Specifications

What’s New in Pro Tools 9.06
An iLok can hold hundreds of authorizations for
all of your iLok-enabled software. Once an iLok
is authorized for a given piece of software, you
can use the iLok to authorize that software on
any computer.
Pro Tools HD Authorization
A Pro Tools HD 9.0 authorization lets you run
Pro Tools HD 9.0 on a supported Mac or Win-
dows computer with Pro Tools|HD or
Pro Tools|HD Native hardware. A Pro Tools HD
9.0 authorization also authorizes Pro Tools with
Complete Production Toolkit 2 functionality on
supported Mac or Windows systems without
Pro Tools|HD or Pro Tools|HD Native hardware.
Pro Tools 9.0 Authorization
A Pro Tools 9.0 authorization lets you run
Pro Tools 9.0 on a supported Mac or Windows
computer with a P ro Tools or M-Audio inte rface,
or any third-party audio interface with sup-
ported Core Audio (Mac) or ASIO (Windows) de-
vice drivers (including the built-in audio on Mac
computers using Core Audio).
Complete Production Toolkit 2
Authorization
A Complete Production Toolkit 2 authorization
(in addition to Pro Tools 9.0 authorization) lets
you run Pro Tools 9.0 with Complete Produc-
tion Toolkit 2 functionality. Pro Tools 9.0 with
Complete Production Toolkit 2 is supported
with Pro Tools audio interfaces, M-Audio audio
interfaces, or any third-party audio interface
with supported Core Audio (Mac) or ASIO (Win-
dows) device drivers.
Core Audio Support
Apple’s Core Audio provides audio stream con-
nectivity between software applications and au-
dio hardware on Mac OS X. Pro Tools 9.0 is com-
patible with third-party audio interfaces with
Core Audio device drivers on Mac computers.
Pro Tools software can use audio interfaces with
compatible Core Audio drivers for playback and
recording with up to 32 channels of I/O.
Additionally, Pro Tools hardware continues to
provide Core Audio drivers for use with
third-party Core Audio software applications.
ASIO Support
Steinberg’s Audio Stream Input/Output (ASIO)
provides audio stream connectivity between
software applications and audio hardware on
Windows. Pro Tools 9.0 is compatible with
third-party audio interfaces with ASIO device
drivers on Windows computers.
Pro Tools software can use audio interfaces with
compatible ASIO drivers for playback and re-
cording with up to 32 channels of I/O.
Additionally, Pro Tools hardware continues to
provide ASIO drivers for use with third-party
ASIO software applications.
For more information about Complete Pro-
duction Toolkit 2, see the Complete Produc-
tion Toolkit 2 Guide.