Digidesign Compatibility Documents Change History

May 30, 2006 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Added official qualification for the following with Intel-based Macs:

  • Pro Tools LE 7.1.1 for Intel-based Macs
  • Pro Tools M-Powered 7.1.1 for Intel-based Macs

Pro Tools 7.1.1 is a release for Intel-based Macs only; not for PowerPC-based Macs or Windows systems. All Intel-based Apple iMac, Mac mini, and MacBook Pro models are qualified. Testing is in progress with the new MacBook line of Apple computers.

April 19, 2006 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Added official qualification for the following with Mac OS X 10.4.6 for PPC:

  • Pro Tools HD 7.0/7.1
  • Pro Tools LE 7.0/7.1
  • Pro Tools M-Powered 7.0/7.1

PowerPC models only. Intel-based Macs are currently not supported with any version of Pro Tools. Digidesign currently anticipates that we will release versions of Pro Tools LE 7 and Pro Tools M-Powered 7 software that are compatible with Intel-based Apple computers in May 2006.

March 28, 2006 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

March 21, 2006 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Newly supported with Pro Tools M-Powered 7.1, additional M-Audio interface:

March 9, 2006 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

  • Added compatibility information for Pro Tools LE 7.1 and Pro Tools M-Powered 7.1 for Mac OS X and Windows XP
  • Added compatibility information for Music Production Toolkit
  • Added compatibility information for DV Toolkit 2
  • Added official qualification for the following with Mac OS X 10.4.4 and 10.4.5:
    • Pro Tools HD 7.0/7.1
    • Pro Tools LE 7.0/7.1
    • Pro Tools M-Powered 7.0/7.1
  • Newly supported with Pro Tools LE 7.1:
    • Music Production Toolkit
    • DV Toolkit 2
  • Newly supported with Pro Tools M-Powered 7.1:
    • Music Production Toolkit
  • Newly supported with Pro Tools M-Powered 7.1, additional M-Audio interfaces:

January 13, 2006 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Power Mac G5 Quad 2.5GHz (twin dual-core model M9592) now supported with Pro Tools 7 M-Powered systems for Mac OS X with the following update:

January 12-13, 2006 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

The following compatibility alert was added to all Power Mac G5 pages for Pro Tools 7 HD, LE, and M-Powered systems for Mac OS X:

Low Buffer Size/Multi-Processor Issues with Pro Tools 7 on Mac OS X

There is a known issue with low hardware buffer sizes and the multiprocessor RTAS engine of Pro Tools 7 (HD, LE, and M-Powered). Specifically at buffer sizes lower than 512, multiprocessor setups of Pro Tools can show a marked INCREASE in CPU utilization as you enable more processors. While dual processor models also exhibit this behavior somewhat, it is more noticeable with 3 or 4 processors enabled on the Power Mac Quad G5.

Digidesign is aware of the problem, and is actively working on the issue. We have run a number of tests, and while we continue to investigate a fix, our tests have turned up a few situations where this problem is likely to manifest, and a workaround for those scenarios.

At buffer sizes 512 and higher, we recommend you use the maximum number of processors. More processors will give you more cycles to run additional RTAS plug-ins and more tracks with little additional overhead from Pro Tools' management of additional processors.

We recommend the following setting for existing or new sessions that require lower buffer sizes:

  1. In "Setup/Playback Engine" lower "RTAS Processors" to "2 Processors".
  2. If you still see errors, one or more of the following will reduce the CPU utilization below the error threshold:
    • Make some plug-ins inactive
    • Make some tracks inactive
  3. If errors still occur, follow the same instructions with one processor enabled

Once you are mixing, you may use all processors, and restore any inactive tracks/plug-ins. You can then increase the HW buffer size to 512 or higher to prevent errors.

We are fully engaged in this investigation and we will update our customers as we have more information.

