Specifications

Pro Tools M-Powered Getting Started12
Launching Pro Tools
M-Powered
To use Pro Tools M-Powered with an M-Audio
interface, you must always have an iLok with a
license that authorizes the version of M-Pow-
ered software that you have installed. One pre-
authorized iLok is included with the Pro Tools
M-Powered package.
To authorize Pro Tools M-Powered software:
1 Make sure your M-Audio interface is con-
nected to your computer and powered on.
2 Insert the pre-authorized iLok into an avail-
able USB port on your computer.
3 Double-click the Pro Tools M-Powered short-
cut on your desktop (or the application in
Program Files\Digidesign\Pro Tools).
Additional Software on the
Pro Tools Installer Disc
The Pro Tools Installer disc provides additional
software for your system, including a Pro Tools
demo session.
Pro Tools Demo Session
The Pro Tools LE Installer disc includes a demo
session that you can use to verify that your sys-
tem is working.
The demo session for Pro Tools M-Powered is
named “Filtered Dreams.”
To install the demo session:
1 Insert the Pro Tools M-Powered Installer disc
in your CD/DVD drive.
2 From your DVD drive, locate and open the Ad-
ditional Files/M-Powered Demo Session Installer
folder.
3 Double-click M-Powered Demo Session
Setup.exe.
4 Follow the onscreen instructions.
5 When prompted, select your audio drive as
the install location and click Next to begin the
install.
6 When installation is complete, click Finish.
Do not remove the iLok during Pro Tools
launch or use.
Refer to your Pro Tools Installer disc for ad-
ditional software and installers.
Before installing the demo session to your
audio drive, make sure the drive is config-
ured as described in “Formatting an Audio
Drive” on page 50.
The demo session can be opened by double-
clicking the Filtered Dream.ptf file (located
in the Filtered Dream Demo Session folder).