Apple PowerBook G4 — Digi 002 Requirements

With Pro Tools LE 6.4 for Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther)

The following PowerBook G4 models are compatible, but have not been fully tested and qualified with Digidesign Digi 002 systems and Pro Tools LE 6.4. These models may be able to provide full track count performance, however, they cannot be guaranteed to do so. Your performance and track count may vary depending on the processor count and speed.

Apple PowerBook G4 Computers Supported:

Model & Processor

  

LCD Screen
PowerBook G4 867 MHz  
15 Inch Display
PowerBook G4 1 GHz  
15 Inch Display
PowerBook G4 1 GHz  
17 Inch Display
PowerBook G4 1.33 GHz  
15 Inch Display
PowerBook G4 1.33 GHz  
17 Inch Display

Latest Models - Not Tested:

  • PowerBook G4 1.5 GHz 17 Inch Display
  • PowerBook G4 1.5 GHz 15 Inch Display
  • PowerBook G4 1.33 GHz 12 Inch Display

Previous Models - Not Tested:

  • PowerBook G4 1.25 GHz 15 Inch Display
  • PowerBook G4 867 MHz 12 Inch Display

The following G4 PowerBooks are qualified for use with Digi 002, but may result in lower performance:

  • Apple PowerBook G4 – 800 MHz and under

The following computers are unsupported for use with Digi 002:

  • Apple PowerBook G3 (Pismo) and older

Additional Requirements

System Software

iLok Authorized Plug-Ins

Hard Drives — Audio Storage Requirements

Although limited recording and playback of audio tracks may be possible using the internal drive in the PowerBook G4, a separate dedicated audio hard drive is highly recommended for maximum performance and track count.

Firewire Hard Drives

Maximum Performance Guidelines

  • Recording to the system startup drive is not recommended or supported
  • When using FireWire storage with Digi 002 systems, connect the Digi 002 and the drives to separate FireWire ports if possible
  • If only one port is available, connect the drives to the CPU using a 1 meter firewire cable, then connect the Digi 002 to the drives

Known Incompatibilities & Issues

  • The Movie Offset feature affects both the QT Movie output to DV and the Onscreen movie
  • If users want to use Japanese fonts in their sessions, they will not be able to use HFS (standard) drives – only HFS+ formatted drives
  • Sometimes when opening a session that was based on a PT 3.2 format session, the following error may occur when Restoring IO paths: Time type mismatch occurred in "Time_Typed.cpp" line 370. A reboot may be necessary if this occurs
  • System instabilities and performance issues can occur when using MIDI control surfaces in conjunction with Pro Tools 6 and 3rd party MIDI interfaces. For best multiport MIDI performance, we recommend using Digidesign's MIDI I/O. (only if additional MIDI ports are required beyond the 16 in/32 out built into the Digi 002)
  • Pro Tools LE core systems cannot be combined, and multiple units are not supported. For instance:
    • A Digi 002 and Digi 002 Rack cannot be used together on the same computer at the same time.
    • 2 Digi 002 units cannot be used on the same computer.
    • Digi 002 faders cannot be used with any other system.
  • Pro Tools 6 does not work in the OS 9 "Classic Mode". You must choose Mac OS X as your Startup Disk.

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Additional Information

See also: Getting Started with Digi 002 and the Pro Tools LE 6 Read Me documents in the Support > Tech Support > Technical Document Library and included with new Digi 002 systems.

For more information on Apple computer models and specifications, see the AppleSpec page on Apple's website

Digidesign Compatibility Documents Index