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Pro Tools|HD User GuideVersion 8.1®

Pro Tools|HD User Guide4Pro Tools|HD Audio InterfacesTo record and play audio with Pro Tools HD, you must have at least one Pro Tools|HD audio interfa

Pro Tools|HD User Guide94Plug-in FeaturesStandard Surround and Stereo MixersBoth the Surround and Stereo Mixer plug-ins provide the following:• 24-bit

Appendix E: TDM Mixing and DSP Usage 95DSP Usage with TDM Plug-InsTo get the best results when using TDM plug-ins, keep in mind the following guidelin

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Appendix F: Troubleshooting 97appendix fTroubleshootingBacking Up Your WorkIt is highly recommended that you back up your work on a regular basis, and

Pro Tools|HD User Guide98 If you tried to launch Pro Tools by double-clicking a Pro Tools session file, do the follow-ing:• Close any error message.•

Appendix F: Troubleshooting 99If you have a large number of cards or audio in-terfaces, it may take a while for the DigiTest win-dow to appear, as Dig

Pro Tools|HD User Guide100If a supported card is installed and is not automatically detected:1 Quit DigiTest.2 Turn off the entire Pro Tools system.

Appendix F: Troubleshooting 101Identifying Pro Tools|HD Cards with DigiTestYou can use DigiTest to identify which cards are in which slots in your sys

Pro Tools|HD User Guide102Performance FactorsThere are several conditions that may adversely affect the performance of Pro Tools. These in-clude:Netwo

Appendix F: Troubleshooting 103Other HardwareRefer to the manufacturer’s documentation for operational details. The most common hardware additions inc

Chapter 1: Welcome to Pro Tools|HD 5• Input mixer for low latency direct monitoring of a variety of incoming signals (configured in the Pro Tools Hard

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Appendix G: Resources 105appendix gResourcesWhether you are new to Pro Tools or just start-ing out with your new system, we encourage you to read and

Pro Tools|HD User Guide106Guides Accessible in Pro ToolsPDF versions of the main Pro Tools guides are accessible from the Pro Tools Help menu.These in

Appendix H: Compliance Information 107appendix hCompliance InformationEnvironmental ComplianceDisposal of Waste Equipment by Users in the European Uni

Pro Tools|HD User Guide108EMC (Electromagnetic Compliance)Avid declares that this product complies with the following standards regulating emissions a

Appendix H: Compliance Information 109Safety ComplianceSafety StatementThis equipment has been tested to comply with USA and Canadian safety certifica

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Index 111Numerics1622 I/O 816-channel peripheral cable adapter 20192 Digital I/O 7, 57, 58192 I/O 6, 57, 5824-bit ADAT Bridge I/O 8882|20 I/O 8888|24

Pro Tools|HD User Guide112EEnergy Saver (Mac), turning off 25error codesDigiTest 99error suppression 46Ext. Clock Output 53Ffirmwareaudio interfaces (

Index 113PRE 9Pro Toolscapabilities 2configuration 44demo session (Mac) 24demo session (Windows) 31installing 21, 27launching (Mac) 22launching (Windo

Pro Tools|HD User Guide6Expandability• Optional addition of I/O cards to expand ana-log or digital I/O• Simultaneous use of multiple Pro Tools|HD audi

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Chapter 1: Welcome to Pro Tools|HD 7• Analog: 8 channels, DB-25 (balanced) con-nectors, inputs selectable between +4 dBu or –10 dBV, outputs +4 dBu on

Pro Tools|HD User Guide896i I/O Audio Interface96i I/O™ is a multichannel digital audio inter-face designed for use with Pro Tools|HD sys-tems. 96i I/

Chapter 1: Welcome to Pro Tools|HD 9Additional Pro Tools|HD HardwarePro Tools HD also supports the following Pro Tools|HD hardware options.• Synchroni

Pro Tools|HD User Guide10Conventions Used in This GuideAll of our guides use the following conventions to indicate menu choices and key commands:The n

Chapter 2: Installing Pro Tools Hardware 11chapter 2Installing Pro Tools HardwareThis chapter provides information on installing and connecting Pro To

Pro Tools|HD User Guide12To install Pro Tools cards in a Mac Pro:1 Turn off your computer and any peripherals. Leave your computer’s power cable plug

