iMac G5 — Mbox 2 Requirements

With Pro Tools LE 6.8.1 for Mac OS X

Supported iMac G5 Computers

Model & Processor

LCD Screen Size

iMac G5 1.6GHz (specs)
17 Inch Display

iMac G5 1.8GHz (first generation model, specs)
17 Inch Display

iMac G5 1.8GHz (specs)
20 Inch Display
iMac G5 1.8GHz (second generation model M9843)
17 Inch Display
iMac G5 2.0GHz (model M9844)
17 Inch Display
iMac G5 2.0GHz (model M9845)
20 Inch Display

Not Tested - iMac G5 models introduced October 12, 2005

  • iMac G5 1.9GHz 17-inch Display, model MA063
  • iMac G5 2.1GHz 20-inch Display, model MA064

Specifications

Additional Requirements

System Software

iLok Authorized Plug-Ins

Although not required with Pro Tools installation, an iLok USB Hardware Key may be required for installation of some plug-ins and optional software applications.

Control Surfaces & MIDI Interfaces

Hard Drives — Audio Storage Requirements

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

Audio Storage Requirements for Record and Playback:

Firewire Hard Drives

Maximum Performance Guidelines

  • Recording to the system startup drive is not recommended or supported
  • A separate internal or external dedicated audio drive is highly recommended for maximum performance and track count

Pro Tools Does Not Support Sleep Mode

In the Macintosh 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.

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.
  • Pro Tools LE core systems cannot be combined, and multiple units are not supported. For instance:
    • A Digi 002 and Mbox 2 cannot be used together on the same computer at the same time.
    • 2 Mbox 2 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.

Additional Information

Digidesign Compatibility Documents Index