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HD Pack Plug-ins
Your Pro Tools package includes the HD Pack
collection of plug-ins from Avid and Develop-
ment Partners. Once you've completed your Pro
Tools installation, you can install the contents
of HD Pack.
HD Pack installers are located on the Pro Tools
Installer disc in the Additional Files\HD Pack In-
stallers folder.
Third-Party Applications and
Plug-ins
Your Pro Tools package also includes several free
applications and plug-ins from selected Avid
Third Party development partners. Once you've
completed your Pro Tools installation, you can
install these separately.
Installers are located on your Pro Tools Installer
disc in the Additional Files\3rd Party Content
folder.
Windows Audio Drivers
The ASIO Driver and WaveDriver Windows Sys-
tem Audio Driver let you use your Pro Tools au-
dio interfaces with third-party applications that
support the ASIO Driver or WaveDriver MME
(Multimedia Extension).
The ASIO Driver and WaveDriver for your
Pro Tools hardware are automatically installed
when you install Pro Tools.
ASIO Driver
The ASIO (Audio Sound Input Output) Driver is
a single-client multichannel sound driver that
allows third-party audio programs that support
the ASIO standard to record and play back
through Pro Tools hardware.
WaveDriver
The WaveDriver Windows System Audio Driver
is a single-client, stereo sound driver that allows
third-party audio programs that support the
WaveDriver MME (Multimedia Extension) stan-
dard to play back through Pro Tools hardware.
Standalone Windows Audio Drivers
Windows Audio Drivers can be installed on
Windows systems that do not have Pro Tools
software installed.
Pro Tools Demo Session
The Pro Tools HD Installer disc includes a demo
session that you can use to verify that your sys-
tem is working. The demo session for
Pro Tool HD is named Meant To Be.
For detailed information on configuring
the ASIO Driver, see the Windows Audio
Drivers Guide.
For detailed information on configuring
the WaveDriver, see the Windows Audio
Drivers Guide.
For information on installing and configur-
ing the standalone version of the Windows
Audio Drivers, see the Windows Audio
Drivers Guide.
Before installing the demo session to your
audio drive, make sure the drive is config-
ured as described in Appendix A, “Hard
Drive Configuration and Maintenance.”