Specifications

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For Pro Tools audio interfaces (such as 003 or
Mbox) you can configure the signal routing, dig-
ital I/O format, default sample rate, clock
source, and other hardware-based settings de-
pending on your system configuration.
For M-Audio audio interfaces and third-party
Core Audio (Mac) and ASIO (Windows) compat-
ible audio interfaces, use the Launch Setup App
button to launch the control panel for configur-
ing your specific audio interface.
Launch Setup Application
Using the setup application (control panel) for
your audio interface, you can change settings in
the following areas depending on your audio in-
terface:
• Mixer Settings
• Output Settings
• Hardware Settings (including sample rate,
hardware buffer size, and sync source).
To change control panel settings:
1 In the Hardware Setup dialog, click the Launch
Setup App button.
2 To change settings in the Control Panel, refer
to the documentation that came with your au-
dio interface.
3 When finished, close the Control Panel.
Configuring Built-in or Pro Tools Aggregate I/O
(Mac Only)
On Mac systems using Core Audio, you can use
any of the built-in I/O options or the Pro Tools
Aggregate I/O option as the Current Engine for us-
ing the built-in audio inputs and outputs on
your Mac computer. You can configure the
built-in option or the Pro Tools Aggregate I/O op-
tion in the Mac Audio Setup, which can be ac-
cessed from the Pro Tools Hardware Setup dia-
log.
To configure the built-in audio or the Pro Tools
Aggregate I/O settings:
1 Choose Setup > Hardware.
2 In the Peripherals list, select the built-in auto
option or the Pro Tools Aggregate I/O option (the
Current Engine setting in the Playback Engine di-
alog determines which option is available in the
Peripherals list in the Hardware Setup dialog).
3 Click the Launch Setup App button.
You can set the sample rate when creating a
new Pro Tools session by selecting a differ-
ent sample rate in the New Session dialog.
(Refer to
the Pro Tools Reference Guide for
details.)
Hardware Setup for Pro Tools Aggregate I/O (Mac only)