Specifications

Chapter 5: Configuring Your Pro Tools System
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Disabling the Spotlight Shortcuts
The Mac OS X Spotlight feature uses the same key com-
mands Pro Tools uses to start recording (Com-
mand+Spacebar), and to record online (Command+Op-
tion+Spacebar). If you want to retain use of these key
commands in Pro Tools, these shortcuts must be dis-
abled.
To disable the Spotlight keyboard shortcut:
1 Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu and
click Spotlight.
2 Deselect “Spotlight menu keyboard shortcut” and “Spot-
light window keyboard shortcut.”
Disabling the Dashboard Shortcut
The Mac OS X Dashboard feature uses the same key
command Pro Tools uses to start recording (F12). If you
want to retain use of this key command in Pro Tools,
this shortcut must be disabled.
To disable the Dashboard keyboard shortcut:
1 Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu and
click Dashboard and Exposé.
2 Set the Dashboard keyboard shortcut to “–” to disable
the shortcut.
Enabling Journaling for Audio Drives
If you plan to use an audio drive that you used with a
previous version of Pro Tools on the Mac, enable jour-
naling.
To enable journaling:
1 Launch the Disk Utility application, located in Appli-
cations/Utilities.
2 Select the volume in the left column of the Disk Util-
ity window.
3 Click Enable Journaling in the toolbar.