Optimizing A Mac System For Pro Tools - DigiDesign Mbox 2 Mini Setup Manual

Configuring MIDI Setup
If you plan to use any MIDI devices with Pro Tools, do one of the following:
On Mac, configure your MIDI setup with the Apple Audio MIDI Setup (AMS) utility. See

Appendix A, "Configuring AMS (Mac OS X Only)."
– or –
On Windows, configure your MIDI setup with MIDI Studio Setup. See Appendix B, "Config-

uring MIDI Studio Setup (Windows Only)" for details.
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 sys-
tem configuration and settings if you encounter any problems.

Optimizing a Mac System for Pro Tools

To ensure optimum performance with Pro Tools, configure your computer before using
Pro Tools hardware and software.
To optimize a Windows XP system for Pro Tools, see "Optimizing a Windows System for
Pro Tools" on page 41.
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 in
Mac OS X, refer to your Apple OS X documentation.
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. For details on qualified
versions of Mac OS, see the latest compatibility information on our website (www.digide-
sign.com/compatibility).
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