January 10, 2006 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

The following compatibility alert was added to all pages for Pro Tools 7 HD, LE, and M-Powered systems for Mac OS X:

  • Pro Tools (HD, LE and M-Powered) is not currently compatible with the new Apple iMac and MacBook Pro computers with Intel Core Duo processors
  • Pro Tools is not a universal binary
  • Digidesign currently does not have a release date for the Pro Tools update that will be needed for compatibility with these Apple Intel based computers

December 22, 2005 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

The following SCSI Host Adapters are now officially qualified with Pro Tools HD 7 systems for Mac OS X, including systems with Avid Mojo:

  • ATTO ExpressPCI UL5D - Dual-channel Ultra320 PCI Express SCSI Host Adapter
    • Power Mac G5 PCI Express models only
    • Qualified with Pro Tools HD 7.1 and higher only
  • ATTO ExpressPCI UL4D - Dual-channel Ultra320-to-PCI-X SCSI Host Adapter
    • Power Mac PCI models only
    • Qualified with Pro Tools HD 7.0 and higher only

December 19, 2005 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Added compatibility with the Power Mac G5 Quad 2.5GHz with Pro Tools LE 7 systems: Digi 002, Digi 002 Rack, Mbox, and Mbox 2:

  • Pro Tools LE 7.0cs2 or higher is required for support of the Power Mac G5 Quad 2.5GHz
  • A future Pro Tools M-Powered CS release is expected for support of M-Powered systems with the G5 Quad

December 12, 2005 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Added compatibility information for Pro Tools HD 7.1 for Mac OS X & Windows XP, and the following:

  • PCI Express-compatible Pro Tools|HD Systems for Mac OS X with the following new HD cards:
    • HD Accel Core PCIe card
    • HD Accel PCIe card
  • Digidesign Expansion|HD 6 Slot Expansion Chassis (HD PCI cards only, for PCI G5 or PCIe G5)
  • Pro Tools|HD system compatibility with Dual Core G5 Processor PCI Express Models
  • Media Station|PT 1.8.2 for Mac OS X 10.4 and Windows XP with Pro Tools HD 7.1cs1 and higher

December 2, 2005 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Mac OS X 10.4.3 is now officially qualified with all Pro Tools 7 systems:

  • Pro Tools|HD and Pro Tools|HD Accel systems with Pro Tools HD 7 software
  • Digi 002, Digi 002 Rack, Mbox 2, and Mbox systems with Pro Tools LE 7 software
  • Supported M-Audio hardware with Pro Tools M-Powered 7 software

November 14, 2005 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

The following Apple computers are now supported with Pro Tools LE 7 with Digi 002, Digi 002 Rack, and Mbox 2 systems:

  • PowerBook G4 1.67GHz (Hi Res) 15 Inch Display
  • PowerBook G4 1.67GHz (Hi Res) 17 Inch Display
  • iMac G5 1.9GHz 17 Inch Display
  • iMac G5 2.1GHz 20 Inch Display
  • Power Mac G5 Dual 2GHz - single dual-core model M9590
  • Power Mac G5 Dual 2.3GHz - single dual-core model M9591

November 3, 2005 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Added compatibility information for all versions of Pro Tools 7.

September 28, 2005 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Added the following compatibility alert:

  • We have identified a potential problem with some aluminum PowerBook G4 models that may not provide sufficient power from one or both of the built-in USB ports to establish or maintain communication with the Mbox 2. The 15" PowerBook G4 Model M8981LL/A and 15" PowerBook G4 Model M8980LL/A (both manufactured in September 2003) in particular may exhibit this problem when used with the Mbox 2.
  • For more information, please see Mbox 2 Compatibility Information with PowerBook G4

September 21, 2005 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Added the following compatibility alert:

  • A compatibility problem with Pro Tools|HD and the Power Mac G5 2.3GHz and 2.7GHz models has been reported by some customers where the third card of a Pro Tools|HD or Pro Tools|HD Accel system may sometimes not be recognized, and a "flex cable error" is posted. This problem can usually be resolved by rebooting the computer. Digidesign is currently investigating the problem.

September 1, 2005 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Added compatibility information for the new Mbox 2 audio/midi interface with Pro Tools LE 6.8.1 for Mac OS X and Windows XP:

Note: Pro Tools LE 6.8.1 is a cross-platform release for Mac OS X and Windows XP that ships with Mbox 2 systems and does not support other Digidesign interfaces. Pro Tools LE 6.8.1 will only work with Mbox 2 hardware.

