Specifications

Chapter 1: Introduction 1
chapter 1
Introduction
New Features in Pro Tools 9.0
This chapter provides an overview of new fea-
tures in Pro Tools
®
9.0 for Pro Tools,
Pro Tools|HD, and Pro Tools|HD Native systems
on qualified versions of Mac OS X and Win-
dows.
What’s New for all Pro Tools 9.0
Users
Pro Tools 9.0 provides a single, unified installer
for all versions of Pro Tools:
If you install Pro Tools 9.0 on your Pro Tools|HD
or Pro Tools|HD Native system, launching
Pro Tools 9.0 will run Pro Tools HD software (if
a valid Pro Tools HD authorization is detected
on a connected iLok and Pro Tools|HD or
Pro Tools|HD Native hardware is present).
If you install Pro Tools on a system with any
other hardware, launching Pro Tools 9.0 will
run Pro Tools software (if a valid Pro Tools au-
thorization is detected on a connected iLok).
Pro Tools Features and Enhancements
The following features and enhancements are
new to Pro Tools and Pro Tools HD:
Single, Unified Version of Pro Tools
• Pro Tools 9.0 provides a single, unified in-
staller for Pro Tools and Pro Tools HD
• New Pro Tools 9.0 PACE copy protection with
iLok USB key
Pro Tools Audio Engine
• Support for Core Audio hardware (including
Mac built-in audio) with supported Core Au-
dio drivers installed
• Support for ASIO hardware with supported
ASIO drivers installed
• New Pro Tools Playback Engine settings
• Current Engine setting for selecting which
audio engine to use
• Pro Tools Aggregate I/O option for using
the built in audio on Mac
• Delay Compensation settings for all ver-
sions of Pro Tools
• New Pro Tools Hardware settings
• Ability to select Core Audio and ASIO inter-
faces
• Launch Setup Application command for
Core Audio and ASIO audio interfaces