Chapter 2: Installing Pro Tools Hardware 13• With the card’s PCIe connectors facing down, carefully slide the card straight down and firmly seat the P

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

Pro Tools|HD User Guide14Installing Pro Tools|HD Cards in a PCTo install Pro Tools cards:1 Turn off your computer and any peripherals. Leave your com

Chapter 2: Installing Pro Tools Hardware 158 Check to be sure that your cards are installed in the proper order for your system (note that this may v

Pro Tools|HD User Guide163 Connect the Port A connector of the FlexCa-ble to Port A on the second card. Push gently but firmly until the cable is ful

Chapter 2: Installing Pro Tools Hardware 17Pro Tools|HD supports up to a maximum com-bination of ten total of the following audio in-terfaces: • HD OM

Pro Tools|HD User Guide18If you are connecting 96 I/O or 96i I/O audio in-terfaces to your system in addition to HD OMNI, HD I/O, 192 I/O (or 192 Digi

Chapter 2: Installing Pro Tools Hardware 19Connecting Legacy I/OEach 192 I/O, 192 Digital I/O, and 96 I/O can support up to 16 channels of audio to an

Pro Tools|HD User Guide20To connect Pro Tools|24 MIX audio interfaces:1 Connect the “MIX card” end of the peripheral cable that came with your Pro To

Chapter 3: Installing Pro Tools on Mac 21chapter 3Installing Pro Tools on MacThis chapter contains information for Mac sys-tems only. If you are insta

Pro Tools|HD User Guide2210 Click Continue.11 When installation is complete, click Restart.Installation OptionsPro Tools HD OptionsTo install a subs

Chapter 3: Installing Pro Tools on Mac 234 Use the Quick Start dialog to do one of the fol-lowing:• Create a new session from a template.• Create a n

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

Pro Tools|HD User Guide24Pro Tools Demo SessionThe Pro Tools HD Installer disc includes a demo session that you can use to verify that your sys-tem is

Chapter 3: Installing Pro Tools on Mac 25Optimizing a Mac System for Pro ToolsTo ensure optimum performance with Pro Tools, configure your computer be

Pro Tools|HD User Guide26Reassign Spaces Keyboard ShortcutsIf you want to use Spaces, you should reassign the Spaces keyboard shortcuts to avoid confl

Chapter 4: Installing Pro Tools on Windows 27chapter 4Installing Pro Tools on WindowsThis chapter contains information for Windows systems only. If yo

Pro Tools|HD User Guide2810 Select your work environment. This loads an initial set of Pro Tools Preferences that include some of the more popular se

Chapter 4: Installing Pro Tools on Windows 29Command|8 Controller and Driver The Com-mand|8® Driver is required if you are using the Command|8 control

Pro Tools|HD User Guide30HD Pack Plug-insYour Pro Tools package includes the HD Pack collection of plug-ins from Avid and Develop-ment Partners. Once

Chapter 4: Installing Pro Tools on Windows 31To install the demo session:1 Insert the Pro Tools HD Installer disc into your DVD drive.2 On the insta

Pro Tools|HD User Guide32Optimizing a Windows System for Pro ToolsTo ensure optimum performance with Pro Tools|HD, configure your computer before usin

Chapter 4: Installing Pro Tools on Windows 33Optional OptimizationsThe following system optimizations may help Pro Tools perform better on some system

Pro Tools|HD User GuideivChapter 5. Making Studio Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Setting

Pro Tools|HD User Guide34Disabling System Startup ItemsThe fewer items in use by your computer, the more resources are available for Pro Tools. Some s

Chapter 5: Making Studio Connections 35chapter 5Making Studio ConnectionsThis chapter provides information on making common studio connections—includi

Pro Tools|HD User Guide36Example Studio Setup with a Mixing ConsoleFigure 7. Example studio configuration using HD I/O with analog mixer connections

Chapter 5: Making Studio Connections 37Example Studio Setup without a Mixing ConsoleFigure 8. Example studio configuration using HD OMNI without a mi

Pro Tools|HD User Guide38Figure 9. Example studio configuration using HD OMNI without a mixer, back panel connections shownAnalogPower Ampand Speaker

Chapter 5: Making Studio Connections 39Connecting Equipment with Digital Audio Ins and OutsEach Pro Tools|HD audio interface includes at least one AES

Pro Tools|HD User Guide40When you are using an effect in this send and return type of configuration, make sure the unit’s internal mix or balance betw

