Optional Digidesign Software - Pro Tools|24 & MIX Systems for Mac OS 9

Optional Digidesign Software - Pro Tools|24 & MIX Systems

With Pro Tools 5.1.1-5.1.3 for Mac OS 9

Note: A Digidesign-qualified external diskette drive (USB floppy drive) is required for most software installations when used with Macintosh Blue & White G3, G4, or PowerBook models. Exceptions are pointed out below.

  • Access Virus v1.1.1 — Requires a MIX Core or MIX Farm card.
  • Access Virus Indigo v2.0 — Requires a MIX Core or MIX Farm card. iLok Required
  • Bruno/Reso v1.2.1
  • DigiTranslator v2.0 — DigiTranslator 2.0 requires a TDM Mac system with Pro Tools 5.1.3. DigiTranslator 1.0 (included with DigiTranslator 2.0) requires no hardware. DigiTranslator 1.0 supports Pro Tools 5.0.1 session files only. [ additional information ]
  • DINR v3.5.1 — HUM Removal-TDM is not supported on MIX Core and MIX Farm cards.
  • Dolby Surround Tools v3.0 [ download demo ]
  • DPP-1 v1.7.1
  • D-Fi v1.5.1
  • D-fx v1.3.1
  • Focusrite d2 v1.6.1
  • Focusrite d3 v1.4.1
  • Line 6 Amp Farm v2.0.1 [ download update ]
  • Line 6 Echo Farm v2.0.1 [ download update ] — Requires a MIX Core or MIX Farm card.
  • MachineControl v1.0.1 [ *see below ]
  • MasterList CD v2.4 [ additional information ]
  • Maxim v1.3.1
  • MP3 Option v1.1.1 — does not require a floppy drive, download-only, available from the DigiStore
    [ additional information & updates ]
  • PostConform v2.0 [ additional information ]
  • Reverb One v1.1 — Requires a MIX Core or MIX Farm card.
  • SampleCell Editor v3.1 (w/ SampleCell II Plus)
  • SampleCell-TDM v1.2 (w/ TDM Module), does not require a floppy drive
  • Soft SampleCell v3.1 [ additional information ]
  • SoundReplacer v1.2.1
  • SurroundScope v1.0.1

For updates, see the Support/Downloads section under this listing:

Digidesign Plug-Ins Updates for Mac OS

* Use of MachineControl with Blue & White G3 or G4 requires a GeeThree Stealth Port Modem-to-Serial port converter with driver v1.0.3 or higher or the Keyspan USB-to-Serial Adapter USA-28x with driver v1.72 or higher. In Digidesign's internal testing we have found the best response on the widest amount of decks when using the Keyspan USB adapter. When using the USA-28x the "Printer Port Emulation" option in the Keyspan control panel must be disabled. Keyspan firmware updates are available at: http://www.keyspan.com/downloads/

DigiRack Plug-Ins

The following DigiRack Plug-Ins are included with all Pro Tools|24 & MIX systems for Mac OS:

  • DirectConnect (requires MIX system)
  • Dither
  • Dynamics II
  • EQ II
  • Invert/Duplicate
  • Mod Delay
  • Mod Delay II
  • Normalize/Gain Change
  • Reverse/DC Removal
  • Signal Generator
  • Stereo Mixer
  • Stereo Dithered Mixer
  • Surround Mixer (requires MIX system)
  • Surround Dithered Mixer (requires MIX system)
  • Time Comp-Exp/Pitch Shift
  • Trim
  • TimeAdjuster

The following plug-ins are available for all Pro Tools 5.1 and higher systems:

  • D-Verb
  • D-Verb A/S

Pro Tools|24 & MIX systems using Pro Tools 5.1 or higher can download D-Verb 1.8.1

Plug-In Formats

Pro Tools TDM software supports the following Plug-In formats:

TDM

Digidesign's Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) technology is the foundation of the Pro Tools professional mixing environment, providing 24-bit mixing and real-time digital signal processing (DSP) capabilities. TDM Plug-Ins use the dedicated hardware of TDM systems, which offer easy expandability — you can add TDM plug-ins up to the DSP capacity of your system, no matter how many edits or how much automation you have in a session. If you need more DSP, simply add another DSP Farm or MIX Farm card.

HTDM

Host Time Division Multiplexing (HTDM) Plug-Ins represent a hybrid of TDM and RTAS technologies. HTDM Plug-Ins provide all the logistical functionality of standard TDM Plug-Ins, but, like RTAS Plug-Ins, they allow for all the processing to be done on the host. In so doing, HTDM Plug-Ins offer two primary benefits: The resources of the Pro Tools Core and/or Farm DSP chips remain available for other tasks; and, despite running on the host, HTDM Plug-Ins can be instantiated on any track, a characteristic previously confined to TDM Plug-Ins only. HTDM Plug-Ins will only work with the following systems:

  • Pro Tools|HD systems for Macintosh or Windows XP
  • Pro Tools MIX systems with Pro Tools 5.1.1 for Macintosh or higher
  • Pro Tools MIX systems for Windows XP and Windows 2000 with Pro Tools 5.3.1 or higher

For more information, see the HTDM Q & A

Real-Time AudioSuite (RTAS)

Real-Time AudioSuite Plug-Ins are host-based processors, using the computer's processing power to do their job. Functionally, RTAS Plug-Ins offer many of the real-time benefits of TDM Plug-Ins. They are fully automatable, their parameters can change in real time, and their effects are not permanently written to the audio file. Since they are host-based, RTAS Plug-Ins require trade-offs between track and plug-in count, edit density and amount of mix automation in a session.

AudioSuite

AudioSuite Plug-Ins provide file-based processing, meaning they process or alter the sound file and create a new file with the processed sound. The resulting effect is applied to the entire file. AudioSuite Plug-Ins are great for conserving DSP power and certain types of processing where there is no real-time benefit or application, such as normalization and noise reduction.