Specifications

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Pro Tools M-Powered
Capabilities
Pro Tools M-Powered software provides the fol-
lowing capabilities:
• Playback of up to 32 mono digital audio
tracks, or a combination of playing back
and recording up to 32 mono digital audio
tracks, depending on your M-Audio inter-
face and computer’s capabilities
• Up to 128 audio tracks (with 32 voiceable
tracks maximum), 128 Auxiliary Input
tracks, 64 Master Fader tracks, 256 MIDI
tracks, and 32 instrument tracks per ses-
sion.
• 16-bit or 24-bit audio resolution, at sample
rates up to the sample rates supported by
your M-Audio interface
• Non-destructive, random-access editing
and mix automation
• Audio processing with up to 5 RTAS plug-
ins per track, depending on your com-
puter’s capabilities
• Up to 5 inserts per track
• Up to 10 sends per track
• Up to 32 internal mix busses
How Pro Tools M-Powered
Differs from Pro Tools LE
Configuration Dialogs and Procedures
Some Pro Tools M-Powered configuration dia-
logs differ from the Pro Tools LE configuration
dialogs that are presented in the Pro Tools Refer-
ence Guide. For specific Pro Tools M-Powered
configuration dialogs, see Chapter 3, “Installing
Pro Tools on Windows” or Chapter 4, “Install-
ing Pro Tools on Mac.”
Unsupported Options
Pro Tools M-Powered does not support the fol-
lowing Pro Tools LE options:
• DV Toolkit 2
• Digidesign Ethernet-based control surfaces
(such as Control|24)
• Avid video peripherals
• HFS+ Disk Support Option
Pro Tools M-Powered uses your computer’s
CPU to mix and process audio tracks (host
processing). Computers with faster clock
speeds yield higher track counts and more
plug-in processing.