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
Chapter 4: Mac Configuration 17
chapter 4
Mac Configuration
This chapter contains information for Mac sys-
tems only. If you are installing Pro Tools on a
Windows computer, see Chapter 3, “Windows
Configuration.”
Installation Overview
Installing 003 or 003 Rack on a Mac includes the
following steps:
1 “Mac System Optimization” on page 17.
2 “Installing Pro Tools LE” on page 19.
3 “Connecting 003 or 003 Rack to the Com-
puter” on page 21.
4 Launching Pro Tools LE. (See Chapter 5,
“Launching and Configuring Pro Tools LE.”)
5 Making audio and MIDI connections to 003 or
003 Rack. (See Chapter 9, “Making Studio Con-
nections.”)
Mac System Optimization
To ensure optimum performance with
Pro Tools LE, configure your computer before
installing Pro Tools software.
Before configuring your computer, make sure
you are logged in as an Administrator for the ac-
count where you want to install Pro Tools. For
details on Administrator privileges in Mac OS X,
see your Apple OS X documentation.
Before installing this version of Pro Tools,
see the Read Me information included on
the Pro Tools Installer disc.
When connecting 003 or 003 Rack to your
computer the first time, your computer
should be off. If your computer is on, power
it down.
Do not use the Mac OS X automatic
Software Update feature, as it may upgrade
your system to a version of Mac OS that has
not yet been qualified for Pro Tools. For
details on qualified versions of Mac OS, see
the latest compatibility information on the
Digidesign website (www.digidesign.com).