and
outputs on your audio interface are routed to
available inputs and outputs in Pro Tools.
To configure a Pro Tools MIX-series,
Pro Tools|24, or Pro Tools LE system, refer
to the
Getting Started Guide that came with
that system.
Hardware Setup dialog for 192 I/O (Main page)