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Pro Tools |HD Native User GuideVersion 9.0®

Pro Tools|HD Native User Guide6DigiLink Mini and DigiLink CablesUse DigiLink cables to connect 192 I/O, 192 Dig-ital I/O, 96 I/O, and 96i I/O audio in

Chapter 2: Pro Tools|HD Native Hardware Overview 7Audio InterfacesTo record and play audio with Pro Tools HD, you must have at least one Pro Tools|HD

Pro Tools|HD Native User Guide8Monitoring• An additional stereo “CUE” output path in Pro Tools for headphone monitoring from the front panel headphone

Chapter 2: Pro Tools|HD Native Hardware Overview 9Digital I/O• Up to sixteen channels of 24-bit digital I/O, using AES/EBU, TDIF DB-25, or Optical at

Pro Tools|HD Native User Guide10• Dedicated BNC Word Clock input and XLR AES/EBU input (clock input only) for external MADI synchronization (when usin

Chapter 2: Pro Tools|HD Native Hardware Overview 11192 Digital I/O Audio Interface192 Digital I/O is a multichannel digital audio interface designed f

Pro Tools|HD Native User Guide1296i I/O Audio Interface96i I/O is a multichannel digital audio interface designed for use with Pro Tools|HD systems. 9

Chapter 3: Installing Pro Tools Hardware 13chapter 3Installing Pro Tools HardwareThis chapter provides information on installing and connecting the Pr

Pro Tools|HD Native User Guide14To install the Pro Tools|HD Native card:1 Turn off your computer and any peripherals. Leave your computer’s power cab

Chapter 3: Installing Pro Tools Hardware 15Installing Pro Tools|HD Native Card in a Windows ComputerThe Pro Tools|HD Native card is a 4x PCIe card. Fo

Legal NoticesThis guide is copyrighted ©2010 by Avid Technology, Inc., (hereafter “Avid”), with all rights reserved. Under copyright laws, this guide

Pro Tools|HD Native User Guide16Connecting Audio InterfacesEach Pro Tools|HD audio interface provides sev-eral different input and output options. For

Chapter 3: Installing Pro Tools Hardware 17Connecting Loop SyncIf you are using two (or more) Pro Tools audio interfaces or a SYNC peripheral, Loop Sy

Pro Tools|HD Native User Guide18Maximum I/O ConfigurationPro Tools|HD Native supports up to a maximum combination of up to four total of the following

Appendix a: Configuring CoreAudio (Mac OS X Only) 19appendix aConfiguring CoreAudio (Mac OS X Only)CoreAudio Driver CapabilitiesThe CoreAudio Driver i

Pro Tools|HD Native User Guide20To install the standalone CoreAudio Driver:1 Ensure that your Pro Tools|HD Native hard-ware is correctly installed.2

Appendix a: Configuring CoreAudio (Mac OS X Only) 21Using the CoreAudio ManagerUse CoreAudio Manager to change the CoreAu-dio Buffer Size setting, acc

Pro Tools|HD Native User Guide22Prefs ButtonThe Prefs button opens the CoreAudio Manager Preferences dialog for the Manager application. There are sev

Appendix a: Configuring CoreAudio (Mac OS X Only) 23Configuring a Pro Tools|HD Audio Interface for Third-Party ApplicationsWhen using a Pro Tools|HD N

Pro Tools|HD Native User Guide24Apple Audio MIDI SetupTo configure the Apple Audio MIDI Setup:1 Launch Audio MIDI Setup (located in Home/Applications

Appendix b: Configuring ASIO (Windows Only) 25appendix bConfiguring ASIO (Windows Only)ASIO Driver CapabilitiesThe ASIO Driver is a single-client, mul

Contents iiicontentsChapter 1. Welcome to Pro Tools|HD Native . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Pro Tools|HD Na

Pro Tools|HD Native User Guide26ASIO Driver Control PanelConfiguring ASIO Driver settings can be done using the ASIO Control Panel, which is accessed

Appendix b: Configuring ASIO (Windows Only) 27Buffer SizeYou may select from the following buffer sizes (depending on your Pro Tools hardware):• 128 s

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Appendix c: Low Latency Monitoring 29appendix cLow Latency MonitoringPro Tools|HD Native systems can use the Low La-tency Monitoring option to record

Pro Tools|HD Native User Guide30Configuring Low Latency Monitoring in the I/O SetupThe Output page of the I/O Setup lets you enable (or disable) Low L

Appendix d: System Delays in Mixing 31appendix dSystem Delays in MixingThis appendix provides an overview of system mixer delays in Pro Tools|HD Nativ

Pro Tools|HD Native User Guide32In any session, if you want to maintain absolute time alignment across all tracks you should al-ways compensate for si

Appendix e: Troubleshooting 33appendix eTroubleshootingBacking Up Your WorkIt is highly recommended that you back up your work on a regular basis, and

Pro Tools|HD Native User Guide34Common IssuesPro Tools Won’t LaunchProblemWhen you double-click the Pro Tools applica-tion or a Pro Tools session file

Appendix e: Troubleshooting 35Using DigiTest as a Diagnostic ToolThe DigiTest utility performs diagnostic tests on the Pro Tools cards in your system.

Pro Tools|HD Native User GuideivAppendix B. Configuring ASIO (Windows Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25ASIO D

Pro Tools|HD Native User Guide368 When the test is finished, you can view the test results by doing one of the following:• Click the Get Results butt

Appendix e: Troubleshooting 37To display information for a card in your system:1 Quit Pro Tools if it is running.2 Locate and double-click the DigiT

Pro Tools|HD Native User Guide38Performance FactorsThere are several conditions that may adversely affect the performance of Pro Tools. These in-clude

Appendix e: Troubleshooting 39Other HardwareRefer to the manufacturer’s documentation for operational details. The most common hardware additions incl

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Appendix f: Compliance Information 41appendix fCompliance InformationEnvironmental ComplianceDisposal of Waste Equipment by Users in the European Unio

Pro Tools|HD Native User Guide42EMC (Electromagnetic Compliance)Avid declares that this product complies with the following standards regulating emiss

Appendix f: Compliance Information 43European Union Declaration of Conformity(EMC and Safety)Avid is authorized to apply the CE (Conformité Europénne)

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Index 45Numerics192 Digital I/O 11192 I/O 1096 I/O 1196i I/O 12AASIO Control Panel 26ASIO driver (Windows) 25capabilities 25control panel 26installing

Chapter 1: Welcome to Pro Tools|HD Native 1chapter 1Welcome to Pro Tools|HD NativePro Tools®|HD Native provides high-definition digital audio recordin

Pro Tools|HD Native User Guide46Digital I/O 9synchronization 9HD MADI 9HD OMNI 7analog I/O 7digital I/O 7features 7monitoring 8synchronization 8II/O S

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Pro Tools|HD Native User Guide2Pro Tools|HD Native CapabilitiesPro Tools HD running on Pro Tools|HD Native hardware provides the following capabilitie

Chapter 1: Welcome to Pro Tools|HD Native 3An iLok can hold hundreds authorizations for all of your iLok-enabled software. Once an iLok is authorized

Pro Tools|HD Native User Guide4Conventions Used in This GuideAll Pro Tools guides use the following conven-tions to indicate menu choices and key com-

Chapter 2: Pro Tools|HD Native Hardware Overview 5chapter 2Pro Tools|HD Native Hardware OverviewThis section describes each hardware compo-nent of a P