August 12, 2005 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Digidesign has officially qualified Digi 002, Digi 002 Rack, and Mbox Pro Tools LE 6.9 systems with AMD and Intel Dual Core processors. For more information, please see the following compatibility pages:

August 8, 2005 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

FireWire 800 drives with the Oxford 912 interface have been qualified for record and playback with the following systems on Mac OS 10.4:

  • Pro Tools|HD and Pro Tools|HD Accel Systems (with Pro Tools 6.9.2 or higher)
  • Pro Tools LE Systems (with Pro Tools 6.9.2 or higher)
  • Mac OS 10.4 "Tiger" only (not tested on Mac OS 10.3 and earlier or Windows XP)
  • Please Note: Hard drives using the Oxford 912 interface have USB 2.0, FW400 and FW800 ports on them. Only the use of the FW800 port is supported on these drives with Pro Tools.

For more information and specific requirements for FireWire drives, see FireWire Drive Requirements

August 2, 2005 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Digidesign and M-Audio have released Pro Tools M-Powered 6.8r2 for Mac OS X 10.4.2 "Tiger"

July 20, 2005 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Digidesign has officially qualified all Pro Tools|HD and Pro Tools LE systems with Pro Tools TDM & LE 6.9.2 software with Mac OS X version 10.4.2:

Digidesign and M-Audio have released Pro Tools M-Powered 6.8r2 Preview Release for Mac OS X 10.4.2 "Tiger"

July 05, 2005 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Digidesign has officially qualified the HP Workstation xw9300 for use with Pro Tools|HD, Pro Tools|HD Accel, Avid Mojo, and AVoption|V10 for both local use and with Avid Unity MediaNetwork.

June 27, 2005 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Added the following compatibility information for Pro Tools Pro Tools|HD Accel and Pro Tools|HD Systems:

  • Pro Tools|HD Systems with Pro Tools 6.9.1 for Mac OS 10.3.8
  • Pro Tools|HD Systems with Pro Tools 6.9.1 for Windows XP
  • Media Station|PT 1.6.1 for Mac OS 10.3.8 and Windows XP

June 23, 2005 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Added the following compatibility information for Pro Tools LE Systems:

There is currently no standalone version of the Digidesign CoreAudio Driver for Mac OS 10.4.

A free compatibility update for Pro Tools M-Powered 6.8 for Mac OS X 10.4 is expected to be available in July.

Added the following compatibility information for FWx Record/Playback Option and Pro Tools LE 6.9.2 Systems with Digidesign VENUE Live Sound Environment:

June 10, 2005 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

The following laptop computer has been tested and approved by Digidesign for use with Digi 002, Digi 002 Rack, Mbox, and FireWire drives:

May 25, 2005 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Pro Tools TDM 6.9.2 for Pro Tools|HD and Pro Tools|HD Accel systems is now qualified on Mac OS 10.4.1 as well as Mac OS 10.4.

May 24, 2005 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Added the following compatibility information for Pro Tools|HD Accel & Pro Tools|HD Systems:

A free compatibility update for Pro Tools LE 6.9 and Pro Tools M-Powered 6.8 for Mac OS X 10.4 is expected to be available within 8 to 10 weeks of the 10.4 "Tiger" release (current estimate is late June or early July). There is currently no standalone version of the Digidesign CoreAudio Driver for Mac OS 10.4.

May 12, 2005 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Added the following compatibility information regarding Windows XP SP2, Microsoft DEP and PACE InterLok Drivers Update:

  • if you encounter unexplained blue screens, freezes or spontaneous reboots when launching Pro Tools with Windows XP Service Pack 2, please update your PACE InterLok drivers:
  • The current InterLok drivers solve the described problems without having to disable Microsoft's DEP (Data Execution Prevention) feature introduced with Windows XP Service Pack 2.

May 11, 2005 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Added 6 more M-Audio Devices to the list of supported devices with Pro Tools M-Powered software:

April 22, 2005 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Added compatibility information for the following:

Added compatibility information for Avid peripherals with Pro Tools 6.9 software:

April 14, 2005 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Added compatibility information for Pro Tools M-Powered software:

March 16, 2005 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Digidesign has officially qualified Mac OS X 10.3.8 for use with Pro Tools|HD and Pro Tools|HD Accel Systems with Pro Tools TDM version 6.7 software, and Digi 002, Digi 002 Rack, and Mbox systems with Pro Tools LE 6.7 software:

March 6, 2005 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Digidesign has officially qualified the IBM ThinkPad R and T Series notebook computers with the following systems:

  • Digi 002
  • Digi 002 Rack
  • Mbox

The following information was added to all Pro Tools LE and TDM 6.4 and 6.7 compatibility pages:

  • if you encounter unexplained blue screens or spontaneous reboots when launching Pro Tools with Windows XP Service Pack 2, you may need to disable Microsoft's new DEP (Data Execution Prevention) feature: Windows SP2 & Microsoft DEP Fix*

*Note: Please see May 11, 2005 update above regarding this issue.

