Launching Pro Tools Le; Configuring Pro Tools Le - DigiDesign Mbox 2 Pro Getting Started Manual

Launching Pro Tools LE

When launching Pro Tools LE the first time, you
are prompted to enter an authorization code to
validate your software.
To authorize Pro Tools LE software:
Click the Pro Tools LE icon in the Dock (or
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double-click the application icon in the
Pro Tools folder inside the Digidesign folder).
Enter the authorization code in the dialog
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when prompted (making sure to type it exactly
as printed, and observing any spaces and capi-
talization), then click Validate.
Your authorization code is located on the inside
front cover of this guide.
Configuring Pro Tools LE
Pro Tools System Settings
Pro Tools LE lets you adjust the performance of
your system by changing system settings that af-
fect its capacity for processing, playback, and re-
cording.
In most cases, the default settings for your sys-
tem provide optimum performance, but you
may want to adjust them to accommodate large
or processing-intensive Pro Tools sessions.
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Hardware Buffer Size
The Hardware Buffer Size (H/W Buffer Size) con-
trols the size of the buffer used to handle host
processing tasks such as Real-Time AudioSuite
(RTAS) plug-ins. The H/W Buffer setting can also
be used to manage monitoring latency.
Lower Hardware Buffer Size settings reduce
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monitoring latency, and are useful when you are
recording live input.
Higher Hardware Buffer Size settings allow for
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more audio processing and effects, and are use-
ful when you are mixing and using more RTAS
plug-ins.
In addition to causing slower screen re-
sponse and monitoring latency, higher
Hardware Buffer Size settings can increase
the latency caused by RTAS plug-ins, and
affect the accuracy of plug-in automation,
mute data, and MIDI track timing.
To change the Hardware Buffer Size:
Choose Setup > Playback Engine.
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Playback Engine dialog for Mbox 2 Pro
From the H/W Buffer Size pop-up menu, select
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the audio buffer size, in samples.
Click OK.
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