Chapter 5: Making Studio Connections 41Connecting SMPTE Synchronization DevicesIf you intend to synchronize Pro Tools to exter-nal devices with SMPTE,

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Chapter 6: Configuring Your Pro Tools System 43chapter 6Configuring Your Pro Tools SystemStarting Up or Shutting Down Your SystemWhenever you start yo

Contents vAppendix D. DSP-Induced Delays in Mixing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83Introduction to DSP-Induc

Pro Tools|HD User Guide44Configuring the Pro Tools Playback EngineIn the Playback Engine dialog, Pro Tools lets you adjust the performance of your sys

Chapter 6: Configuring Your Pro Tools System 45Host ProcessorsThe Host Processors setting determines the number of processors in your computer allo-ca

Pro Tools|HD User Guide46CPU Usage LimitThe CPU Usage Limit setting controls the per-centage of CPU resources allocated to Pro Tools host processing t

Chapter 6: Configuring Your Pro Tools System 47Number of VoicesThe Number of Voices setting lets you control the number of voices available on your sy

Pro Tools|HD User Guide48Delay Compensation EngineThe Delay Compensation Engine setting deter-mines how much DSP resources are dedicated for Delay Com

Chapter 6: Configuring Your Pro Tools System 49• DAE Playback Buffer Size settings higher than 1500 msec (Level 2) allow higher track count, higher de

Pro Tools|HD User Guide50The optimum Plug-in Streaming Buffer Size for most sessions is 250 ms (Level 2).• Plug-in Streaming Buffer Size settings lowe

Chapter 6: Configuring Your Pro Tools System 51Configuring Pro Tools Hardware SettingsIn the Hardware Setup dialog, Pro Tools lets you set the default

Pro Tools|HD User Guide52Configuring Audio InterfacesHD I/O, 192 I/O, 192 Digital I/O, 96 I/O, and 96i I/O audio interfaces support sixteen channels o

Chapter 6: Configuring Your Pro Tools System 533 Click the Main tab.4 From the Clock Source pop-up menu, select the appropriate clock source for the

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Pro Tools|HD User Guide549 Configure any specific controls for your audio interface:• “Configuring HD OMNI Controls” on page 54.• “Configuring HD I/O

Chapter 6: Configuring Your Pro Tools System 555 Click the Analog In tab and configure the op-tions.6 Click the Main tab and configure the options.7

Pro Tools|HD User Guide565 If you have two HD I/O AD cards, click the An-alog In 9–16 tab and configure the options.6 If you have at least one HD I/

Chapter 6: Configuring Your Pro Tools System 57Configuring 192 I/O and 192 Digital I/O ControlsTo configure controls for a 192 I/O:1 With the 192 I/O

Pro Tools|HD User Guide58To configure controls for a 192 Digital I/O or 192 I/O with an optional Digital I/O card: On the 192 Digital I/O or a 192 I/

Chapter 6: Configuring Your Pro Tools System 59Configuring 96i I/O ControlsTo configure controls for a 96i I/O:1 With the 96i I/O selected in the Per

Pro Tools|HD User Guide607 From the Interface pop-up, select the type of Legacy I/O you connected.After you select the type of Legacy I/O, the Main p

Chapter 6: Configuring Your Pro Tools System 61Opening the I/O Setup DialogThe I/O Setup dialog can be opened and config-ured whether or not a Pro Too

Pro Tools|HD User Guide62H/W Insert Delay Set the amount of Delay Com-pensation (in milliseconds) for each external de-vice. These times will be used

Chapter 6: Configuring Your Pro Tools System 63Output BussesPro Tools audio outputs—from tracks and sends—are routed to output busses, which in turn a

Chapter 1: Welcome to Pro Tools|HD 1chapter 1Welcome to Pro Tools|HDPro Tools|HD® provides high-definition digital audio recording, editing, signal pr

Pro Tools|HD User Guide64To map all output busses of the same format to an output path:1 Do one of the following:• Shift click to select contiguous O

Chapter 6: Configuring Your Pro Tools System 65Figure 10. Output signal path from an audio track to a physical output1.2.3.4.