March 2, 2005 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Digidesign has officially qualified the Apple Mac mini 1.25GHz and 1.42GHz models with Pro Tools LE 6.7 and Digi 002, Digi 002 Rack, and Mbox systems.

February 22, 2005 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Digidesign has officially qualified the Canopus ADVC-110 DV Transcoder with Pro Tools|HD and Pro Tools|LE systems with Pro Tools 6.7 TDM and LE software on Mac OS X. The ADVC-110 replaces the previously qualified Canopus ADVC-100 DV Transcoder.

February 18, 2005 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Added compatibility information for Digidesign VENUE Live Sound.

January 10, 2005 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Digidesign has officially qualified Mac OS X 10.3.7 for use with Pro Tools|HD and Pro Tools|HD Accel Systems with Pro Tools TDM version 6.6 and 6.7 software, and Digi 002, Digi 002 Rack, and Mbox systems with Pro Tools LE 6.7 software:

January 2, 2005 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Digidesign has officially qualified the HP Workstation xw8200 for use with Pro Tools|HD and Pro Tools|HD Accel for both local use and with Avid Unity MediaNetwork:

December 13, 2004 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Windows XP Service Pack 2 Now Qualified With Pro Tools TDM and LE Systems.

Apple iMac G5 Models Now Qualified With Pro Tools LE 6.7 and Digi 002, Digi 002 Rack, and Mbox.

  • iMac 1.8 GHz G5 - 20 Inch Display
  • iMac 1.8 GHz G5 - 17 Inch Display
  • iMac 1.6 GHz G5 - 17 Inch Display

October 27, 2004 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Added compatibility information for Pro Tools TDM 6.7 for Pro Tools|HD systems on Mac OS X and Windows XP, and Pro Tools LE 6.7 for Digi 002, Digi 002 Rack, and Mbox on Windows XP.

October 13, 2004 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Qualified Dual 1.8 GHz Power Mac G5 (second generation model M9454) with Digi 002, Digi 002, and Mbox Systems.

October 5, 2004 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Qualified Dell Precision Workstation 670 with Pro Tools|HD, Pro Tools|HD Accel, and AVoption|V10 Systems.

September 24, 2004 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Qualified Dual 2.5 GHz Power Mac G5 (second generation model M9457) with Pro Tools|HD, Pro Tools|HD Accel, Digi 002, Digi 002, and Mbox Systems.

September 3, 2004 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Qualified Dual 2.0 GHz Power Mac G5 (second generation model M9455) with Pro Tools|HD, Pro Tools|HD Accel, Digi 002, Digi 002, and Mbox Systems.

August 24, 2004 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Added compatibility information for Pro Tools 6.4.1 for MIX Systems:

June 24 , 2004 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Added compatibility information for Avid Xpress Studio:

Unrelated update in the Downloads section of the website:

June 23 , 2004 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

  • Mac OS X 10.3.4 qualified and recommended for all Pro Tools 6.4 TDM and LE systems on OS X.
  • Added information on OS X 10.3.4 fix for Canopus ADVC-100 DV Transcoder when used with Digi 002 or 002 rack.

April 19, 2004 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Added compatibility information for Pro Tools 6.4 TDM and LE software for Windows XP and Mac OS X.

March 18, 2004 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Added compatibility information for AVoption|V10 for Windows XP

March 2, 2004 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Added compatibility information for Pro Tools LE 6.2.3 for Mac OS X "Panther" version 10.3.2, completing Phase III of Panther with G4 & G5 Qualification for Digi 002, Digi 002 Rack and Mbox systems.

February 4, 2004 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Added compatibility information for Pro Tools TDM 6.2.3 for Mac OS X "Panther" version 10.3.2, completing Phase III of Panther with G4 & G5 Qualification for Pro Tools|HD and Pro Tools|HD Accel systems.

