Expansion Chassis Requirements - Pro Tools|HD 6.1 Systems for Mac OS X

Up to 7 HD cards can be used in a single ProTools|HD system

  • 1 HD Core card
  • Plus up to 6 HD Process cards
  • Or any combination of HD Core and HD Process cards up to 7 total
  • Only 4 HD cards are useable when using 176 or 192 kHz sample rates, with or without an expansion chassis

The following Expansion Chassis are officially qualified for use with Pro Tools|HD systems with Pro Tools 6.1 for Mac OS X:

13 Slot Chassis

  • Digidesign Pro Tools Expansion Chassis, 13 Slot
    Compatible models: S/N begins with NB0600100C or higher
    Incompatible models: S/N = NB055300B1 or lower
  • Magma 13 Slot Expansion Chassis — model P13R-D1 and P13RC1.5-D1

Note: 13 Slot Chassis support a total of up to 10 Digidesign cards. A maximum of 7 HD cards (HD Core or HD Process) can be used in single ProTools|HD system.

7 Slot Chassis

  • Digidesign Pro Tools Expansion Chassis, 7 Slot
  • SBS (Bit3) 7 Slot Expansion Chassis — model DD007-R
  • Magma 7 Slot 64-bit 33MHz Expansion Chassis — model P7R464-D1 and P7R464C1.5-D1

Note: Pro Tools|HD is qualified with both 32-bit and 64-bit chassis.

For more information about expansion chassis setup and card order configurations, please see the Expanded Systems Guide PDF in the Technical Document Library of the Support/Tech Support section of the website. This document is also included on the Pro Tools 6.0 CD included with new purchases and upgrades.

G4 PowerBook CardBus PCI Expansion

  • Magma 4-slot CB4DRQ-D1
  • Magma 2-Slot CB232-D1
  • Magma 2-Slot CB2 (discontinued)
  • Magma 2-Slot CB2S (SCSI model, discontinued. SCSI card should be removed for use on OS X)

Limited Cardbus support for Pro Tools 6.1. No SCSI support, Firewire drives only, using the below configuration:

  • 48kHz 4DSP 128 voice Playback engine: for a maximum of 96 tracks/voices
  • 48kHz 2DSP 96 voice Playback engine: for a maximum of 64 tracks/voices
  • 96kHz 4DSP 64 voice Playback engine: for a maximum of 48 tracks/voices
  • 96kHz 2DSP 48 voice Playback engine: for a maximum of 32 tracks/voices
  • If you experience persistent –6031 errors, it may be necessary to raise the Hardware Buffer size.
Digidesign Compatibility Documents Index