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Chapter 4: Installing Pro Tools on Mac 15
chapter 4
Installing Pro Tools on Mac
This chapter contains information for Mac sys-
tems only. If you are installing Pro Tools M-Pow-
ered on a Windows computer, see Chapter 3,
“Installing Pro Tools on Windows.”
Installation Overview
Installation of Pro Tools M-Powered on a Mac
includes the following steps:
1 “Installing Your M-Audio Interface” on
page 15.
2 “Installing M-Audio Drivers” on page 15.
3 “Installing Pro Tools M-Powered Software” on
page 16.
4 “Launching Pro Tools M-Powered” on
page 17. (This step includes inserting the pre-au-
thorized iLok into an available USB port on your
computer.)
5 Configuring your system for improved perfor-
mance. (See Chapter 5, “Configuring Your
Pro Tools System.”)
6 Making audio connections to the M-Audio in-
terface. (See your M-Audio documentation for
details.)
Installing Your M-Audio
Interface
Before you install Pro Tools M-Powered, you
must first install your M-Audio interface. Con-
nect your M-Audio interface according to the in-
structions that came with it.
Installing M-Audio Drivers
The Pro Tools M-Powered Installer disc includes
M-Audio drivers for using Digidesign-qualified
M-Audio interfaces on Mac.
To install the M-Audio driver for your M-Audio
interface:
1 If you are using an M-Audio FireWire inter-
face, disconnect it before proceeding.
2 Insert the Pro Tools M-Powered Installer disc
for Mac in your CD/DVD drive.
Before installing this version of Pro Tools,
refer to the Read Me information included
on the Pro Tools Installer disc.
Pro Tools will not see your M-Audio inter-
face if you do not install the M-Audio driver
that is included with Pro Tools M-Powered.