November 20, 2003 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Added compatibility information for Pro Tools TDM and Pro Tools LE version 6.2.2 for Mac OS X "Panther" version 10.3.1 and Power Macintosh G5:

September 29, 2003 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Added compatibility information for Pro Tools 6.2r2 for Pro Tools|HD and HD Accel systems on Power Macintosh G5 with Mac OS X "Jaguar" version 10.2.7 and 10.2.8:

September 15, 2003 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Added compatibility information for Pro Tools HD and HD Accel systems with Pro Tools TDM 6.2 software for Windows XP and Mac OS X.

Added compatibility information for Pro Tools LE 6.1.1 systems for Windows XP and Mac OS X.

Added compatibility information for the following Digidesign hardware Drivers:

August 1, 2003 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Apple's new Power Mac G5 computers include a technical change to PCI card support which renders some Digidesign PCI cards incompatible:

July 1, 2003 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Pro Tools 6.1 for Mac OS X & Windows XP supports ALL current Pro Tools hardware systems as well as several legacy systems on Mac OS X, Windows XP (Professional or Home Edition)

Added compatibility information for the following systems with Pro Tools TDM 6.1 software for Windows XP:

Added compatibility information for the following systems with Pro Tools TDM 6.1 software for Mac OS X:

Added compatibility information for the following systems with Pro Tools LE 6.1 software for Windows XP:

Added compatibility information for the following systems with Pro Tools LE 6.1 software for Mac OS X:

Pro Tools 6.1 Compatibility Notes:

Avid Unity MediaNetwork shared storage systems are supported with Pro Tools|HD systems with Pro Tools 6.1 software for Windows XP. Support for Unity on Mac OS X expected Q3 2003.

The current Digidesign Core Audio driver version 1.2 will work with both Pro Tools 6.0.1 and 6.1 on all supported TDM and LE systems listed on the Digidesign Core Audio Driver Download & Compatibility page. Availability of new Core Audio drivers, including support for the Digi 002 and Digi 002 Rack hardware is expected Q3 2003.

May 20, 2003 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Added compatibility information for the following systems with Pro Tools LE 6.0.2 for Mac OS X:

Added: Mac OS X 10.2.6 officially supported with all Pro Tools systems on Mac OS X

Added: The following Video Options on Mac OS X officially supported with all Pro Tools 6.0.1 TDM systems on Mac OS X:

  • ATI Radeon 8500 Macintosh Edition display card
  • Aurora Igniter LT/IgniterX Lite video capture card

April 29, 2003 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Added: Mac OS X 10.2.5 officially supported with all Pro Tools systems on Mac OS X

April 2, 2003 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Added compatibility information with Pro Tools 6.0.1 for Mac OS X

January 30, 2003 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Added compatibility information for the following systems with Pro Tools 6.0 for Mac OS X:

Added compatibility information for the following systems with Pro Tools LE 6.0 for Mac OS X:

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September 20, 2002 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Added compatibility information for Digi 002 with Pro Tools LE 5.3.2 for Macintosh and Windows XP Systems (shipping today)

September 13, 2002 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Added Pro Tools 5.3.3 compatibility information for Pro Tools HD Windows Systems (shipping today and available for download from the web )

Added Windows XP Professional & Home Edition official qualification for Pro Tools|24 & MIX Systems with Pro Tools 5.3.1. Previously only Windows 2000 Professional was officially qualified.

Added Windows XP Professional official qualification for Pro Tools LE Systems with Pro Tools LE 5.3.1. Previously only Windows XP Home Edition was officially qualified.

August 29, 2002 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Added Avid Unity MediaNetwork Requirements with Pro Tools Systems

August 25, 2002 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Added Qualification Schedule for Latest Power Mac G4 Models (Mirrored Drive Doors)

June 25, 2002 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Added Pro Tools|HD for Windows XP Compatibility Information

Added Pro Tools|24 MIX for Windows 2000 Compatibility Information

Added Pro Tools|24 for Windows 2000 Compatibility Information

June 19, 2002 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Added Pro Tools LE 5.3.1 for Windows XP Digi 001 Compatibility Information

Added Pro Tools LE 5.3.1 for Windows XP Digi ToolBox & Audiomedia III Compatibility Information

June 17, 2002 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Added Pro Tools 5.3.1 for Pro Tools|HD Mac OS Compatibility Information

March 19, 2002 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Added 2002 G4 Qualification

March 1, 2002 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Added Mbox Compatibility Information

February 15, 2002 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Added DigiDrive FireWire 80 Compatibility Information

