Setup guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Welcome to Mbox 2 Micro
- Installing Pro Tools on Mac
- Installing Pro Tools on Windows
- Configuring Your Pro Tools System
- Mbox 2 Micro Hardware Overview
- Configuring AMS (Mac OS X Only)
- Configuring MIDI Studio Setup (Windows Only)
- Hard Drive Configuration and Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Resources
Chapter 4: Configuring Your Pro Tools System 31
DAE Playback Buffer Size
The DAE Playback Buffer Size determines the amount of memory DAE allocates for disk buf-
fers. The buffer size is shown in milliseconds, which indicates the amount of audio buffered
when the system reads from disk.
The optimum DAE Playback Buffer Size for most disk operations is 1500 msec (Level 2).
DAE Playback Buffer Size settings lower than 1500 msec (Level 2) may improve playback
and recording initiation speed. However, a lower setting may make it difficult to play or record
tracks reliably with sessions containing a large number of tracks or a high density of edits, or
with systems that have slower or heavily fragmented hard drives.
DAE Playback Buffer Size settings higher than 1500 msec (Level 2) allow higher track count,
higher density of edits in a session, or the use of slower hard drives. However, a higher setting
may increase the time lag when starting playback or recording, or cause a longer audible time
lag while editing during playback.
To change the DAE Playback Buffer Size:
1 Choose Setup > Playback Engine.
2 From the DAE Playback Buffer pop-up menu, select a buffer size. Memory requirements for
each setting are shown at the bottom of the Playback Engine dialog.
3 Click OK.
If Pro Tools needs more system memory for the DAE Playback Buffer, it will prompt you to re-
start your computer.
Using a larger DAE Playback Buffer Size leaves less system memory for other tasks. The default
setting of 1500 msec (Level 2) is recommended unless you are encountering -9073 (“Disk too
slow or fragmented”) errors.