Upgrading to Pro Tools 6.4

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When you run Win- dows Media Player, it automatically output to your Digidesign hardware. 6 Under the Processor scheduling section, select the “Adjust for best performance of background services” option. This helps prevent long record or playback passes from stopping due to system resources powering down. You will need to restart your computer for the changes to take effect. Do not use the Mac OS X automatic Software Update feature, as it may upgrade your system to a version of Mac OS that has not yet been qualified for Pro Tools. com) for the latest thirdparty drivers for Pro Tools hardware, as well as current known issues. 4 Click the Sleep tab and turn off the Energy Saver feature by setting the sleep feature to Never. Hardware Setup dialog, 96 I/O 3 In Digidesign CoreAudio Setup, click Done to apply your changes. 4 appendix c Digidesign WaveDriver (Windows Only) Introduction The Digidesign WaveDriver is a multichannel, multimedia sound driver that allows third-party audio programs that support the WaveDriver standard to play back through Digidesign hardware. ” Installing the Demo Session The Pro Tools Installer CD-ROM includes a demo session that you can use to verify that your system is working. For more information, refer to the Getting Started Guide for your Pro Tools system or the Pro Tools Reference Guide. This plug-in is required for mixing, mastering, and monitoring in surround: • For Surround systems, select “Yes – Monitoring Pro Tools Film Format” if your monitoring is configured for Film Format. 3 Enter your Administrator password and click OK to authenticate the installation. 4 on Windows 3 Required Settings To ensure optimum performance with Pro Tools, configure the following Control Panel settings for your version of Windows XP. If required, you can install QuickTime later (see “Installing QuickTime” on page 7). With Mac OS X, you use Apple’s Audio MIDI Setup (AMS) utility to identify external MIDI devices connected to your MIDI interface and configure your MIDI studio for use with Pro Tools. 5 Return to the System Preferences and click Software Update. AMS scans your system for connected MIDI interfaces. Norton Ghost is highly recommended, as it lets you save your system in a working state and easily revert to that state should you accidentally disable anything that your computer needs. For complete system requirements and compatibility information, visit the Digidesign Web site (www