Avid Knowledge Base Pro Tools HD 10.3.x with Pro Tools HDX System Requirements Pro Tools 10.3.x HDX Compatibility Last Updated: October 17, 2014 Products Affected: HDXProTools, ProToolsHD For optimal performance and reliability, be sure that your computer or laptop meets the following minimum system requirements. Important: Avid dedicates a significant amount of engineering resources and time to test and qualify specific platform configurations. While such systems may operate without problems, please understand we cannot provide support should you choose to use a non-qualified system. Mac Systems. Computer: Avid-qualified Apple computer. Mac Pro 4,1 'Nehalem'. Mac Pro 5,1 'Westmere'.
Mac Pro 12-core including:. One 3.2GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor. One 3.33GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon processor. Two 2.40GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon processors (12 cores). Two 2.66GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon processor (12 cores). Two 3.06GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon (12 cores).
Note: Avid does not recommend installing HDX cards in a 'Harpertown' (3,1), 'Clovertown' (2,1) or 'Woodcrest' (1,1) Mac Pro. The use of unsupported Mac Pro computers could result in performance problems, the inability to update the firmware of the HDX card and/or the HDX card becoming unusable.
Pro Tools Hd 10 And 9 Qualified Expansion Chassis For Mac Pro
. System Software: (32 or 64-bit) Mac OS X Lion 10.7.1-10.7.5, Mac OS X Mountain Lion 10.8, 10.8.2 to 10.8.5. System Memory: 4GB minimum, 8GB (or more) recommended. Expansion Chassis: Magma ExpressBox 7 (EB7) and ExpressBox 3T (EB3T) now supported for HDX cards with Pro Tools 10.3.3 and higher.
PCI Expansion Chassis Requirements - Pro Tools HD Systems with Pro Tools HD 7 for Mac OS X PCI Expansion Chassis Requirements With Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools HD Accel Systems with Pro Tools HD 7.0/7.1 for Mac OS X The following Expansion Chassis are officially qualified for use with Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools HD Accel PCI card systems with Pro Tools HD 7 for Mac OS X 10.4. Up to 7 HD PCI cards can be used in a single ProTools HD system. 1 HD Core card, any combination of HD Accel and/or HD Process PCI cards. For proper operation, card order MUST be: HD Core card, all HD Accel cards, then remaining HD Process cards.
DigiTest will NOT reflect the actual card order. System Usage window in Pro Tools will reflect the proper card order. Although 7 cards may be installed, only 4 HD cards are addressable when using 176 or 192 kHz sample rates, regardless of whether an expansion chassis is used or not.
HD PCIe (PCI Express) cards cannot be used in an expansion chassis Expanded Systems Guide For more information about expansion chassis setup and requirements, please see the Expanded Systems Guide.pdf installed on your hard drive during Pro Tools installation. Also available in the of the Support/Tech Support section of the website. (571 k, v7.1 for HD Systems). Slot orders in the chassis run from left (closest to the power supply) to right Compatibility Summary Click on links for additional details, system requirements,model serial number required and performance guides. 16.Slower G4 models may have lower track/voice counts 13 Slot, 32-Bit Chassis.
Digidesign Pro Tools Expansion Chassis, 13 Slot Compatible models: S/N begins with NB0600100C or higher Incompatible models: S/N = NB055300B1 or lower. Magma 13 Slot Expansion Chassis model P13R-D1 and P13RC1.5-D1 Note: 13 Slot Chassis support a total of up to 10 Digidesign cards. A maximum of 7 HD cards (HD Core, HD Accel, or HD Process) can be used in single ProTools HD system. Maximum Qualified Track Counts with HD Accel Card Systems: Sample Rate (kHz). 16 CardBus PCI Expansion Chassis. Magma 4-slot CB4DRQ (current), CB4DRQ-D1 (previous model number).
Magma 2-Slot CB264 (64-bit/33Mhz 2 Slot CardBus to PCI expansion). Magma 2-Slot CB232-D1 (32-bit/33Mhz 2 Slot CardBus to PCI expansion) Not Tested. Magma 2-Slot CB2 (discontinued). Magma 2-Slot CB2S (SCSI model, discontinued). Magma 1-Slot CB1H & CB1F Release of PLX CardBus for Pro Tools Users. NOTICE: The Magma Engineering and Compatibility Test Group has determined that some Pro Tools users with Magma CardBus card (PN: 01-04551-02) and the current PCI bridge on the expansion chassis, may experience computer lock-up or clicks and pops in audio when using Playback Engine sizes of 2 or more DSPs. The Magma Engineering and Compatibility Test Group has also determined these issues may be alleviated by swapping out the original Magma CardBus card (PN: 01-04551-02) with a different version of the Magma CardBus card (PN: 01-04551-03).
Not Supported With Mac OS X AVoption V10 AVoption V10 is only compatible with Windows XP. AVoption XL Pro Tools 6.4 and higher for Mac OS X is Not Compatible with AVoption XL. AVoption XL is not supported in Pro Tools 6.4 and higher.
Do Not Install Pro Tools 6.4 or higher on an AVoption XL system. users on Mac OS X 10.3 must use.