User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Installation QuickStart
- Welcome to 003 and 003 Rack
- Windows Configuration
- Mac Configuration
- Launching and Configuring Pro Tools LE
- 003 Top Panel
- 003 Operating Modes
- 003 Top Panel Overview
- Display Section
- Fader Section
- Console/Channel View Section
- Transport and Navigation Controls
- Automation Section
- Modifiers Section
- Mic/DI Input Controls
- Monitor Section
- 003 Rack Front Panel
- 003 and 003 Rack Back Panels
- Making Studio Connections
- Getting Sound In and Out of Your 003 or 003 Rack
- Connecting a Microphone
- Connecting Instruments to 003 or 003 Rack
- Connecting Equipment with Digital Ins and Outs
- Word Clock
- Using External Effects Devices
- Monitoring and Recording from Alternate Sources
- Recording from a Digital Device
- Connecting a Recorder for Mixdowns
- MIDI Connections
- Common Tasks with Pro Tools LE
- Pro Tools Mode with 003
- Saving a Session
- Working in Console View
- Working in Channel View
- Display Options in Console and Channel View
- Navigating and Editing Values in Entry Fields
- Working with Tracks
- Assigning Pro Tools Paths (Input, Output, Sends, Inserts)
- Working with Output Windows
- Recording
- Navigating in the Edit Window
- General Editing
- Working With Memory Locations
- Controlling Track Display on the Control Surface
- Working with Automation
- 003 Top Panel Shortcuts
- Configuring MIDI Studio Setup (Windows Only)
- Configuring AMS (Mac OS X Only)
- Utility Mode (003 Only)
- Hard Drive Configuration and Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
Appendix D: Hard Drive Configuration and Maintenance 119
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Hard Drive Configuration and Maintenance
It is recommended that you start with a newly
formatted external or secondary internal audio
drive. You should also periodically defragment
your audio drive to ensure continued system
performance.
Avoid Recording to the
System Drive
Recording to your system drive is not recom-
mended. Recording and playback on a system
drive may result in lower track counts or fewer
plug-ins.
Supported Drive Formats and
Drive Types
Drive Formats
Windows Windows XP systems should use drives
formatted as NTFS or FAT32 (NTFS preferred).
Mac Mac systems should use drives formatted
with HFS+ or HFS file system only.
Hard drive performance depends on factors in-
cluding system configuration, number of tracks,
session sample rate, density of edits, and the use
of crossfades and other processes such as Beat
Detective in a session.
For complete hard drive requirements, see the
Digidesign website (www.digidesign.com).
Always back up any important data on your
drive before formatting it, as it will erase all
data on the drive.
Windows systems can also support Mac
drives formatted with HFS+ system (also
commonly referred to as Mac OS Extended).
See the Pro Tools Reference Guide for more
information.
HFS drives are supported as Transfer drives
only.