Specifications

Chapter 25: Pro Tools Recording and Playback 257
Installing Pro Tools
Pro Tools software is provided with your S3L system. Before
connecting your S3L system and Pro Tools, you must do the fol-
lowing:
• Activate, download, and install Pro Tools software on a
separate computer
• Transfer the Live Sound Production Toolkit license to the
Pro Tools iLok USB Smart Key (second generation iLok
required)
• Install the Avid AVB64 driver on your Mac Pro Tools com-
puter
Downloading and Installing Pro Tools
The Pro Tools software package, included with the E3 Engine,
includes its own Activation Card and iLok. When you activate
your copy of Pro Tools, the iLok license required to run
Pro Tools on your computer is deposited in your iLok account.
You can then transfer the Pro Tools license to the iLok included
in the Pro Tools software package.
Follow the instructions in the Pro Tools software package to ac-
tivate and download Pro Tools software and the iLok license. See
the Pro Tools Installation Guide, including with your
Pro Tools download, for information on installing and configur-
ing Pro Tools.
Live Sound Production Toolkit
Your S3L system also includes an iLok license for the Live
Sound Production Toolkit. The Live Sound Production Toolkit
enables up to 64 channels of simultaneous I/O between your S3L
and Pro Tools systems. The Live Sound Production Toolkit li-
cense is deposited in your iLok account when you activate your
S3L system software and plug-ins.
Transfer the Live Sound Production Toolkit license to the iLok
that contains the Pro Tools iLok license. Make sure this iLok is
connected to your Pro Tools computer whenever you launch
Pro Tools.
To transfer the Live Sound Production Toolkit license to your
iLok:
1 Locate the Pro Tools iLok and insert it into an available USB
port on your computer.
2 If necessary, download and install the iLok License Manager,
then launch it.
3 In the License Manager, select the Live Sound Production
Toolkit license and drag it to the Pro Tools iLok.
4 Label this iLok so you can easily distinguish it from the iLok
containing S3L plug-in licenses.
Avid AVB64 Driver
(Mac Only)
After installing Pro Tools, install the Avid AVB64 driver onto
your Mac Pro Tools computer. The AVB64 driver is available in
your Avid account after you activate your S3L software and
plug-ins. See the S3L Software Installation Guide for more
information.
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To install the AVB64 driver on a Mac:
1 If you are using the Thunderbolt port on your Pro Tools com-
puter, connect the Ethernet-to-Thunderbolt adapter to the
Thunderbolt port on your Pro Tools computer.
2 Locate the file called Install Avid AVB64.dmg. Download it
from your Avid account if you have not already done so.
3 Transfer the file to your Pro Tools computer.
4 Double-click the file to mount the DMG file.
5 Inside the mounted DMG file, double-click Install Avid
AVB64.pkg
and follow the on-screen instructions to install the
driver.
Up to 32 channels of simultaneous I/O are provided if no
Live Sound Production Toolkit license is present.
If your Pro Tools computer is equipped with a Thunderbolt
port only (or you want to use the Thunderbolt port for the
Pro Tools–S3L system connection), you must have an
Ethernet-to-Thunderbolt adapter.
If the driver installer fails, check www.avid.com/S3Lsup-
port to make sure your computer and current operating
system are supported.