Installing Optional Software For Pro Tools Le - DigiDesign Mbox Getting Started Manual

Click Start to check the current firmware ver-
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sion on Mbox and begin the firmware upgrade
process.
Follow the on-screen instructions:
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• Disconnect Mbox from the USB port of the
computer.
• Reconnect Mbox to the USB port of the
computer. The new firmware will be up-
loaded to the Mbox.
• Disconnect and reconnect Mbox.
Click OK.
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Installing Optional Software
for Pro Tools LE
Your Pro Tools Installer CD-ROM includes sev-
eral software options (as available for your sys-
tem).
Installing Digidesign ASIO Driver
The Digidesign ASIO (Audio Sound Input Out-
put) Driver is a multichannel, multimedia
sound driver that lets third-party audio applica-
tions record and play back through channels
1–2 of Mbox. The Digidesign ASIO Driver is not
required to use Pro Tools LE with Mbox.
For information on installing, using, and
removing the Digidesign ASIO Driver, see
Appendix C, "Digidesign ASIO Driver".
12 Getting Started with Mbox
Installing the Demo Session
The Pro Tools LE Installer CD includes a demo
session that you can use to verify that your sys-
tem is working.
Before installing the demo session to your
audio drive, make sure the drive is config-
ured as described in "Formatting an Audio
Drive" on page 9.
To install the demo session:
Insert the Pro Tools LE Installer CD in your
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CD-ROM drive. Locate and double-click
Setup.exe, in D (CD-ROM drive):\Additional
Files\Pro Tools LE Demo Session Installer.
Set the install location to your audio drive and
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click Install.
When installation is complete, click OK.
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Installing MacOpener
With MacOpener you can open and transfer
Pro Tools sessions created on HFS and HFS Plus-
formatted hard drives (Macintosh) to NTFS or
FAT32-formatted hard drives (Windows).
On Windows-based Pro Tools systems,
avoid recording or playing audio on hard
drives formatted for Macintosh (the HFS or
HFS Plus file system). Use the Save Session
Copy In command in Pro Tools to copy the
session material to a Windows audio drive
formatted using NTFS or FAT32.
To share Pro Tools sessions between Macintosh
and Windows system, select the "Enforce
Mac/PC Compatibility" option when creating
the session, or when saving a session copy.
While SDII files can be exported or con-
verted on import, they cannot be used
within Pro Tools sessions on Windows.