Pro Tools|HD User Guide66Recommended Output Path Naming SchemesGenerally, you will want to use standard nam-ing schemes for output paths in your Pro T

Chapter 6: Configuring Your Pro Tools System 67Backing Up Your System ConfigurationAfter configuring your system and Pro Tools, you should save an ima

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Appendix A: Hard Drive Configuration and Maintenance 69appendix aHard Drive Configuration and MaintenanceIt is recommended that you start with a newly

Pro Tools|HD User Guide70SCSI Hard DrivesAvid recommends qualified SCSI hard drives and a qualified SCSI host bus adapter (HBA) card or (on Windows sy

Appendix A: Hard Drive Configuration and Maintenance 714 If the volume is “Unallocated,” do the follow-ing:• In the Disk Management window, right-cli

Pro Tools|HD User Guide72Partitioning DrivesPartitioning creates a logical volume or volumes on a physical drive, almost as if you were creat-ing virt

Appendix A: Hard Drive Configuration and Maintenance 73Defragmenting Windows Audio DrivesTo defragment an audio drive:1 Right-click My Computer (Wind

Pro Tools|HD User Guide2All Pro Tools|HD systems also require at least one Pro Tools|HD audio interface (sold sepa-rately). See “Pro Tools|HD Audio In

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Appendix B: Configuring AMS (Mac OS X Only) 75appendix bConfiguring AMS (Mac OS X Only)Audio MIDI SetupPro Tools recognizes the ports on your MIDI in-

Pro Tools|HD User Guide765 Connect the MIDI device to the MIDI inter-face by clicking the arrow for the appropriate output port of the device and dra

Appendix B: Configuring AMS (Mac OS X Only) 773 Click the More Information arrow to expand the dialog, then enable the appropriate MIDI channels (1–1

Pro Tools|HD User Guide78MIDI Patch Name SupportPro Tools supports XML (Extensible Markup Language) for storing and importing patch names for you exte

Appendix C: Configuring MIDI Studio Setup (Windows Only) 79appendix cConfiguring MIDI Studio Setup (Windows Only)MIDI Studio SetupMIDI Studio Setup (M

Pro Tools|HD User Guide80Interface ControlsCreate Adds a new instrument to the Instru-ment Name list.Delete Deletes the instrument or instruments se-l

Appendix C: Configuring MIDI Studio Setup (Windows Only) 816 From the Output pop-up menu, choose the output port on your MIDI interface that is con-n

Pro Tools|HD User Guide823 Click the Instrument or MIDI track Patch Se-lect button.4 In the Patch Select dialog, click Change.5 In the Open dialog,

Appendix D: DSP-Induced Delays in Mixing 83appendix dDSP-Induced Delays in MixingThis appendix provides an overview of DSP-in-duced mixer delays, and

Chapter 1: Welcome to Pro Tools|HD 3Pro Tools|HD HardwareHD Accel Core CardAll Pro Tools|HD systems include a Pro Tools|HD Accel Core PCIe card. The H

Pro Tools|HD User Guide84In any session, if you want to maintain absolute time alignment across all tracks you should al-ways compensate for signal pr

Appendix E: TDM Mixing and DSP Usage 85appendix eTDM Mixing and DSP UsageBenefits of TDM IITDM (or time division multiplexing) technology is based on

Pro Tools|HD User Guide86The maximum consumption of the time slots for a single connection occurs when the audio must be sent between the first and la

Appendix E: TDM Mixing and DSP Usage 87DSP AllocationDigital Signal Processing (or DSP) capability is one of the most powerful elements of your sys-te

Pro Tools|HD User Guide88Monitoring DSP UsageThe System Usage window provides a display of DSP usage. With these indicators as your guide, you can try

Appendix E: TDM Mixing and DSP Usage 89To monitor the usage of DSP resources during a Pro Tools session: Choose Window > System Usage.DSP CachePro

Pro Tools|HD User Guide90with audio tracks, then add sends and Auxiliary Inputs, and finally add plug-ins as available DSP allows. Master Faders do no

Appendix E: TDM Mixing and DSP Usage 91mixer for its output pair, then a new mixer will be created. A send to bus 3 will make a 1x2 mixer for bus 3 if

Pro Tools|HD User Guide9248-Bit Mixing Precision The Pro Tools mixer plug-ins use a register area inside of the DSPs on the hardware to hold a full 48

Appendix E: TDM Mixing and DSP Usage 93vides extremely smooth volume changes. In ad-dition, DAE “de-zippers” any “live input” to the mixer so that fas