Optimizing A Windows System For Pro Tools - DigiDesign Mbox 2 Pro Getting Started Manual

To rename I/O paths in I/O Setup:
Choose Setup > I/O.
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I/O Setup dialog for Mbox 2 Pro
Click the Input, Output, Insert, or Bus tab to
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display the corresponding connections.
To change the name of a path or subpath,
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double-click directly on the Path Name, type a
new name for the path, and press Enter.
Click OK.
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See the Pro Tools Reference Guide (or choose
Help > Pro Tools Reference Guide) for more
information on renaming I/O paths.
Configuring MIDI Setup
If you plan to use any MIDI devices with Pro Tools,
do one of the following:
On Windows, configure your MIDI setup with
MIDI Studio Setup. See Appendix A, "Configur-
ing MIDI Studio Setup (Windows Only)" for de-
tails.
– or –
On Mac, configure your MIDI setup with Au-
dio MIDI Setup. See Appendix B, "Configuring
AMS (Mac OS X Only)" for details.
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Backing Up Your System
Configuration
After configuring your system and Pro Tools,
you should save an image of your system drive
using a backup utility such as Norton Ghost. By
doing this, you can quickly restore your system
configuration and settings if you encounter any
problems.
Optimizing a Windows System
for Pro Tools
(Windows XP Only)
To optimize a Mac system for Pro Tools, see
"Optimizing a Mac System for Pro Tools"
on page 27.
Before configuring your computer, make sure
you are logged in as an Administrator for the ac-
count where you want to install Pro Tools. For
details on Administrator privileges, refer to your
Windows documentation.
Required Optimizations
To ensure optimum performance with
Pro Tools LE, configure the following settings
before using Pro Tools hardware and software.
When you are finished changing Windows
system settings, restart your computer.
Enabling DMA
Enabling your computer's DMA (Direct Memory
Access) frees up CPU bandwidth so the com-
puter can do other Pro Tools tasks.
In most cases the DMA option will already be set
correctly, as Windows XP detects and activates
DMA mode by default.