Pro Tools LE 7.4 for Mac OS X 10.4 System Requirements

• DVD drive required for Pro Tools LE 7.4 installation DVD
  
• Not required for Download-only Pro Tools LE 7.4 installation
  

• 003
  
• 003 Rack+
  
• 003 Rack
  
• Digi 002
  
• Digi 002 Rack
  
• Mbox 2 Pro
  
• Mbox 2
  
• Mbox 2 Mini
  
• Mbox 2 Micro
  
• Mbox
  

• Pro Tools LE supports the use of any single Pro Tools LE audio interface
  
• Simultaneous use of multiple Pro Tools LE hardware devices is not supported
  

• 003, 003 Rack, Digi 002, Digi 002 Rack, Mbox 2 Pro - 96 kHz
  
• Mbox 2, Mbox 2 Mini, Mbox 2 Micro, Mbox - 48 kHz
  

• Mac Pro
  
• MacBook Pro
  
• MacBook
  
• iMac (Intel)
  
• Mac mini (Intel)
  

• Power Mac G5 PCIe
  
• Power Mac G5 PCI
  
• Power Mac G4
  
• iMac G5
  
• Mac mini (PPC)
  
• PowerBook G4
  

• iBook G4
  
• iMac G4
  

• Pro Tools LE 7.4 is officially supported on Mac OS X 10.4.9
  
• Although Mac OS X 10.4.10 and 10.4.11 have not been tested or qualified by Digidesign, the only known issue at this time has to do with Pro Tools failure to launch in some cases due to improper prebinding.
  
• Please see the following for important information:
  
  • Mac OS X Compatibility Information
    
  • If you have installed Mac OS X 10.4.9, 10.4.10, or 10.4.11, or if your computer came with Mac OS X 10.4.9 or 10.4.10 preinstalled, please download the Mac OS X Prebinding Script from that page if you experience failure of Pro Tools or other applications to launch.
    
• There are reports that Mac OS X 10.4.11 may contain fixes for some of the Mbox 2 USB interface problems such as kernel panics on newer Intel-based Macs.
  
• Pro Tools 7.x will not run on Mac OS X 10.3.9 and earlier
  

• Pro Tools 7.4.2 for Mac OS X 10.5.3 & 10.5.4 (Leopard)
  

• 1GB minimum required for Pro Tools LE 7.4 - More Recommended
  
• More RAM increases overall system and Pro Tools performance
  
• Refer to motherboard manufacturer for supported RAM version
  

• Large amounts of audio
  
• High edit density
  
• Large DigiBase databases
  
• A large number of installed plug-ins
  
• Options like DigiTranslator
  
• Elastic Time enabled on multiple tracks
  
• Simultaneous use with other applications
  

• Hard Drive Requirements - Pro Tools LE for Mac OS X
  

• FWx Record/Playback Option for VENUE D-Show Systems
  
• Control Surfaces:
  
  • C|24
    
  • Command|8
    
  • Control|24
    
  • Mackie Designs HUI
    
  • CM Labs MotorMix
    
• Avid Mojo SDI
  
• Avid Mojo
  

Additional Requirements

• Minimum resolution of 1024 x 768
  
• 17" or larger recommended if using external monitor
  

• Recording to the system startup drive is not recommended or supported
  
• Although limited recording and playback of audio tracks may be possible using the startup drive, one or more separate dedicated audio hard drive(s) is required for maximum performance and track count (7200 rpm or faster)
  

• Pro Tools does not support RAID technology. Please do not activate this feature on any Pro Tools recording drives.
  
• USB drives are not recommended or supported for recording
  
• Pro Tools Does Not Support Sleep Mode:
  
  • In the Mac OS X Apple Menu or Applications folder, open System Preferences. Launch Energy Saver, click the Sleep tab, and disable all Sleep features. Set "Put the computer to sleep when it is inactive" to Never. Do not manually put your computer to sleep when running Pro Tools.
    

DV Toolkit 2 & Music Production Toolkit Options — Maximum Track Count

• 2.5GB total system RAM
  
• 2 or more qualified hard drives dedicated for audio record and playback
  
• Qualified Apple Power Mac G5 or Intel-based Mac computer with the following processor requirements:
  
  • Intel Core 2 Duo processor
    
  • Intel Core Duo processor
    
  • Mac Pro (all models)
    
  • Dual or Quad processor Power Mac G5 (Power Mac G5 Dual 2GHz first generation model M9032 may not achieve maximum track count)
    

• SIIG FireWire 2-Port ExpressCard (part number NN-EC2012-S1)
  
• Connect the Mbox 2 Pro to the built-in MacBook Pro FireWire 400 port
  
• Connect 2 or more qualified FireWire 400 drives (daisy chained) to one of the ports on the SIIG FireWire 2-Port ExpressCard