Specifications

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3 Enter your Administrator password and click
OK to authenticate the installation.
4 Follow the on-screen instructions to continue
and accept installation.
5 In the Installer window, choose Custom In-
stall from the pop-up menu, and click Install.
6 Follow the remaining on-screen instructions
to install Pro Tools.
7 When installation is complete, click Restart.
Audio MIDI Setup (AMS)
(Optional)
If you plan to use any MIDI devices with
Pro Tools, configure your MIDI setup with the
Apple Audio MIDI Setup (AMS) utility. See
Appendix C, “Configuring AMS (Mac OS X
Only)” for details.
Optional Software on the
Pro Tools M-Powered Installer
CD-ROM
Your Pro Tools M-Powered Installer CD-ROM
includes several software options.
Pro Tools Demo Session
The Pro Tools M-Powered Installer CD-ROM in-
cludes a demo session that you can use to verify
that your system is working.
To install the demo session:
1 Insert the Pro Tools M-Powered Installer CD
in your CD-ROM drive. Locate and double-click
the Pro Tools M-Powered Demo installer icon.
2 Select your audio drive as the install location
and click Install.
3 When installation is complete, click Quit.
Launching Pro Tools
M-Powered
To use Pro Tools M-Powered with an M-Audio
interface, you must always have an iLok with an
authorization for Pro Tools M-Powered. One
pre-authorized iLok is included with the M-Pow-
ered package.
To authorize Pro Tools M-Powered software:
1 Insert the pre-authorized iLok into an avail-
able USB port on your computer.
2 Click the Pro Tools M-Powered shortcut in
your Dock, (or the application in Applications\
Digidesign\Pro Tools).
Configuring Pro Tools
M-Powered
Pro Tools System Settings
Pro Tools allows you to adjust the performance
of your system by changing system settings that
affect its capacity for processing, playback, and
recording.
In most cases, the default settings for your sys-
tem provide optimum performance, but you
may want to adjust them to accommodate large
or processing-intensive Pro Tools sessions.
Do not remove the iLok during Pro Tools
launch or use.