Added Avid Unity MediaNetwork Compatibility Information

January 17, 2002 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Added Pro Tools|HD System for Mac OS Compatibility Information

December 18, 2001 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Intel Pentium 4 Processors added to the list of approved configurations for the following systems:

November 9, 2001 Revision Consisted of the Following:

  • DigiTranslator 2.0 — explanation of features, requirements, and differences from version 1.0
  • FilmFrame 2.0 — explanation of features, requirements, and differences from version 1.0
  • Pro Tools 5.1.3 — explanation of features and compatibility

October 4, 2001 Revision Consisted of the Following:

Updated Status Report on Digidesign Qualification Plan for "Quicksilver" G4 Models

August 27, 2001 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Firewire Drives With Pro Tools

Digidesign has performed preliminary tests using Firewire drives with Pro Tools. Although Firewire drives are not yet officially supported by Digidesign, Digi has enough confidence in the performance ability of the latest Firewire bridge technology, the Oxford 911 chipset, to inform Pro Tools customers that Firewire drives are an option when used with the guidelines listed on the Firewire Hard Drives With Pro Tools page.

August 16, 2001 Revisions Consisted of the Following:

Magma 4 Slot/PowerBook G4 Combination Approved for MIX Systems

The Magma 4 Slot CardBus PCI Expansion System and Apple PowerBook G4 are now Digidesign approved with Pro Tools|24 MIX, MIXplus & MIX3 systems.

Aurora Fuse Information — Third-Party Video Capture Cards with all Pro Tools 5.1.x Systems

  • Aurora Fuse — Though the Aurora Fuse card is not officially qualified to work with the above Pro Tools systems, many users are having satisfactory results provided they install Aurora Fuse drivers 2.0.2 or higher. These drivers are available for free download from the Digidesign Support/Downloads/Utilities & Links

July 11, 2001 Revision Consisted of the Following:

Digi 001 now qualified with Athlon

Digidesign announces the qualification of Athlon-based PCs for use with Digi 001 and Pro Tools LE v5.1.1. To provide full 24-track, 24-bit performance on Pro Tools LE with high edit densities and the maximum number of Plug-Ins with the AMD Athlon follow these guidelines:

  • AMD Athlon Thunderbird processor required (all speeds, single processor only)
  • Motherboard with VIA KT133A chipset required (pure VIA chipset)
  • Digidesign qualified ATA/IDE disk drive required
  • For further requirements see the Digi 001 Windows Compatibility Documents

Qualification was conducted with the Abit KT7A motherboard. Note that motherboards with mixed chipsets from AMD and VIA can result in intermittent DAE 6045 errors; these motherboards are not supported by Digidesign.

June 19, 2001 Revision Consisted of the Following:

May 29, 2001 Revision Consisted of the Following:

April 26, 2001 Revision Consisted of the Following:

March 16, 2001 Revision Consisted of the Following:

February 1, 2001 Revision Consisted of the Following:

  • Pro Tools v5.1 information for all Pro Tools|24, Pro Tools|24 MIX and MIXplus systems using Mac OS.
  • Pro Tools LE v5.1 information for all Digi 001 and ToolBox XP systems using Mac OS, Windows 98SE, and Windows Me.
  • Pro Tools v5.0.1 Compatibility Documents archived.

January 18, 2001 Revision Consisted of the Following:

January 10, 2001 Revision Consisted of the Following:

  • Added detailed list of currently unsupported G4 (AGP Graphics) models announced by Apple on January 9. Testing on these new computers has not been completed. Details will be added to the Compatibility Documents as soon as test results are final.
  • Mac OS 9.1 (released by Apple on January 9) is not yet supported. Details will be added to the Compatibility Documents as soon as test results are final.
  • Pro Tools III PCI systems are now supported with PostConform v2.0cs1

December 12, 2000 Revision Consisted of the Following:

  • IDE/ATA drives are now qualified for 32 track performance with Mac TDM systems. See this link for details.
  • The Access Virus Plug-In requires a Pro Tools|24 MIX or MIXplus system, stated on the software page.
  • The new D-Verb RTAS Plug-In for Pro Tools FREE has been added to the Pro Tools FREE software pages for Mac and Windows.
  • MP3 Export Option has been added to all Pro Tools optional software pages.
Digidesign Compatibility Documents Index